Someone get this collar off! (Kye, Jasper)

[Natsuki]

Natsuki smiled and nodded. She stood, the girl was a few inches taller than she was so the jacket was loose, which meant it covered more. Not that Natsuki minded being completely naked, in fact she prefered it, she knew that humans didn't appreciate naked girls wandering around.

She followed after the girl. Being able to walk on two legs again felt rather strange, Natsuki had found it considerably easier to move through the forest when in her animal form and she wondered how humans managed it.

In Pavi she asked the older girl, "What's your name?"

[Jasper Rainsong]

Walking to her sword Jasper bent and picked it up, examining the blade carefully before sheathing it. "Oh, sorry, i forgot to introduce myself! I'm Jasper Rainsong, of the Diamond Clan. Its good to meet you." Straightening Jasper turned as, with a small yip, Pip trundled out of the bush he had been hiding in. Scoping him up Jasper scratched between his over sized ears. "This is Pip." she introduced and began following the stream in the direction the man had gone. "So whats your name? And what are you doing with that collar around your neck?"

[Natsuki]

Natsuki smiled at the puppy Jasper had picked up. Puppies were cute but they annoyed her greatly. "I'm Natsuki" she said continuing after the girl, "My previous master put the collar on me... I was hired to protect his children... didn't go so well... I could never find anyone to take it off. Thank you"

[Jasper Rainsong]

"Ah, I'm sorry to hear that." Jasper murmured politely. The woods were beginning to thin noticeably, and as Jasper was turning her head back and forth, searching for Maro, they had stepped past the last of the trees and were looking down on a reasonably sized camp. Spotting Maro Jasper raised her arm and called out to him, smiling widely. Seeing her Maro raised from where he had been grazing calmly and trotted over, snorting in her face by way of greeting. Frowning at him Jasper stuck her tongue out playfully, replacing Pip back into the saddle bag.

[Natsuki]

They stepped out of the forest and out into the open grass fields. Natsuki smelt the camp before she saw it, men were disgusting. And people thought she lacked personal hygiene; just because she never brushed her hair, refused to wear shoes and undergarments... Natsuki sighed, humans, she would never understand them...

Jasper called over her strider, Maro. He was a beautiful looking horse, well groomed and well fed, strong and powerful. Drykas really did love their animals.

The gentle breeze carried with it the scent of blood. Obviously from the hunter's deerstalker. Natsuki made her way cautiously towards to hunter's camp; she didn't like hunters, nor should she. And thought of being in one of their camps made her anxious but she was responisble for the dog's injuries. The kelvic considered transforming back, at least she would have her claws and fangs but decided against it. She looked less intimidating in her half naked human form.

[Kye Rivers]

Kye raised his head at their approach, the young woman he had seen near the stream, and another who wore only a jacket – obviously the wolf kelvic turned back to human form. She was only a young girl, and with a good deal of inner conflict, Kye wished that kelvics didn’t always have to be skulking around in their animal form. But he knew he was being unreasonable in that thought. It stemmed from his own history, and it wasn’t this kelvic’s fault for simply being who she was – especially if some idiot had bound her to her animal form against her will. Still, with Gem’s head in his lap, seeing the damage wrought by the kelvic’s teeth and claws, he wasn’t feeling particularly friendly towards her. The other young woman was obviously Drykas, and a beautiful Strider walked alongside of her. Unsure of why either of the two would wish to seek him out, if indeed that’s what they were doing, he waited silently for them to announce their intentions, or ask whatever it was they would of him. Gem whined, catching the smell of the newcomers, and Kye steadied her with a gentle hand on her shoulder and the command to stay.

[Jasper Rainsong]

Leading Maro, Jasper followed Natsuki to the man. Her eyes swept over the camp and its inhabitants in assessment and she dropped her hand to her hilt, more for comfort than anything else. However she couldn't dispute the fact that she was extremely curious to know why these travelers hadn't meet up with Endrykas, everyone knew it was safer to stay with the pavilions instead of go it alone. Jasper looked to Natsuki, waiting to see what the Kelvic would say.

[Natsuki]

Natsuki wrapped her arms around her waist, although Jasper stood next to her she didn't feel at all secure. She didn't know how the hunter would react, most likely he would be angry about her attacking his dog. She looked at the hunter. Speaking in common, she mumbled, "Can I see your dog? I'd like to apologise to her..."