Phoenix turned his head towards Aria briefly, noticing that she seemed saddened. He could understand why. The church may not have been top notch but it was a nice place to live and places you enjoyed were always hard to leave. He started walking without saying a word, their path pre-planned in his mind, as well as sacrifice. He wouldn't make her give up anything so he would have to give up more than the usual for a little bit of safety. He winced at thinking about it, and knew he would have to tell her what he was or it would be too much.<br/><br/>He slowed his pace to be next to her as they walked through the forest. It was a while before he said anything. "Did you ever guess what species I am?" he asked her, his voice low so as not to attract attention.<br/><br/>((Sorry for long wait for a reply. I was busy))