Neris watched as Ocieros stormed out of the house, and let out a sigh of relief when the door closed. She quickly blinked back the tears and contemplated her next move. Quiet and alone... Off to the forest then. She grabbed Ocieros' garb and headed for the back, silently easing open the door and closing it again. Yeah, Red was definitely coming around. She put on the garb and slipped quietly through the forest until she reached her usual spot at the pond. There was a tall tree she liked to climb in times like these, each time seeing if she could get higher than the last. It made for good stress relief. She grabbed the lowest branch and hoisted herself up, making sure not to catch Ocieros' garb on anything that could tear it.<br/><br/>She didn't know how long she'd been climbing before a hoot. She paused, then slid down onto the branch she was currently on. This would have to do. Didn't want to scare the owl off. Even though she had the extra layers, she was still cold, but she didn't want to put her hands away just yet. She picked off a few smaller branches from the one she was sitting on and tore up the needles, then snapped the branches. She loved the smell of pine, plus they kept green, even in Black, making it a good hiding spot year round. Although... she looked down at the other plants growing around the fir. Something to give cramps... she pursed her lips, trying to remember what she ate while Ocieros was out fighting and Carmine neglected her. She slowly felt her way down when she decided on a particularly easy one.<br/><br/>Neris went over to the water's edge and brushed around for a little bit, looking for an almost fatal twin to parsley. She mistook it as such back then and ended up with debilitating pains (thankfully she didn't eat a lot of it). A little should do. Neris didn't want to kill her dear sister, just make her pay for what she'd done.<br/><br/>She started heading back after she picked some leaves. It was almost completely pitch black out, but Neris didn't have much trouble finding her way back. The forest used to be her playground before she took up reading, but some memories just don't leave... especially painful ones. She startled a few raccoons on her way back, fattening themselves on some roots. She smiled sheepishly and went on her way.