Chi follows behind Ash as Bane helps him guide her to food, nodding in agreement, "Food first."
Even still, he listened closely to her list, her worries, and kept them in mind ontop of what the Black Sun was going to have to go through now that they've all been attacked. Normally, he would have asked Jeb where they were moving to, and scouted ahead by now.

But...

Their information network was wide, and he wasn't the only one that could scout. Meanwhile... His eyes land on Ash again, considering her and all that had happened over the last three days. It is painfully clear, this girl who was just another face in the crowd to him before - a name that only held the vaguest part of his interest before he had stumbled into her shop.

And she needed him more than the Black Sun did.

He frowns slightly, then busies himself gathering food for himself, shoving a roll in his mouth as he fills his plate up.

Peter, on the otherhand, made sure to keep a firm hold on his leader. His frown was purely of concern. "Its fine my prince, just don't lose yourself..."

Astra came quickly behind Beta, even more concerned seeing that it was, as she had suspected, it had been Dante that was stressed. SHe couldn't blame him, she knew him better than most. At least, outside of his fellow vampires. Stepping forward, she speaks up, firm but gentle, "Dante?"

Ash nodded at the pair and started to dish up food but didn’t get a lot. Bane watched with concern, knowing she didn’t eat a lot when she was thinking too much.

Dante nodded softly and said “I’m sorry for this…sometimes the past comes up without warning…” then he heard Astra and turned to look at her. “My lady…I’m alright…just..”

Chi seems to bee different from ash in this regard. He is in thought, but his plate is piled high even as he eats a breadroll. Every once in a while, he sticks a roll on ash's plate. First it was with seriousness, but by the third one, he was just doing it until she notices the ridiculous amount of bread on her plate.

Astra pauses bu nods, walking up to him slowly and seaks softly, "...do you need a room Dante?"

Half way thru she finally looked down and looked at chi. “What the heck?” But she was smiling and Bane nodded softly, having taken two plates and making sure the second was well balanced. He was goin to make her eat that plate too but Chis actions were too funny and sweet to get in the way of.

Beta sat by her and tilted his head. His eyes glowed a bit and nodded “the heir’s nightmares…a scary tale in deed…you know of the beast?” Dante looked at the wolf then said “maybe…I pray I’m wrong. Truly…” he looked to Peter then said “Tell our lady what you saw…she needs to know”

The cat boy just grinned at her, "Thats what you get for not paying attention. next time, im going to start putting candy there. or something." he shrugs slightly, finishing off the breadroll he had been eating. "If you got such big plans, at least make sure you can survive until you get through them. I won't be happy to have to drag you around if you starve yourself, you know."

Peter blinks, gently letting go of Dante as the exchange happened between vampire and wolf. He of course is concerned, and confused, about all of this. But everyone present seemed to know better than him about what's going on. Hearing Dante's words, Astra looked over to him expectantly, the young vampire standing up straighter again. After all this was the woman his leader swore himself to.

"ma'am. I recently entered the nightmares of one of our guests. It seems like a major character there is a creature which attacks her father, pure white, dark red glowing eyes, and red pupils.

Astra frowns, looking immediately in Dante's direction.

Ash smiled and nodded “thank you for taking care of me. My head gets so busy I forget what’s around me most of the time…” she headed for a table to sit at and Bane muttered “protein drinks…I keep a cooler in her work shop. Also bottles of sealed water. She won’t take drinks in public…”

Dante nodded and said “you should know it…for I spoke of this being when you were younger…for it was the major character in my own nightmares of the past…The White Fear…Do you recall it?”

Chi blinks, then his mouth twitches a bit into a more genuine smile. Soft as it was. This might be the first time she had thanked him for him doing things to help her, outside of outright saving her life. He just guides them to a spot to sit, but listening to Bane, he nods slowly, "...we should have bottled water, if they're not packed away yet." Looking around, he quickly asks someoen to go check for him.

Astra looks uncertain but nods slowly, "..I recall...you used to tell me stories. but I was little then and I think you didn't want to scare me...Something about hunting people?"

Bane nodded and said “I’ll grab a cooler for ya. It will make things easier for ya. And food bars. Any way to make her eat on the go and without using both hands”

Dante nodded and said “it’s a hunter sent by the evil gods…”

He nods some, taking bane's words into consideration. Ash's requirements. After a moment , he nods agan, "...are you thinking of doing that now? I can watch your food for you"

SHe grits her teeth, "...we are dealing with evil gods now?"

Bane said “nah, not sure where I’d find one around here. I can get it later. Just talking a lot loud” ash looked up and said “guys I can hear you. I have a bot at the shop can handle all of that if your that worried”

Bane smirked and took a sip of his coffee. “Of course Ash of course…”

Dante shook his head and said “no but in the past Ash did…meaning someone wants her gone like they did me all those years ago…”

Chi also smirks as Ash speaks up, sitting down and beginning to shove food into his face. "Yea...but you can just turn bots off right? or change their reminders."

Astra takes a deep breath and exhales in a controlled fashion "...Gods are.... patient. And hardly forgetful. Surely, this god still wants her dead..."

Ash blinked and said “why would I do that? They sleep to recharge…turning them off is just unnecessary” bane laughed out loud and said “oh ash…Ash never turns them off. To her they are living beings…”

Dante rubbed his face and said “or worse…” he stood tall then and said “since I am on part duty till I recover fully I’ll see what I can learn about this creature…”

He looks over at them and hums, "she does huh..?" His face stuffing slows down as he slips into thought. Machines as living beings. He's not sure how to think about that. He never was sure Before personally meeting her, all he had thought on the matter was an interest in Astra's opinion about her - that Ash's mindset and smarts was what made her important. But from what he has seen, it's definitely more than that. And he was sure that Astra saw that too. He wonders how she is taking the new information.

She smiles wryly, "...I can't ever get you to really stop working fully. Just be careful, Dante. You already had that hunter's attention once... don't get their attention again, ok?"

Ash was over half done with her plate, the eating speed showing that she had been more hungry than she thought. Bane smirked watching and turned to Chi. “So, if you and that other fang will go with Ash to her shop, I’ll see who I can take to my place to see if it will work for the guild to hide out in”

Ash looked over and said “Bane, that place is huge. It’s perfect for what they need” bane nodded and took a sip before answering “I know but I still want to make sure nothing is needed.”

Dante looked at her and knew she meant it. For once, he wasn’t looking to fight his prey. Just find it and figure out what they were dealing with. He rubbed his chest a little, the old wound on his chest aching as he thought about it. He said “Peter…in her dream, did she say anything about how she got away from it?”

Chi nods, looking at Ash's plate and her eating speed. For a moment, he considered giving her one of his breadrolls...but then he held back. There was plenty of food around, he didn't need to take off of his own plate. He finshes her mouthful and chases it down with drink as he turns to Bane to keep the planning going, "Oh Peter? He was hanging around all night, I'm sure he'll follow us. Hm... Dante is beat, and Jeb needs sleep. Maybe you can just take Astra?"

Peter shifts slightly but shakes his head, growing concern for Dante, since Astra seemed very serious about him being careful. "Unfortunately I dn't think so. SHe said she screams, and then things go black. Wether she passed out or disassociated....its clear someone had to have helped her, right?"

Bane nodded and said “whoever is fine. Just someone who knows the needs of the guild. Dante and Jeb shouldn’t be moving around too much. Wait what happened to that fang that helped me last night…I think it was Jacob?” Ash looked over and asked “what happened last night?”

Dante nodded and said “either a breathing soul or…a servant of the moon goddess…that’s my guesses for now” then he saw both their faces and said “alright what’s wrong?”

Chi pauses and thinks, then checks the time, "... From what I got, he hadn't rested since before the attack, and probably took a watch shift last night." he waves a fork around, He's... a special case here, and is a real stickler for remaining well rested, if you can afford it. Trust me, you don't want to be the poor sod whose pranks keep him from sleeping" Chi grins at the end there, clearly, he had been that guy. "But anyways, he doesn't talk about it much, but its not hard to figure out his deal. You just got to listen."

Peter sighs, " We worry for you, my prince. I don't understand it completely, but I trust Astra to be rightfully worried." Astra murmurs, "moon goddess... maybe the best thing to hope for is that we aren't sticking ourselves into a war between gods..."

Bane said softly “he needed blood badly last night so I gave him mine…but sadly my memory of the incident is fuzzy…can you give me the hints he might have given last night? I don’t want to be that guy”

Ash frowned and threw a spoon at Bane who chuckled.

Dante looked between them and asked “and why pray tell are you worried about me? I’m fine. I’ll recover by tomorrow at the latest”

Chis body language shifts again, this one to more awkward as he glances at the people around them, "Nah...I doubt he would have said much. Thats not the kind of listening I'm talking about...you got good sense, I'm sure you'll figure it out"

"because you dont know when to stop" Astra says almost imediately, and matter of factly. "Even when you obviously shouldnt move, you do anyways, and then i have to knock you out so that you dont attack me in a frenzy."

Peter grimaces hearing it.

Bane looked confused but Ash said “well his a vampire so that’s a clue. Has he been with Dante for a long time?” She was now invested in figuring it out.

Dante was in front of her in a moment, cupping her face in his hands. “I would never hurt you. Never. Your scent is one of the only things that brings my mind peace…I don’t stop because if I do I could lose everything again…and I’m not losing you or this family…never again”