Hawksnest565

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"Hurt them of course!" Aya sighs, "Everyone's always getting into fights. One of these days it's not going to just be some stitches. Not that anyone ever listens to me about that." At Destin's explanation Aya's eyes light up and at once he seems quite heroic to her. "Wow... Yeah! That's right! I mean, I would never want anyone to die because they didn't have a healer around." She smiles at his optimism, "I'm glad to know that everyone in this forest has someone looking out for them!"

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"Thanks," Aya glances away shyly at his compliment, but is grabbed by his talk of the Broms. "I thought as much! You should see what some of them have done to the Rabins!" She shivers at the sound of Fabine's name, one she'd heard spoken often but had thankfully no face to put it to. She looks over the kind boy before her. "I don't understand. Why are you part of them?" She gasps, eyes widening at a horrible thought. "Th-they're not keeping you prisoner are they?!"

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Aya laughs a little at his greeting, and gently took his hand with the one that wasn't holding his dagger. She gave it a soft shake. "It's a pleasure to meet you Destin! My name is Aya and I'm a Rabin healer." She searches his eyes curiously, as if searching them for any hidden malice. "Wow... I've never been so close to a Brom before. You're a lot less scary than I would have thought." She glances at herself. "Maybe it's a healer thing."

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Aya smiles to herself and shifts back, slipping the blade of the knife into her hand and offering him the hilt. "Hey, you dropped this. I've heard Broms aren't really forgiving, so it might not be a good idea to come back weaponless." She still stays fairly far away from him keeping in mind that he's a Brom, but she can't help but feel sorry for Destin. The image of him falling still sticks in her head.

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Aya feels a wave of relief the moment that Destin says he's a healer, and is about to explain her own situation when he attempts to retreat. The image of the boy falling over in a flurry of leaves is both sad and hilarious, and she stifles a laugh at the sight of it. Something inside Aya twinges and she feels her curiosity about another healer overcome her. She shifts and flies over to the other side, landing with her talons over Destin's fallen dagger. They hit the metal hilt with a clink.

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"Y-yeah, well!" Aya steels herself, not prepared to be scared off by this boy. "My groupmates are nearby too! They won't let you hurt me!" She spoke with more courage than she felt, but the glint of Destin's dagger in the sun and the thought of eerie Brom eyes watching in the trees behind him made her immediately feel some regret for her stance. She considers searching for her knife in her backpack, but it would leave her much to open to attack.

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The moment Destin's eyes fell on Aya she felt a terrible shock. Now that the stranger had noticed her there was no telling what me might do. Her mind scrambles to remember if she'd brought her knife with her this time. Wait, her knife? Aya's gaze fell from Destin to the leaves at her feet. The thought of her knife had reminded her of the task at hand. Those leaves did look an awful lot like the ones she'd been looking for. Had this boy been collecting them too? She looks at him quizzically, noting that he didn't appear very menacing.

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Aya only spots Destin once she is out of the trees in full sight. She freezes, unsure of who he is. Holding her breath, she considers her options. She could certainly go back into the forest. Or maybe this person wasn't a Brom? Strangers had walked on both sides of the river more often than she could remember. It would be unfair to judge anyone she saw at first sight. And why should she leave? There was nothing wrong with collecting herbs. Nobody could fault her for it, surely. The whole time as thinks she keeps her eyes on this strange boy. It was something about the plant he was looking at.

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As she quickly walks Aya's head is filled with the thoughts the herbs she could find. At this time of year with all the rain there should be some healthy plants out. Only as she approaches does she remember the dangers on the other side of the river. Aya's fear almost stops her for a moment and she wishes she'd brought someone with her, but it seemed so silly to go back now. Convincing herself that she would be find, she hurries on and makes it to the riverbank.

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Aya pops out of her tent, grateful to see that the drizzling rain from earlier had dispersed. Just the other day she'd lost her umbrella to unknown forces... Unknown forces being the wind which had blown it from her grip. She'd have to buy a new one soon, or at least a raincoat. The Rabins could hardly afford their healer not being able to go out and about because of a little water. Already the weather had stopped her from pursuing the herb-collecting she'd been planning to do by the river for too long. She sets off out the camp, too distracted by her mission to ask if anyone wanted to come along.