Guy
*Mika'ya had just arrived on an empty road, and as no one seemed to be around she sat down on the grass, untying her flask before taking a few gulps.. And then she put it down, looking around again before taking another, smaller sip... Thinking about what to do and where to go from here on out. So she took out the hastily scribbled note her master gave her, though she didn't know exactly what it meant, her understanding of that language was rusty at best.. But that didn't stop her from taking yet another sip, the air around her already reeking of alcohol but she was pretty much unaffected by it. She was so much in thought that she didn't notice the stranger approaching.*
Billie
An Oni. A demon with a mask to hide his face from the world. Though it had been a month since he was burned, he had managed to gather what he could to make up for what he lost. 

"My apologies young lady. You seemed a bit nervous, I couldn't help wondering over here. Though I do hate the directions those signs give, you can't help being lost ..." *And the people at times..* "Where are you going?" He sounded honest but a month ago he would of been less friendly. He had changed and he happened to be on his way to face what made him change.
Guy
*She cocked her head at the stranger as if not quite understanding what he was talking about.. Signs? Directions? Nervous? Lost? Well, to be fair she really didn't know where she was, but that wasn't part of her concerns, at least for now.*

"For what it's worth, I have no idea what the signs say. I just follow the paths before me, as I have for the last 100 years."

*She answered truthfully, though a bit suspicious of the Oni in front of her.*
Billie
"One hundred years is a mighty long time to be alive. And noticing your attire it would seem I've addressed you wrongly." Oki bowed a little. "It's rare to another one of my kind and well, it's rare the formality is needed from me. Though you're not quite an elder yet so I doubt I need to do the whole thing." He cleared his voice. 

"Well if you are not lost I won't need to bother you. Though you never did answer my question. But it doesn't matter. This road is straight so you're either heading one way or the other. I wouldn't mind the company if you were to join me. I have a feeling you're going the same way I'm going."
Guy
"I go where the path leads, fellow kin. I am indeed not an elder, though I frown apon making war. I'm more skilled in the arts of smithing rather than the arts of fighting. But don't mistake me as easy prey either."

*She warned him now rather than later, just to make sure he wouldn't go out of his way and attack her.*

"Company sounds good though. How old are you? I should be 118 by now."
Billie
"Very young compared to you. 25 years isn't much so I'm still a youngling I'd imagine. And there's no need to show me any warning. I only plan to use my blade on animals not people nowadays." He began walking, seeing if she would follow.

"It has been a while since I've seen a smith, we usually go head first into battle. Though I'm sure those muscles on you don't lie... We mustn't keep waiting around, once the sun sets so will the temperature and I'm sick with the cold as it is."
Guy
*Getting up and taking another sip again she followed him silently, not wanting to disturb the peaceful silence around them.. Though she was indeed curious about him, at least a little bit.*
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*After a while she did open her mouth to ask.*
"What's a cold? I thought Oni are practically resistant to certain climates. And it's not very cold here either."
Billie
"You're right about the Oni thing but sometimes there's another coldness that gets you at night..." His voice grew serious as he spoke the end of that sentence. The temperature dropped at night but Oki found himself more cold this past month and there was only one reason why. 

"If you don't mind..." He began to say." We'll be taking a little detour when we approach the village. I have some business I must attend to, some friends I must visit. The last time I left, I didn't have much time to talk to them..."
Guy
*Mika just nodded and followed him still. He was a curious phenomenon to her, a strange unknown as all Oni she knew were pretty much impervious to sickness.*

"I don't mind. I have time to spend after all."
Billie
As they walked the village was approaching them. At this hour people where going in and out without no problem. The village itself was still in development but it was better than what it was when Oki last saw it. The wooden walls, the towers with the usual guards and the bones of corpses still stick out on the side. 

"I do hope that the bandits haven't bothered you, they attacked this village endlessly but it seemed to have stopped  so they lessened the guards last time I visited. This way please..." Oki made a sharp turn into the forest and through the woods.
Guy
"Bandits? I don't think I've seen any around. Where are we headed?"

*She still followed after him, wanting to help rebuild the town as first instinct.. But she was basically hired by Oki.*

"I wish I could help with the village.."
Billie
There was an unsettling crunch underfoot and it wasn't just the branches that made the noise. "You can see around you that both the bandits and villagers have their militia thinned. But they'll be fine. They are strong people they can do without us for a moment."

The trees started to clear and open up into a clearing. The grass seemed to not grow and the light seemed to shine in the middle. And in the middle was a halberd embedded into the ground with a ribbon lifting and dancing in the breeze. Oki slowed his pace as a means of respect. He hesitated a bit before going forwards. 

"It is good to see you again..."
Guy
*Mika didn't step over the clear border between forest and clearing. Instead she kneeled down out of respect and prayed for the souls of the fallen, animal and humanoid alike.. There was an eery silence, almost creepy as there were no signs of life anymore.. And Mika too didn't let a word past her lips.*
Billie
"I've tried to make it the most comfortable for them. With no friends that were alive to bury them, all they had was me to do it. You can come closer you know. They were people who showed alot of kindness to me." Oki didn't want to tell her what happened but it had been a weight to his chest for so long now...

"Before anything, before I have you walk beside me to the village. I want to tell you something..."
Guy
*Hearing his words she stood up, willing to listen and leaning against a nearby tree.*

"I'm listening."

*She said in a rather soft tone, not wanting to be disrespectful of the dead. Though she had an idea what could be on his tongue.*
Billie
"You must know that I'm trying to atone what I've done. I was desperate and seeked something. Whether it was the gold or the itch to use my blade, I don't know. They were very kind to me but I struck them down." He looked up a little. "I have blood on my hands and at the time I thought it was nothing that would bother me. But now we are here. I dug their graves because I had killed everyone else that would do it. Do you still want to come with me? Do you still want to go through to the village I rendered leaderless?"
Guy
*She sighed and walked towards him.. And put her hand on his shoulder.*

"It's not my duty to judge you by your past. What matters is who you are now, not who you have been at some point. You didn't offend me in any way."

*She said that with a hard honesty in her voice.*
Billie
Oki couldn't express much through that mask of his but he found himself a little lighter. "I forgot some people are this old. I've read that wisdom comes with age. It'll take a long time for this wound to heal. But that's enough about me for one day." He touched the weapon fondly and bowed his head. 

"Let's go."

They headed to the village. The guards didn't even spare another glance at them. "So where now?"