Hanna
*She sighed in relief that at lest he wasn't a criminal, who wasn't accepted in kingdoms for what he did* "Well, that explains it, I wish there was something I could do to help you, have you gone to the beastkin tribes? That's where I come from, it's a small place compared to the other kingdoms, but it's home for me"

*Maybe he just hadn't visit the right places and that's why he was so alone for now, while she talked, she walked between the trees observing all around, she was considering maybe practicing archery here*
Mary
*He gave a little nod.

**"Help is not required. The outdoors suits me a little better. Besides, I'm quite... Famous in a lot of kingdoms. Because I'm famous, I'm asked to not go in. Perhaps they fear me."** He gave a faint shrug.

15 minutes left. He was feeling a little weird, coming to the end of his transformation.*
Hanna
"Why would anyone fear you? You seem nice enough to make friends" *She gave him a smile before she turned back to look at a tree, thinking this one would be perfect for him to practice, she took out a small charcoal from a pocket in her arrow quiver and drew a target on the tree*

*Mask flew up to the branch he was sitting in, looking at him up close the ferret was really small, it could fit just in his hands, the ferret sniffing in his direction, curious, perhaps it could smell something that was out of place for him*
Mary
*He groaned a little bit in pain as he leaned his forehead on his knees. He shuddered a little bit before he leaned his head up.

**"I... I need to go somewhere."** He groaned as he stood up, putting down the creature beside him on the branch as he got up. He jumped down onto the ground, stumbling a little bit. He was going to try and last as long as he could in terms of his transformation, but some of his body was shuddering. His transformation was not going to last long.*
Hanna
"Go where?" *This scared the ferret who opened his wings, flying right back to Olive and growling at Kaimarir from her back, alerting her that something wasn't right* 

*She turned back to him as she heard his groaning and the growling of her pet, who seemed really agitated, she noticed how he seemed to be in pain and run to his side, placing a hand on his shoulder* "Hey, are you alright? You don't look so good, where does it hurt?"
Mary
*He groaned a little more as he held onto his head.

**"No, no, don't look..."**

He gripped onto his head as the pale color of his skin slowly faded to red. His hair turned black and a set of horns soon came into being on top of his head. His recklessness with keeping track of his transformation has lead him to forget his timing.

He removed his hand from his head and looked over to Olive, his bright yellow eyes staring at her. 

He was a Red Oni.*
Hanna
*Olive took a couple of steps back as he began transforming, she had never seen anything like him, not in the beastkin tribes, not in her travels around Drase, the small ferret kept whining and growling at him as his transformation was completed*

*In the matter of seconds, she took her bow out and placed an arrow ready to shoot in case he tried anything, she pointed at him* "What are you?! ANSWER!"
Mary
*He raised his arms up. Of course, he knew immediately how to react as he many things pointed at him in his time. He was a wanted criminal after all.

**"I'm.. A red Oni. We're able to transform, like any other form changer."** He spoke, his voice was much deeper than his human form. **"I don't mean any harm."***
Hanna
"A red Oni?" *She had heard of the species but since she never saw one she thought they were extinct* 

"How can I trust you?" *Centaurs were skilled archers by nature and she didn't stop pointing at him, stomping the ground with one of her front hooves as she moved her tail in an agitated way* 

*Her ferret was just as useful as a child in this situation, because of its it was a harmless creature to anything that wasn't a mouse or a tiny bird, it got down from her back, extending up his wings to make himself look bigger as it kept growling in a not very threatening way*
Mary
*He gave a faint, defeated sigh.

**"Look, I don't exactly know how to prove to you that I'm trust worthy. And that's okay. But... You said I looked quite friendly as a human. What does my true form differ from my human form?"**

She obviously had no idea of his criminal activity, and this seemed good.*
Hanna
*She rolled her eyes, she did said that earlier, as she did though so, she lowered her bow a bit* "Ok, I did say that... And since you're not trying anything yet... I guess I could give you the benefit of doubt"

*She looked at her ferret that was still trying to act intimidating* "Mask please stop that... You're too cute to hurt anyone" *The ferret looked at her and whined, it just wanted to help*
Mary
*He gave a gentle shrug of the shoulders before lowering them again.

**"But hey, I'm not going to judge if you want to hurt me or whatever. It's pretty much the reason I transform as a human. To hide my true identity."***
Hanna
*She put her arrow back in the arrow quiver, she wouldn't use an arrow on someone that was unarmed and not trying to fight her* "I won't hurt you if you don't hurt me... Wouldn't it be worse if you pretend to be something you're not and then people found out?" 

*Her pet began flying and stopped right in front of his face, curious about his unusual appearance, tilting his head to the side as it looked at him*
Mary
*He was about to speak but then he paused as Mask came up in front of his face.

His pupils were slitted and thin like the eyes of a cat. His horns protruded from his head and curled backwards before curling upwards. His skin was deep red and appeared smooth.

**"Erm... See, thing is, I don't like my appearance. I've kept myself closed off and away majority of my days. The two hours I'm allowed out, I am disguised."***
Hanna
*The small creature, looked at him up and down, once it's curiosity was satisfied it went flying back to the ground and stayed behind her owners front legs* 

"Why only two hours? Is that all your magic can do? And, you shouldn't hide yourself that much, look at me for example, I'm a horse from the waist down and you don't see me complaining about it"
Mary
*He looked to the side a little bit before looking back at her.

**"Perhaps. In any case, it's all my magic can do. 2 hours a day, I can be my human self. Such a drastic change like that takes a lot of energy."**

He raised one of his arms and combed back his hair that was in his face.

**"Either way. I'm sorry you had to see me like this."***
Hanna
"Hey, it's alright, it just freaked me out to suddenly realize you were something else and not just a Mancen" 
*She put her bow away, relaxing once again around him and picked up Mask*

"Maybe I overreacted a bit after seeing you turn into your real form, you got me a bit nervous" *She lowered her ears ashamed of her attitude towards him*
Mary
*He immediately turned to look at her with an incredibly surprised expression.

**"I'm... I'm sorry, but what did you just say?"***
Hanna
*She sighed still with her ears down* "I'm sorry ok? I overreacted when I saw you in that form, you got me nervous"

*She started petting Mask as she hold him in her arms*
Mary
***"Hey, it's okay. I can't remember the last time I heard someone apologizing to me. I thought I was not hearing right."**

He smiled a little bit then lowered his head to look at the ground.

**"It's alright. I appreciate the apology. I'll be sure not to spook you like that if I were to change my form again. If we do meet again."** He gave a faint shrug. **"But that is your choice."***
Hanna
*She smiled at him as her ears went back to their normal position* "It would be nice to see you again sometime, you're actually a someone who you can have a nice conversation with"

*She started her travels to actually meet new people from everywhere she went to, so he wasn't an exception* 

"Just ever walk behind me if you try to spook me... Centaurs don't like being surprised and I would hate to accidentally kick you..." *She had the strength of real horse after all and no one wants to get kicked by a horse*
Mary
***"Ah, well, I've been hit in the face by a few people in my life. Pretty sure a horse's back foot will feel just a sliiiightly bit more painful."** He gave a faint chuckle before combing his hair back again.

**"Anyway. Considering you're a busy centaur, I'm probably holding you back. Unless you're not doing anything important now."***
Hanna
*She shook her head* "I was just talking a walk with my pet when he ran off after a mouse and I encounter you, I'm not really busy right now" 

*Mask was making a purring like sound as he laid on his back and she gave him belly rubs, it was obvious how much she cared about her pet*