Garnet Prismpaw: -Garnet had been busy working in the the workshop...the forges had been burning hot for hours as she worked she finally needed a break from the heat, she set down the peice of metal she had been working-

Harold Ramis: But the shop was empty, aside from her and her traditional companions. Harold had disappeared again, but he had not returned during the course of the day. Of course, somewhere out there, he would be sleeping, for the night is a busy time for one stricken with the curse of the werewolf. A curse he was still denying, despite the mounting evidence against his assumption.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she set the metal to cool, Nebula was in the house somewhere, he never liked the heat when Garnet had worked but he was ever watchful of her though their bond, the lion was laying lazily somewhere, Garnet would open a side door stepping out the workshop, she shut the door and decided to take a small walk, ever since the night she got shot she had been alert when she was in the den, she always had spells on her mind, she let the cool night air move through her fur...wearing the grey shirt. the leather apron and her workbelt the jacket left behind at the house-

Harold Ramis: After some venturing, she would find Harold hunkering down in a smelly alley, awake and wide-eyed and literally shaking with both the cold and fear. His clothes, the pajamas he came to Rhy'Din in, were sopping wet and exceptionally smelly, like he had been rolling through the mud in them all night.

Garnet Prismpaw: -as she comes around the corner the first thing that hit her was the smell, she blinked as she saw him laying there- "Harold?...ye must be freezing" -she would cast a couple small spells one a small prestidigitation to clean him up a bit, then another to help warm him up some-

Harold Ramis: Harold looks up like a scared dog and immediately runs to her. "Garnet! I... I... I woke up out here!" He clings onto her leg, making himself all messy again as he crawls through the filth and muck again.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she smelled like the forge fire and metals she had been working with- "come on now...lets get ye back to the house.." -she blinks as she pulls him up so he can walk with her- "now Harold...your alright but as i keep telling ye...yer going to go through changes.."

Harold Ramis: "I... It can't be..." He stays close to her. She was the only staple he had to reality, no matter how alien she might be. "I can't be..."

Garnet Prismpaw: "ye were bit..by a werewolf.....Harold.." -she walked with him back toward the house then thought a moment and they turned down another street, she led him down to the public baths...they were empty by this time of night- "i saw it with me own eyes..."

Harold Ramis: He follows her, in absolute shock. "No... no..."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she would stay near him and nods, she looked around and would gather a couple clean towels and a bathrobe from a cabinet near the baths and would motion for him to get into the warm water of the pool- "go ahead clean up..she set the towels at the side of the bath and handed him a bar of soap and shampoo... the robe was left there for him to..."i'll be just over there" -she motioned to a bench nearby-

Harold Ramis: "In that?"

Garnet Prismpaw: "the water is warm...and clean and i dont think anyones going to be coming aorund..." -she nodded-

Harold Ramis: "But... you're right there, and I don't have swim trunks."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she laughs- "i wont peak.." -she turned to walk toward the bench and would sit down facing the other way, she was in earshot of him if he wanted to talk-

Harold Ramis: "Um... but... oh, whatever." He quickly strips out of his pjs and gets into the water. "Oh! Oh, right there..." He slowly settles down into the water as he gets used to the temperature.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she was listening to him but staring off, she was trying to figure out what she could do for him. to help him with the changes...she had never been friends with a any sort of lycanthrope-

Harold Ramis: As he relaxes in the water, Harold speaks to Garnet. "Garnie? If I really am... what you say I am... what's going to happen?"

Garnet Prismpaw: -she heard his nickname for her, that was a new one, she chuckled softly, then she exhaled a soft breath- "Well...werewolves..shift into the large wolf..man..creatures...some can control the urges they have...others are true monsters....i hope ye can learn to control it"

Harold Ramis: "I'm a monster..."

Garnet Prismpaw: "i dont think so.."

Harold Ramis: "I am... Oh, God, Garnet, help me," he says covering his head and whimpering.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she had her back to him..she was still cooling down from the day she had in the forges, she glanced over at him for a few seconds- "ye are alright Harold....just get cleaned up...and try to relax" -with him sidetracked she would make a motion to his dirty clothes and they would dissappear, she would get them back to him clean later on...she then turned her back to him again, she had no intentions of seeing more than she should-

Harold Ramis: "I'm not alright! I'm going to turn into a f*cking wolf when that moon rises, aren't I? Aren't I?!" It was fairly obvious he was angry, though at whom, it can't be sure.

Garnet Prismpaw: "i...im sorry...i should have gotten to ye faster...then that beast would nae have gotten to bite ye" -she looked down hearing the anger in his voice as she stayed on the bench-

Harold Ramis: Harold breaks down in tears. "I'm so sorry. But I have the most horrible thoughts, the most vivid dreams. I wake up where I'm not supposed to. I look at everything like a f*cking buffet..."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she stands up and moved back over to the edge of the pool, she kneeled down and put a paw on his shoulder- "...try to look at it another way...ye are becoming something powerful...something that if the person can master it can do good in the world"

Harold Ramis: "But I won't! I've seen all the movies, I know all the stories, Garnet! I'm going to kill people! And I won't stop until somebody kills me!"

Garnet Prismpaw: -she sits down on the edge of the pool and thinks a moment- "now i dun know what...movies..have told ye...but i know things from books...i can try to help you....and i won't let anyone harm ye"

Harold Ramis: "You need to kill me, Garnet," he says desperately as the truth comes to him.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she frowns- "no Harold ...i won't..unless i have been forced to..i have never hurt another.." -she looked at him- "ye need to look at the good parts of this." -her mind was working to try to find something for him to look forward to-

Harold Ramis: "What good? I'm a killer..."

Garnet Prismpaw: "you could be a guard..with some training and...control of your urges" -she was thinking now- "i know that the lupinossai...the den here...and a small den city called FangWood...both need better guards and officers"

Harold Ramis: "Like hell. More like an executioner, and a murderer."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she looked at him- "go ahead and get cleaned up..we can get back to the house..get ya warmed up" -she knew he was upset, but she would help him get through this if she could-

Harold Ramis: "No... I won't go back there. I... want to be alone." In other words, the wilds are calling.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she would watch him thinking about what he said, she would look down, she didnt usually use spells on other people or creatures but she was tempted-

Harold Ramis: "I want to be alone... I want to... feed..." Oh God...

Garnet Prismpaw: -she would stand and watch him- "Well know if ye are in need of a place to stay...my house be safe..." -she looked down a moment, those words would be set with a bit of a suggestion spell with them, hoping he would follow her, either on his own of by the spells power she headed off toward the street-

Harold Ramis: Harold looks over and watches her. And that is when he notices the clothes are gone. "Hey, wait! Where are my clothes?!"

Garnet Prismpaw: -lightening would flash without a sound there near the pool and his clothes would appear, clean and dried folded neatly, along side the bathrobe and towels...she lowered her paw after a moment and kept walking-

Harold Ramis: He looks at the clothes and towel, and then, forsaking modesty, climbs out and dries off quickly, throwing on the robe and picking up his clothes. "M-Maybe I can stay one more night."

Harold Ramis: He follows her quickly. He does seem to be faster these days.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she slowed a little letting him catch up with her as she was walking down the street- "alright..then come on..."

Harold Ramis: "Th-Thank you for looking after me these past couple of weeks. I really appreciate it," he says as he trots beside her.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she nods- "yer welcome...Harold....ye are not to bad to have around.." -she would move to the house with him and unlock the front door- "oh..ye'll find the kitchens beter stocked than it has been...some things ye should like in the icebox" -she motioned him to come inside as she stepped into the living room area the fireplace came to a warm fire inside, she smiled some and moved over to her large wooden framed oversized chair with the big very well used cushions and sat down watching the fire as she warmed her paws-

Harold Ramis: "Um... thanks." He moves into the kitchen and looked in the ice bin. He was very hungry. he was always hungry.

Garnet Prismpaw: -he would find, beef, rabbit and goat meat in all sorts of cuts, amoung other foods, she just relaxes as she thought about his condition-

Harold Ramis: As Harold looks over the assorted meats, something comes over him. Blood. Fresh blood. Breathing heavily, Harold takes the biggest steak in there and munches on it raw, causing a bloody mess of his clothes and of the kitchen.

Garnet Prismpaw: -eh so much for the kitchen being clean, but for the moment Harolds clothes wouldn't stain...it might have seemed strange but she had thought about that for now...his clothes repealed any blood or liquid-

Harold Ramis: Heavy pants and grunts could be heard as he tore into and ate every piece of meat at his disposal.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she heard him eating and would look over toward the kitchen door, she stays seated on her comfortable chair-

Harold Ramis: The sounds in the kitchen soon go quiet, and Harold comes crawling out, covered in blood (especially around the mouth) that causes him to accidentally get blood onto the floors and a little bit of carpet.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she saw the blood but she was starting to expect that helping him would cause the house to get a bit messy anyway- "i hope the meat was good enough for ye"

Harold Ramis: "Full... Happy... Thank you," he says as he plops down at her feet after giving her an exceptionally wild look. Shortly afterward, though, he buries his face into the floor and cries heavily. "Oh God..."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she watches him, taking note of the look- "yer welcome Harold" -she watches him, she truely felt bad for him.-

Harold Ramis: "No... No... Please help me, Garnet, please..."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she watches him, she had no idea what she could do- "Harold..calm yourself...breath deep...think of where you are right now"

Harold Ramis: Harold sucks in breaths quakingly, trying to calm himself down.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she slid down onto the floor to sit next to him and she put her paws on his shoulders- "look at me..copy me" -she would take deep calm breaths. hoping he would copy and be able to calm down-

Harold Ramis: Harold looks at her and tried to copy his guardian. But all he can think about as he's doing it is how delicious she would be. Kill her. Kill her. Kill her. The command becomes stronger and stronger until eventually, with a savage snarl, he throws himself on her, teeth flashing and snapping at her throat.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she screamed out as she was pinned between the big wooden chair,she tried to control the fear that lumped up in her throat- "Harold!..please no! " -she held her paws at his shoulders, keeping him far enought back for the moment so he cant bite-

Harold Ramis: He can't hear her, and the werewolf continues to try to snap at her.

Garnet Prismpaw: "please calm down!" -she tried to speak calmly,but the fear lumped up in her throat..she looked him in the eyes and saw he was gone that the werewolf was taking over for the moment, she kept holding him back- "Harold listen to me!"

Harold Ramis: The words seemed to get through, as Harold pants and stares at her. At least the snapping has stopped.

Garnet Prismpaw: "Harold come back...your a good person...not this...no..not this creature" -she started talking to him as if he was the normal human, she kept her paws on his shoulders, in her mind she was preparing a spell..hoping she wouldnt have to use it-

Harold Ramis: The human comes back, and he cries again, leaning into her chest as he does. "Oh, Garnet... I'm so sorry. I couldn't help it."

Garnet Prismpaw: "shhh...it be alright" -she let him rest there. her paws resting there near his shoulders, she was trembling but trying not to show fear- "it wasnt you...you couldnt help it"

Harold Ramis: "I... I can't stay here. I won't hurt you, Garnet."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she sat up a bit- "please stay here...i can help...i can keep you safe.." -she was lying but he was her friend...she brought him into the den..and was letting him stay at her home-

Harold Ramis: "No, you can't. You can't control the monster. I'm not going to risk killing you. I must run, and pray that... I don't kill anything..."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she looked at him as she lowered her paws- "well i can't keep..you here against yer will...but you are welcome here.."

Harold Ramis: Harold looks up at her with the first smile she will probably ever see from him. "Before I go, I... I would like to kiss you. Just once."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she tilted her head and looked at him- "a kiss?...why?"

Harold Ramis: "Call it good luck. It may the last I'll ever have."

Garnet Prismpaw: -she nodded softly, her mind going to Vuu for a moment she just smiles a little- "just once...and for good luck..between friends.." -she would nod and let him-

Harold Ramis: The kiss he and Garnet share is long, but there with no passion as he didn't feel for her that way. After a few seconds, he pulls away and looks at her. "Thanks. For everything." He smiles one more time and leaves the living room, then house in just the bloodied bathrobe. Harold would make his way out of the Den and into the wilderness of the Glen, where he looks up at the half moon and cries to it, now knowing what it truly was to be alone.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she would watch him go and go back to looking at the fire as she sat there on the floor infront of her chair-

Viviana: -As evening set in, footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs, the wooden door was opened and she stepped into the hall where the cells were...behing her a male servant, a short man carried a tray with a cover over it,...Viviana stopped before his cell and looked in watching him through the bars a moment-

Viviana: "good evening Harold" -her voice carried through the stone halls, she was dressed in nearly red brown studded leather armor, her sword on her back, long brown hair in a braid, she would unlock the cell door, the servant would carry the covered tray in and leave it on the floor just inside the cell, Vivana dismissed the servant as she stepped inside and relocked the door-

Harold Ramis: "Viviana... Is that for me?"

Viviana: -she nodded- "a good meal..for the day...yes..it is yours"

Harold Ramis: Harold, hunkering down, goes over towards the tray on all fours, then nudges aside the cover to see what was under it. As usual, he was very hungry, though the beast was fairly dormant, all things considered, at the moment.

Viviana: -there were two steaks, one of which was cooked though a bit rare, the other on another plate was raw and bloody they are about the same size, she moved further into the cell and looked up out the barred window-

Harold Ramis: He sniffs at the meats, which rouses the beast, and he tears into the steaks, snarling.

Viviana: "good you have an appitite" -she nodded and looked over as he ate- "you are so feral, going to be so strong.." -she looked up at the moon a moment...through the years it had brought her comfort, she looked back at him- "will help you get through this.."

Harold Ramis: Harold doesn't seem to hear her as he continues mauling the meal.

Viviana: -she watched him while he ate, she would wait, she had all the time in the world to wait-

Harold Ramis: Harold soon finishes both steaks, and that is when he licks the blood.

Viviana: -she moves to sit on the bed in the cell, she was watching him. studying him...staying quiet while he finished the meal-

Harold Ramis: Is he moaning happily as he licks the blood off the plate? You betcha. Once that is all gone, some of which is on him rather than in, he looks at Viviana, asking if there is more.

Viviana: "there is plenty more...but first...how are you feeling tonight?" -the door at the top of the stairs opens and after a few moments closes, but no more movement can be heard-

Harold Ramis: "I... I don't know. I feel something clawing at my insides."

Viviana: -she watches him from the bed- "yes...you will feel that...as if it is going to tear
you apart.." -she at least seemed to know something about what he was going through-

Harold Ramis: "And I'm always hungry."

Harold Ramis: Feeling helpless, the only place he could go was to Viviana's leg, which he plants himself beside like a stray mongrel.

Viviana: -she was delighted at how he came to her feet, she had been about to tell him to come sit on the bed, but she grinned at his taking his place up at her feet, her hand gently moves to his head and she pets him, yes pets, caresses his head like one would a dog- "ah...yes but with me you will be cared for Harold.." -she grinned..speaking to his fears-

Harold Ramis: "I don't want to kill people, Viviana." But for one reason or another, he was not shrugging away from her attentions. Something primal was preventing it.

Viviana: -she over looked his words and kept petting- "you are safe, here and will have
food and a warm place to stay..we will have grand times here" -she was speaking as she thought about, what it was going to be like to have a werewolf ...who is loyal to her and a friend..it could be handy- "i have given it all to you..."

Harold Ramis: "But how will that stop me from killing?"

Viviana: "i will keep you here..while you transform" -she was thinking about his first transformation...hoping that after that he would be loyal- "it is alright Harold...killing is instinct...it is life.."

Viviana: -she petted his head and down his neck- "doesn't everything in nature kill to survive...?"

Harold Ramis: "How is it alright? I'll be a murderer..."

Harold Ramis: Though she did have a point. And her touch was helping him relax, perhaps a bit too much to be safe.

Viviana: "you must eat to survive...the rabbit you stole just wouldnt do." -she kept her hand moving along the werewolves human head his hair-

Harold Ramis: "No... I won't kill."

Viviana: "oh..then...if it wasnt for me...you would die" -she raised a brow looking down at him- "you would starve"

Harold Ramis: "So what? I barely want to live like this, Viviana," he responds grimly as head is placed in her lap.

Viviana: "you do have your life though.....and it can be long and very happy." -she spoke in that charming voice of hers- "you are already fast...and stronger than you were..correct?"

Harold Ramis: "I... I don't know. I mean, I don't feel any different... all things considered."

Harold Ramis: But of course, he would be faster and stronger. He just hasn't noticed.

Viviana: "thats right...you can live a life...how you like...just with some differnces..." -she looked at him- "perhaps you wont kill anyone..." -she hid her grin- "but you have a home...this grand estate....of course you wont stay in this cell...only when its needed" -she was trying to fill his head with comforting things...things like he was home here, would have food and friends here...if he was loyal-

Harold Ramis: "Home... I wish it were so."

Viviana: "oh it can be Harold...i would gladly..give you a place here a room that was all yours..." -she thought, something right near hers...pehaps a place on the rug in her room...but she hid a little laugh and just continued to pet his head-

Harold Ramis: "Really?" Now impressionable, Harold looks up at the vampire.

Viviana: "oh yes. Harold...of course....i am your friend..if you are loyal..." -she smiled so sweetly down at him-

Harold Ramis: "I... I would like that." He returns the smile.

Viviana: -she continues to pet his head as she looks into his eyes, she nodded- "good,...i am glad...you will like it here...we will be great friends" -perhaps a bit of her dominating gaze seeped into her eyes, but most of it is just charm...she was slowly pecking away at him..gaining trust was always fun.-

Harold Ramis: "Yeah. The best." Monster with a monster. It had to work!

Viviana: -she looked up toward the door and soon the male servant would come through the door at the bottom of the stairs, he moved toward the cell and unlocked the door, he slid in another tray and took the old one..then backed out closing and locking the door..she looked at Harold- "go..see what my servant has brought.."

Harold Ramis: Harold looks at her, then at the platter. Excited, he kicks the cover away and hovers over whatever was in it.

Viviana: -it was a large ham leg. totally drenched in the deepest darkest blood, the meat was raw, the blood even unknown to him was human...Viviana just grinned as she watched him-

Harold Ramis: Harold blinks at the offered food, then back at Viviana. There was some restraint in his eyes.

Viviana: "go ahead...feast Harold.....it is good..." -she motioned to the food-

Harold Ramis: "I... I don't know if I want to." But he was fighting. He really was.

Viviana: -she looked at it and then back to him- "you want more....it is so fresh and good"

Harold Ramis: Harold licks his chops.

Viviana: -she moved over and crouched down a moment running a finger through the blood, she would taste it slowly an her eyes would close as she savored the flavor of the blood- "so good...and the meat will feed your hunger"

Harold Ramis: Harold does so again, then picks up the leg and slowly starts to eat. It did taste very good...

Viviana: -she watched him eat the bloody ham leg while she stood and moved to look out the window, she watched the moon for the moment as he ate-

Harold Ramis: Oh, this was delicious, and something about the blood... He howls to the roof at some point in his meal.

Viviana: -she chuckles and glances over at him - "yes enjoy it, Harold you will have meals like this and much more" -she knew he was getting the taste of human blood, she nodded-

Harold Ramis: He howls again.

Viviana: -she watches him for the moment, watching how feral how animal like he was becoming and she grinned, he would be a great pet in time-

Harold Ramis: harold quickly finishes the food, then looks at Viviana with a newborn bloodlust.

Viviana: -she looked at him she knew the look and grinned- "now do you see? blood is life....to kill is nature...you will delight in the hunt" -she spoke to him with a stong tone in her voice.-

Harold Ramis: "Hunt..."

Harold Ramis: "Will I hunt when I turn," he asks, crawling towards her.

Viviana: "if you wish to...though here you will have food" -she pets his head as he comes to her- "do not worry so Harold"

Harold Ramis: "I'm not. Not anymore. I want to hunt."

Viviana: "i will hunt with you...if you wish." -she grinned. that would be entertaining- "to teach..and make sure you return home....but those urges will come after you transform"

Harold Ramis: "Will it hurt? Can I leave now?"

Viviana: "you must stay here...for now...we wouldnt want you to be out in the cold, night all alone...the transformation will be painful...at first..and you will need...guidance" -she wasnt a werewolf but she did have knowledge of creatures and nature-

Harold Ramis: "I mean.. leave this room."

Viviana: "would you like to come...sit in the study...or perhaps take a walk..through the gardens, with me?" -she watched him-

Harold Ramis: "I would love to, Viviana." He would follow her wherever.

Viviana: -she nodded and would open the cell- "promise to stay near me.." -'like i a good pet' she thought..as she would lead him through the halls and out into the rear gardens of the house for a walk-

Harold Ramis: "I promise," he says before following her out, crawling on all fours for a minute before he gets up to his stooped walking posture.

Viviana: -she nodded, they were soon outside in the cool night air, the gardens were well kept, had many different types of flower small fountians and places to sit dotted the greenery, she led him down a small series of steps and down a stone path-

Viviana: -Viviana walked along with him, she was keeping an eye on him as they went through a gate in a garden wall, they came into an even more beautiful garden, she would walk along the path-

Harold Ramis: Harold takes the time to sniff the flowers... for any dead birds or rabbits that might be in there.

Harold Ramis: Takes a loooong time.

Viviana: -there was a small rabbit, it was hunkered under a few rosebushes, but was far from dead, she paused a moment and enjoyed the night in the garden-

Harold Ramis: Harold smells it out.... then stops. He hunkers down down down as he fixates on the rabbit.

Viviana: -it gives a little cry as it was found out, it darts across the path out into the open but tried to dark into another bush-

Harold Ramis: Harold perks, and then chases after it. A giant smile is on his face as he pursues.

Viviana: -Viviana watches the prey and the hunter, the rabbit gives its soft cry and is cornered as it comes to a wall with a fountian on oneside and the garden and bushes on the other side-

Harold Ramis: Harold leaps on the rabbit, and picks it up with both hands. He squeezes, slowly, tormenting his prey.

Viviana: -the rabbit squeals and its back paws kick in some sort of fight to get away from him, its ears twitching, it was a fat little rabbit that might have been eating things from the veggie garden, Viviana was ever observant-

Harold Ramis: Something about the squealing rabbit got through to Harold, and just when he is ready to squeeze its little heart out through its chest, he stops. He remembers
Garnet's plea from the episode two nights ago. This wasn't him. Now horrified with himself, he drops the rabbit and looks at Viviana. "What are you doing to me?"

Viviana: -she tilted her head and a small frown came over her lips- "me Harold? i am doing nothing" -she looked at him, the rabbit would get dropped and took a moment before it, scampered off into the garden-

Harold Ramis: "Don't lie to me. I don't feel like the same person anymore!"

Viviana: -she takes a few steps toward him- "but Harold..we are friends..." -she laid on the charm as she smiled- "you are safe here...and...i wouldn't do a thing to harm you"

Harold Ramis: "You're doing something to me, and I don't like it! What are trying to do, turn me into some sort of monster?!"

Viviana: -she thought for a short moment and then she frowned- "i have given you a home...and my friendship...food to calm your hunger" -she turned away a moment and sniffled softly, boy she can put on an act-

Harold Ramis: "You're making me something I am not!" And with that, he tries to run away.

Viviana: -she clears her throat and speaks- "Harold...come back..come here now!" -a command in her voice..she hoped he wouldnt put up a fuss-

Harold Ramis: Some instinctual thing makes him stop, and he looks back at her. "Why? Why should I?"

Viviana: "you do not want to be alone...out in the cruel world...cold. wet and dirty...now come stay with me....your friend" -she watched him as she stood with her graceful
posture-

Harold Ramis: "I do not want to be a killer. And you're making me one. That?" He points toward where the rabbit had run. "I would never have done that."

Viviana: "oh..? wouldn't you have? if you were out in the forest...starving...wouldn't you kill a rabbit...to try to end your hunger?"

Harold Ramis: "I would rather die than be a killer."

Viviana: -she moved toward him- "oh Harold..really? you had rather die?"

Harold Ramis: "Yes." He speaks with utmost certainly as he stands his ground. He can take a vampire, even as a pup, right?

Viviana: "you know...i could kill you...put you out of your misery" -she walked up to him and quickly put her hand to his neck to choke him, lifting him slightly-

Harold Ramis: He gasps and struggles against the vicelike grip. Nope, can't take one. At least, not yet. His powers were still in development.

Viviana: -she let him down just enough so he can answer her- "do you wish to die...now?" -her eyes flickering red-

Harold Ramis: Now faced with the prospect of his own death, he was terrified. She was right--he couldn't take his own life, nor did he want to die. The vampire, the monster, had won, and he was to be a monster, too, now. "N-No..."

Viviana: -she would drop him to his feet- "alright then..remember i am your friend...be loyal to your friend"

Harold Ramis: Harold gasps and clenches his neck. He pants, trying to catch it.

Viviana: -she watched him and grins- "i am glad you chose to live"

Harold Ramis: He speaks as he looks back up at her. "It's not you, is it?"

Viviana: -she moved to sit on one of the benches- "not me, that does what?"

Harold Ramis: "It's me. I'm a monster. But I'm so scared, I just... blamed you," he says, following her to the bench and seating himself at her feet again. "I'm a monster. I just don't want to admit it."

Viviana: -she looks down at him and smiles- "to some...i am a monster.." -her eyes slowly changed back to that deep emerald- "but..i have always thought i have been rather social...as were my parents and family before me" -she paused a moment- "we are two very different beings...but now we have benifits...of our ..afflictions"

Harold Ramis: "Yes. You are right. And I'll be honest, it feels... good."

Viviana: "it is ...good to hear you say that..." -she was winning him over and to her it felt oh so rewarding-

Harold Ramis: "I feel more powerful than I ever did back on Earth. And, sometimes, when I wake up from my restless dreams, I almost feel like I want -it- to happen. Almost." He looks at his hand and clenches it several times, envisioning it with claws and fur.

Viviana: -she watched him and a hand moved to his shoulder- "you are still..man..for now"

Harold Ramis: "Then why do I feel so... animal, my Lady?"

Viviana: "you will be wolf and man...it is normal ..i suppose for a werewolf to feel like an animal.."

Harold Ramis: "But I am not man anymore. I am... something else, though I don't know if it's something greater."

Viviana: -she looked over him- "you are lychanthrope...you are more than man...though a pup "

Harold Ramis: "If you say so, Viviana," he says hopelessly as he leans against her leg.

Viviana: -she pets a hand through his hair- "i do...you will find in time you will...become used to things and ...sink into the new way of life"

Harold Ramis: "Which is?"

Viviana: "..well you could live a perfectly normal life...working somewhere... and on ...occasion you transform and hunt...then go back to living your life"

Harold Ramis: "Can't I just stay with you?" Bingo.

Viviana: -she nodded- "yes...you may" -she grinned and petted his head, delighted he had said that-

Harold Ramis: Harold smiles at her and nuzzles her leg lovingly. Maybe she was actually good for him. And he can get used to being fed and loved like this.

Viviana: -she finally had him..a werewolf for a pet- "good...that is good Harold...we understand each other"

Harold Ramis: "Yes, my Lady. We do now."

Viviana: -she stayed with him caressing his head like she had done the night before, petting him- "so what do you wish to do now?"

Harold Ramis: "I'm hungry." But that's obvious.

Viviana: -she chuckles- "that is usual.." -she stood and grinned- "come walk ...with me" -she moved through the gate of the garden-

Harold Ramis: Harold follows her like a heeled dog on a leash. Literally. One step to the side, about half a step behind.

Viviana: -she lead him through the gardens, and out into the edge of a large feild, there were sheep grazing nearby, might have been odd for a vampire to keep livestock...or perhaps she had planned something over night-

Harold Ramis: Harold stands up and looks over the herd, before looking up at his Mistress.

Viviana: -she looked at him- "What do you see?" -she motioned to the flock of sheep that were spread out, there were around a dozen and a few young lambs-

Harold Ramis: "Food..."

Harold Ramis: He licks his chops.

Viviana: -she looked out over the animals- "alright...should you take one? or try for them all?"

Harold Ramis: He grins wickedly. "All of them."

Viviana: -she reached her hand up and popped him on the back of the head- "think as if you are a wolf...what if these sheep had a shepard...?" -if she was in his situation she would kill the shepard but she was trying to get him to think-

Harold Ramis: He growls up at Viviana with the pop.

Viviana: -she glared at him, but waited for another answer from him-

Harold Ramis: Harold, cowed, looks down. "If they had a shepherd... he should be dealt
with."

Viviana: -she nodded- "you should either deal with the shepard then take your fill...or..you take one, leaving the herd to grow...the shepard wouldn't be harmed and ...he would unknowingly...keep your flock.....if you are sneaky...and came to the feild seldom..a never ending food supply"

Harold Ramis: "That's boring."

Viviana: "sometimes boring...saves your skin...there are lycanthrope hunters...and stupid adventurers...in these lands"

Harold Ramis: "I'll rip them to pieces!"

Viviana: -she would nod- "im sure you would...you will be powerful...well for now...pick one of the flock...and attack...fill your need to hunt.." -she would watch him-

Harold Ramis: "Why not all?" Talking like a hungry pup impatient for blood.

Viviana: "because i say so" -she grinned at him- "one of the sheep..not a lamb"

Harold Ramis: He grimaces, then let's hunter instincts take over as he shrugs off the dirtied, frayed bathrobe, and sneaks through the grass naked.

Harold Ramis: Once far enough, but close enough, away, he sits and watches for the best one to kill.

Viviana: -there were a few sheep grazing, one was larger than the others, one was limping slightly, the others seemed healthy and they all at the moment had no clue there was danger nearby-

Harold Ramis: Naturally, a good hunter goes after the weakest of the herd. But he also wants to impress his Mistress. How is this accomplished, by being smart or strong? She knows she's strong. So this is a test of intelligence. Hunkering down, he makes the smart choice and, with great strength, propels himself towards the sheep with a limp once he gets in position. A hand would grab its weak leg and pull it down before bearing down on the poor animal with nails and teeth.

Viviana: -the other sheep scattered with scared cries and the sheep with the limp was caught under him, it gave a scream out...the other sheep ran for hte other end of the feild with their lambs, Viviana watched she had a proud smile on her face- "good...now bring it down...dont let it get away" -she offered a command as she stayed back watching-

Viviana: -the sheep struggled and whipped its head back and forth, it was giving a feeble fight for freedom-

Harold Ramis: Harold, snarling, takes his hands to the sheeps face and starts to squeeze its eyes out with his thumbs as he crushes its brain.

Viviana: -the sheep cries out but as its brain is crushed it becomes still the last screams of life leaving it, its heart contined to beat until that last bit of life left it blood was spraying at first and pooling on the ground- "good now pet tear into it." -her voice was urging at him, he might hear her inside his head.-

Harold Ramis: Harold obeys, and he savagely tears into the sheep. He doesn't much care about wool getting in his nose or teeth. There was a lot of meat here.

Viviana: -she watched him..he was feral and wild...she was enjoying seeing him tear into his meal, she knew he was going to be a good killer-

Harold Ramis: Harold eats his fill, guts hanging from his teeth and lips. He looks up at the waxing half moon and howls.

Viviana: -she grinned, she would shift forms as she stood there, into that of a mostly black wolf and raise her head to the mood to join in his howling-

Harold Ramis: The howling lasts for several minutes until he digs in again.

Viviana: -she wouldnt go near his meal,. but circled the werewolf and his sheep, she her eyes on the feild, him and his kill and the sheep at the other end of the feild, her voice in his mind- "yes you are very good...brought the sheep down with a hunters passion"

Harold Ramis: Harold barely even acknowledges her, though he does listen.

Viviana: -she would leave him with his meal, moving back toward the gardens- "join me when you finish." -she moved into the gardens and would shift back into her usual form...sitting back on a bench-

Harold Ramis: He would come back after an hour, still stark naked and blood-soaked. He presented a rather primitive, horrifying visage.

Viviana: -she looked him over and grinned- "we should get you cleaned up..now that you have had your fill" -she stood and started back toward the mansion...the blood and gore all
over him didnt seem to bother her one bit- "come Harold"

Harold Ramis: Harold follows her without a word.

Viviana: -she lead him back through the beautiful gardens and in through the halls, soon they would be going back down the stairs into the dungeon, but for the moment she lead him into a large open shower- "there is soap and warm water...clean up..and in your cell is a clean robe.."

Harold Ramis: Harold looks at the shower, then back at Viviana. What is this?

Viviana: "it is...a shower" -she motions to a couple old knobs- "those control the water.."

Harold Ramis: He grimaces. A bath? He grudgingly enters, knowing she'll just force him in there to clean up.

Viviana: -she laughs- "now clean up..the towels are here" -she motioned to a cabinet...and a robe is waiting in your cell" -she would move away from the shower but was ever listening,.she decided to take a walk down the rows of cells while he cleaned-

Harold Ramis: So, he starts cleaning the blood off.

Harold Ramis: Harold was quiet during his shower, and he dries off just as quietly before heading down the hall towards his cell to claim the robe.

Viviana: -she would move back up the hall, licking her lips and cleaning blood from her chin with a rag which she hid away, she would move into the cell behind him as he went in to dress- "good...you should learn to stay clean..."

Harold Ramis: "Why," he asks he quickly gets in the robe and comes out tying it together.

Viviana: "the smell of blood...to some is offputting...even more so if it is paired with filth" -she watched him, and moved to the bed to sit down-

Harold Ramis: Harold stands at the doorway and waits to be invited.

Viviana: "come in.." -she chuckled at him-

Harold Ramis: Harold comes and sits down at her feet again.

Viviana: "what can you tell me of yourself? besides where you come from.." -she wondered...she loved history and knowledge-

Harold Ramis: "Honestly? I can't remember. I only know I came from Iowa and graduated from the University of Nebraska."

Viviana: "what did you study...at this..University?"

Harold Ramis: "I'm missing so much..." He rubs his head anxiously. "I think maybe Environmental Biology."

Viviana: -she nodded- "stress could be blocking your past from you...but that is alright...you are here now and will build a future"

Harold Ramis: "A future with you, my Lady," he asks, looking up.

Viviana: "yes..thats right....once you have had your first transformation...i will have a room put together for you...upstairs...something comfortable" -

Harold Ramis: "Why not now?"

Viviana: "i have read and heard that the first transformation are the hardest...young lycanthropes often die as they run off to massacre...all in their paths...here in the cell..you can be safe from that...and i can teach you, help you grow as the natural hunter"

Harold Ramis: "And I won't be safe with you?" I do obey your every word, after all.

Viviana: -she gave his words some thought-

Viviana: -she nodded- "alright.. there is a room which is next to mine...it is ready for guests.." -she stands - "lets go see it...you can sleep there"

Harold Ramis: "As you wish." Harold stands and follows her.

Viviana: -she lead him upstairs to the grand stairway, the house was three levels, her room was on the second floor it had a study, the windows in her room where blacked out somehow comepletly, it was forever lite by candles, there is a room next to hers that is finely furnished and was a bedroom with small fireplace, large bed, all the comforts of home of course- "this will be your room"

Harold Ramis: Harold looks around. "This is... nice..."

Harold Ramis: His voice was hesitant, however.

Viviana: -her own room had a large bed and at the foot of it was her blackwood coffin the lid of which remained closed for now, but everything was finely furnished,,she looked around his room and nodded- "at night...if i am home i ...am usually in the study..during the day...i rest in my coffin....you may sleep by it if you wish...or here...either is fine..."

Harold Ramis: At that invitation, he immediately rushes to the other room and curls up on the rug beside the coffin.

Viviana: -she grinned and nodded- "alright..that is fine" -she would move following him, she sat down on a sofa nearby, a larger fireplace lit as she walked by to sit down- "i hope you are comfortable here."

Harold Ramis: "I am, my Lady." No more words are said the rest of the night, though he does follow her like a good mongrel.

Harold Ramis: After all, he is indebted to showing him the truth of being a monster.

Viviana: -she would after a few hours of reading through an old book, retire to the coffin after petting his head- "sleep well pet.."

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius was sitting on the swing on porch wearing a long black skirt and a white blouse with her denim jacket over it. She was staring out over at the beach and the water trying to relax. Her head had been getting to her a lot again lately and she couldn't seem to get it all to stop. She kept getting dreams and hallucinations about leaving people behind and dying and ruining so many lives.

rawsha: -Rawsha couldnt find her mother inside, so she walked out the front door and smiled as she saw her on the porch swing, she wears her denim jacket over a thin knit marroon sweeter, and denim jeans, the clothes showed she was still a bit thin but she had always had a slightly tomboyish figure, she moves to her mom and sits down on the swing with her- "aawo mama"

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow was on the island, he had been walking in the woods along some random path, his hoods drawn over his head, wearing the usual, black cloak over, the black hooded tunic, over a chainshirt, over a tanktop, combat pants, his multiple weapons on his belt, a claymore in the sheath on his back, his mind had been on jobs he was doing, things he was planning on doing and it had drifted to Mirius a couple times tonight-

Mirius Pojoris: Hearing her daughter she looked over and smiled at Rawsha. "Hey, sweetie." Mirius would go to wrap an arm around her and hug her close and kissed her forehead. "Ye doin' alright tonight?"

Iimiidiina: Iimii and Grimanth stride toward the beach house, he in some basic turquoise-colored scrubs and she garishly bedecked in every jewel and ornament she could find, having hit her vanity segment in life. Adolescence will do that to a dragon. It was she who wanted to visit tonight, for she hadn't seen her friend and playmate Ajax in too long. So, they approach from the woods, waving to Rawsha and Mirius as they seem them on the porch.

rawsha: -she smiled and wagged her tail a bit as she hugged her mom tight- "i'm alright mama...how are yom?" -she grinned a bit..she was listening to Ajax who was napping in her room, he was snuggled up warm on her pillow..but she smiled at her mother, she looked over and saw Iimii and Grimanth she waved at them-

Mirius Pojoris: "I'm...doin' okay." She nuzzled her daughter's ears. Mirius didn't really like to mention that she was still having a hard time to her family. Seeing Iimii in the corner of her eyes she waved over to him and his dragon. "How's Ajax doin'? Ye keepin' him fed and everything?"

rawsha: -she nodded- "he eats when i do..mama...he likes beef jerky...but i make sure he eats fruit and stuff" -Ajax was good for her, he got her to eat, more than she usually did-

Mirius Pojoris: "Good. Ye need to be eatin', too." She smiled and rubbed Rawsha's back. "Hey, think ye'd like to go shopping sometime, sweetie? Like for more clothes or toys. Maybe even toys for Ajax, too. Or anything else."

Iimiidiina: Toys? Toys! Grimanth perks, having heard this, and she runs at the porch. But her bondmate manages to keep pace. "Hey, Grimanth! Wait up! Great Canis, they don't have toys -yet-."

rawsha: -she looked over at Grimanth, wow she was getting big, she smiled some at the excited dragon and looked at her mom- "i'd like to go shopping mama...that would be fun" -she nodded and hugged her again- "ooo and i can go to a mage's shop in the market place!" -she smiled even more-

Iimiidiina: He stops her before she destroys the porch. "Grimmy, stop!" She does so, but not without prancy toes. ~Ajax? Ajax? Ajax?~

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow soon found himself on the beach, he was wandering, he did it a lot at times, tonight he wasn't far from the beachhouse, he pulled the cloak close to himself and walked slowly along. he saw the fresh prints in the sand and blinked...a dragon?..and a theres a lupinossai with it?...he kept walking-

Iimiidiina: At this close range, she would be very big, around nine feet at the shoulder now, and looking like a Russian princess, complete with rings of varying gems on every one of her fingers, sparkly eye ridges (sparkly scales in general) and a very bad headdress that weaved around her horns almost like a spiders web, but made of diamonds and sapphires and rubies and lots and lots of amythysts.

Mirius Pojoris: "Yeah, can even go to a magic shop." She grinned widely at Rawsha. Then just blinked and stared at the dragon that was now on the porch. "What the hell happened to yer dragon, iimii?"

Iimiidiina: "Vanity phase. She's hit adolescence. You should see her horde, it's like a glass recycling depot moved into our cave," he explains, paws pressed to her deep and powerful chest in a sad attempt to hold her back. ~It's pretty, that's what it is!~ "If you say so, love. If you say so."

rawsha: -Rawsha looked up at Iimii and Grimanth again, she laughed a little hearing her mom then she looked at all the gems and jewelry Grimanth wears- "...pretty..alot of shinies" -she grins as she speaks in a whisper-

Iimiidiina: The dragonelle puffs her chest out proudly as Iimii gives his sister an ugly stare. "Don't encourage her, please," he says with a tiny grin indicating the sarcasm. It was clear he was expecting this, and knew that it would pass with time.

Mirius Pojoris: "Guessin' that's a dragon thing, 'cause if it's in lupinossai I must've skipped it." Mirius chuckled.

Iimiidiina: "It's waaaay a dragon thing, Mirius."

Shadow Greyfang: -he was walking along the sand and stopped a moment he saw a large peice of blue and green sea glass, dusting sand back carefully he smiles and carefully pulls the delicate glass from the sand, he walked along dusting the peice off-

rawsha: -Rawsha smiles some more and sticks her tongue out playfully at her step-brother, but she laughs, she knew Ajax would go through the phase some day...but she stayed near her mother-

Iimiidiina: Grimanth, would you calm down please? I'll ask 'em. ~You better.~ I will. He releases Grimanth and looks at the pair. "Grimanth wants to see Ajax. Can they play?"

Mirius Pojoris: Her paw kept rubbing Rawsha's back in a comforting manner. "So, how ye been, Iimii?"

Iimiidiina: "I've been alright, Mirius. The apprenticeship is a hassle, but that's to be expected. Had to pull a couple of overnighters these past couple of months."

rawsha: -Rawsha smiled some- "hmm Ajax was napping...but i think he's awake now..i'll go see.." -she smiled at them and moved down from the swing, she would head back inside...to her room-

Mirius Pojoris: "A couple? That ain't so bad. I've done worse than just a couple before."

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow came around a group of trees as he walked along the beach, he stuffed the sea glass into a protected pocket in his cloak, he saw the beach house, people were on the porch, and he blinked as he saw the dragon there..his walk becoming slower-

Iimiidiina: "Oh, I'm sure you have with my Mom," he responds with a grin as the Looa heads up the porch and sits down on the railing as Grimanth continues to dance in place excitedly.

Mirius Pojoris: She chuckled. "More like yer mom and Fleety now, too. But I was meaning besides all that, too."

Iimiidiina: He chuckles. "And how have you been, Mirius? I haven't heard of any mysterious homicides yet, so I can assume that you've been quiet."

Mirius Pojoris: "I ain't a killer anymore, Iimii. Only hurt others if I have to. Unless it's Iggy. He's just an ass askin' fer it. But I guess I been ok..." he sighed some.

Iimiidiina: The apprentice doctor hits her playfully on the arm. "You know I was only kidding about the killing part. But that's good you've been alright. The down time has been good for you."

rawsha: -she went to her room in the loft and was greeted by the tiny dragon he was sitting up waiting on her, she smiles and pets his scales softly- "well...hello sleepy little one." -he roars softly at her and hopes up onto her arm then up to her shoulder his little stinger tipped tell careful not to stick her, he stretched his wings...the two would nuzzle each other- "you have company.." -she smiled and they headed back through the house-

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow keeps walking along the beach coming closer to the house..he straightened his cloak and dusted leather fingerless gloved paws on off-

Mirius Pojoris: "Maybe." she said a little softly. Was nice and all she wasn't hurting and killing others, but it was taking a bad toll on her mind.

Iimiidiina: "Maybe? What's wrong," he asks, sitting down beside her, but opposite where Rawsha was sitting.

Mirius Pojoris: "Just stuff." is all she really said not even sure how to explain all the stuff exactly to him.

rawsha: -she stopped by the kitchen and took out an apple, she used a bit of magic, to slice it...she knew she shouldnt use magic to do things like that but...she didnt want to use a knife..she would hold the apple carefully and hand a bit up to Ajax, he would hold it in his claws and eat, she ate a couple slices and shared with him-

Iimiidiina: "Have you talked to anybody about this 'stuff,' Mirius?"

Mirius Pojoris: "Ammy already knows. So does Fleety. So does a couple other people. Actually thinkin' about leavin' for a while."

Iimiidiina: "Leaving?" This shocked him. "Where? Why?"

Mirius Pojoris: "'Cause I need to fix some things I guess...can't rest 'till I do."

Iimiidiina: "But... is leaving really the best option? I mean, what about Rawsha? You're the only semblance of normalcy she has in this crazy family of ours."

Mirius Pojoris: She gave Iimii a hard look now. "Would ye rather see me here go crazy and shoot meself one day very soon?"

Iimiidiina: "Well, no, but... What will you do by yourself?"

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow was in hear shot of the house now he stopped on the beach, looking out at the water but listening, he had seen it was Mirius and a young male, the dragon seemed to be young but not causing any trouble...he would take a slow breath-

Iimiidiina: Not at the moment. She was getting impatient, and an eye comes up to the window and peers inside. Grimanth, don't even think about it...

Mirius Pojoris: "Whatever I need to do, but I ain't gonna have anyone really come with me 'cause it'll be too dangerous. So, it's something I literally have to do alone."

Iimiidiina: "What exactly is it you -have- to do?"

rawsha: -Rawsha was coming across the livingroom, she had fed Ajax the last of the apple, she comes to the front door, with Ajax on her shoulder licking at his tiny claws cleaning them, she opened the door and stepped outside and over to the waiting Grimanth she looked from the bigger dragon to the tiny one- "here...look whos come to see you Ajax." -she grinned as Ajax chirped and gave soft growls at Grimanth. in a greeting, he was watching her but then his stormy grey eyes caught sight of one of the diamonds he tilted his head watching it shimmer-

Iimiidiina: Grimanth roars happily as Ajax finally comes outside, and stretching her head towards him, she asks in Draconic, *You like? I'm pretty, yes?*

Mirius Pojoris: "I'm not even totally sure, Iimii. But I'd know once I get there. I mean I haven't been in those places fer years, so I don't know."

rawsha: -he speaks back in draconic with those little growls- *Grimanth...gems pretty...shinies* -he looked at her and leaped the short distance flapping his wings to help him as he went, he crawled along her neck down to her back and grins at her- *play?* -he hadn't grown much in size but maybe a bit more in agility-

Iimiidiina: Iimii places his paw on her paw and pats it. "Well, whatever it is, good luck to you. Canis bless you, wherever you may go." He smiles a bit at her, though he wasn't sure himself if this was the right move. *You bet!* Grimanth runs off down the beach with her playmate. "Don't lose any of those gems now! Those are hard to replace!"

rawsha: -Rawsha watched as the two went off to play, and then she looked out along the beach, she saw the dark form on the beach and blinked a bit- "mama who's that..?" -she points at the dark cloaked form a feeling for nervousness coming to her she moved to her mom-

Iimiidiina: Grimanth, as well, notices it, and she slides to a stop.

Mirius Pojoris: "Gonna take more than a blessin'." She sighed. "But thanks." Mirius looked to her daughter then to where she pointed. She squinted her eyes some to see who it was. "Think that's..Shadow?"

Iimiidiina: ~Should I maul him, Iimii?~ No, hold on. I think Mirius knows him.

rawsha: -Ajax saw the figure too and blinked, but he nipped playfully at Grimanth's wing, he was protective of Rawsha and if he saw she was in danger he would come to her aid, but he stayed near Grimanth-

Iimiidiina: Grimanth looks back at Ajax and says to him. *Rawsha Mom know him. No threat. We play now!* She flicks her wing talon at him in the challenge.

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow heard them but he just chuckled quietly, he was watching the waves move, after a moment he would turn and wave toward Mirius and start toward the beachhouse- " well..good evening Mirius!" -he called as he approached-

rawsha: -Rawsha watches the cloaked form, he knew her mother so she felt a little better but she didnt move from her mothers side- "Shadow?...who's he?" -she looked up at her mom- -Ajax took the challang and would bat at her wing with his own, he would play with Grimanth-

Mirius Pojoris: "Don't be a stranger. Come on up here," she called back out to him and smiled. Then she'd speak to the kids. "Shadow's a man I met recently. He also heplped save Myrlene from some men that were attacking her one day. I was gonna be havin' him help protect our family, too."

Iimiidiina: Iimii just watches for now, guaging the man. Perhaps another lovetoy of Mirius's. Grimanth grins widely and plays a wing talon fencing match.

rawsha: -Rawsha looked at the man and blinked but offered a friendly smile- "aawo..Shadow.." -she hugged her mother and sat next to her on the swing-

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow stops just off the porch, he moves the hood back from his face, lightening blue markings and symbols, dotting his black fur and long black hair, grey eyes studying the three a moment, then he glances over at the dragons on the beach, then back to Mirius with a little grin. then his eyes went to Rawsha- "Well...well this must be Rawsha.." -he smiled at her- "yer mother has told me all about you" -he nodded with a little bow- "a brave little mage.."

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius grinned at Shadow. "Yeah, this is me daughter." She hugged Rawsha close and nuzzled her ears. Then motioned to Iimii. "And that's one of me sons Iimiidiina."

Iimiidiina: "Pleasure to meet you, Shadow."

Shadow Greyfang: -he nodded hearing Mirius, those grey eyes glancing over at Iimiidiina- "greetings.." -he nodded to him and then stepped up to one of the chairs near the swing- "may i sit?" -he was a gentleman when he wanted to be, he motioned to the chair-

rawsha: -Rawsha watched him, the nervousness she had felt was leaving her, since it wasnt someone wanting to harm her family, mother seemed to trust the man so she was safe-

Mirius Pojoris: "Yeah, go ahead." She smiled then would go to gently pull Rawsha into her lap and hold her close. "How ye been, Shadow?"

Shadow Greyfang: -he sat down on the chair after adjusting a weapon under the cloak, and the claymore- "have been...better really...lets just say work..got a bit hectic..these last few days"

Iimiidiina: Eventually, Grimanth would try to roll Ajax off of her back.

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius chuckled some "So, hectic means better for ye?"

Shadow Greyfang: "has been interesting...finished gathering some information in the mountain village...and was in a public bath up there....the next thing i know i had a lupe in full armor jump me ...going at my throat....turns out after he backed off i knew him....a bloodrage warrior...that goes by the name of Wolfy..." -he chuckles a bit-

rawsha: -Ajax balanced and as she rolled, he would quickly climb up and be on her stomach looking down at her snickering, Rawha leaned against her mother as she was held and smiled some watching the dragons and listening to her mom, Shadow and Iimii-

Iimiidiina: *Hey, no fun! You should have fallen off,* the dragonelle complains as she lounges on her back now.

Mirius Pojoris: "Wolfy? Don't think I've heard of 'em before. So, were ye both friends or did ye fight each other or anything?"

Shadow Greyfang: "i met him...in the forest near the lake...it was a few days after i met you..." -he kept his paws under the cloak as he spoke- "he had fallen into a river and i helped him...by fishing him out...he slept near my campfire that night....it was a shock when he tried to drown me...but he realised it was me and stopped" -he laughed a bit more-

rawsha: *but then i would have lost* -the little dragon responded and climbed down slowly to the sand and nuzzled his dragon friend, Rawsha laughs softly and smiles, she looks over at Shadow watching him-

Iimiidiina: Grimanth rumbles in her chest as Iimii passively watches the going-ons. That is, until Grimanth removes one of her rings and offers it to Ajax. *For you.*

Mirius Pojoris: "Oh. Well, glad things didn't get worse for ye both." She looked down at Rawsha and nuzzled her daughter's ears. "Have anything to ask about Shadow, sweetie?"

rawsha: -Ajax blinks and looks at the rings, he tilts his head, he had a few things that were a small horde in Rawsha's room..he would take the ring carefully in his teeth and grin with a muffled- *thankss* -he nuzzled her and would head back toward the house with the gift in his mouth. it was instint to put it away somewhere safe....he was headed across the sand to the porch...Rawsha looked up at her mom then looking at Shadow-..."you helped mama and Lene?...thank you Shadow"

Iimiidiina: *I'll be waiting here,* Grimanth calls after him as she lazes about.

Shadow Greyfang: -he looks at Rawsha and winks at her- "it wasn't a problem...i ..am glad to have helped...dont think people picking on people who are out numbered is fair" -he nodded at both of them, looking over at Iimii, seeing his clothing- "your a bit young to be a medic.....studying?"

Iimiidiina: He nods. "An apprentice."

rawsha: -Ajax would hop up onto the porch steps and go up onto the porch, he flapped his wings and moved over closer to the porch swing, he gave a soft roar up at Rawsha, wanting to be picked up..she looked down at the tiny dragon and grinned, she carefully leaned down and pulled him up to Mirius' lap with her, the little dragon would drop the ring into her paws, Rawsha smiled knowing it was to be added to his treasures later, she nuzzled him and smiled at him- ~did you thank her? Yes. Good~..

Iimiidiina: Grimanth blinks and looks over, then utters a fairly pathetic sound seeing Ajax went back to his bondmate. It's okay, Grimanth. Come on over here. ~But I want to be alone with him.~

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow nodded- "the world seems to always need medics" -the grin came back to his features a moment then he looked over at the little dragon, that Rawsha was showing affection to..he watched them a moment quietly-

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius seemed to sigh more with the things of medics being mentioned. Seemed something must've started bugging her in the back of her mind.

rawsha: -Rawhsa and the tiny dragon spoke silently as they nuzzled and she smiled at him, then at once they both looked over at Shadow, Rawsha smiled at him- "this is Ajax...he is my familiar" -she smiled proudly-

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow nodded- "ah..well he is amazing...good to meet you Ajax" -he looked to the little dragon, still studying him, he had never seen one so small-

Iimiidiina: "And that over there is my dragon, Grimanth." Come introduce yourself, love. Begrudginly, with a rather grumpy groan, the purple-scaled dragonelle stands and goes over to the porch before plopping down in front of it again.

Shadow Greyfang: -he looks to the voilet dragon and then to Iimii- "..she is magnificent..young and growing well if i can say so" -he had read many books in his spare time in the past-

Iimiidiina: "Thank you, Shadow. Hear that, Grimanth? He thinks you're magnificent." She grunts. The Looa shakes his head at her. "She's a little grump right now. I think she's getting tired."

Shadow Greyfang: -he nodded and looked back over to her noticing her treasures, just by looking he could tell they had been hard to come by, but he knew better than to bother a dragon about their treasure..he chuckles and looks around the porch- "this is a nice house.."

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius yawned a little but kept holding her daughter close in her arms with her arms wrapped around her gently. "It's my mates' home, but then we all just started building up in it so now a bunch of us live here just to get away from all the crap."

Iimiidiina: You are beautiful, you know, Grimanth. She looks up and bats her eyes at him. ~Really?~ Of course. Any male would want you. Though, you really shouldn't go walking around like that. You don't need jewels to be beautiful. You are beautiful as you are. ~But I like my shinies.~ I know you do, love. But wouldn't they be safer if you weren't wearing them all the time? ~No.~ Nobody is going to steal from your horde. ~How do you know?~ I just know these things, Grimmy. Why don't you go on home and put all that stuff in a safe spot. ~Okay.~ Grimanth stands up and looks at Ajax. *I'll be back in a bit, Ajax.* She then flaps off, though a bit tiredly.

rawsha: -Rawsha and Ajax were on Mirius' lap, Rawsha looks up at her mama and smiles, the two of them where comfortable, Ajax watches Grimanth fly off, then he lays his head down, staying with Rawsha-

Shadow Greyfang: -after being quiet for a few moments he looks over at Mirius- "i'm glad to see you, safe and the home peaceful tonight" -he nodded-

Iimiidiina: Iimii grins. "She just fell asleep. Just as I thought." He then looks at Rawsha. "Raw-raw, can I talk to you a moment?"

Mirius Pojoris: smiled a little at him. "Tryin' to stay as peaceful as I can and tryin' not to go insane."

rawsha: -she looks over at Iimii and smiles- "alright.." -she leaves Ajax near her mother and crawls down from her lap, moving over to Iimii-

Iimiidiina: He takes the girl in her lap and talks to her telepathically, as this needed to be private. ~First of all, I must ask that you stay away from Fang Wood Den and Master Igneous for a couple nights. There's some bad things about happen around there, and I really don't want you involved in the nastiness.~ Big brother looking after her.

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow smiled at Mirius- "well its good to try to keep your sanity" -he knew of her problems and wanted to be there for her, he was quiet at times but didnt mind listening to her-

rawsha: -she blinked as she heard him, she was thinking about what Hashi had asked of her- ~Brother...i needed to talk to you about something...too~

Iimiidiina: ~Hm... what is it?~

Mirius Pojoris: She leaned back in the swing as she talked with Shadow. "Would like to tell ye other things, but I'll wait until we're alone some time later if that's okay...if you're not busy later I mean."

rawsha: ~..my friend and teacher Hashi...told me there is a werewolf..an inflected human in the southern glen somewhere...he feels that master Igneous and FangWood Den is in danger.. ..also said ...i should go to the den and speak with a blacksmith...from what he said...i think he meant Garnet.~ -she was a little confused on Garnets part in all of it- ~he said she knows about the werewolf~

Shadow Greyfang: "its alright Mirius...we can talk whenever you want" -his grin had turned to a smile as he watche her...then he glanced up at the moon and stars- "...well it looks like its gotten late...i best go soon...still have to find a place to camp tonight"

Iimiidiina: ~Rawsha... werewolves are nasty business. Even a casual moviegoer without a mind for truth and fiction can tell you how dangerous they are.~

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius sort of wanted him to stay, but at the sametime things did seem a bit too soon."I'd offer if ye could stay, but I don't know how well everyone would take it with someone they don't know stayin' around the house."

rawsha: -she looked up at him with a frown- ~but its..Master Igneous needs to be warned...FangWood Den needs to be protected.....and Garnet...what if somethings happened to her?~

Iimiidiina: ~I don't doubt your courage, Raw-raw. Only your strength. That werewolf is a monster, it'll rip you into pieces. And what does Garnet have to do with it?~

Shadow Greyfang: -he nodded and stood- "it's alright...really...don't want to cause, more trouble for you.." -that was something new, the assassin, hired-sword not wanting to cause trouble...he almost smirked hearing himself but just bowed- "we will see each other again...sometime.." -he waved to her and then bow to them all, pulling the cloaks hood up as he headed toward the beach for a walk back into the woods- "Goodnight..to you all"

Mirius Pojoris: "Oh, Shadow...ye don't cause me any trouble at all." She sighed some and waved to him. "I hope ye find a good place to rest, Shadow. Good night."

Iimiidiina: "Good night, Shadow."

rawsha: ~Hashi said...a blacksmith in the den had....had been kind to the human turned lycanthrope...he said whoever it was she had taken care of him.....and he wouldnt hurt her if he saw her...~ -she looked up and smiled as she waved- "goodnight Shadow.."

Shadow Greyfang: -Shadow smiled under the hood and moved off into the forest, to set up camp not to far away-

Iimiidiina: ~And you think Garnet is the one?~

rawsha: ~she hasn't been around the beachhouse in a week..or more.....and i think she's nice...goodhearted enough to try to help someone~

Iimiidiina: He sighs. ~You are dead set on this, aren't you?~

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius just sat there quietly not and rested on the swing. Her head leaned back and she looked up at the stars quietly and thinking about how she'd even get back to the planets she was playing war on.

rawsha: -Ajax had curled up to Mirius and those stormy grey eyes looked up at her and he nuzzled against her...Rawsha gives a sweet but longing look up at Iimii, one of those looks that might melt a heart- ~pleeease?"~

Iimiidiina: He sighs. ~This is not a matter of yes and no. You could seriously be killed, whether by this werewolf or by one of the foul gangs.~ That kidnapped Oalix. He hoped she was alright.

rawsha: -those deep-sea blue eyes looked up at him- ~i know its dangerous...but i will have my big brother there with me~ -she grinned a little and tilted her head, she nodded hoping he would agree-

Iimiidiina: ~Oh, Rawsha. Um...~

Mirius Pojoris: Mirius felt the nuzzle from the dragon and would gently rub a finger across his back

rawsha: -Ajax kept nuzzling her hand and curled up close to her, a soft rummble almost like a purr coming from deep in his chest, Rawsha looked at Iimii-

Iimiidiina: ~Alright. Listen close. I'll... I'll take you to work with me at the Hospital. Once I get off, we can go find Garnet. I think I remember where her shop is. When do you need to find her?~

rawsha: -she smiled at him and hugs him- ~oh thank you Iimii!...tomorrow..can you come get me tommorrow..morning?" -she would have a chance to talk to Garnet and warn Igneous, she was happier-

Iimiidiina: ~Sure. But you have to come up with a story so I can explain to Master Fen why you're shadowing me. And I don't recommend getting werewolves involved in the discussion. I can't lie worth a mu'udra, much less to him.~

rawsha: -she nodded and thinks- ~i won't bother anyone i promise.~ -she would have to come up with a story-

Iimiidiina: ~Alright. Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, around... nine.~

rawsha: -she smiles and nods hugging him again- ~thank you Iimii...~ -she moved off his lap and went to her mom and Ajax she hugged her mom and smiled- "i think im gonna go to bed now" -she picks up Ajax into her arms-

Iimiidiina: ~There was a second thing I wanted to say... Oh yeah! Grimanth, as you know, is getting older. Can you please make sure that Ajax doesn't... you know? Get seduced by her or something? I think she likes him. -Likes- him.~

Mirius Pojoris: "Yeah, I'm hittin' the hay, too." She hugged Rawsha and stood up.

rawsha: -she smiled- ~alright Iimii...thanks for telling me~ -she waves to him- "have a good night Iimii..goodnight mama!" -she headed into the house and off to her room, she and ajax would be curled up sleeping soon after-

Iimiidiina: "Night you two. See you tomorrow morning, Rawsha." Iimii himself goes home as well.

Mirius Pojoris: She waved to Iimii. "Night, iimii. "Night, Rawsha." Mirius would head to the bedroom to go sleep for the night

rawsha: -Rawsha looked at Garnet- "..uhm my friend Hashi...told me a werewolf was going to be causing Master Igneous...and the FangWood Den people trouble..he said you would be able to help us stop the werewolf"

Iimiidiina: Iimii let Raw-raw do the talking now. He was sipping tea and listening idly.

Garnet Prismpaw: -Garnet sat there listening as she sipped from the mug of tea, her mind going back to the night Harold left, she could still see the feral look he had, the attempted attack on her that she managed to hold off and how he had left- "i...i don't even know where he went off to...how could i help...i won't hurt him..he be a friend to me"

rawsha: -Rawsha blinked- "but he might attack...FangWood Den...what about those people...my grandparents live there.." -she set the mug down- "and master Igneous..."

Iimiidiina: "I'm not even sure if they know about the danger," Iimii speaks up, putting in his two cents.

Garnet Prismpaw: -she thought about it a long moment, taking another sip of the tea, she looked at the two of them- "well i guess they should be warned...just in case." -she didnt see how she would be able to stop the werewolf but she would warn Igneous...maybe he would have an idea- "

rawsha: -she nodded and set on the edge of the couch, she was happy they would be going to see Igneous, her tail wagged she was once again excited-

Iimiidiina: "So you guys are going to Fang Wood Den?"

Garnet Prismpaw: -Garnet nods- "we should go..i can teleport the three of us..near FangWood Den.."

Iimiidiina: "Sounds like a plan. I should steer clear, though. Igneous and I are... rather at odds with each other. Bad idea to get a pair of pyromancers in the same room, you know? Garnet, can you look after Rawsha for me?"

Garnet Prismpaw: "aye." -she nodded to Iimii- "will take good care o' her" -she stood and summoned up her tinker's garb, it had all of her gizmos and things in the pockets just in case- "we'll be fine.." -she hoped-

Iimiidiina: "I sure hope so. Rawsha, are you sure you want to do this? Grimanth can't fly me yet, so you'll be on your own with this one, aside from Garnet here."

rawsha: -she smiled and stood, she had Ajax in his cloth sling, she would move over to Garnet and looked at Iimii- "i'll be okay Iimii...i wanna do this"

Iimiidiina: "Then good luck." He looks out the window, where the full moon was now big and bright. "And in the name of Canis, Lupis, and Bahamut, don't make have to sew you up at the Hospital only to club you with some silver. Either of you." Yes, he will do it, though the pain showed in his eyes.

rawsha: -she waved at him- "we'll be okay.." -she hoped, she smiled up at Garnet and held Ajax close-

Garnet Prismpaw: "you got it.."-Garnet smiled and put an oversized rune covered leather gloved paw on Rawsha's shoulder, the two would teleport from the house in a flash of purple light-

Iimiidiina: Iimii would hug his sister and Garnet before they leave, then would go home to scry them.

Harold Ramis: Darkness, at least relative darkness. The full moon, shining bright over Rhy'Din and various territories offered an eerie, alien color to the landscape, bathed in shadowy blue and silver. Shadows danced off of the trees and plants, though some may not truly be shadows. As some unfortunates may find out tonight. The lands bordering Fang Wood Den were dreadfully quiet.

N.P.C.: Mean while...... A patrol of Drow and Lupinossai Mercenaries patrolled the borderlands of Fang Wood.

Harold Ramis: The sound of silence permeated the air around this patrol. But maybe, just maybe, somebody was watching from afar.

N.P.C.: 3 male drows, chain mail armored, crossbows, and scimitars. 2 Lupinossais, Erthrai, plate armor, spears, 1 Lupinossai Mage, affinity Death, Level 2 arcana spells. 1 Airii Scout, light leather, long bow, and dagger. These mercernaries moved together on patrol with the airii in the lead flying in the night sky scanning the dark grey farm lands.

Harold Ramis: And all lunch. Unbeknownst to them, the predators were the prey as the werewolf who was, is, something the same but different. He stalks them quietly, looking for the weakest one. That mage looked rather helpless, and perhaps it was. It was naturally difficult to kill a werewolf. He slowly circles around to a flanking position, perhaps flickering at the periphery of one of the soldiers.

N.P.C.: "Intruder!" called the Airii in the night sky. The mercernaries spun on a dime, backs to each other and arms out. Spears held level, crossbows up. The mage was travelling in the center of the group, protected. Igneous didn't train dumb soldiers. The mercenaries kept on sharp alert watching all around them, the airii flying in circles looking for another flicker with the hawk eye senses they had.

Harold Ramis: The werewolf was a good seven feet tall and 275 pounds of pure muscles and black fur. Fur that melded to the shadows as that aggravating airborne creature shrieked out its warning. Fur that would be the last thing one of the guards would ever see as Harold propels himself from the trees and down onto the helpless-looking mage. He roars loudly in an intimidation attempt as he sails over spear and sword.

N.P.C.: Oh dear, the mage that was pounced was an illusion and vanished. The mage having teleported outside the guard ring and having the illusion of another Drow. Both spears came down in an attempt to skewer the mad beast. Cross bows were aimed as the group brok up to reduce cross fire. The airii, seeing the beast clearly with its sight, shouted. "Lycan! Blood Lycan!" he winged his way back to Fang Wood to spread the alarm.

Harold Ramis: He roars and bears down on the nearest soldier as the crossbows skewered, but didn't hinder, and spearpoints merely glanced off of his hide. The unfortunate soldier was ripped to pieces, starting with his throat as he was bitten into. Razor sharp talons dug ferociously at his torso, innards spilling out and blood spurting onto the black werewolf.

N.P.C.: "Hell." growled a Drow as the group switched tactics. Luckily werewolf hunting was a sport of Fang Wood Den. The Drow and the one Lupe erthrai alive pulled pouches out and threw sparkling dust in the air. The mage spoke an arcane rote summoning up a whirling wind that would stay with the werewolf as long concentration wasn't broken. That sparkling dust was powerized silver and wolfs bane.

Harold Ramis: Once he had his fill, the wolf roars at them and runs away. He was no moron (Viviana trained him well) as he retreated into the forest.

N.P.C.: The mercenaries regroup. Quickly discussed what to do. The mage spoke. "The scout has gone to Fang Wood. Soon, reinforcements will come. We hold here, and ready for another attack. In the mean time." the mage moved to the dead erthrai. "Des morte incum reverti tas bundi wis." The body cracked and gurgled then rose in a grim and gory parody of itself.

Harold Ramis: Ah! There it is! He surges out of the trees again as the mage separates from the group, becoming relatively alone. The beast moved with superhuman speed, despite the whirlwind that was hurting him rather badly.

N.P.C.: The mage grinned and spoke more. "Askim, iro nae silvim salis mahat." The weapons and armor of the dead lupe were now silver. "Find the werewolf and kill him or wound him. Go!" he heard the werewolf and turned. "Mortis incantum!" A phalanx of wraiths rose before the werewolf and slashed at him with nether swords. The undead lupe pounced upon the werewolf.

Harold Ramis: The swords of the nether were about as effective as the wind, and didn't hinder him. But the werewolf roars painfully as the silver blade slashes across his back, his momentum causing to tumble forward and bowl into the mage.

N.P.C.: The mage was knocked rolling in the dust. He took a moment and coughed dust out of his muzzle and stood. "Fighting retreat. Go!" he kept his eyes on the werewolf as he ordered the others to head back to the city. The other guards did so. Running backwards waiting for trouble. The undead lupe hounded the werewolf intent on killing it, only then would it's soul be released from the animated corpse.

Harold Ramis: He gets his bearings and picks up the mage by the neck before throwing him at the very creature he created.

N.P.C.: As he was grabbed, the mage wove the spell of vile purification grinning. He would die, but he touched the werewolf, the curse the werewolf had would start to unravel. Not rapidly, but in a week the man will be mortal and infested with blight. The mage slammed into the undead lupe not phasing the insane corpse. He merely rolled to the side broken and dead. The corpse came in fast swinging to cleave.

Harold Ramis: The werewolf roars again at the undead, as if that would do anything, and he runs away again, this time not to come back. But what a beautiful hunt, even though he didn't feel all that great. But Mistress will fix it all! He knew it!

N.P.C.: The corpse pursued the lycan. Only utter distruction would stop the silver encased corpse. It tackled the lycan, biting at it with silver fangs.

Harold Ramis: He roars as the fangs impale his rear. He reaches back and slices an arm clean off.

N.P.C.: Touching that arm would burn the lycan as silver mail covered the corpse.

Harold Ramis: It burned, but it was better than nothing. He then targets the neck, his movement distinctively slower.

N.P.C.: Silver blade comes up to slash at the torso of the slowing lycan. The corpse, already dead feared not pain or fatigue.

Harold Ramis: The hand is gripped in the nick of time, and the arm is torn clean off from decayed ligaments and tendons. He then wrenches off the head, blood spurting everywhere before he summons the strength to run again.

N.P.C.: The corpse rises and pursues. Necromancy magic requires no head. The lycan will need to imobolize it permanently.

Harold Ramis: The werewolf is limping badly as he runs home, slow enough for the stump of a torso with legs to catch. He kicks at a knee with clawed foot, hopefully severing the leg.

N.P.C.: The corpse buckles and falls down a ditch falling to fleshy pieces. It's soul released at last.

Harold Ramis: He heads back home, meekly howling the injury.