Brenda
*Juna's head tilted to the side a bit as the Macen walked to his tent and rummaged through its supplies. Now with the fire lit and most of the rain warded off, she could see her surroundings much better. Her ears would flick every time the clanging of metal resounded in them and as he finally reappeared from it, she had wondered what was it he was looking for to cause such an amount of noise.

He had a burlap with him and as he held it out to her, she could only assume that he wanted her to take it. She slowly reached out to grab it and sat up more straight as he drew near. She sniffed at the burlap (I'm gonna assume sack of sorts), drawing in the scents of food coming from it and opened it up to see the contents inside. Max spoke of it not being much of a bother to him and how it wouldn't be so bad to accept a friendship. To the statement, she gave a quiet sigh.*

"I know it's just... I haven't always had the best encounters with people..." *Juna said quietly as she could feel her Jackal nose at the food in her lap with curiosity. He pawed at it and Juna decided to strip off some of the pork that came with it and toss it to him. He quickly swallowed it down, his tail wagging as he awaited more which Juna would occasionally toss to him until the pork inevitably ran out.*

"I just try my best to stay out of others' ways... Especially if it's not under the best of circumstances... Like... Well... Now I guess..." *She gazed out towards the fire, the orange flames flickering in her dark eyes.* "There are lots of people that would probably rather not have to deal with others since it can be inconvenient to them and I can understand that."
Lisa
*Max smirked as Juna gave the salted pork to her canine companion. He listened intently to her as she spoke of having previous bad experiences with people, who was he to demand that she accept his hospitality? Perhaps he was being insensitive to her desires?

Max placed his hands out infront of him for Juna to see. The various scrapes and bumps which adorned the tops and sides of his palms were a great indicator of the kind of physical work he may have done* "Do you see it?" *He said softly as he turned his hands allowing Juna to observe the rain splash and bounce off of his fingers and wrists* "You can see the rain as it hits my skin right? You see how it bends to the curve of my fingers like It's embracing me?" 

*Max gently grasped Junas hand with his own, he raises it up and placed his fingers against hers to resemble someone praying* "You feel it dont you? All of it. Everything, the air that we breathe and the water from the sky, the warmth of the fire.. It's energy... It's all energy. A mostly invisible dance that we only get glimpses of when we see and feel things like heat from a fire or rain on our skin. There's a beautiful flow to it. It's how magic works. Those of us who study don't just zap lightning out of sticks. We train ourselves to tap into the flow of energy, when you get good enough you can even manipulate it. That's how magic like my summoning works... And it's not just magic. The energy that we as sentient beings give off can be observed. Your energy is strong, I can feel it You're a hard worker with a lot of talent. But your energy is also jagged and inconsistent. You've had some bad experiences which have made you feel like you're a burden on others. But you're not. You're just trying to sort out your energy... I'm sure you'll figure it out in your own time!" 

*Max smiled as he released Juna's hand. He hoped that his explanation would help her, or at the very least ease her tired mind.*
Brenda
*Juna closed up the burlap, leaving the remaining food inside as she didn't feel hungry enough to eat what remained. Maybe in desperate enough conditions would she eat food that belonged to another person, but for now she could hunker down what ever feeling of hunger threatened to surface. She'll wait until the storm passed before finding any. 

As Max held out his hands for her to look at, she raised an eyebrow in slight confusion. He wanted her to see something, though besides the bruises and water that fell along them, she wasn't quite sure what he wanted her to see. Max spoke of the rain curving around his hand to embrace him and it did truly occurs to her that he was a Water Macen. It would at least explain his accustom to the rain where areas Juna would prefer to stay dry, but he wanted her to notice something else, something to the prospect of magic.*

*As he clasped her hands in his home, she could feel the muscles along her arm tense up while her hands themselves remained loose in his hold. He spoke of an energy, an energy that flowed through all things, through anything really. It was invisible, it was manipulative, it was magic. Juna considered the idea that Macens usually seemed to carry more magical prowess than most, but it didn't mean she was without her own. Perhaps he was trying to show or rather prove something to her, but she couldn't see anymore than she had mere seconds ago and as he released her hands, she allowed them to move and come to rest on her lap.*

"I know..." *She had said solemn in response. Juna drew her knees close to her, deciding she felt more comfortable sitting this way. She held a hand out in front of her, taking a deep breath as she focused on the area over her palm. A ball of white light began to form and grow within it, being caught and intermingled with the lighting of the fire. The sphere sat there in her palm as she quietly explained:*

"I'm used to doing my own thing for myself and it works out fine, but with others..." *Her mouth closed as she envisioned a fight that had occurred not so long ago. It was gruesome, nearly resulting in loss to which the realization of it caused the orb of light to flicker a bit despairingly. She went lost in thought of it, closing her eyes as she turned her hand over and forced the orb to vanish.* 

"Things just don't tend to go as well all the time..." *She could have named several encounters with that statement alone, though she'd rather think of those that ended more pleasantly than others.* "That's why I let others do their own thing while I just do mine..."