[IC] The Two Sides

[Fionraella]

Aya lets out a sigh of relief and stands up, brushing off her pants. "Um, thanks for recognising me." She hesitates, not sure where to go with this conversation. It seemed unsafe to just tell two Broms that Destin was going to leave them from the Rabins, but it seemed an equally bad idea to lie about knowledge of Destin's whereabouts. In the end she settled for a compromise of not specifying what was going on. "Ah... Well... I saw him on the other side of the river not too long ago. It looked like he was heading deeper in your side of the forest." She looks with fear at Jayden and takes a few steps backwards. "S-sorry. I didn't realise I was on your territory."

@Hawksnest565

Elauna shrugs. "I don't believe in hurting healers, so you're lucky I did." she glances at Jayden. "Go find him and bring him here." She orders. She then smirks. "Perhaps we should bring you to the Brom camp to talk to Fabine about why you think it's okay to cross the river..." She then groans. "But Fabine might kill you, I don't think that's smart..." She begins pacing. "Why do the Rabins always ignore the fact that the river is the border, huh?"

[wallaberry]

Jayden narrows his eyes slightly at Aya, but nods. "Very well. You need to mind the territories, Rabin." He shoots a look at Elauna before heading towards where Aya motioned. He sniffs the air to see if he could catch wind of the small healer. "Destin, why do you have to be like this?" He mutters to himself.

[Fionraella]

Jayden narrows his eyes slightly at Aya, but nods. "Very well. You need to mind the territories, Rabin." He shoots a look at Elauna before heading towards where Aya motioned. He sniffs the air to see if he could catch wind of the small healer. "Destin, why do you have to be like this?" He mutters to himself.

@wallaberry

Destin pauses, halfway to the Brom camp. He sighs, stomach twisted into knots, as he wonders if this was a smart idea. On the one hand, he could be with Aya and be happy. On the other hand, there was a very real chance that any Brom who found out what he was about to do, would kill them both. And he really didn't want to die. And he really didn't want Aya to die either..

[Hawksnest565]

"I'm sorry..." Aya said to both of them, bowing her head in apology. "Please, just let me go. I won't tell anybody about what happened! And I promise, I'll never cross the river again after this." In fact, I'll barely have a reason to go near the river. She hoped that Destin would show up soon and find the Brom he'd been talking about. She just wanted to get away from these people. Even though they seemed unwilling to harm her, who knew how quickly the minds of these strangers would change.

[wallaberry]

Jayden follows the trail back to camp. He could make out Destin's scent as he moved through the trees. "Hmm, so Aya was telling the truth." He spoke his thoughts aloud as he makes his way to the healer. "Destin? Where are you?" He calls out, hoping to run into him. "Come here please. We need to go find Elauna."

[Fionraella]

"I'm sorry..." Aya said to both of them, bowing her head in apology. "Please, just let me go. I won't tell anybody about what happened! And I promise, I'll never cross the river again after this." In fact, I'll barely have a reason to go near the river. She hoped that Destin would show up soon and find the Brom he'd been talking about. She just wanted to get away from these people. Even though they seemed unwilling to harm her, who knew how quickly the minds of these strangers would change.

@Hawksnest565

Elauna raises a wolf eyebrow at Aya's pleads. "Will you knock it off? I don't have unlimited patience with the likes of you." She snaps. She snorts and looks in the direction Jayden had run off, willing him to find the little healer and hurry about. Something about Aya unnerved her and she didn't like it. It was something with the way she spoke, less hostile or afraid than most Rabins, and that irritated her.

Jayden follows the trail back to camp. He could make out Destin's scent as he moved through the trees. "Hmm, so Aya was telling the truth." He spoke his thoughts aloud as he makes his way to the healer. "Destin? Where are you?" He calls out, hoping to run into him. "Come here please. We need to go find Elauna."

Wallaberry

Destin stops, hearing Jayden. He gulps. Jayden was a nicer Brom, for sure, but that didn't make Destin any less afraid of him. He sighs and heads back that way. He sees Jayden's figure up ahead. "Why are we finding Elauna?" He asks, his heart skipping a beat. Did they find Aya and she already told them the plan?? But why did Jayden sound so exhausted or tired or just done with everything? What was going on? Was Aya hurt?

[Hawksnest565]

Aya sighs. It would be stupid to run when a wolf could easily catch her. She could shift and fly away, but then Destin would be left wondering where she went. In fact, it was probably better that she couldn't leave here. At least Destin would know where she was. Maybe he could even talk this Brom down from keeping her. After all, what else could they do with her? She looks at Elauna carefully. She didn't really have the face of a nice personality.

[Fionraella]

Aya sighs. It would be stupid to run when a wolf could easily catch her. She could shift and fly away, but then Destin would be left wondering where she went. In fact, it was probably better that she couldn't leave here. At least Destin would know where she was. Maybe he could even talk this Brom down from keeping her. After all, what else could they do with her? She looks at Elauna carefully. She didn't really have the face of a nice personality.

@Hawksnest565

Elauna glares at her. "Didn't your mother ever teach you it's not nice to stare?" She sneers, before stretching out her claws and laying down, watching the girl. "While we wait, how about you tell me a bit about yourself? Why you crossed the river, why you, a healer, are on a patrol alone." She says calmly.

[Hawksnest565]

Aya allowed herself to relax before she began to talk. She had gotten quite good at lying to patients when she didn't want them to know how bad things were. She knew it did no good to look nervous. "Everyone's always so busy at camp, you know. Since I'm the only healer I think they forget how much effort my job takes. They don't want to come out looking for herbs with me, you know? Even though it's gotten colder, you can sometimes find a few by the river if you're lucky." She felt that she was throwing the Rabins under the bus, but she couldn't think of any other excuse to being alone.

[Fionraella]

Aya allowed herself to relax before she began to talk. She had gotten quite good at lying to patients when she didn't want them to know how bad things were. She knew it did no good to look nervous. "Everyone's always so busy at camp, you know. Since I'm the only healer I think they forget how much effort my job takes. They don't want to come out looking for herbs with me, you know? Even though it's gotten colder, you can sometimes find a few by the river if you're lucky." She felt that she was throwing the Rabins under the bus, but she couldn't think of any other excuse to being alone.

@Hawksnest565

Elauna nods slowly. "So your group would rather you be killed by Broms because you're a ditsy little girl crossing the river, than accompany you on your herb-finding expedition?" She sneers a bit. "Sounds a bit like our group, y'know? I couldn't name how many times I've seen Destin wander off without telling anyone! Stupid kid. He's seriously going to end up being killed one of these times."

[wallaberry]

Jayden eyes Destin over before replying. "Because, we found the Rabin healer on our side of the river." He flicks his tail as he speaks. "She told me to get you, and then we're going back to camp." Jayden personally wanted to deal with this and go on the opposite side of where Elauna would end up going. Being around her was mentally draining.

[Fionraella]

Jayden eyes Destin over before replying. "Because, we found the Rabin healer on our side of the river." He flicks his tail as he speaks. "She told me to get you, and then we're going back to camp." Jayden personally wanted to deal with this and go on the opposite side of where Elauna would end up going. Being around her was mentally draining.

@wallaberry

Destin blinks. "Oh..." He then sighs heavily. "Okay, that sounds good." He walks over to Jayden and begins heading back to the river. He whimpers softly, hoping that Elauna hadn't hurt Aya... After all, that Brom girl was pretty mean. He didn't think she'd actually resort to hurting a healer, but it was hard to tell sometimes.

[Hawksnest565]

Aya shrugs, trying not to let the shot at her group get to her. "Well, they know I'm here. If I don't show up in a little while they'll come looking." That wasn't true in the slightest, but Aya wanted Elauna to think that she couldn't be held here forever. She had to bite her tongue at the mention of Destin. It still didn't feel right to tell a Brom what was going. "So... Who are you?" She asks, trying to change the topic of conversation.

[wallaberry]

"What's up?" Jayden looks down at Destin with a frown. "You seem upset." The larger shifter walks alongside the ocelot, easily matching his pace. "You can tell me, you know. I won't let Elauna snap at you."

[Fionraella]

Aya shrugs, trying not to let the shot at her group get to her. "Well, they know I'm here. If I don't show up in a little while they'll come looking." That wasn't true in the slightest, but Aya wanted Elauna to think that she couldn't be held here forever. She had to bite her tongue at the mention of Destin. It still didn't feel right to tell a Brom what was going. "So... Who are you?" She asks, trying to change the topic of conversation.

@Hawksnest565

Elauna smirks at the change of conversation. Something that she had said irritated or worried the girl. She would figure it would with time. "I'm Elauna, an archer in the group Brom. Heiress to some palace somewhere I'm sure." She grins smugly. "After all, with these dashingly good looks, how could I be anything but royalty?" She laughs a bit. "And yourself? Other than being the Rabin healer, I know next to nothing about you. Except you're either fiercely protective of that boy, or your group, and I'm curious which one you are more protective of."

[Fionraella]

"What's up?" Jayden looks down at Destin with a frown. "You seem upset." The larger shifter walks alongside the ocelot, easily matching his pace. "You can tell me, you know. I won't let Elauna snap at you."

@wallaberry

Destin shrugs. "I'm just..." He looks at the larger boy and gulps. "It's not just Elauna I'm worried about, it's the entire group..." His heart skipped a beat as he wonders if he could trust Jayden. He stops walking. "I'm leaving the Broms." He then squeaks and flinches, expecting Jayden to attack or try to kill him.

[Hawksnest565]

"...Elauna?" Despite her calm, Aya couldn't hide the look of surprise that appeared on her face. This was the girl that Destin wanted to replace her? She didn't seem a thing like a healer. Should she just tell Elauna what was going on? No... This girl seemed cruel in some way. She answered her question in order to try to mask her surprise. "I'm a Rabin healer and my name's Aya. That's all there is to it." She frowned. "I don't need to make a choice like that, so I'm certainly not going to tell you."

[Fionraella]

"...Elauna?" Despite her calm, Aya couldn't hide the look of surprise that appeared on her face. This was the girl that Destin wanted to replace her? She didn't seem a thing like a healer. Should she just tell Elauna what was going on? No... This girl seemed cruel in some way. She answered her question in order to try to mask her surprise. "I'm a Rabin healer and my name's Aya. That's all there is to it." She frowned. "I don't need to make a choice like that, so I'm certainly not going to tell you."

@Hawksnest565

Elauna nods. "Indeed. By your surprise, I'm guessing someone has told you about me!" She grins at the girl. "Now I'm curious what you've been told." She smirks, then nods. "Pleasure to meet you Aya." She nods firmly. "Pretty name, suits a healer like yourself. Means bird or art in some languages if I'm not mistaken?" She then chuckles a bit. "I see, so underneath that cute exterior you do have a bit of bite in you, good."

[wallaberry]

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Destin shrugs. "I'm just..." He looks at the larger boy and gulps. "It's not just Elauna I'm worried about, it's the entire group..." His heart skipped a beat as he wonders if he could trust Jayden. He stops walking. "I'm leaving the Broms." He then squeaks and flinches, expecting Jayden to attack or try to kill him.

@Fionraella

Jayden processes what Destin admitted to him. "Hmm... Do you think that's a good idea?" He flattens his ears. "You're not the toughest to start with... this will just put a target on your back." Jayden sits in front of Destin as he thinks. "You'd probably fit in with them better though," he frowns and nods towards the boy. "Get up, I'm trying to help."

[Hawksnest565]

"Hmm... something like that." Aya looks surprised that Elauna would know such a fact. She seemed to have a good memory for facts then. That was something useful for a healer. Perhaps Destin did know what he was talking about. Even if she did seem condescending, she knew how take control of a situation as a healer should do. This was as good a time as any to bring it up. "So... what do you think about healers?"