Jaden's eyes widened for a moment, and he covered his mouth with his hands, looking horrified.
"I..." he stammered.
"I guess I should tell you." he sighed, a sense of resignation to his tone.
"Humans. The people." he told her. "They're the first group." he said.
"And... vampires."
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Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She was silent for a moment, completely silent, before sighing.
"All right... I follow you on the human group. Probably vampire hunters, if I were to guess more specifically." She commented.
"But... I don't get it. Why are vampires after you?" She asked
"All right... I follow you on the human group. Probably vampire hunters, if I were to guess more specifically." She commented.
"But... I don't get it. Why are vampires after you?" She asked
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden bit his lip when she asked her question.
"I..." he stammered.
"I can answer that with something to show you." he told her.
"It... it should... tell you all you need to know." he went on.
"Is there... somewhere more private to do this?" he then asked, looking around. "Or... or is it okay, here?" he asked her further.
"I just need to take off my shirt."
"I..." he stammered.
"I can answer that with something to show you." he told her.
"It... it should... tell you all you need to know." he went on.
"Is there... somewhere more private to do this?" he then asked, looking around. "Or... or is it okay, here?" he asked her further.
"I just need to take off my shirt."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She was completely silent for a moment as he asked his quyestion.
"If you would prefer somewhere more private, I'm afraid you will be hard pressed to find. This house is located in the middle of a forest with no means of tracing where we are." She answered honestly.
"I made sure it was private and secluded, due to those who are after myself." She then said.
"You will be safe to remove your shirt while here." She then said. All th while, she couldn't deny the curiosity, and a bit of aconcern, as to what it was that he was going to reveal.
"If you would prefer somewhere more private, I'm afraid you will be hard pressed to find. This house is located in the middle of a forest with no means of tracing where we are." She answered honestly.
"I made sure it was private and secluded, due to those who are after myself." She then said.
"You will be safe to remove your shirt while here." She then said. All th while, she couldn't deny the curiosity, and a bit of aconcern, as to what it was that he was going to reveal.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden just nodded.
"Okay." was all he responded with.
He then turned around, so his back was towards her, and lifted his torn and dirty shirt. Once he did, the woman saw something extremely cruel.
His back was covered in cuts and scars, but the focal point of it all was right in the centre of his back, between his shoulder blades. It was... a mark. An emblem, one could have said. But it was one that nobody wanted to wear. It looked like a corrupted version of the Chinese Yin-Yang symbol, with small inverted pentagrams where the smaller circles should have been.
It was the mark of a dhampir. A half-breed. And with how crudely it had been 'carved' into his back, the woman could tell it had been done by a mana hunter's weapon... probably a special bladed whip of sorts. But it marked Jaden as neither human, nor vampire... and isolated him from both groups, making it easy for them to identify him... and go after him.
"This is why." he told her.
"The ones that did this to me let me go... and called out to me, saying I would never find peace in this world." he finished.
"Okay." was all he responded with.
He then turned around, so his back was towards her, and lifted his torn and dirty shirt. Once he did, the woman saw something extremely cruel.
His back was covered in cuts and scars, but the focal point of it all was right in the centre of his back, between his shoulder blades. It was... a mark. An emblem, one could have said. But it was one that nobody wanted to wear. It looked like a corrupted version of the Chinese Yin-Yang symbol, with small inverted pentagrams where the smaller circles should have been.
It was the mark of a dhampir. A half-breed. And with how crudely it had been 'carved' into his back, the woman could tell it had been done by a mana hunter's weapon... probably a special bladed whip of sorts. But it marked Jaden as neither human, nor vampire... and isolated him from both groups, making it easy for them to identify him... and go after him.
"This is why." he told her.
"The ones that did this to me let me go... and called out to me, saying I would never find peace in this world." he finished.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She growled lightly, silently, and when Jaden said what he did, he didn't hear her ire in her voice.
"Don't worry." She told him.
"You're safe here. Neither my daughter nor I are hunters, and we both know what it's like to have to hide." She told him simply, plainly, honestly.
"Now, how do you feel about some new clothes...?" She then asked abruptly.
"Because... that shirt looks to have seen better days."
"Don't worry." She told him.
"You're safe here. Neither my daughter nor I are hunters, and we both know what it's like to have to hide." She told him simply, plainly, honestly.
"Now, how do you feel about some new clothes...?" She then asked abruptly.
"Because... that shirt looks to have seen better days."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden let the shirt fall back down, covering the mark again, before turning around and looking at her.
"...that would be nice." he said.
"I've been wearing these clothes for... a while." he admitted.
"I've tried to clean them numerous times, but... just water can only go so far." he lamented, shaking his head a little, and sighing quietly.
"...safe..." he then mumbled suddenly.
"Never thought I would find a place that I could call that." he admitted.
"This means... more to me than you can ever imagine." he told the woman.
"...that would be nice." he said.
"I've been wearing these clothes for... a while." he admitted.
"I've tried to clean them numerous times, but... just water can only go so far." he lamented, shaking his head a little, and sighing quietly.
"...safe..." he then mumbled suddenly.
"Never thought I would find a place that I could call that." he admitted.
"This means... more to me than you can ever imagine." he told the woman.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She just smiled lightly.
"True. WAter really can only do so much." She agreed with a nod.
"Come, let's see if I happen to have anything that will fit you." She then said before heading off, motioning for him to fol.low.
"True. WAter really can only do so much." She agreed with a nod.
"Come, let's see if I happen to have anything that will fit you." She then said before heading off, motioning for him to fol.low.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden watched the woman head off, before slowly following her.
"I... hope Miss Demitra will be okay." he said.
"She... she saved me. Twice." he said further.
"And... she fed me, and let me sit by a warm fire." he went on.
"...she got hurt because of me..." he then mumbled.
"Let me know if you need me to do that again." he continued.
"I'm not sure if I got all the poison." he admitted.
"I... hope Miss Demitra will be okay." he said.
"She... she saved me. Twice." he said further.
"And... she fed me, and let me sit by a warm fire." he went on.
"...she got hurt because of me..." he then mumbled.
"Let me know if you need me to do that again." he continued.
"I'm not sure if I got all the poison." he admitted.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"One of us will definitely let you know." She told him honestly. On the way past what looked to be a kitchen, she held a hand up to say 'one moment', and headed within. Jaden could see what she was doing, as she made her way over to a plant sitting in the window and plucked one of the thick leaves out. She squashed it to have whatever was within come out, and he could identify it easily by the minty scent and the almost turquoise colour of it, that it was the plant that she said she'd give him in a tea.
She filled it with water from a barrel and brought it over before holding it out. When he peered inside, he could see it boiling.
"Careful. Give it a few minutes to soak of the flavour, and to let it cool down."
She filled it with water from a barrel and brought it over before holding it out. When he peered inside, he could see it boiling.
"Careful. Give it a few minutes to soak of the flavour, and to let it cool down."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden looked at the boiling water, before accepting the drink.
"Thank you." he said.
"....do you have fire mana?" he asked her.
"Because I don't think that water was boiling when you let it out of the barrel." he commented.
"Or is it something else that heated this water?"
"Thank you." he said.
"....do you have fire mana?" he asked her.
"Because I don't think that water was boiling when you let it out of the barrel." he commented.
"Or is it something else that heated this water?"
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She paused a moment before sighing.
"I ... we'll get into that after we get you changed, all right? The short answer for that, is yes." She started
"it's how Demitra got you here, as well." She then said.
"I ... we'll get into that after we get you changed, all right? The short answer for that, is yes." She started
"it's how Demitra got you here, as well." She then said.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"Okay." Jaden replied.
He then paused, and smelled the tea.
"...smells good." he said.
"Smells better than the times I've had it in the past." he told her.
"It's the same plant, but it seems... better, overall?" he then said, sounding a bit confused.
"It is healthier or something?" he asked.
He then paused, and smelled the tea.
"...smells good." he said.
"Smells better than the times I've had it in the past." he told her.
"It's the same plant, but it seems... better, overall?" he then said, sounding a bit confused.
"It is healthier or something?" he asked.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"AS you say, I plucked the laves right off of the plant itself." She told him.
"And I take care of all flora around me." she added with a soft smile
"Anyhow, come. We were on our way to see if there was any clothing that would fit you." She then said, heading off in the direction they had been originally heading. She walked into a small room, which was about 1/4 of the size of the room he'd woken in, that had a lot of clothing in it.
"Take your pick."
"And I take care of all flora around me." she added with a soft smile
"Anyhow, come. We were on our way to see if there was any clothing that would fit you." She then said, heading off in the direction they had been originally heading. She walked into a small room, which was about 1/4 of the size of the room he'd woken in, that had a lot of clothing in it.
"Take your pick."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden's eyes widened as he saw all the clothing.
"Oh..." he said.
"Oh, wow..." he mumbled.
He then set the tea down on a small table nearby, and started to look through all the clothing, eventually settling on a simple combination of greys and blacks, that looked about his size.
"These look like they'll fit." he commented.
"Oh..." he said.
"Oh, wow..." he mumbled.
He then set the tea down on a small table nearby, and started to look through all the clothing, eventually settling on a simple combination of greys and blacks, that looked about his size.
"These look like they'll fit." he commented.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
She nodded.
"I will be just outside the door." She told him.
"Feel free to come out after you get changed." She said before stepping out and closing the door. It was a small lcoation, yes, but there was enough room to get changed in there. Especially when smaller, as he was.
"I will be just outside the door." She told him.
"Feel free to come out after you get changed." She said before stepping out and closing the door. It was a small lcoation, yes, but there was enough room to get changed in there. Especially when smaller, as he was.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"Okay." she heard Jaden say in response.
About 3 or 4 minutes later, Jaden stepped out of the room, clad in the clothing he had picked out.
"These feel a lot better." he told her.
"Thank you." he said.
"And thank you for letting me sleep in that bed." he went on.
"How long was I asleep?" he asked her.
About 3 or 4 minutes later, Jaden stepped out of the room, clad in the clothing he had picked out.
"These feel a lot better." he told her.
"Thank you." he said.
"And thank you for letting me sleep in that bed." he went on.
"How long was I asleep?" he asked her.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
'Not long at all." She answered.
"About an hour or so." She then added.
"So not very long at all."
"Anyhow, I am glad that feels better. I can wash your clothing ifd you would like."
"About an hour or so." She then added.
"So not very long at all."
"Anyhow, I am glad that feels better. I can wash your clothing ifd you would like."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
".....sure." Jaden replied.
"I suppose so. That'd be nice." he told her.
"Um..." he then mumbled, thinking for a moment.
"I'm Jaden." he introduced himself.
"But... you probably already knew that."
"I suppose so. That'd be nice." he told her.
"Um..." he then mumbled, thinking for a moment.
"I'm Jaden." he introduced himself.
"But... you probably already knew that."
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"I will do that when I am washing Demitra's clothing tomorrow." She said with a smile.
"And Jaden? Pleasure. I'm Racquel." She then said.
"Do you have any questions?" She then asked as they started to make their way back to where he found her and Demitra earlier.
"And Jaden? Pleasure. I'm Racquel." She then said.
"Do you have any questions?" She then asked as they started to make their way back to where he found her and Demitra earlier.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
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