He had just barely joined Arcanum and already he found himself miles away from it's borders, for a moment he wondered if the Queen would think him a deserter, but he was sure that once he returned willingly all would be forgiven. Or so he hoped. He plodded along the cool sand of the beach, head lowered. He had heard rumor of an Adravendi seated in a place of power near this place. Just the thought made his skin crawl. He knew he couldn't do anything about it; not yet yet anyway, but he still took it upon himself to travel to the north and examine the pack from afar. Walk this way Talk this way

Her body had been shaken as well as her spirits, but yet somehow her brain was trying to wrap itself on who she was and why she was here. At her first year, her goodbye to her father had been the last, who knew where Maverick went. And her mother, probably hated her now that she was with Azalea a 'traitor' to the adravendi's family line. Arian herself was adopted, but it didn't change her train of thought and where she had been raised. Though she wasn't much of a mathias, after her father left her mother it all went to hell. Then there was syrinx, and didn't even want to think about him. Her body swayed mildly into the cove, until her head moved to spot the man. What was he doing? Spying on Ethereal, well wasn't that a bit rude. But her mind was in a strange place right now. She approached without a hint of fear, "You're rather focused on the Etheral borders aren't you?" the girl asked curiously. "May I ask your name?" "Talk" "You" Think

He didn't look at the femme right away, still focused on the border itself more than anything else. "I am Neo Gorecki." He said without bothering to look at her. She was of little importance as far as he knew. He didn't care to ask her for her name, he didn't even care what she looked like. She was not one of the white and russet brown whores that he had grown to hate. She had no trace of Cairo's wretched scent permanently affixed to her body. She was just another wolf. Walk this way Talk this way

Her attention would still lock on him, she didn't know whether he was a threat or not. It wasn't like she could ignore him, and now he had a name plastered on him along with a pack scent. So she knew how to find him in case of anything. Her tail flicked, and she remained calm. Smiling a little, oh well, she wouldn't get mad. She was used to all sorts of personalities, after all she had trained around the monsters of Amenti once upon a time. "I'm Arian Adravendi, healer of Ethereal. Why are you so focused on our borders?" she asked in a calm voice. She was completely unaware of his hate, Arian herself didn't even know who Cairo was. She had never been mentioned his name, her life had only been wrapped around her parents for a year before they left and things fell apart. But alas, she was old enough now to understand hate, the same reason why she had grown a bit bitter within her life time. "Talk" "You" Think

His eyes widened slightly as the name touched his ears. Solwly he turned his attention toward her, the fur on his hackles bristling. No. He couldn't let her know. Not yet. He cleared his throat and let his fur fall back into place, hoping that she hadn't noticed the hate that moments ago flashed in his eyes. "What a surprise! I am very well acquainted with the Adravedi family." he said, attempting to be as charming as possible. "If I may, how is it that you are related to the Adravendi? What's your relationship with them like?" he kept his distance fron her, he needed to earn her trust before he acted. Needed to lull her into a false sense of security before he sent it crashing down around her. "I was adopted by Cairo as a pup and figured I'd pay my relatives a visit. After all. My family is the reason I joined Arcanum." It wasn't a complete lie, was it? He did after all need a powerful pack to help him exact his vengance. He could only hope the femme before him knew of the Arcanum beta and would assume he joined for her Walk this way Talk this way

Arian watched the male carefully and curiously. Well he didn't seem too bad, but you never knew. Even herself knew connections only went so far in their lives. She sighed a little bit, but tried not to make it apparent. Maybe it was just because of her mood, but somehow she saw Neo was far different from the others. But she, in her state of mind, was on the end of wanting to be punished. Her weakness was far greater than what she could control in the very least. "My mother was Epiphron, but I was adopted. Currently I'm in my cousins pack Azalea Adravendi, and I don't have a very good standing with the others I don't think. Since me and Azalea are probably seen as traitors." she would not share the reason why though. As she heard Cairo's name but remembered her cousin Meinx was within Arcanum. She had payed the girl a visit. "Cairo? I haven't heard of him before. But yeah my cousin Meinx is in Arcanum, we weren't super close but I trained in Amenti with my uncle Syrinx when he ruled it." She settled herself on her haunches. Somehow wanting to anticipate her impending doom that was to come. She knew it was coming, she wanted it to come. Somehow, she didn't feel really...adravendi anymore. "Talk" "You" Think

He chuckled, attempting to swallow his bitterness. "Well then, I suppose that would make me your uncle. Cairo was Epiphron's father, as well as Syrinx's." He explained, " "And if Azalea is your cousin then she is my niece as well. I would love to meet her if you'd be willing to take me to her." He said with the slightest, most benign, smile. This was it. All she needed was to turn her back on him for a second and he'd send a message to everyone who bore the name Adravendi as anything but a curse. His tail waved behind him, waiting for her to stand. All he needed was a fraction of a second with her back to him. Walk this way Talk this way

Bullshit. The girl knew the nature of Arcanum perfectly well. Meinx probably didn't care for Arian at all, nor where she was. Family didn't matter in this world and seeing as Neo had changed his last name it was a obvious sign that he was no a huge fan of the family. Or maybe it was just a feeling. Arian would stand and turn to the man. "You have a very good liars tongue Neo." she began closing her eyes for a moment before matching her gaze with his. "I want you to remind me what my weakness will do to me. Tear me apart from the hinges, a reminder that the Adravendi name will always be trouble no matter what. Because this is how I feel, and I have a hunch you were going to attack me anyway." the pain would probably be the only thing she was interested in. She let it sink for a few minutes, before turning her back on him and walking towards the end of the cave. Either he would attack her, or she made the wrong assumption of him. "Talk" "You" Think

He stared at her, lost in a sense of amazement and surprise. She wanted to be attacked. It almost took the fun out of the whole thing, and for a long moment he thought about turning and leaving right there on the spot. But when an opportunity like this falls into your lap you have to recognize them for what they are. How could he refuse? A long, wicked grin broke across his features with a low snarl as he stood. "As you wish." He faced her head on, jaws opened wide as he lunged for her, aiming to bite her exposed chest and tear away at the hanging flesh, so many options and so little time. His head dropped suddenly, inches away from her chest and the brunt of his skull hit her throat in a heavily bodied swing. Would she tumble back? Would instinct take over and have her rise to her feet and attempt to fight back? Or would she fall onto her back, exposing her belly? There were so many possibilities, and each of them had a set reaction. Walk this way Talk this way