1 hour later...
Tichondrius had left the complex in no great hurry, his daemon in tow, his materials left abandoned in his workshop. Truth be told he rather enjoyed the time spent with the petite girl of white, but he had other matters to attend to and couldn't spend the whole day cooped up in doors. There were pressing matters to attend to and as much as he longed to relax and spend time with friends, be they old or new, his duties would never simply go away. "She seemed rather nice, did she not?" a familiar voice crept into his mind, reminding him of his most loved companion and closest friend who currently hung from a strap draped over his shoulder. "I suppose she did," Tichondrius thought in response, eliciting a soft 'hmph' from Jin. Jin, as much as Tychus had valued it, could become a bit of a nuisance when it came to relationships with humans. Jin fancied itself some sort of matchmaker and it was something that Jin once amused himself endlessly with after learning that Tichondrius was of a sexuality that did not limit him to a singular gender of interest. After a few months of bitter grumbling between the two of them, they had agreed that Jin was to only offer an avenue to talk, but was not to harp on whether Tichondrius should pursue a mate or not. Jin's understanding of this was what left the topic of Rin decidedly brief. Hopefully it would stay that way.
"You certainly take your time," A voice that filled the space around its source called out to Tichondrius, drawing his eyes to the familiar though uninviting sound. Thok emerged from the shade of the art complex, marks engraved in the wall from where his antlers had been grinding into probably for the better part of the morning. "Morning," Tychus signed toward Thok, who nodded in reciprocation. "Is that a touch of lust I smell?" Thok questioned, moving closer to Tichondrius, the scent of aged leather filling his nose as the bony familiar leaned in, performing a faux sniff as if he could actually smell any inkling of sin within Tychus. "Perceptive as always," Jin's voice whispered through Tychus, the words venomous. "Ah yes," Thok's skeletal face contorted ever so slightly, as if trying to smile at the hunter, "Lust is it? Such a common smell..." Thok brushed a bony hand along his navy blue suit, as if trying to push off dirt, "Especially in this hub of pubescent humans." The scent of aged leather slowly turned into that of sulfur, a sign of disgust by Thok. He had no distaste for sin though, for sin was what birthed and fueled him. He was an incarnation of he nine sins, the four prongs on each antler an homage to the core sins, the two antlers together a representation of the root of sin, Pride. He was a being endlessly amused by the sin of humanity though even in a zone flooded with teenagers, it was almost like a sensory overload for the daemon. His general disposition against humans certainly contributed to the distaste of this academy as well, that was sure.
"So, what is it that you need today?" Tichondrius swiftly signed toward Thok, who loomed over him, standing at just shy of seven feet tall, eight if his antlers were taken into account. Thok clasped his bony hands together, letting out a barely audible huff, "I was becoming worried you'd never ask. I need to feed and I can smell a B class roaming the forests just beyond Aulani. It reeks of greed. I simply must have it." If Thok had the glands to do so, he'd be salivating as he spoke of the daemon, the empty sockets where eyes once may have been glowing sanguine, a sort of malevolent bloodlust emanating from him. Thok was a distinctly unique deamon, the sin incarnations being a class all of their own. Thok was a particularly powerful daemon in his own right, only being outclassed by the greatest of daemonkind. The S classes, such as the leviathan that Tychus's father once commanded. Though what made them especially distinct among daemons was not their power, but their insatiable hunger. The sin incarnates exclusively feasted on the most sinful of men and the daemons of who strongly embodied any particular sin. Most daemons held the common decency to not prey upon one another, but the Sin Incarnations held no such loyalties. "Very well," Tychus signed, looking from his follower to the lake they were passing by. It was a lake his friend's younger sister was often found by, a lake that held many secrets, a lake that was deeply valuable to his family name. Deep within the lake were caverns that were said to reach down to hell itself and within the lake is where the Leviathan emerged, the very one that Tychus's father Mathew formed a contract with. Twenty-six years for a familiar that was unmatched by any other at the time. A bargain in the eyes of most hunters. What had happened to the Leviathan after Mathew's death was anyone's guess. It very well could have been slumbering deep within the lake's caverns as it once did. Tychus had not the stomach to find out and doubted he ever would.
"Dare I say I taste something sweet as honey lingering in the air..." Thok whispered, an impossible grin crawling across his face as he motioned toward the tree Tristan frequented, her presence as well as that of another student and their familiars visible to Tychus and Thok, "How very.. riveting..." Tichondrius shot a glare at the daemon, his steel gray eyes colder than the depths of the lake. "Keep your thoughts to yourself," Tichondrius signed, giving a glance toward the two, the thought of dropping by to 'say' hello running through his mind. Another time perhaps, Tychus decided, forcing himself to remain aware of Thok's need to feast lest he recreate an incident in Tichondrius's second year. Tychus was still bearing the guilt that came with Thok devouring a fellow hunter's daemon before the very hunter's eyes. It had been a messy, gruesome affair, one that gouged Tychus's reputation and expunged years from the hunter's life. It was best to feed Thok and let him go about whatever he did when Tychus wasn't watching. It was to everyone's benefit that way.