Donnie
*As she traveled I'm the road she was happy she could breathe without a thousand pounds on her shoulder, they were free... For now... They didn't know where they went so they wouldn't be able to track them the world was big. She would come across a pair of people a man that was walking with a single female he looked powerful and the female looked as if his assistant. Up ahead was a bandit encampment far off the main road she rolled her eyes if they would come she would murder them all simple maybe ai could get some food she would be hungry right she hasn't eaten. She continues to ride forward happily passing the two traveling on foot but the man would glance over as they passed with the carriage.*

*It would be relatively uneventful traveling through here it was probably a whole 2 weeks trip before they found civilization it wasn't like the other nations the dwarves had only select few towns and cities other then the occasional human and other race settlements. Soon day would turn to night and ysildea would yawn as the forest grew pitch black on the mountains she could see but it wouldn't be as good as ai* `"Sister you up? It's your turn!"`
Marlene
*She awoke with a stretch and a yawn at the sound of Ysildea's voice.* "Mmmmmm yes! One moment.." *She would bustle around the back of the carriage putting together as comfy a bed made out of blankets for her as she could. Next, she'd drape the blanket she was using arpund Faedon before scooting over to knock on the coffin lid.* "Roku chan... Time to wake up" *She opened the lid and let her stretch or wake herself up before wandering to the front of the carriage. 

Her... Mouth... Dropped 

So vast, so wide. Everything was... Beautiful.* "Wow.." *She whispered as she sat down next to Ysildea. Taking the reigns from her she nodded* "How are you feeling? Tired I assume? I've made up a nice warm bed for you. Leave the rest to Roku and me" *She smiled and gave her a little gentle nudge. She also had plans to look for food along the way... With her and Roku driving, two small seemingly helpless girls would definitely provide good bait.*
Donnie
*To would stretch as she heard ai moving around the carriage it was a fairly big carriage, glad it was, it was very spacious, as she saw ai come out with her looking so stunned on the scenery she liked to see ai happy.* `"Faedon arm doing alright? I roughed him up a little bit. I'm not so much tired more of... Relieved less expectations here you know I was able to enjoy the scenery."` *She smiles softly as ai gave her a nudge she gently hugged ai and kissed the top of her head* `"It's a long journey but since we don't have to stop it should be around a weeks journey. If anything happens wake me I'll help."` *She slowly went to the back and saw the makeshift bed and smiled taking off her helmet setting it down on the side before laying down on the makeshift bed and curled up to sleep*
Charles
*Heard the knock on the coffin her eyes opened as it was opened she poked her head slowly out to see the surroundings, much better then dark just how she liked it, she could see clear as night! Climbing out the coffin like a spider before standing up and going to the front as ysildea went to go sleep, she looked at faedon and gently pushed him down while holding him as sitting up sleeping wasn't the best she kept the blanket over him she then went to see ai and took a seat beside her, blinking as she looked at the scenery with a numb expression, she mainly didn't understand what she was seeing or the significance of anything, just big things out of the ground, she didn't know what mountains, were what trees, were what a horse was? She looked at the beast and then to ai and tilted her head*
Marlene
*Good, Ysildea would be resting. With Roku now at her side, she would carefully place the reigns in her hands and teach her.* "His name is Aslan... He makes everything go" *Op- and wouldn't you know it* "Look.." *She'd tap her own eye, and then point to the sky. Since they were far away from village lights and city lights, they could see the stars and coincidentally a meteor shower. She couldn't show her the stars first hand like Ysildea could, but this was as good as it was going to get. They weren't the only ones awake either, all the nocturnal animals came out to play.

She would show her all of these things and when they came to a portion of the winding river, she'd pull the reigns to stop and allow Aslan to have a drink, a rest, and a snack. Meanwhile, fireflies began to dance around the thin blades of grass... The liked it near the water. So did the frogs that softly croaked into the night. She gently took Roku's hand and lead her to the water tonlet her touch it, drink it, taste it. It was glacier water... As pure as it got.* 

"We must find food for our hum-" *A rustling to left portrayed a medium sized buck across from them drinking from the other side of the river. She remembered the cooking books from the inn as that's all they really had for reading material but, it did say how to clean and prepare a buck. She didn't think she'd actually be able to catch one. She looked to Roku, and made biting motions before pointing to it so as not to scare it off.* "Can you catch it?"
Charles
*Took the reigns and we she taught her left pull means Aslan goes left right pull mean Aslan goes right and a forward whip means run pull back means stop or stop and turn if pulled back and toward the left or right. As she watched ai tap her eye then towards the sky and see the sky filled with stars and a meteor shower, her eyes blinked slowly to observe it.

As they came to the winding river she looked at the little mini orbs of light what were they? We're they spicy as the burney orb in sky, we her hand was taken she was lead to the water she would touch the water then pull her hand back feeling the cold of it before she licked her finger, it didn't taste like blood, it tasted weird she didn't know to cup her hands to drink so she just shoved her face underwater to drink a gulp, her head came out wet and soaking.

She blinked confused why was her hair this texture? Why did it stick on her hair and drop onto her clothes? She shook her head trying to get it off.

As ai pointed to the four legged beast across the other side of the river she looked at ai as she made biting motions then looked towards the buck did she want her to kill it? She read ais lips blinking then watched her point to it yes she wanted her to catch it she leaned down on all fours as black wings sprouted from her back, they fluttered her fingers grew grotesquely large along with her claws beastly like so did her feet similar to a gargoyle as he teeth grew abnormally large along with her body preparing to fly it was a mix of an eagle and gargoyle type demon her talons were sharp enough to rip to shreds nearly anything her wings had webbing like a bats but also feathers the strangest mix... They would merge with her arms for maximum speed she bolted forward with a winding screech like an eagle she was like a bird diving straight down for it's target she ripped into it's spine with her claws and flung it into the sky and bit it with her fangs before flying back down and dropping it to ai*
Russell
*Across the river there was a a human that was traveling along the water path he looked at the grotesque like beast as it shifted it's body into this monstrosity* `"It's a damn demon, a monster!"` *The human began running in the opposite direction the devil itself had come to there part of the land typical human as it ran away in the opposite direction to go tell people what he saw*
Marlene
"....Youuu... Have much to accommodate but- well done. Good girl" *She oet her head before sighing. Well, tine to clean her up. The river would be cold but not in small doses to clean her hands and feet and face. She would use her claws like knives though, and she'd clean out all organs first before skinning it. The hide was very good... She didn't know rip ot to shreds which meant they could sell it, turn it into clothes or turn it into rope. Washing it off in the river, she'd mive onto the meat. This one she'd use her own claws for to gently slice and seperate the shoulder, shank, brisket, ribs, tenderloins... All of it. They would be very, very set. Now, with no way to preserve it with the cold as they had no ice container, they'd have to cook it or smoke it. Easy enough.

She knew how to make a smokeless campfire because her writer knew how to make a smokeless campfire. She'd gather the few things she needed and from there it was relatively easy. With the deer hide, she'd use the sharpest bone to scrape away the fur and corse hair before making it into a bag. This is what she would store the cooked meat in. When she was done with the fire, it was easy to discard the rocks into the river, and cover the spot used with dirt, grass and flowers.*

 "Roku, I do not know how to make weapons out of the bones... So we will bury them" *She'd ask for her assistance in doing so. After that, she'd load uo the meat, and they'd be on their way. She paid no mind to the human... A single man? Out late at night in the mountains? Of COURSE there would be monsters... It wasn't humans Ai was concerned about after all.* "Now that we have our humans food, now we feed ourselves. Are you hungry Roku?"
Charles
*Landed and shifted back into normal she felt her head pat and closed her eyes to the head pat before opening them all her clothes had ripped to pieces from the transformation most of it some were still hanging on her body barely, she was getting cleaned by ai her hands then feet and face she just stood there well naked... She didn't know any better she just watched ai begin to skin, and gut out the beast it was like when she gutted out humans! She could only eat humans that were scared and in unbearable pain but she could make them in pain so anyone could be a good meal for her if she can make them scream make them go **Insane** Her eyes followed ai as she separated pieces of meet she sniffed it before backing up.

Watching ai learning... Quietly she may have not been the smartest but she could learn to become smarter right? As she asked for her help to bury the bones she simply grew out her claws and began to dig into the ground after a few minutes her arm extended abnormally long grabbing the bones and dragging them into the hole as she climbed out filling the hole back in her hands covered in dirt ai would need to teach her about the concept of being clean and wearing clothes. She had no emotion so she had no indication of shame, embarssement or care for that matter of what anyone saw as ai asked if she was hungry she looked to the sky to think then made biting motions like ai did before to indicate she was hungry she was learning slowly but surely how to communicate better.*
Robert
*Was squirming around in his sleep panting as his breaths quickened rising and falling before leaning up panting in a cold sweat, looking around he placed his hand over his head and face he couldn't sleep it was hard he had slept through most of the morning he saw ysildea was sleep ai and his valkyrie was gone he wanted to go outside to make sure they were fine but... Ai she has is valkyrie she'll be fineeeeee and he didn't want to have ai worry about his hands anymore so he would pick up the medical book she left behind and began to read it to learn about how he could help his hands*
Marlene
*It was a good thing Roku was practically naked... If you wanted to catch good fish, you needed good bait, and wouldn't you know it. Three bandits stepped out from the brush to stop their carriage. At first, they tried to tell them there was a toll to pass this way, and that they would have to pay with their bodies. Ahh yes. This was the kind she was looking for.* "There can be no witnesses.." *She could eat one for sure, Roku could finish another... They'd just have to kill the other guy. It'd be doing any other young girl traveling alone a courtesy.

She allowed herself to be pulled off the carriage, the man attempted to also pull off her clothes but- truth be told that would be the last thing he ever touched for she spun around so quick to bite into the main artery in his wrist and suck him dry faster than a thirsty first grader with a capri sun. Ysildea had rubbed off on her strict moral chain to not kill. As for Roku, she trusted she would do what needed to be done... Especially if she was hungry.*
Charles
*Was sitting quietly on the carriage as they continued on the path as bandits came out, and demanded payment she simply blinked, as she was pulled out of the carriage she watched the bandit as he was feeling up and down her body, she didn't understand nor did she care was he food? She was put down on the ground as she stared at the sky expressionless feeling her legs being separated before anything could happen it clicked "No witnesses" They were food! 

She grabbed the mans wrist and began to squeeze bones cracking and piercing out his flesh as his hand turned into a mangled spaghetti noodle as she began to force it into his shoulder the other bandit was on her side and swung his sword onto her shoulder it would sink deeply into her shoulder behind her her head turned in a 180 degree turn slowly and cracking until her eyes looked at him her mouth opened her jaw unhinged as her long tentacle like tongue opened as her tongue wrapped around his ankle as he began to run away terrified she began to drag the man screaming bloody murder into her mouth feet first her teeth began to chew on his feet bones and clothing 'crunch, crunch' **Snap! Crack!** She was eating his flesh and bones as she consumed his feet then up to his shins as his screams for help would make anyones spine shiver. 

The first mans arm she shattered was screaming in terror as he couldn't move her arm still holding him as she ate into the mans stomach before pulling out the clothes as if it was like a shell, to her meal she turned to the first man and leaned up moving her legs into a kneeling position as she gently sucked his finger before bitting into it then opening her mouth and her teeth like a blender began ripping tearing, skin flesh bone then his hand then arm all the way up to his shoulder she began to eat around his body in a way to keep him alive as long as possible as she was digging into his internal organs while he was alive begging for someone to kill him.*
Robert
*Was startled he could hear blood curdling screams and ripping and tearing of bone probably ai and the Valkyrie eating food he simply shut it out of his mind and kept reading quietly humming to himself to try and drown out the screams why were they so loud could they keep it down they were disturbing his reading time!*
Marlene
*She'd have to have a talk to her about- oh hey! Was that despair she smelled? She may have snuck a little bite or two.* "Arm?" *She'd pass it to her* "Its an excellent year I think- Roku! No, no, no..." *She'd take some of the clothes left behind from them and clean her mouth with it.* "Just because we eat people, doesn't mean we need to do so like barbarians. We saaaaay thank you for the food" *She spoke cheerfully and plesantly through the mans screams of agony. 

Well, she was full. She even gave a light hiccup before blushing softly* "Excuse me.." *She giggled before looking over to Roku.* "All done?" *Hopefully she didn't eat everything because they had some gold on them too. 75 pieces in total. Not bad, not bad... She could use it to buy Roku fabric. She would design her something herself... Something flexible, breathable, not so... Fragile. After all, she was a seamstress. She'd give the gold to Ysildea in the morning by for now, she'd use a very elvis styled cloak she knicked from the bandits belongings to cover Roku with. She wondered who they stole it from... It was very good quality. Now then, after they'd bury the evidence deep in the brush, she would try to think of what to do about her shoulder.* "Could you try to avoid so much damage?? You aren't invincible... Further more.." *She'd gently touch just below her pelvis.* "Safe. Keep... Safe." *That wasn't just for anyone to take and she needed her to understand that.* "Protect..." *And with that, off they'd go. It was about two or three am so they still had a bit of time to cover ground.*
Charles
*Had her fill eating the mans small intestine slowly and slurping it like ramen, she hiccuped, slightly as she was offered an arm she couldn't help but take it and begin to eat it once finished with her human kebab arm, as ai said to say thank you she opened her mouth and soft squeaks came out as she tried to say thank you and mimic ai's words. She sat down licking her lips as she was done with the food the bodies looked being mangled not even a grizzly bear could do.

*What she did to there bodies, as she was covered in a cloak she looked to the sky blinking looking at the stars and for the meteor shower. Hearing ai's words she looked towards her blinking as she looked at her own shoulder it was wide open and flesh exposed it began to slowly sew itself back together from the inside and then out. As she said to protect below her pelvis she didn't understand why there was no reason to right? Body is just body nothing special, but she took ai's word as command and gave a nod with her head but it occurred to her why didn't ai protect herself from Faedon? She pointed to ai and then to the carriage where Faedon was and made hand movements to explain that ai was screaming in the forest faedons name, she didn't know exactly what happened only ai's words.*
Marlene
*She smiled, and gently pressed her forehead against hers.* "Love..." *She whispered, sitting back and gently poking her heart.* "Love. Ai.." *She pointed to herself* "Faedon.." *She pointed to the carriage* "Love.." *She'd intertwined her hands together... Love wasn't simple enough to be explained but this was all she needed to know for now. She had much to teach her.* "Say Roku... Can you say your name? Ro... Ku? Roooo ku?" *It was alright if she couldn't, Ai was just thinking of the future. If something were to happen to them, she wanted her to be ok and not be taken advantage of in a terrible place.* 

"You know, you remind me of the dolls back home. I helped an old man in a doll shop for a long, long time. There was this one sleeping doll, with short black hair and the redest fingernails I've ever seen... She was beautiful. Like you. And like you, she never spoke... But she was so life like it was as if she were listening..." *Roku was nice to talk too, and she greatly enjoyed her company. With the gentle sway of the carriage they pressed on... Hopefuly the two inside were strong sleepers.*
Charles
*As ai explained in a way she understood she blinked as if in understanding as her head was gently placed on ai's head she simply stared at ai after ai pulled away and her hand was intertwined with ai's she looked won at it then back up. So love mean to scream there name? These people were so confusing for her mind... So complicated... For her standards as she couldn't really understand for a few moments but knew they did a ritual of like combining spirits so it must mean love is that what happened in the forest? As she looked at ai's lips move she opened her lips and mimicked ai's lips movement but only soft gentle squeaks came out, maybe she could have the possibility to speak just didn't know how to harness the power of her voice there was one thing though ai would notice these squeaks were different from the ones before each of her squeaks unique to what she was trying to mimic.*

*What was a doll? She tilted her head and she looked at her own finger nails they then felt her hair, finger nails, hair she now discovered what fingernails were and hair, being wrapped in this strange cloak she didn't care however she looked around for her clothes she didn't understand that she had destroyed her original clothes but couldn't find it she looked to ai and tried to explain with her hands what was a doll, and what happened to her clothes, as they continued on her eyes looked towards aslan then the road far up ahead she could feel Faedon wasn't asleep and looked to ai and pointed inside to try and say faedon wasn't asleep.*
Robert
*Was reading the book quietly he was as quiet as a mouse it would have been impossible to know he was awake but the valkyrie was connected to him he rubbed his eyes tiredly and turned the page to the next one with a soft exhale he closed the book began to write a note with a paper and quill pen he wrote best he could it was slightly sloppy since his hands weren't healed he wrote the page numbers and section related to his wounds and rehabilitation process and for ysildes wound and healing and placed it ontop of it's cover setting it down ontop of the coffin lid and leaned down with a soft sigh and his eyes looked into the wall of the carriage he wanted a goodnight kiss but didn't want to bother ai.*
Marlene
"Good job Roku. You produced a sound" *She'd gently rub her head in affirmation.* "A doll... Is... Ah! I'll show you when you sleep. I can show you many things... Did you know, in your dreams you can produce anything. I wonder if when you dream, you have a voice.." *This was exciting, she couldn't wait to have a little peak. Looking over to Roku, then to the carriage, she nodded before tapping her ear. Vampires had ungodly hearing. She heard every page turn, every shift, every heart beat, every exhale... She could hear it.* "He messed up his sleep schedule... So he stays awake with us although, I hope to ammend that one day soon.." 

*Three am turned to four, then to five... And by that time she could see the dawn. She wanted her sister to sleep in, so she pulled Aslan off-road into the underbrush of the forest. It wasn't a very big clearing she found, but it was a clearing none the less and they would be safely hidden.* "Come... Hurry Roku. The sun.." *She pointed at the light blue tinted sky. The sun wasn't up yet, but it was coming.* "Come... Go in first. I'm right behind you.." *And she would be as soon as she took one more look around. 

Yup, just as she thought... Everyone was asleep. Lifting the paper off the coffin lid, she would skim it over once before opening the lid for Roku to get inside.* "As vampires we say, until the night.." *She whispered with a smile as she tucked her in.* "Can you say... Until the night? Un... Til... The... Niiight. Now, get some sleep... It is rest time for us." *She give her a small kiss on her forhead before closing the lid. She looked around in the silence and just felt... Happy. They were weird, strange, and made up of several oddities but... This was her family. She'd scoot right in-between Ysildea and Faedon as quietly as she could before falling asleep.*
Charles
*Felt her head being rubbed and nodded so a squeak she produced was a sound she said she would show her when she was asleep? Dreams? What was a dream? When her eyes closed it was nothing there not even black just nothing... As she tapped her ear she would look over to it then to the carriage she had good sound perception like her? Better? As she said he messed his sleep schedule up she made a chop motion with her hand to her other palm, why not knock him out and fix it that way?*

*As she pulled Aslan to the side she looked at the blue sky that began to appear blinking at ai as she said 'hurry the sun' tilting her head oh the spicy fire orb! She went inside first and as she entered faedon ysildea was asleep as she asked if she could say until the night she mimicked ai's words with soft squeaks and gasps. She climbed into the coffin flopping on her back as she was kissed on her forehead she would close her eyes, closed lid meant close eyes not stare right? It made ai happy before so she would fall asleep quietly.*
Donnie
*Woke up mid afternoon yawning and saw Faedon and ai sleeping she rubbed her eyes with her hand and standing up slowly making sure to not disturb ai she gently pulled a blanket over ai and faedon and scooted them closer together before leaving the inside going out to the reigns onward once more!* `"Yah! Let's go boy we got this just us two until the rest wake!"` *She giggled to herself as aslan chuffed and began to pull the carriage getting back into the main road and began to gallop faster then walking so they could cover more ground* `"I wonder what the next city will be like..."` *She looked at the mountains up ahead they were going through the middle she could see fire and smoke coming from certain spots in the mountains maybe by the caves however as they continued and afternoon began to turn to night slowly she found an abandon mine, entrance, that lead underground into a labyrinth... Maybe... Just maybe... A little looksie... Just a peak she wanted to explore a little she pulled the reigns to a stop as she moved Aslan to the side with the carriage she hopped down and went to the entrance she lit a gentle flame in her hand walked down the steps into the mine curious*
James
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Marlene
*She slept soundly through the night... Which was both unfortunate and fortunate because yes she was rested, but she couldn't control dreams in her sleep. No matter. She'd awake with a yawn whilst rubbing her eyes. They had stopped... Oh! Maybe she was out taking a bath or-....Ysildea? Once she was outside, this didn't look like anywhere cordial. Aslan was ok... She double checked inside. Ysildea... Where was her sister??? And now she had started to panic. She went outside again, checked alll around the carriage until she saw the entrance. Her first thought was orcs... But they would have ransacked everything. No, no she wouldn't have gone off on her own.

Retreating back inside, she gently knocked on the coffin lid.* "Roku... Roku chan are you awake?" *She tried not to sound frantic, she didn't want ro wake Faedon.* "Ysildea is missing" *She whispered* "I'm going to go and look for her... Do **Not** Let him leave this carriage. His arms... Badly injured. Guard him.." *She went to leave before turning back towards her* "Stay. Safe. I will be back.." *And with that, she took the form of a bat, and fluttered into the cave to find her sister so that she could kill her herself.*
Charles
*Woke up as her coffin was knocked on she lifted the coffin lid and slid it open leaning up as she did before she blinked at ai, she gave a nod don't let faedon leave did that could be a poor choice of words as she never specified how she should stop him. However that was for a later time! Ai had left to go find ysildea she would stand up and watch him blinking occasionally her eyes glinted red in the darkeness.*