<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">It hadn't mattered that she would have saved his life. Motive was irrelevant. The fact remained that she had saved his life. That demanded balance be restored, equilibrium given to his A'una so that he may live a life that the Mother Goddess approved on.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"It is irrelevant Raida, if you can take care of yourself. Nor does it matter what lies between my legs." </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">Noticing her roll her eyes at the mention of the Mother Goddess and he could only sigh inwardly. He could not blame her for having lost faith in the Mother Goddess. It had only been his faith in the Goddess though that had seen him through the worst of the tortures and pains he had endured at the hands of the humans. He gave her a grin as she spoke of keeping up. He easily kept up with her as she bounded in to the forest, his strides staying behind her and the wolf as they progressed further in to the forest. However, he almost halted as she questioned the existence of the Mother Goddess. This time, he did not try to disguise the displeasure evident in his tone as he spoke up.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"It is not the Mother Goddess' place to save us from our failings. We must do that ourselves. But you're right. We can discuss it further when we reach your home." </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">He nodded his thanks as she brought up supper, the idea of food causing his mouth to water.  <br/>
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By the time they reached a waterfall, rain was falling in drizzles, dampening the clothes of the two elves and pattering against the steel armor of their weapons and armor. He first heard the roar of the waterfall before he saw it. He noticed the waterfall fell in to a large pool that glowed almost a dark green color by the amount of algae that coated the rocks in her. Despite this, the water was clear as a window, and he could see all the way to the bottom of it. He was gladdened for the sight, giving a silent thanks to the Mother Goddess for such a beautiful sight before he followed Raida past the waterfall and in to a spacious, dry cave that had been disguised behind the waterfall by the falling rain. Despite it being a cave, the cave was mostly even floored, warm, and dry. A firepit dominated the entrance and he looked up to see a small slit in the rock wall where the smoke must funnel out so as not to end up choking all of the residences. He nodded in satisfaction, wiping his face of the water spray and turned towards her.<br/>
</span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"I thank you once more Raida. I cannot remember my last meal."</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff"> He said down heavily on a rock, perching his spear next to him as he gingerly removed a pauldron from his shoulder, wincing as a massive bruise came in to view. However, the bruise did nothing to disguise the mass of scars and blue tattoos that dominated his flesh. At the thought of food his stomach rumbled painfully, reminding him it had been days since his last meal. Setting the pauldron down next to him, he removed the other one on the other shoulder before he looked up at her.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"I miss the armor of my clan. Human work, while efficient is so,"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff">He sniffed,</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"crude."</span>