Alari reached up and adjusted his glasses as he listened to Mera, she had a very good point she would have fixed this by now. In his own desperation he overlooked that and he suddenly regretted asking her about it, but listening to her he could hear her voice breaking, though he couldn't see it he was sure a pained expression was on her face right now. He even added to it thanks to his actions which only made him feel worse, but he watched her in silence before he watched her throw her hands up and start pacing away. Something clicked in Alari as he watched Mera's back, he found his body moving on it's own as he reached out and hugged Mera from behind, keeping a firm grip to try and keep her from moving any further away. He couldn't let Mera walk away, he didn't even have time to think of a reason why he did this it just...happened.
"Mera," Alari said gently moving his lips near where he assumed her ear was. "This may sound strange but you should accept those emotions. They show just how much you care about everyone, instead of walking away from them, instead of averting your eyes you should advance with them. Use them as your strength to keep pushing forward, the powerlessness you feel, the pain that must be gripping your heart you have every right to hate it. Because you hate those feelings you should...no need to confront them. Destroy the powerlessness you feel by acting, conquer the pain by doing everything possible to get rid of it's cause. Being strong all the time is exhausting Mera, having to smile through countless hardships, putting on a blank face in the midst of adversity, doing that all the time just hurts. Rin told me when you advanced towards Mary, you didn't do so without emotion, you yelled at her, begged her to stop what she was doing, Rin said it was because of that she was able to stop Mary, she saw the doubt show on Mary's face for a moment. Your emotion your love for Mary pushed you forward putting a crack in Mary's wall....Rin just opened a bit by reminding her of her own emotions."
Alari gripped Mera tighter, he couldn't let her go he didn't want to let her go he had to say this to her.
"I believe real strength is standing back up when you've been knocked down...time and time again. The others know that strength is in you Mera, it's a strength not everyone has, anyone can put on a fake smile and with enough willpower someone can blank the emotions on their face but to stand back up when a cruel world or cruel people knock you down...not everyone has the will to stand back up. I know Larel and Hotaru have seen it in you, and your family has too as well, even I've seen it Mera. I know Larel wouldn't leave you behind, you accepted the true him, you accepted the demon lurking in his body. That boy's traveled alone longer than any human should have too but you looked at him, even his darkest parts and still let him accompany you. Larel can't leave you behind because you are his master...and his friend. I know Hotaru feels the same, in her deepest despair, when she hid from the world you were the one that extended a hand towards her, you taught her how to use her fire magic, gave her a reason to move forward even if it was revenge it was something to keep her advancing until she could find more reason to keep going. You two must have many memories together, I doubt those two would abandon you Mera. I believe the same with Eryn and Raina as well and Mary too, you're dear to many people Mera and after everything you've been through after all the pain caused especially by me you've earned a moment of weakness. What's important is to let it out, cry, rage do what you need too and keep moving forward that's what matters and if for whatever reason you can't stand up on your own we'll be there to help you."
Alari moved his head and arms away before taking a few steps back lowering his arms to his sides as he spoke, a small smile on his face.
"You don't have to try and fix it alone, I suppose I should have said that in the first place. We're all in this together, we'll work together to do what we can even if it's just waiting for her to wake up. I'll be right there as well I'll even cry with you should the desire arise. I believe Mary will wake up, if her big sister Mera isn't there she might get worried, I gotta make sure I put on my biggest smile when she wakes up as I have to apologize to her as well. We keep moving forward because that's all we can do, the past can't be changed no matter how much we wish it so all we can do is keep advancing. We needn't forget the past...but we can't let it consume us. Let's head back Mera everyone's waiting for us...that and Larel will eventually lose his patience and come looking for us. He needs to protect his precious master after all."
Alari chuckled a little at the end but he raised his hand and extended it to Mera.

Larel listened to the two in silence bringing his hand to his chin before taking a sip of his tea, sad as it was to admit he kind of understood where Raina was coming from but only a little and he wasn't about to say that. Larel smirked hearing Mera knowledge on the artifacts, he'd expect no less from his master but even he understood that didn't mean she could just fix what was going on. He'd probably feel frustrated if something was right in his face and he didn't have the means to resolve it, in fact something was in his face and he couldn't get rid of it. His eyes landed on Rin who calmly sipped her tea listening to everyone in silence, every part of him wanted to make her leave but if she was really a part of Alari he knew what would happen if he tried.
Larel looked down at the birds his stomach growling again as his eyes twitched staring at them, the scent was starting to drive him a little crazy, he was beyond starving at this point it was hard to think and focus when something so succulent was right in front of him, granted it wasn't a boar or anything but it was meat and that was good enough. He had to wait for them to cook, he knew he had to wait but his eyes were locked on them and the look on his face actually made Kaori worry a little.
"Larel are you okay?" Kaori asked arching a brow again.
"He's going to switch," Rin said closing her eyes
"Huh?" Kaori questioned looking at her but he received his answer shortly after speaking.
"Aaaah I'm going to die of hunger if this keeps up," Larel said holding his stomach his eyes drooping a bit. "...please cook faster little bird."
"L-larel" Kaori said his eyes widening a little, even Jin yipped as Larel stared at the birds a small smile on his face.
"Rin..uh...what...what's..." Kaori said though Rin spoke knowing his question.
"Larel keeps a straight face as his normal self and cuts off his emotions to address the situation as need be, or at least tries too. Though he's opened up a bit he still keeps some emotions to himself, he's constantly keeping a hold of his darkness and mental state against Zenmaru so he rarely shows his other sides. I mean you'd need mental fortitude when someone whisperers in your head constantly to kill everything, I'm sure Zenmaru's told him to kill us at least twenty-six times."
"T-twenty six," Kaori said clearly not pleased at the number.
"Could be more but put simply he has to keep up an appearance outside and inside...when he's hungry however...he can't exactly keep the outside up. Zenmaru and Larel are two beings in the same body, in such a state their personalities mash together due to Larel's mental slip due to his body's natural needs. You start to get tired and faint without water for a long time right, imagine that but instead of feeling faint his personality mixes with the other existence in him. If Zenmaru was fully asleep or absent we'd just see Larel's other side but since Zenmaru's in there their existences clash. Don't misunderstand though Larel's in complete control still, he just get's a bit of Zenmaru's...eccentricity."
"I...I think I get it..." Kaori said tilting his head slightly
"People have many sides to them and we don't always show every piece of ourselves to everyone, not out of distrust mostly but just that it isn't necessary at times. Larel has shown many sides to Mera and Hotaru...this is just one of those sides mixed with Zenmaru's. Hotaru's seen it before, he's acted childish on the verge of hunger before right Hotaru?" 
Rin looked over at Hotaru as she spoke as she was the only other person around that knew Larel the longest.
"When you first met him he acted strangely correct, the moment he was fed it seemed like he just...switched on a serious face."
"I'm not acting childish Rin-kun," Larel said looking over at her. 
"Kun..." Rin said trailing off glancing at him.
"I'm just hungry is all, I mean they look delicious right? I can taste them already I can see my hunger being satiated in my mind's eye, ah it's so satisfying I wanna make it a reality."
"I'm scared," Kaori said scooting a little further away.
"By the way Na-chan," Larel said looking up at Raina. "You shouldn't be all mopey just cause Onee-chan is better than you in stuff."
"Onee-chan is Mera," Rin said clarifying as she had Jin warm up more tea.
"Instead of focusing on the stuff you're horrible at, you should look at what you're better at instead. I mean you're really really bad at elemental things right so that means you must have trained yourself in something else. I'd imagine Onee-chan wouldn't need to do that so that means you'd have the upper hand in that aspect, you should remember that, I kinda know the feeling myself. Well I killed the person that was 'better' than me but it was on the battlefield and another enemy ninja it's a long boring story of discovery, self-worth and all that. Oh I wouldn't advise killing Onee-chan though I'd have to kill you if that happened and I don't hate you so I'd feel bad. Don't like you either but I don't hate you. It's kinda like..neutral affection or something."
"It feels like that was an insulting compliment," Kaori said blinking a few times.
"Good observation," Rin said taking a sip.
"Anyway you seem to have some decent traits, you're not bad looking, nice figure, that temper of yours might attract some guys." Larel said continuing. "Not really my type though but I could see someone liking you. You have that whole 'i'm dependable but also a loner' thing going so that's nice and you can handle yourself. You're marriage material so yeah keep that in mind not getting any younger right? Ah that doesn't matter cause you don't age right...hmm..then you already have an advantage over so many people, I mean I saw this old lady once with all these wrinkles and all I could think was 'ah man I'll have wrinkles like that one day' but you won't, why aren't you smiling more I'd be beaming at news like that."
".......is that done yet?" Rin said looking at the birds.
Kaori was just holding his head at a complete loss at what to do or say right now, Larel meanwhile was humming to himself lost in his own little world as he waited for this fish.
"Ah right thanks Hotaru-chan, I appreciate the consideration immensely," Larel said still keeping his attention on the fire.