Hawksnest565

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"I know when its needed, and when its a waste of my time." Nadia shrugs as she rubs her hands together. "Most of the fighting that goes on this forest is petty squabbling." Her tone was ultimately disinterested as she elaborated. "I know how to handle myself." Her hand trailed to her knife and she pulled it out to gaze at it. She gently touched the blade and she shifted her eyes up to Marik.

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"I cannot exactly argue with your logic." Marik shrugged in response to her description of 'petty squabbling'. "I am uncertain of how much you know about the groups, but we are basically two collections of juveniles fighting over a pitiful scrap of forest." He laughed humourously for a moment at the thought of it. "What can I say? Once you have been doing it for a while you start to form an attachment to the side of the river you choose." He examined her for a moment. "Maybe you would not understand. Your accent and attitude belong to a drifter." He frowned thoughtfully. "Was it that? European of some description?"

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Although Aya hardly thought Destin should need to repay her for her help, as she would do the same for anyone who needed it, the thought of the two of them meeting up together warmed her heart. She vaguely recalled some conversation she'd had with Sacha about no longer meeting him but she got caught up in the excitement of the moment and in those two blue-green eyes that stared at her so hopefully. "Of course! Both of those sound like wonderful ideas!"

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Aya perhaps wasn't entirely confident. This was just the start of the season, after all. Yet the thought of the plants she had found yesterday and her desire to keep Destin calm fuelled her reply of assurance. "Of course we'll be able to survive. Don't you worry about one thing. Look-" she picked up a spare bag from beside her bed. "I even have a bag for you to carry it in. So just forget all about what happened."

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Unfortunately for Destin, Aya certainly could not hug him forever. She stepped back from the hug and looked at him with a smile. Sometimes all people needed was some comfort. "Trust me Destin, everything's going to turn out okay. Like I told you, you can take some of my herbs, okay? Nobody in the Broms will even know what happened." She turned to the piles that they had separated out. "You can take all of this. Brick gathered some more with me. Not to mention I have tons dried in preparation for the winter."

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Oh no. Aya felt a panic rising within her. This was the last thing she had wanted. She couldn't bare to see Destin upset, not again. But she wasn't going to let her emotions take over. What could she do to make him feel better? Acting more on instinct than thought she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him in close. She couldn't remember the last time she'd hugged someone like that. Something about it felt so right. She waited to see his reaction.

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Marik shrugged at her comments. "Few people are worth the time. But come now, there is nothing wrong with a fight once and again." He removed his scythe from his belt in a non-threatening matter and examined the blade for a moment. "There is no greater to way to know a person then to see them in battle." His eyes lifted from the weapon to her. "You seemed skilled with that knife the other day I saw you, after all. Or perhaps are you rather one for peaceful correspondence?"

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Marik simply watched as Nadia worked, feeling that she had the situation under control. When the fire lit up he moved a little closer to it. Even in its small form the fire provided immediate comfort in the chill of the day. He sighed at her question, thinking of the bustle of the camp. "I am indeed a Rabin, but that does not mean I care to be there at every moment of the day. Particularly when it appears so busy." He gestured to the empty forest around them. "I am sure you are someone who can appreciate the benefit of solitude given where you are. I have not seen you with anyone else."

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To Marik's disappointment the weak but warm sunlight faded only a few moments later, being taken away by a stray cloud. His bear form made him feel tired in the cold, perhaps some calling to hibernation, so he shifted back and observed Nadia for a moment. While he didn't really care for company this was really the only place aside from camp that he could sit by a fire and he certainly wasn't ready to return there yet. Nadia seemed like the quiet sort at least, and interesting in some way. Perhaps it was in her accent. "I would not suppose you have a flint? Or a match?" He gestured to where a fire had once burned, intending to start it up once more.

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"Hm?" Marik half-turned his head towards Nadia, surprised that he hadn't recognised the location. He'd been more distracted by the weather then he thought. He turned his gaze away from her and back to the sky, hardly in the mood for confrontation. "Good day to you." He spoke calmly in acknowledgement. "I was only enjoying the sunshine. If that so bothers you, I could leave your presence."

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"Was everyone on your side okay too?" Aya asked, relieved that he seemed to be okay to talk about it. There might not be another chance for a little while from them to share their healing techniques. She laughed a little at Destin's words. "Don't worry, people won't hurt me. If they tried to, I'd just fly away." she glanced over the piles of herbs they'd sorted. "This looks good, huh? You should have seen the plants yesterday! It was some miracle that they hadn't been killed by the cold yet."