<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/be/Ne%27iine_Vaenn.png)</div><strong>Character name</strong>: Ne'iine Vaenn<br/><strong>Who:</strong>Luika, Natu, & K'ali<br/><strong>Where:</strong>Several miles from Kayax<br/><strong>When: </strong>17th Day of Hunger Moon, Early Afternoon<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Snow chilled the hand that Ne'iine had thrown forward to catch herself when she landed. It centered her and allowed her to realize that she had perhaps spoken too soon and too rashly. Nerves and impulse had guided her instead of true sense. While she had an urge to rip his throat out, as she suspected any Tikaan would when faced with the famed Wolf Killer, she also realized that Ts'itu would probably be irritated with them if they were to kill him outright.<em>He's a bargaining chip, if nothing else,</em>she thought. This didn't stop her from gripping the handle of her dagger.<br/><br/>K'ali was doing enough threatening for the both of them in any case. Sometimes Ne'iine thought that K'ali was closer to the wolf than most other full Tikaan. It would explain how she could walk around in this blasted cold in nothing more than her golden skin without actually freezing. Right now K'ali was certainly riding the edge between human and wolf, her eyes wild and snarl dangerous even as the Wolf Killer sought to explain himself.<br/><br/>Once he had finished, Ne'iine lifted one shoulder in a half shrug. "He does speak the truth. He'll provide a pretty ransom if nothing else. And at worst, we can kill him." Her eyes flashed briefly gold once more before fading back into a much more human grey. Now that the wolf, such as it was for her, had retreated from the surface she looked delicate and unthreatening once more.<br/><br/>Seemingly ever the voice of reason, Natu spoke now and eased whatever tension remained within Ne'iine herself. Ne'iine watched silently as he bound the human, and as K'ali spat out curses and threats. What an odd pair they made. Natu so calm and K'ali so spiteful. Through it all the Wolf Killer seemed to be on the verge of giving in and trying to attack them. Hopefully he wouldn't prove to be that stupid.<br/><br/>Given that Natu had apparently taken responsibility for the Wolf Killer, Ne'iine felt no compunction to stay. She nodded to the taller Tikaan with a light smile, grey eyes glinting. "I'll finish the patrol. You'll make sure K'ali doesn't kill it before Ts'itu sees it?" Her words were perhaps unintentionally cruel to their new captive, but she didn't much care. Once she'd received her answer from Natu, she grinned fully and bounded off toward the border.