Flames reunited

[Claudius Aston]

Not a problem. To make things less awkward for Fire (poor girl!), try focusing on having Fire answer Claudius' questions. He'll question her about her skills, ask her how she can help AniWaya, and then hopefully accept her
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[/html]Claudius was a little concerned that the girl had done something to the deer now that she insisted, again that he eat it. As he was unused to such professions of goodwill, he was unsure what to do with them. He knew that if either Ulilohi or Io were here, they would understand how to handle the situation. Or, perhaps, since it was he who had seen the worst of the war, then he was the best to handle this as he was likely the most suspicious. As far as he knew, AniWaya did not have any enemies that would wish to poison them with an entire deer, but they had not known of the spy, Matteo, until it had been too late. He would have to be gracious so as not to upset her and bring the deer to Ulilohi. She would know what to do. He suspected that he was just being overly sensitive anyhow.

"I wuh-will buh-bring thuh-them tuh-to our... luh-leader to... shuh-share wuh-with our tuh-tribe," he replied uneasily. He did not like being pressured to do things and this was a rather disconcerting encounter, to say the least.

After she pushed the rabbit toward him, she disappeared for a moment. Claudius cocked his head to one side, wondering where and why she had left. He could hear her rummaging around in the distance and after a few seconds, she returned with a bag that bore the scent of another wolf and metal and leather.

When she returned, he decided to question her to determine her motivations and skills and whether she might be permitted to join AniWaya.

"A-a-are thuh-those some... of yuh-your... belongings?" he asked, gesturing to the bag. He hoped that this might help her open up and explain herself a bit more. Although he had a suspicion of what she was carrying in the bag, he wanted to hear her answer.[html]

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