[Rosekitten]

Once he had paid whatever debt he thought he owed to the tavern owner he finally retreated to the room he had already paid for. To admit it, this was a bit of a change for him to bite his tongue and get along with humans let alone admitting he was part at fault for the bawl no matter how short lived it was. Either way he just wanted some rest just a few hours and he could leave.. well after the gates were reopened anyway. Though he had the odd thought of how that fairy was doing, she seemed worried beyond belief when he left her. Though she made her own choice so what did he care.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea had been out for hours, before her eyes slowly fluttered halfway open. He grinned at her. "Well, how're you feeling Dalea?" She groaned as she tried to move. "Like a dragon tried to tear off my head." He chuckled deeply. "I am sorry about that. But you did your own bit of damage yourself." He removed the steak from his face and there was a jagged scar down the side of his face.

[Rosekitten]

Sleep came easily with the odd jobs he had done downstairs, let alone the walking over the past few days. Though it was just as easily interrupted... He sat straight up suddenly with a bit of heavy breathing before he placed his hand over his face. He laughed a little weakly before removing his hand from his face and looking at it. A slight hint of blood was on his palm and he knew why. This had nothing to do with the fight... but from the images he had just seen he knew what it was about. This put a strain on the time they had left for this little journey. But for now he had to wait out a few more hours at the least till morning, also keep this little fact from Dalea... though that should be easy.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea soon gathered enough strength to move around slowly. Everything hurt, but fairies healed pretty fast even without their powers. She was healed in the matter of hours. The scars she had just aquired could be covered up mostly. She soon went back to sleep though and was awakened by large man standing over her. "I know that your kind hates scars and blemishes of any kind. That is why I have shamed you in making you keep them." Dalea nodded slowly. "I know." She then rose and hugged him suddenly. "I love you, you big lug." He blinked, than hugged her back awkwardly. "I love you too." Dalea soon left with a small dufflebag that she had many small and a few large objects that would help them in the mountains. She was glad now that she visited her old mystical friend. She soon closed her eyes and stretched out her senses to find Var.

[Rosekitten]

He gave up on rest after a short while, his mind plaguing his with images. All of them warning him that time was short and even finishing this journey would probably mean nothing in the end. Either way he left the room behind and thanked the tavern owner once more before leaving. He just wanted some air as he waited for Dalea to turn up, probably whenever she was done with her friend. His head was spinning from the thoughts, but he had to make sure she didn't notice his sudden distress, that'd lead to trouble. Rather that the way he thought of it.

After the time he took a few steps from the tavern he noticed Dalea was walking down the street from here. Meeting her halfway he laughed weakly "was about to go see if you were still around or not" He shrugged a little, sure he wasn't really but it was better then the awkward silence and it'd keep her off of questioning him for the time being.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea had been thinking of their up coming potential trials they would go through as she neared Var. When he spoke to her, she jumped slightly. She looked up at him, then smiled a little. "I'm still here. We should leave this place. I don't want to take any more risks here." Her voice didn't sound as lively as it had been when he left her. Her hair was put back in such a way as to cover her forehead and the side of her neck. She also had cool weather clothes on the covered most of her skin.

[Rosekitten]

"heh... i agree with that" he said towards her statement of leaving, he hardly wanted to stay here any longer then he had to. "So I take it you enjoyed yourself then?" He noticed the look she had given him and he held his hands up a little "im joking, im sure you enjoyed it as much as I did on my end..." He'd probably break down and tell her later what visions he had this past night, but for now she didn't need to know.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea had given him a gaurded and defensive look at his stupid question. Her bones had healed enough so that she wasn't walking funny or it didn't make her be in pain to walk. She did smile a little to herself. That man could've even ripped off her wings and he'd have been entitled to do so. Dalea would've killed herself, but she would've accept his judgement.

[Rosekitten]

Sure he didn't know what she had gone through but he had dealt with his own hell to be fair, though not on the extent that she had. but with his last vision he knew that payment for leaving the grove was soon to come... it'd be a matter of time now. He was waiting for the final strike knowing he'd feel it as if he were standing right there. Maybe he could get to the capital first.. at the least to clear his name before it happened, though he'd never make the trip back. With how his luck was he'd be lucky to make the trip there.

[Maniacal_Moon]

After awhile the silence got extremely awkward, so she slowly took his hand in hers and just walked like that. It was more to comfort her than keep up appearences. She figured there was something wrong with him so she offered comfort in the touch as well.

[Rosekitten]

He never noticed her taking his hand, he was too busy with his thoughts. Even though he was walking and conscious he still wouldn't have been able to tell you anything that was going on at the present time. She had nearly thrown a fit when she found out the elders would probably kill him, how would she take this information then? Heck even if they started back now they might not make it in time to change anything. Though after a while he did fall back to reality and tried to strike a conversation taking quick notice of the silence. "So a few days or up to a week in the snow covered mountains.. depends on our luck with weather among other things.. then to the fiery pits of hell it self for about the same amount of time.. " he shrugged a little "what could go wrong."

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea had fallen into a strange silence herself. Even after he'd spoke, she said nothing for a moment. She just squeezed his hand a little. "Don't joke about those things...I can sense it inside you." She spoke of his fear and feelings from earlier. She didn't know exactly what those feelings were for though.

[Rosekitten]

Frowning a little he sighed finally. "Well maybe you shouldn't pry into one's feelings.. yo u may find something you don't like." It was a little bit of a harsh comment but he had a point with it. He didn't want her to know nor was he going to explain to her why he was trying to cover it up. She'd find out soon enough if anything happened, till then he was going to take it a day at a time. Fretting over it would solve nothing. "Besides even if I told you there nothing to be done about it now." He shrugged it off like he did a lot of things, he didn't expect her to take his word for it.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea flinched inwardly at his pointed comment. She gently withdrew her hand from his and stuck it into her pocket. She hunched her shoulders slightly as if she were trying to fight off the cold. "If you say so." She said meekly to his comment about there being nothing to do about his troubles. She was tired, mostly just of trying to help him and her fighting her every step of the way. This was very unlike herself.

[Rosekitten]

Shaking his head a little he spoke again. "Look whatever your doing stop it, nothing bads gonna happen. I'm too stubborn to leave now when we're working on being half way to our goal. So stop looking like the end of the world over there k?" Besides if he told her it wouldn't improve her mood anyway, it wasn't like he was trying to fight her tooth and nail. Ok sure at first he was but he had given up a little on that by now. He just thought she had enough troubles to not need another one.

[Maniacal_Moon]

Dalea looked at him then shook her head. "I didn't think you really had a choice...but its good to hear." She knew that his time would become short as they went, the seed of his on her was starting to wane of life. She would have to plant it soon or it would die. She sighed softly to herself and watched the ground in front of her as she walked in silence again.