Shawn
*Lucrum being Lucrum; would have himself yet again on a walk to clear his mind. Howerever he knew subconsciously knew he would come across another person doing the same. After the encounters in Ombu, he wonder who May he find amongst the wilds of the Salvainian territory.*

*The Elven raised Air Macen would find himself leading along his equine friend only a few dozen meters away from the group. Jace would likely smell the equine and Macen approaching as well as the Canifor being able to hear them. The rustled of the bushes. He can be heard whistling before breaking the bush line and spotting the pair. He freezes up and smiles*

"Hello there...? How are you—?"
*Lucrum waves at the Canifor and companion before awaiting their response. As usual he was wearing his classy attire with his crown and his Sabre. His body language was rather surprised at them, he hadn't expected someone to be out here but was actually delighted by the fact he met someone, it was the second occurrence of this happening in the woods.*
Michelle
*Jace was the first to catch a whiff of the Macen's scent through the tempting smell of jerky that was in front of him. His tongue returned to his mouth, the smile gone in an instant as it was replaced by a low growl. Juna'a ears swiveled to the side to the sound of rustling bushes a second after Jace had noticed Lucrum's presence.

She turned her head to see the Macen standing there, her heart dropping in an instant. Jace sprung up to his paws, teeth bared at Lucrum as the Jackal ran towards him and the Equine without second thought. A series of barks escaped him, the playfulness lost in an instant.*

"Jace, heel!"*Juna yelled desperately. Of course the Jackal didn't listen, too caught up in chasing away the Macen to Juna's disappointment. Looks like it didn't take treats to get the Jackal to chase after something.*"Jace-!"
Shawn
*Lucrum likely not wanting his horse to be endangered let's it's reigns go for it to flee, the horse however having a high temperament stands it's ground for the time being. But it's face is full of angst, as it watches its owner be threatened. . . It stamps in place as the dog approached.*

*Lucrum seeing his horse not flee, yet. Gives him the stupid influx of confidence to calm the Jackal who is charging him. Lucrum lowers his posture and places his hands out to the dog while backing away slowly. . . 

This is all he can think off at the moment, as he is already anticipated he will be getting bitten soon, he voice tries to relay a calming tone to the jackal but is twinged will dread and anxiety. Seeing it still charging him, he was playing a stupid game, and was in for a stupid prize. As he looks to the canifor seeing if she was going to stop him from being mauled*

"Shhh...—! It's alright boy...!— It's alright—! Everything is fine— I'm not going to hurt you guys—! . . "
Michelle
*With Lucrum stooping down to his level, Jace saw new opportunity. His chest flared with adrenaline between the horse cantering in place and this new trespasser. He went for the hand as it laid outstretched for him to bite down on.*

*Juna's eyes widened, her gaze meeting Lucrum's for the brief moment he had looked over to her. She would let out a small clicking noise with her tongue, a more petite noise in attempt to get the Jackal's attention in his moment of haste. The Jackal's ears swiveled back where he stood with his mouth firmly clamped shut on the Macen's hand. He hadn't bitten down fully yet, however the stiffness of the Jackal and low growl that came from him suggested he was thinking otherwise.

Juna would shake the pouch of jerky, something she hadn't tried before, but she'd accept a distraction of all things from it. The Canifor would take a piece of Jerky from it, tossing it off somewhere into the bushes.*"Go get it Jace-"*She said, trying to give a quick wag of her tail. 

The Jackal stood still for a moment, as if debating if he'd rather eat the treat or Lucrum's hand. Both seem to be a rather good option to him, but eventually he would let go of him, most likely not leaving much more then a few punctured marks as the Jackal would turn away and run to the bushes for his prize. Juna let out a deep sigh of relief, brushing back her head fur as she could feel it standing on end from her Jackal's aggression.*

"I'm... Sorry..."*She said quietly, slowly walking over to the Macen before she'd reach her hand down to him, not to help him up but to simply offer him the pouch of jerky she had.*"He's..."*Part of her wanted to say he wasn't always like that, but somewhere in that statement was sure to be a lie.*"...Jace."*She concluded, a rather odd explanation of simply giving his name.*
Shawn
*Lucrums is about half tempted to outburst in pain at the jackals greetings... It was in that moment Lucrum had a change of heart in dogs... Maybe felines weren't so bad... Until otherwise stated he'd start to favor cats.*

 *In the mean time as he is bitten. Lucrum yelps before finding himself folding under the pressure of the Jackal's bite. Lucrum's lowered posture, soon forces him onto his knees as his glasses slide off his face hitting the dirt below. He feels defeated and made of a fool of for putting himself in this predicament. Lucrum holding his forearm with his opposite hand adjacent to the jackal's jagged mouth. Waiting for it to decide whether or not to commit to the maulage. Tears form in his eyes as the dog eventually lets go. He swears quietly in elven tongue before looking to the damage done with a welted leaking hand and watery eyes*

*Lucrum isn't hesitant to place his hand over the bite wound and attempt to heal the pain quicker. But removed it, As he reminds himself of his natural healing prowess, he should give it a couples minute to heal on its own. . . He'll be alright— hopefully. With this first time being bite by a Dog and all.*

**"Why—did...—"**
*The defeated young macen looks onwards from his hands, to meet the gaze of the Canifor. His frown his visible and his tears are true to the pain he is in. . . Lucrum is filled with unrest, half tempted to lash at her— But he takes a moment to recollect himself, as he sees the Canifor's face... Taking judgement.*
**"You...—"**

*Soon realizing he cannot muster the hate in himself to enact a pawn it albeit out of frustration. . . He faces the Canifor, simply nodding in defeat. He says dryly with a clear response he musters*
**"I accept— your apology..."**

*He raises his hand out to take the pouch, albeit surprised when he checks that it's a pouch of jerky.*

"Give me—a moment...— This will— heal in— a minute or two...— Quite a memorable greeting—? If I do say so..."
*He stiffly laughs, making light of the situation*
Michelle
*Juna flinched at his tone, dropping her gaze as she handed him the pouch upon him accepting her apology. She was growing too use to having to give the same apology every time. Why couldn't the Jackal just listen to her sometimes? It was probably her own fault. The words of the Kitsune carrying with how she held herself. How Jace should know how the behave with her stance alone. She wasn't exactly sure what she was meant to do, but at times like this with a potentially new addition to their duo, she wished she did.*

*The Canifor eventually dared to look at the Macen again, her ears dropping at the tear stained face in combination with his forced laugh. Out of all the times Jace has went after a person, this one was probably the saddest. To think he was trying to calm the Jackal only to get a harsh bite to the hand. The scent of blood caught her nose. She wasn't sure how bad it was, especially with him quickly covering it with the other to heal it, but she simply hoped he didn't break bone.*"Y... Yeah..."*She said, glancing away as she would idly rub at her left arm with her hand. 

The bushes continued to rustle as the Jackal went on his small venture for the Jerky. At least she had bought them some time for now before he would eventually return. She would slowly go down onto her knees to get closer to his level, holding out a hand as it began to glow a light green shade.*"You're... A healer to...?"*She asked with a tilt of her head as she looked him with curiosity.*

*He was rather odd in her eyes, most people dealing with Jace either ready for a fight or trying to pull a weapon out on him, but Lucrum, he just took it. Out of idiocy in thinking that an aggressive Jackal would stop its attack because of him telling that it was alright, but still, it was a rather interesting attempt of befriending him. Maybe he was well acquainted with canines and such. Well at least he 'was' anyways, before of course he was bitten by the Jackal and started muttering curses that Juna could hear all too well with her sensitive hearing even if she couldn't understand the Eleven language.*
Shawn
*Lucrum steadies his breathing, clearly upset he was bleeding and In __so-so-so__ much pain. But is conscious enough to know not to blame the Canifor for the animals actions, As he had seen her ears drop in display of guilt or remorse— It was enough of a sorry to him. An animals; is going to animal at the end of the day. Lucrum was forgiving enough to look past it. But* **__goddamn__** *His hand was in pain. Thankfully he used his least dominant, which was his left.* 

*He is actually more embarrassed, by the presence of the Canifor seeing him crying... Rather not at the fact he had been foolish enough to be bitten by the Jackal, but the fact the lady could __visibly__ see him in a vulnerable state, rather than his usual facade? It damaged his pride a lot more than his hand.*

*He dreadfully looks at the Canifor as she offers a hand to him. . . Hesitant—and... Embarrassed, he return his mauled hand to her. Allowing her to finish healing it. Lucrum glances up to her as she asked about his medical abilities, he stammers for a second as he wipes his eyes trying to hide them before responding.*
"Y—Yeah...—ima—uh... H-healer. . . Why?— Is it cause you haven't— seen one— be so careless?—?"

*He chuckled— as he still was in shock by both the pain and his damaged ego. . . Finding humor as best way to alleviate the stress. He decides it was probably best to introduce himself as the Canifor would have a name to call him by.*
 
"I'm... Lucrum T... Khameh—Eh, Just call me Lucrum..."
Michelle
*Juna took his hand carefully, covering it with one glowing hand while holding it with the other. She stared at the wound, silently watching it fade away with the assistance of each other's healing capabilities. Juna couldn't bring herself to stare at the Macen directly, always finding it hard to look someone in the eyes for long. However, even with her gaze more focused to that of his hand, she still listened through slightly raised ears.*

"I haven't seen anyone be so careless..."*She said in a absent yet matter of fact tone as Lucrum asked her the question. Juna turned his hand over, running a finger along his palm while she made sure both sides were well healed up with the scent of blood becoming a faint memory.*"Most people are usually careful when around an aggressive Jackal..."

*She eventually let go of his hand, staring back at him for the few moments she could hold the look. Even through a tear-stained face he was trying to laugh it off, albeit the sensation of stress coming off of him was overbearing to the humor he tried to cover it with.*"But you didn't..."*She said finally.

Her gaze had eventually dropped away from him, finding herself staring down at the pair of glasses that had fallen off of him into the dirt. She reached down to pick it up and soon held it out to him.*"You... Trusted him to... Not attack you...?"

*Her gaze carried a look of confusion to it, making it sound more like a question than a statement as her brows furrowed in thought. With all she'd seen, she would have thought it hard to trust anyone or anything she's randomly encountered in the forest.

As Lucrum half introduced himself to her, she would repeat the first part of his name in a hushed whisper as if trying to remember it."Lucrum..."*"I'm... Juna..."*She said eventually.*"And I... I guess you've already met Jace..."