That tail intentionally and repeatedly brushed against her. Sliding up her leg or swatting gently at her rear. His hand would find hers as well from time to time, though the terrain was not always friendly to walking side by side in tandem. It seemed that above all else he simply wanted to be close to her. Yet the reality was that they had to put themselves into danger to get themselves and possibly even others out of danger.<br/><br/>"You're not bad to be with either you know." He replied with a smirk, playing down his feelings just a bit for the sake of a light joke. His eyes fell into hers for a moment as she continued to speak, watching her carefully. They then drifted to the side for a long time, taking her words in.<br/><br/>"It's...unclear what happens when you turn. I'm not sure if you're strictly the same person. I've seen people remain the same mostly, but their lust for blood overpowers them. Some fight it, some give in. I'm not sure if you can resist it entirely. Yet the older ones seem in control, they have true personalities they simply don't seem to care. It's the young ones, the fledglings, that are less capable of reason or control when they have a thirst." Shenyo knew a surprising amount of detail, most likely from his time being imprisoned by them. "If the elders didn't encourage it maybe it would be different. But this is the way it is."<br/><br/>At her words of wanting to be with him, he was reluctant to reply. It seemed he was struggling with the answer. "I would like that too." The words finally came, a weak smile to her as they moved out of the thick forest and into the new situation.<br/><br/>The fire was fresh, but long enough that the smoke had gathered into a large cloud in the sky. They had been up wind so the smoke hadn't been noticed. The thick canopy had blocked out the sight of it as well.<br/><br/>"Great." Shenyo spoke softly, eyes scanning. It was mostly quiet where they were, but this village stretched on for a couple miles. The fires were mainly on the other end, which meant whoever was setting them was coming in their direction. Looking around them a bit more he noticed a clothesline blowing in the wind. Running up to it he quickly ripped off pants that were slightly baggy on him and a weathered, thinned out cloak. It wasn't much, but it was enough to cover him up as he hood slid mostly over his head. It appeared whoever this was for had a small head, especially with Shenyo's ears getting in the way on top.<br/><br/>"Come on, let's do what we can." Shenyo urged her, beginning to walk straight down the middle of the road. It seemed he wanted to be up front and take the challenge head on. Possibly not the best choice.