Cassius huffed in relief when she released his arm, trembling a bit when she licked his arm, he wasn't even going to question it. It caused a slight blush on his face though, he hid it by looking away. "You're welcome, do you have a name?" He asked her curiously, she had to have had one, everyone did, he rubbed his arm and realized how fast he had actually healed, his factor was fast but he had never healed that fast. Only his blood did that, now he understood why she licked his wound, to speed up the healing process.

Mina took some more relieved sighs, licking her lips a bit while her senses calmed down. 'My name is Mina, Mina Scrios. Sorry about hurting your arm.' she said.
'So..., what are you actually?' she asked. She already said he was a supernatural like herself, but she didn't know what he was exactly.

Dutch was walking about the forest, he had eventually got put down on the ground. After a while of walking in silence, he was able to adjust better to his new senses. There was so many different smells and sounds around him. He had got fairly good at focusing his ears and ignoring unimportant distance sounds, and all the new smells of the forest was jarring at first when he first realized they was there, but eventually became manageable if not pleasant. His sight was also sharper, while he seen less color, he seen a lot more detail. After adjusting some more to his new senses, he asked, "So, what now Zero?"

Cassius' heart rate quickened as soon as she asked what he was, this was not going to be easy. "Uh...are you sure you want to know?" He was reluctant, he knew his form was terrifying to many and he didn't want her to run away only to be captured by someone. "Uh...." He was now nervous, he was only okay with his claws and fangs being existent, those didn't really scare people.

Zero looked at Dutch. 'You want to go get some food and then go for the house with books again?' he asked. Throughout the year he had spend most of his time searching for food and places to stay.. Eventually they had encountered a small library with old books, some of which containing old magic.

Mina looked at him and smiled faintly as she saw his nervous reaction. 'Why are you so nervous about this? You already saw what I am when I tried to bite your arm off.' she said a bit embarrassed. She had faintly remembered what she had done and felt sorry about it. 'I can taste that you're not human, plus a normal human can't cut through bars of steel and enchanted chains like that.'

Dutch rolled his eyes when he talked about the "house with books", "I know what a library is, and if you really want to go to that musty old place, I will go too. Not like I have much choice in the matter. But I guess getting food is always nice." he said. He had got better on his new legs. If he walked like he use to, his legs would still get sore pretty easily, but he had learned how to walk slower and in a way where his legs wouldn't hurt as badly.

Cassius took a few steps back from her after standing up. "I just don't want to scare you and make a bad impression..." He said to Mina, he wasn't even able to manage a smile, he had been serious about scaring her. He didn't want to do that at all. "Well, I was human....I was a hunter before but then I was changed..." He explained, showing off his claws, fangs, and piercing blood red eyes.

Zero grinned a bit. 'Not the large library. I mean that house with the small library inside it.' he said. He walked toward the town with his improvised blade on his back.

Mina looked at him with an interesting look in her eyes. She got on her feet and dusted her skin off with her tails before looking at him with a smile. 'I've encountered almost any supernatural there is, fought most of them, been brainwashed and tortured, starved to death and have seen some of the most gruesome things in the world. I think I can handle seeing a fellow supernatural in his feral form.' she said. 'Trust me, there's nothing that can frighten me.'

"Yeah, judging from the looks I get....I don't think anyone knows what I am." He said plainly, he smiled a little when she said she wouldn't be scared. "That's a relief, now...I'll show you..." He said, his crimson eyes gleaming before he shut his eyes, what looked like a swirling flame of shadows were surrounding Cassius. Dangerously whipping around him, to anyone else they seemed like they would harm him severely, but they did no such thing. A hiss emanated from the barrier surrounding him, it faded and there he was, his beat form had been well over the size of an elephant in height and possibly weighed more due to the muscle on his body. His skin was now black and shiny, almost as if it was oily, the sharp spikes on his back flared up for only a moment as if there was danger. His paws revealed each of his claws, digging into the dirt with ease before retracting them. His whip-like tail swayed back and forth, he opened his mouth to reveal his pearl white gums and long white tongue, his rows of razor sharp banana sized teeth were showing.His eyes were no longer existent and no evidence of his ears being there were present but he could hear. His nostrils were now slits that flared every moment or so. In realization that he might scare her he closed his mouth before laying down like a dog would.

Mina had to admit the transformation was a surprise, but his transformed form immediately interested her. She looked at him wide-eyed and moved towards him. She took a moment, reaching out her hand and looking at him as if asking if it was okay. Then she ran her fingers along the lines of his body, following the traces of his muscles and bones. 'So interesting....' she murmured. 'Your build is canine, though your skull is reptilian, as well as your skin and claws.' she stated. 'I've never seen something like this before...'

Cassius saw how she reached her hand out and paused as if to ask permission, he had never had someone touch him before, not like this. Not in this form anyway, people never tried to get close.to him and if they did it was because he was the reason for it. He gave a nod of his head, he couldn't speak at all so gestures were the only really way for him at the moment. He flinched slightly at her touch before relaxing, she was being kind and gentle, normally he ws punched and kicked by struggling humans or supernaturals. He hissed lightly before a very deep cat-like yet mixed in with reptile characteristics purr was heard from him. In a wisp of shadowy flames he reverted back to his normal human form. "So, thanks for not panicking..." He said to her, honestly thanking her.

Mina saw that he was uncomfortable, but she was glad she had gotten the opportunity to observe him. 'No problem.' she smiled a bit. 'So..., what are you doing here actually?' she asked. 'What were you doing near that place? You shouldn't go there, it's horrible.' she said.

Cassius stayed silent for a moment, trying to think of a logical reason of why he was even anywhere near Vlad's complex. He couldn't just tell her the truth, that would have been idiotic, to tell her he worked for the being that led to her imprisonment.. "I heard you out there and I just had to help you, I couldn't just leave you there..." He said, that was some of the truth but he wasn't going to say anymore, she didn't need to know.

Perrin stared at the other man that was strapped down for a while, slightly confused. Young age? With that tone it sounded like the guy was older than Perrin, but he looked the same age as him. He supposed the man was supernatural which made him slightly have less regret for what he was being forced to do now. Perrin looked down at his pad and wrote two words down. He revealed the pad to the man, showing the words; "I'm sorry". Perrin grabbed the scalpel and began his work by stabbing the center of the man's right hand.

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Anthony continued down the stream, whistling a slow, quiet song and continuing to skip pebbles. He had been gone now for quite some time, but felt like he should stay here while he still could. Anthony picked up another pebble and tossed it into the stream. Maybe he should go look for the complex Daniel had led the other half to. According to Mason Perrin was supposedly there so maybe it would be good to speak with his hunting mates.

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Cassius stayed silent for a moment, trying to think of a logical reason of why he was even anywhere near Vlad's complex. He couldn't just tell her the truth, that would have been idiotic, to tell her he worked for the being that led to her imprisonment.. "I heard you out there and I just had to help you, I couldn't just leave you there..." He said, that was some of the truth but he wasn't going to say anymore, she didn't need to know.

Mina smiled faintly hearing his reason. 'Well thank you either way.' she said and sat back down on the ground. 'So..., what are you going to do now?' she asked. She didn't want him to leave already, it was nice to be able to talk to somebody normally. She had been tortured and mistreated for so long that she'd forgotten how a normal conversation went.

Cassius gave a mental sigh of relief, at least his slight lie was believable, on the outside he nodded and smiled, his fangs showing. "Well, now I'm going to see how deep this cave goes for the time being. The people who took you might be looking for you again, I don't want you visible for them." He said, the passageway ws large, almost like something big was living in the deeper area. He was hoping nothing was there with them, but his hope was fading the more he smelled the air. "Would you like to come with me?" He asked her curiously.

Mina smiled a bit, though it was weird for her to have somebody care about her well being again. It felt nice though, it made her feel happy again for the first time in a long year. She got up when he asked her if she wanted to come along and nodded. 'Yes, I'll come along.' she said.
For some reason she didn't feel the need to cover herself in front of this man. She felt completely comfortable around him. Perhaps it was because she fed so much from him.
She realized she didn't know his name yet, so she caught up with him and looked over. 'So, what's your name?' she asked. 'You look familiar somehow.'

Cassius turned his head the moment she asked his name, he was slightly nervous again, then even more so when she said she recognized him. "My name is Cassius, I look familiar to you?" He introduced himself and asked his question as he began to lead her down into the darkness of the interior of the cave. He subconsciously grabbed her hand to pulled her toward him, he needed to be sure she was safe in all circumstances, he could see in conditions like these as clear as day but he didn't know if she could.

'Yes, from somewhere... not sure where though.' she said. 'Cassius..., nice name.' she said. She followed him along into the cave, easily looking around. She felt him grab her hand and blush lightly, but didn't pull her hand back. He probably thought she couldn't see in the dark.

Cassius looked toward her for a second, doing a double take just to sure he actually saw her looking around. "Er....you can see, can't you?" He blushed in embarrassment, realizing he made a fool of himself in that action. "Heh.....sorry.." He said, he began leading her through the maze of a very large labyrinth, this was now worrying him, he looked to the walls to see detail depictions of what looked like human sacrifices. He saw a large beast with multiple limbs paralyzing its offering before consuming them. What ancient people practice that, hopefully this thing wasn't still around. He began to tread further with Mina.