Hawksnest565

The Two Sides

Aya bows her head to Sacha's words and thinks on them for a moment. Then she quickly steps forward and wraps her in a hug, be careful to avoid the injured shoulder. "Thank you." she mumbles, her words muffled as she hides her face in Sacha's shirt, trying not to cry. "You're very brave and I know that you keep everyone safe. I... I won't seek Destin out..."

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Aya feels shame overwhelm her at seeing her leader, who she knew was so strong, have tears in her eyes due to her accusation. She was conflicted. The thought of Sacha taking someone's life was horrific, but at the very least she felt remorse for it. "Sacha..." Aya sighs, eyes turned to the ground. "I know you look out for us. You always have. I just... I just want to know that what we're doing is right. I mean, those are still kids on the other side of the river. Just like us." she walks a little closer. "How do you know - how should I know - that we haven't done the wrong thing?"

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Aya stops with a sigh and nods, believing that Sacha wouldn't lie to her. "Well, Destin said a lot of things. Mostly about how the Rabins might be in the wrong..." she watches carefully for Sacha's reaction on the next line, feeling slightly guilty for her suspicion. "... and that you killed the previous leader of the Broms."

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Aya feels... she wasn't quite sure what, but she feels something at Sacha's insistence that she and Destin should not be friends. She'd been happy with him even though she didn't know why. Perhaps it was because they were both healers? Sometimes she felt out of place alongside all the strength the Rabins had. Destin had easily understood the life of being a healer. And then there was what he'd told her... She refuses to answer her question quite yet. "He... he said somethings. About the Broms and the Rabins."

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"Umm..." With her examination finished, Aya listens more closely to Sacha's queries. For a second she hesitates about telling her leader the truth but then wonders what she has to fear. Besides, silence wouldn't answer her questions. "Yes, I found the herbs I needed. The Brom healer was gathering them too." She looks directly at Sacha, confused. "I'd never spoken to a Brom before, Sacha. He was really nice!" She glances at Sacha's wound. "I mean, I couldn't even see him doing something like this."

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Nadia eyes the rabbit as she works, careful not to get blood all over herself. She soon has the skin and body separate. She rises to her feet and wipes her hands off on her pants, before turning to look around her. She should start a fire. I'll need to find firewood and kindle... She thinks to herself. Nadia focuses her attention to her surroundings once more before setting off to gather supplies. Something seemed off, it was too quiet. She narrows her eyes slightly.

@wallaberry

Marik had been watching the entire time as she worked and then saw as her body tensed up in a way which implied she had sensed something. It wasn't unusual per say. Plenty of people could notice the sensation that they were being watched. However, he still felt that there was something to this stranger. He remains in his bear form and waits to see if she spots him, interested in how she would react.

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Sacha sighs. "Broms, what else?" She shakes her head a bit and chuckles. "Almost half a day I believe." She tilts her head. "Surprised to see you this far from camp. Aren't most of your herbs closer to the town?" Her eyes darken. "You didn't see any other Broms crossing the river or trying to start anything did you?? I sure wouldn't put it past them, especially if Fabine was just keeping us busy..." She frowns and glances around, half expecting an ambush of some kind.

@Fionraella

Aya examines Sacha's shoulder closely, half-listening to what her leader was saying. "Broms... Of course..." In the back of her mind the image of Destin's face appeared along with the questions she'd been planning to ask but she pushed them aside for the issue at hand. "I was, uh, collecting river herbs." She murmurs, checking to see how the wound looked. To her relief it wasn't deep. "I didn't see anyone." It was a white lie but she didn't think it was relevant quite yet. "Knife, was it? I think you can get back to camp before I treat it. The bleeding's basically stopped."

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Marik pads further forward and searches the area. An unfamiliar woman comes into his sight. Some unaffiliated person most likely. That kind were rarely familiar with battle or likely to undertake it. He felt inclined to leave with no desire for conversation but stopped himself for a moment to observe the woman's actions. She was skinning her caught rabbit with skill he didn't often see. Perhaps there was more to her than he first thought.

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The sight of her fellow Rabins quickly brought a smile to Aya's face. "Sacha! Selena! How are you guys?" She badly wanted to ask Sacha her questions but the sight of blood on Sacha's shoulder quickly shifts her focus. She rushes to Sacha's side. "What on earth happened? I was gone for what, a couple of hours?" Her eyes run over Selena as well, checking if both of them are injured.

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Marik knew he was closer to the origin of the scent but still could not hear anything. He shifted again and could tell it was close. He travelled forward, as quietly as a bear could manage, until he could just spot the remains of what appeared to be a rabbit snare in the distance. He could not yet see Nadia.