Aether
She stopped looking, and flew all the way back to Yuri. She noticed the sweet smell of food near there, and she sped up. The food..it smelled so good…! She near knocked down the door in her rush. She nearly knocked half the house over. She started to ripple in and out of sight, and she politely sat. “Sorry for taking so long.” She apologized, mouth barely visible and translucent for 65% of the sentence.

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(welp my plan of throwing chiyo at yuri’s hut as clearly failed. lol oh well)

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Eclipsed huffed Before pulling her tail closer to her a red dart in her tail the same kind that hit cotton and tumbleweed she then yanked the dart out her scales bleeding where it did before she put some of the ointment she made on the wound and watched as it stitched itself back together growing new scales but not leaving a scar only some more solid looking scales. She then turned mumbling about humans being dumb and not knowing what kind of sedatives to use on different dragon types before she flew off doing the moon watcher equivalent of flicking cotton off before she leaped off the ground using her actual speed she then flew past a kirin she had seen in some of her visions. She waved and smiled her eyes glowing a bit seeing that they might become a friend, she then continued on before walking into Yuris yard the smell of food making her stomach grumble. She the walked over to the door and opened it before walking in.

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Yuri
|Yuri was deeply caught inside the world of ants. The book drew him in like a line to a fish, snagging him and tearing him into this tiny, but not so tiny, world. He was so focused, that when Aether bashed in he jumped like a frightened deer, reaching multiple feet in height, and bonking his head on the roof. Glancing around, he made sure that his house...more of a hobbit hole... still stood, as he swore the walls had shook.|"Miss Aether...are you alright? You seem to be....disappearing? Is that normal?"| Tilting his head curiously, Yuri padded closer, but stopped about a foot away. Politely refraining from completely staring, |"Where did you go, if I might ask? What did you do? I could sense multiple consciousnesseses from town...if i am right. Did you go meet up with someone. Ah, now is not the time for questions! Are you hurt? Do you know what is causing this...?"| He reached out, as if to inspect her, but pulled his hands back. A slight frown creased his muzzle as he continued to worry. *Was she dying...what if this is some sort of poison....is she okay....who else was with her....* His horns reflected his state, they were a pale pinkish-gray-green.|

I do not see why you still can't clem//

Cottonmouth & Tumbleweed
|Cottonmouth simply glared at the leaving dragon, and laughed when she flipped them off. |"What's her problem, aint like we asked for her help. Missy couldn't handle my charms."| With a small smirk, he resettled Tumble's saddle, and now that the other dragon was gone, Tumble spoke. |"She sure was...a piece'o work to say the least."| His tail thrashed, tearing up plants and almost knocking Cottonmouth over. Cotton growled as a huge stinger whipped by his ear, and plunged into the undergrowth not three feet behind him. |"What your tail, yew idiot. Could've killed me."| Slapping the brutes flank, Cotton growled. |"If I ever stab you, Cotton, it will be on purpose. Don't worry though, I am thinkin bout it. "| The two squabbled for a while longer, back and forth back and forth. After a while, the two eventually came up with a plan. Tomorrow, they would buy supplies for the journey. Then the next day, they would leave for the Kor. Side by side, they wandered off into the forest, simply glad to be alive.|

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Eclipsed walked in seeing Yuris worried state. Her scales were covered in some ash from setting the prison on fire. The wounds she had sustained all healing almost magically from the ointment that she applied on her way there.
"Yuri you're giving me a headache with all those worried thoughts, no aether isn't dying it's one of her powers, also what are you making?" she asked before her stomach grumbled loudly as she remembered the last time she ate which was when she first met kestrel Eclipsed then looked at the roof that now had a slint indent from yuri's head

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Yuri
|Yuri jumped again when Moon entered, and yet again, he bonked his head. Well, more like he crashed his antlers into the roof, causing a cascade of dirt to fall on his back. Shaking it off Yuri backed a few steps away. |"Ah...my deepest condolences for my...overreaction. And I made a berry pie a few hours ago. It should be chilled enough by now, that is probably what you are smelling...would you like some...? I can not vouch for it's quality, but I had some time on my hands, so I thought making something will be the best idea...So when I went foraging, I found this beautiful berry bush. Well, I did not, the birds did. They showed me to it and allowed me to take some."| Scratching at his ear, his antler returned to their flinty gray glow. Yuri still cast anxious glances at Aether, but for the most part he was reassured. |"And I am deeply sorrowed that my thoughts caused you pain...I shall try to refrain from doing so in the future...Are you alright, you seem to be covered in ash?"| A small smile flickered across his features at her stomach's complaint, so he didn't wait for her verbal answer. Padding into the kitchen, Yuri grabbed two plates and cut two large pieces of berry pie. The filling was thick and rich indigo, the berries almost looked swollen with juice and sugars. He also made sure to get two wooden spoons, that you guessed it, were carved alongside the plates. Yuti placed these in front of both of the females with a small bow. |"I hope it's okay..."| Yuri sat a few steps away, combing through his mane with one of his forepaws. |

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Eclipsed smiled at Yuri for a second
"Yes I am fine and so are the dragon and person I saw in the future though they weren't very grateful though, also you don't have to worry about the mind-reading thing that was a joke I don't get headaches from it unless I'm completely surrounded by thinking beings," she said before grabbing the pie and taking a bite.
As she took the bite her eyes lit up literally and she started eating a bit faster never having food like that before since she usually just ate raw meat and plain berries.

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Yuri
|The dragon watched the other with slight amusement glittering his eyes.|"Enjoying it are we? Maybe I should show you how to create one..."| A thoughtful moment passes before Yuri turns his attention back to the present. |"Ah...I am pleased to hear I do not cause you harm, Miss Eclipse. So, If I may ask, what do you do in crowds....As you say, being surrounded by many can cause you...discomfort...What do you do...how do you cope with the pressing heat, the thousands of thoughts...feelings...emotions?"| His tail flicked lazily as he sat on his back paws. Slightly worried, he turned on Aether, |"Are you alright miss...? You seem...quiet...Is there something I can do, or am I the problem...?"| With a small grunt, he once again reached up and scratched at his ear, this time a little higher than before. When he pulled his hand away, it was covered in molt, and a small amount of blood. |"Oh! I am sorry! Here, please excuse me for a second..."| Embarrassed, he hobbled off hurriedly on three paws, holding the fourth one up as not to stain the carpet. Outside now Yuri dunked his horns into the lake, coating them in mud and using the coarse substance to remove more of the fuzz. When he got clean, or as clean as he could, it had been almost ten minutes. Worried, he reached up and touched the tip of his horns with a finger. Wincing, as they were sensitive, Yuri breathed deeply and began a few simply stretches and mental exercises to empty his mind. Submerging them, tying them together, pushing them away. After a while, he opened his eyes and winced as a bolt of pain erupted through his cranium. It passed in a heartbeat, but as it passed, his vision went black. Swimming in a black void, his body toppled over, half in and out of the stream.|

Sorry deception, I was waiting for someone to respond not knowing you already had//

Cottonmouth and Tumbleweed
|As the duo walked peacefully along the trail of some unknown origin or use, a series of thoughts clicked into place in the cowboy's mind. This caused him to stop in his tracks, a deep train of thought taking all of his attention. Tumble noticed a few moments later, that the little pitter patter of Cotton's hard soled boots ceased. Turning, the rough and ragged looking dragon let out a questioning purr, much like an inquisitive cat would. A crease of worry wormed it's way onto Tumble's snout, but he quickly deduced his partner was in no harm, so he let him do...whatever the hell he was doing. Finally, Cotton spoke |"That man back there, the man that captured us, he said that there was a rape. Said that I had done it. Me, as if I couldn jus bed a women if I wanted. Nows, I wonderin who he was talkin abut. And why it was pinned on me. I ain't no good man, but I don like bein blamed for things I didn't do."| Automatically, as if some sort of coded response, Tumble growled as he realized what his partner was saying was true. Cotton's hand dropped to his gun, fingers caressing the well loved handle. |"I don know what your planning, Cotton, but I's always behind yew."| Grateful, the cowboy paced forward and placed a hand on the snoot of Tumble. |"I ain't knowing what Ima do with that information either, friend, but i's angry about it. Maybe we will...change his perspective tomorrow...hmmm? When we go get supplies for our trip."|

trigger warning, like a major one. Sheild your eyes children...please? lmao//

Key:
|"κορακῖνος speaking"|
("Boss speaking")
κορακῖνος
|When finally, his shift at work was done, κορακῖνος clocked out and almost made it to the door before being stopped by the boss. Within moments, he was pinned against the wall by a greasy hand at his throat. Wincing, he briefly attempted to struggle, but was quickly interrupted by an equally greasy voice ("Ahhhh.....κορακῖνος...my little demon...trying to sneak off are we, without even saying hello...naughty, naughty little devil...") The other hand traced circles on κορακῖνος's belly, slowly getting lower and lower. |"Sorry....boss, I-."|He was interrupted mid-word by the boss. ("You know not to call me that....Kopie baby......call me Master...") A fire ignited in κορακῖνος's stomach then, and he struggled like a corner rat to break free. Thats when the fist left his groin and shot up, striking κορακῖνος and leaving him seeing stars for multiple seconds. ("FAGGOT!, STAY WHERE YOU ARE....Master is hungry though, maybe I should...take my liberties. You do remember the paper, dontca?") "Master" stepped into view then, underneath the smoking candlelight. He was a hulking human with a significant belly and a balding head. Despite all of these...unfortunate qualities, the man owned half of the business in this little town, and owned many prospects in others. Even more unfortunately, κορακῖνος went into a deep debt trying to pay, well, pay for life. Pay for medicine, pay his father's debts. Succumbing, κορακῖνος turned his head, and offered a small smile. |"Of course...master..."| Fortunately, the Boss, who's name was Alexander, was just "messin," and after a few more gropes, left κορακῖνος alone. Gasping, the devil burst through the door under the hostile gazes of the other workers. Running, no, sprinting home, κορακῖνος soon opened the door to his home with trembling hands. When he got to the other side, he quickly relocked the door, then slid to the ground. he didn't cry, he never did anymore, but he sat on the filthy ground, clutching his knees and rocking back and forth like a child would. As he did so, the lower part of his long sleeves bunched up. Marking his soft red skin, were marks. The marks of a cold knife, slashed longways along his arm. One of them still bleed and was wrapped in a yellowed cloth.|

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Aether
She’d been staring blankly at the wall, lost in a certain amount of thought and memories. Slight side affect from absorbing so much light. She shook herself out a little, as if to clear her head. Some of her scales started to become more visible, but she forgot to let the rest be. As a result, ended up like a weird ghost. She barely noticed Yuri leaving, as the light showed her brain a lot of things, and she was spending a lot of energy standing. She managed to shove it to the side, following where Yuri had went a few minutes earlier, intending to apologize. She arrived just in time to see him topple, thus causing her considerable worry. She literally flew to where he was, frantically flapping her wings, and attempted to pick Yuri up. Her wings faltered as Yuri’s weight was added, but she flapped her wings harder, and willed herself to not drop the slippery, heavy, and waterlogged Yuri. She managed to pull him out of the stream’s grasp, and onto land. Her wings drooped, and she was pretty exhausted, thus breaking down a mental wall. The lights’ ‘voices’ had started again, and left her in a surreal state.

(Sorry, I was really busy for some time. I’ll try and log on to my side everyday, as my main has like 50 trillion lions :P)

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Yuri
|He stayed slumped in this position for multiple minutes, not responding to any movement nor noise Aether might make. Inside, his mind was blank, and he didn't realize anything was happening until he suddenly opened his eyes to see Aether worriedly hovering over him. |"Oh...deary me...must have...hit my head.....oh, I'm deeply sorry...miss."|Groaning, he slowly got his feet underneath him, and used them to lift himself into a sitting position. Strangely, nothing on him ached with pain, he just felt groggy, almost as if he had woken from a long sleep. He was cold however, having been dipped in the water then pulled out like a very strange fish. Shivering slightly Yuri noticed the voices. |"Are you alright...Miss Aether...is that my fault too...?"|Rubbing the base of his skull the peaceful dragon bent unsteadily and drank a few sips of the lake. Even in this loopy state, Yuri made sure to keep his paw and mane clean from mud and grime.


Cottonmouth & Tumbleweed
|The duo simply kept walking, side by side despite the narrow trail. In quiet company, they were both left to their own thoughts. Although they shared many of them with each other through their mental link.|


κορακῖνος
|After a while, his pulse returned to normal, and the man stood up slowly. Limping through the hall, he turned a corner and checked in on his mother. Sleeping. |"Good, sleep tight Moma.."| κορακῖνος murmured softly, turning off the light with a click. Continuing until he met the couch, he gratefully sunk into it. Seconds later he was asleep.|

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Aether
She stared at Yuri for several seconds blankly, before a slight focus came into her eyes. “Hmmm……Green, lots of green with blue, and lizard creatures…! Old light. Old light. Old light!” She muttered, tail lashing as if agitated, and wings drawn in close. She blinked a few times, straightening herself before casting Yuri a quick glance and looking at him in the sideways fashion Yuri himself did. “Mmm fine. Just a little…disoriented. Not your fault. Been coming on for a while.” She said in a strangely curt and dreamy voice. “Been too long since I’ve gazed into the light. It’s gazing into me.”

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(happens 2 post after my last)
Eclipse followed Aether out of the hut watching as she pulled yuri out of the river but staying back until yuri woke up and walking over
(current time)
Eclipse ignored the voices looking into yuri's mind to make sure he was okay
"Well I don't think you have a concussion, and to answer your previous question Yuri In crowds I put a lot of focus in shutting off my powers enough to where I don't get a headache but it still bothers me so I try to avoid crowds as much as possible, and I would very much like for you to teach me how to make the food it was really good," She said while walking next to yuri and looking at the wound seeing it wasn't the worst it could be before she grabbed something out of her pouch the same plant she used to make the ointment. She then made the ointment again before looking at yuri
"This will heal the wound is it ok if I use it on you?" she asked not wanting to be weird about it.

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(How are you even there? You never left the hut? Maybe add in post, please? I’m very confused.)

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(wait sorry I'll fix that)

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Yuri
|Startled by Moons appearance, and her following speech, Yuri grabbed his head with one paw as if he had a headache. |"I am fine, just must have hit...my head. I do not have any...pain."| tossing his mane, much like a lion would, Yuri gazed at Aether, a flicker of worry dancing in his vision. |"I...I think we should be focusing on Aether...Miss Moon....look at her."| Padding close, but still about an arm's reach away, Yuri circled her, checked on her emotions, and flicked his tail nervously. |"Why did you not tell me you were not feeling well miss, I could have aided. It's what I do...did you not trust me? Did I do something wrong...?"| Frowning slightly now, the dragon sat in front of her. |"Here....breathe with me..."|Deeply gazing into her eyes with a steadying light emitting from his horns (A dull yellowish color), Yuri breathed deeply and slowly in a repetitive pattern. Five seconds of intake, followed by five seconds of pause, and five seconds of exhale. Yuri breathed like this normally, even in the deepest excursion or wild fear, but he enunciated it this time, breathing louder than he normally would. The entire time Yuri's chest expanded, the light on his horns glowed slightly brighter, and it dimmed when he breathed out. He could have taken Aether into his Mindspace, or soothed her with his powers, but he refrained from invading her space. Always conscious of others, he thought so that Moon would hear him, and so that he didn';t disrupt the breathing excersie. ("I am fine....Miss Moon....Just...dealing with side effects.....molting.....") As he thought it, a twinge of purple and lime green light invaded his horns. Shame, and embarrassment. Quickly regaining control of himself, Yuri's light flicked back into it's pulsating pale yellow glow.|

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