"That sounds like a plan."  Arda grinned, then set off through the forest, striding confidently amid the bushes.  She was enjoying herself, she had to admit.  She'd shown off her speed and her healing skill, and she was vain enough to appreciate a chance to do either.  And Pythagoras seemed nice enough thus far.  Having company around was pleasant.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Violette let out a startled yelp as Spook's bony tail wrapped around her foreleg.  She leaned away from him, tugging, trying to pull free.  His talk of living flesh only creeped her out the more, and her feet scrabbled at the ground as she tried to back away from him.