Athren smiled down at the tiny girl but shook his head.<br/>"I have no intention of dealing with said creatures again...but why are you out here in the middle of the forest?"<br/><br/>While Athren was talking to the girl the serpent around his neck slowly started to awaken, puffing up it's hood to look much larger then it seemed, though it was a good five feet or so in length.<br/>It hissed, agitated, but not sure what at...it felt like something was watching them...<br/><br/>Jolta was over by the water still, and finally found the strength to shift back to his human form. He remained still though, not wanting to move and agitate his left leg, the one that had gotten a good amount of the damage.