Nagaram

[Rayleonarde]

As they walked, the raccoons' voices dropped to a whisper, and they slowed down, as they passed over a large grate. Beneath them were several hundreds of red-fleshed creatures, whose faces were permanently contorted into a look of sheer agony. These creatures looked up at the grate, but paid it no mind.

[Farewell]

He laid against the tree watching zanthe and the horse skip around playful with a small smirk.
Vi, his horse trotted over and laid beside him close her eyes to take a nap

[Cifero Windtail]

Viola, getting a brief glimpse of the creatures, quickly raised her eyes slightly to avoid making eye contact... and to avoid being sick from terror.


After a while, Zanthe's horse trotted over and laid down beside Vi, also falling asleep.




With the horse resting, Zanthe padded over to Devin and changed back to her normal self in a flash of light, picking up her pants and pulling them on. "...I should probably explain a bit more, shouldn't I?" she asked, taking a seat beside Devin and leaving her boots and shirt off for now.

[Farewell]

The hybrid watched her shift back into an anthro "Sure, I would like to know more. If your comfortable sharing of course." He finished while petting the sleeping horses.

[Cifero Windtail]

Zanthe nodded once, sitting up a little. "Right. First of all, I'm a sort of shapeshifter called a walker,"she said, looking at the river for a moment. "My mother lives in Telinov, and my father in Soulez. I have a brother as well; he goes between them, despite the feud going on." The catfox sighed. "The public doesn't know about them. They only found out about me because of... some abilities I have, as a walker." She shrugged. "Zanthe's not actually my real name. I just use that name so that people don't find out who I really am- or more specifically, who my family is. I use a different name working at the tavern. Also..." She looked back at Devin, one of her eyes changing color so that she had one blue eye and one yellow eye. "This is a disguise. My fur's not actually black." She rubbed the back of her head. "I'd just go around in my own fur, but..." The catfox stopped short.






(I can't recall if she gave Devin her name, but I'm pretty sure.)

[Farewell]

Devin was sympathetic. He looked at her as she paused, with a small sigh before placing a paw on her shoulder gently. "Hey. It's fine, I understand. Sometimes we are forced to go into hiding. I know that." He nodded. "I promise you that I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed." Devin assured the catfox.
(I don't think she did.)

[Cifero Windtail]

Zanthe gently placed her paw on Devin's and smiled. "Thanks... For now, you can call me Zanthe," she said, looking into his eyes softly.

[Farewell]

The hybrid gave a small nod "Alright, zanthe." Devin said while looking back at her, catching himself staring into her blue and yellow eyes.

[Cifero Windtail]

The hybrid gave a small nod "Alright, zanthe." Devin said while looking back at her, catching himself staring into her blue and yellow eyes.

Zanthe caught herself staring into Devin's (red?) eyes, and while she mostly kept nonchalant, a light blush did touch her cheeks. "... Should we wash ourselves?" she said. "I promise to leave my undergarments on."

[Farewell]

(Yes his eyes are red, blood red to be exact)
The Sabard blinked. "Yes, I think we both need to wash. Also it's fine, Undergarments or not I won't look." Devin stood up, offering a hand to zanthe.

[Cifero Windtail]

The Sabard blinked. "Yes, I think we both need to wash. and it's fine, Undergarments or not I won't look." Devin stood up, offering a hand to zanthe.

Zanthe took the hand and stood up. "Alright... Shall we disrobe, then?" she asked.

[Farewell]

"I guess so. However I'm going bare. The river will cover half of my body anyways." he walked towards the river keeping his back towards zanthe.

[Rayleonarde]

As they stepped off the grate, Ray spoke up. "Jayce, why do you have those things again?"

Jayce sighed. "At first, I was worried that the living would invade. Now it's more of a pet project. A deterrent, none of the dead want to end up as the Flayed." He chuckled. "Scares the anger right out of them. Can you imagine? Feeling your skin ripped from your body every second for the rest of your life?"

Ray shook his head. "It's wrong, Jayce."


Jayce stared at his brother. "The end justifies the means, dear brother. Remember that. It's how he would've wanted it."  The two raccoons finished their conversation, just as they reached a large obsidian door, and Jayce threw the door wide. Inside, several glowing stones orbited a larger stone pillar, much like the one Ray used to open the portal.

[Cifero Windtail]

"I guess so. However I'm going bare. The river will cover half of my body anyways." he walked towards the river keeping his back towards zanthe.

Shrugging, Zanthe quickly removed her clothes, bringing the undergarments with her and setting them beside the river. "It's kind of weird how we drink the water we bathe in, isn't it?" she asked.

Viola saw none of this. She was doing as she was told.

[Farewell]

"...Yea a little." Devin said as he got into the river, the water up to his hips. He splashed some water on his face and water. "But I mean I'm not complaining." he shrugged.