"I guess-guess... I won-won't believe you, no... Who dare... ?" She was worried for the little crow, who was very fragile to her eyes. Maybe he wasn't, but she prefered ask about his status...

"I... I hope you'll feel better... better an-and better evey-everyday... If you have any-any problem, just t-t-t-tell-tell it. I... I'm strong... Even-n-n-n if it isn't visu-visual phy-physically..." She smiled shyly. She was right. When someone provocated her, or her friends, so she wasn't really herself. She was totally umpredictable, a sort of daemon. Maybe because, when it happened, her past came back ? It wasn't really gone, after all...

Nat-Nat nodded back. "You're... You're right. I think I'm a doe who's searching the problems. I like to pro-provocate the deer that I dislike. But often, I prefer avoid them too." She looked at the little crow, hopping he would be ok with all this strange stuff.

She slighly laughed in back. "I think we should try to control our actions. It seems like we love the mess." She smiled. Maybe she loved them ? Oh, certainly. That's why she always searched the problems around her ennemies, jumping and laughing around. She sighed. Stupid her...

- Forgive my english please -

- Nat' can be very fragile too, she just needs to be sick, then she is harmless too ♥ But Tandem has friends who are protecting him. Nat' will do if he has any problem again~ And if she is in-forest, of course -

"I have lost someone dear to me.. I'm hoping to hear their voice so I could find them," the crow explained plainly, frowning slightly.

"I don't know.. I don't even know where I would start, if only I could catch his scent or something," the crow murmured, trying to keep his calm. "Maybe you've seen him.. he's a peacock, just a little bigger than I am, with long, white tailfeathers. Have you?"

Tandem hesitated for a moment before sighing, "His name is Tengfei." Even if this stag could give him some sort of lead, he would be happy.

ohai Thank yoou. c:

"So you're saying she has no respect for anything or anyone around her? That's good to know.. that you're a horrible judge in character. It's none of her goddamned business, and she sure as hell isn't a martyr or anything close. While it's none of my business too, it's beyond disrespectful of her and I doubt they appreciate her butting in. ... Whatever."

"Yeah, if only that would happen. No offense to you, but that brute of yours seriously needs to be knocked down a notch, she's not as high and mighty as she thinks she is," he scoffed, still obviously enraged, "it just pisses me off, seeing her act like this. And here I was under the impression that she didn't even LIKE Sianna, or Sorog at that."

A pause.

".. Would you really do that..?"

"Well.. thank you. But, after what she's done to me, after what I've seen her do to countless other deer, that is all she is to me. And it's probably the nicest thing I could say about her, and I can't apologize for that," the crow huffed, feathers ruffling in frustration. "I understand your view, I just hope you can understand mine." It was thoroughly justified in his eyes.

He quirked a brow at the mention of them being friends now, looking skeptical and quite unamused; "that doesn't seem curious to you at all? That she would suddenly want to befriend those she hated so passionately. Then again, maybe it's everyone else who's dense for forgiving her despite many of them having been hurt by her at one time or another." He scoffed.

"Unlike everyone else, I didn't appreciate her acting all clingy or trying to protect me or whatever shit she might've claimed she was doing. I don't appreciate it in the slightest."

Dismay snapped his beak shut sharply as the stag snapped so suddenly, bringing the bird to tense and draw back a bit, wings ruffling uneasily; just looking completely stunned.

"Look, alright.. I'm sorry," though he wasn't sure what he was sorry for exactly. Certainly not for what he said about that doe. It was likely he could simply feel how stressed Death seemed over this.

He hesitated a moment as he saw Crucio starting to walk off, still unsure of himself. But after a moment he took a few steps forward, looking towards the stag, "I'm still here if you ever need me, Crucio."

I always have.

Ahh, I was wondering who that was. And Tandem was happy to meet her too! <3

n3n <3

Ahh thank yooou.<33

Sysy ♥

WHAT. I THOUGHT I WAS TRACKING THIS ALREADY BC

Saanra: I THOUGH YOU WERE TOO. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?

Cicadia: lD tyty.<33

Tandem huffed as he eyed the doe, feathers ruffling in annoyance. He was already on edge and the last thing he needed was to be accused of such ridiculous things. "She's a liar and a backstabber. She's broken the hearts of those I love, hurt countless others. She's the reason my body's covered in scars." The crow tensed up, tears welling up in his eyes out of frustration.

"I once called her my sister too," he snapped, standing taller to stare the doe in the eye regardless of how much his legs trembled under his weight and the tears which threatened to spill over now. "I was trying to protect my family; the ones whom she has hurt. Don't be so quick to judge!"

Hikari couldn't help but take a step back. He was so emotional. "But Levi has had enough for today don't you think?" She looked Tandem in the eyes softly feeling bad for him but her anger still lurking. "I can understand that she might have hurt others, done things that hurt others but Mr. Tandem if you don't let what she has done go nothing will get better. A grudge is never something good to hold on to. And Levi wasn't doing anything to anyone. She was washing in the crying Idol because she was hurt. She wasn't truly bothering anyone was she?"
She ruffled out her pelt and looked around with a gentle huff. "P-please don't cry..." she whispered softly her body growing weak already with exhaustion. So much had happen in such a short time for her.

Hikari took a step toward him trying to look at the little crows face. "I'm sorry Tandem...." She lowered her head further and stared at her hooves. She could understand how ridiculous it sounded to forgive someone that had done all that. "But.... I will tell you something about me that is like you."

Looking at him she tried to catch his eye "Both my mom and younger brother were killed by a stag that hated my family. My daddy left me alone and that stag kept trying to kill me. Mr. Tandem, I forgave him in the end. When I found him old and broken and still trying to hurt me. I couldn't hate him any more Mr.Tandem. I just couldn't hold my grudge of wanting to hurt him for hurting me."

She gently nosed his wet cheek her own eyes filling with tears she would not shed. After the gentle touch she took a few steps back "I don't want you to hurt Tandem. I don't want to see anyone in this much pain. So..." She hesitated preparing to be shot down "If you ever need someone I'll listen to you. And if Levi tries to hurt you come to me if I am around. She will be mad at me but I don't want you two to keep fighting this way."

With that she turned slowly and started away.

Nat-Nat missed Tandem too ♥

Track c:

_{"You're quite warm" The voice is soft and light, airy almost, a long forgotten dream, spoken through silvery lips. Eyes like tar framed in ludicrously long eyelashes closing for a moment, but only for a moment, before returning to a half-lidded state.}

<sub>"Am I?" he tilted his head, a drowsy, curious motion. "I must have picked it up from another" he mused, long tail flicking at the tip.
He moved on feet that did not look like they should have supported him, thin and sharp at the ends, inspecting the dark feathers with a look of interest.
He knew other creatures with feathers. But none like this.

"They're quite pretty" he commented.
He could be a subtle creature, but, oftentimes it was better to simply be blunt.
"What is your name?" he questioned then, tilting his head slightly to the side, locks of crimson hair licking at his face.</sub>