The sound of her laughter made Kip decide that he would do whatever she wanted him to do just like the old days. If she had no desire to go back he would not make her and remain by her side no matter what happened for his loyalty was to Nisia and not to the pack. She really was a bad influence on him as his family and pack members had said but Kip couldn't bring himself to break ties with her for he loved her more than anything else in the world, even his own life. He would go to the ends of the earth for Nisia.<br/><br/>Kip watched as she ran her hand down the leopard's fur that sat in front of her and wondered if she was thinking of turning into one at the moment for he didn't know that Nisia wasn't aware of her shifting ability. He only assumed she'd lost her memory of the pack and her identity. If she'd survived for two years on her own surely at some point she would have shifted by accident or something and discovered what she was. It was folly to think otherwise.<br/><br/>"Maybe you fell off the cliff when you were running away from the raiders two years ago."<br/><br/>Kip suggested, remembering that day well for it was the day he'd lost Nisia and it would forever be branded into his memory since the princess had been and still was his entire life. He nodded when she told him that she didn't remember a pack and asked that he tell no one of this place since she was happy here and thought of it as her home now.<br/><br/>"As long as I am by your side I will do whatever you ask and protect you from any danger that could come your way."<br/><br/>He said devoutly and the corners of his lips twitched upward into a wry smile as he inclined his head to Nisia for she was someone he looked up to and held in admiration. He didn't<em>just</em>have a crush on her. It was much more than that. He watched as she rose gracefully to her feet and walked over to light some candles, letting the fire die down. Kip listened when Nisia spoke about him and what he had said about her and nodded when she put her questions to him for it was sad that she didn't remember him at all.<br/><br/>"My name is Kip Wyr and I am of the Wyrdrain Wereleopard Clan as are you."<br/><br/>Kip told her and when she asked for some kind of assurance that she could trust him, Kip thought about it for he really didn't know what she wanted from him but before he could think much further, Nisia started to double over in pain. Kip rose to his feet in one fluid movement and helped her to the couch as he laid her down on it. Finding that she wasn't sick but merely needed to shift, he breathed a sigh of relief.<br/><br/>"You had me scared for a moment, Nisia. I thought you were sick or wounded or something but all you need to do is shift."<br/><br/>He said with a shake of his head and waited for her to do so as he moved away from her since she would probably need some space to do so. When she didn't shift right away he raised an eyebrow in her direction.<br/><br/>"Uh, you<em>do</em>remember how to shift, right?"<br/><br/>Kip asked just to make sure. If she told him she did he would simply turn his back so she could place her clothing into the pouch and do so but if she didn't, it seemed as though he was going to have to instruct her on the matter. That could be...interesting...to say the least.