"What the boy says is true," Jerakea told Morys as he watched the wind sprite wake his son, "And put your weapon away," He told Sen with an exasperated sigh "I didn't come to fight, I came to offer my aid." At this point, Darakus' nose twitched and he almost immediately sat up in the makeshift bed he had been occupying. "I know that scent! but he can't be..." he trailed off as he saw his father at blade-point. his reaction was far from what you would expect. He drew his own sword and joined Morys, totaling the number of blades intending to strike to four. This didn't seem to frighten Jerakea in the least, but his true emotions were almost always masked in these types of situations.<br/><br/>"It's been a while, Darakus. I take it from that expression that you recognize me." Jerakea didn't wait for an answer and continued, ignoring the fact that he could be impaled at a moment's notice. "You still have my Tome of Antyr's Spells, don't you?" Darakus glanced worriedly around the room, afraid of what the others, especially Farish and Chizu, would think of him for his answer. Pulling a large and very dusty old book out of his seemingly infinite yet small pouch, he muttered a small and very reluctant "yes, sir." as he handed it to his father.<br/><br/>As soon as the book left his hand, however, Darakus left arm began to glow down the length of his scars. he gripped his head in pain, and dropped his sword, where it struck the floor with a rather loud clattering noise. Jerakea, who didn't seem worried at all, muttered something in the demonic tongue and Darakus was able to stand upright, once again as if nothing had happened. A howling was heard in the air above, as if someone was filled with bloodlust. Not long after, both Darakus' and Jerakea's ears twitched as the heard the hooves of Night Mares entering the forest. "I suggest we start moving. We barely stand a chance against those creatures." Jerakea said, then, taking Morys aside, he added "And don't think I don't know what they are after, either." before he climed up out of the hollow tree to see if Sen had noticed the impending threat.