"She's been telling me for the past few minutes that if I were to just feed more, to take the whole person's blood, not drink it from a gourd and not to spare anyone I could walk out in the light and it wouldn't burn, at least not for awhile, " Hotaru muttered after a couple minutes when Larel finished talking, "If I didn't have such issues with blood I think my resolve wouldn't be so hardened against it," she rubbed her eyes, "And she's so much louder than she used to be," she put her head back on her knees, "It's almost as f she's sitting next to me saying it right in my ear," She put her hand over her ear, shaking her head, "I don't think drinking that," she motioned towards the gourd, "Will make her shut up," she shook her head, putting it back down again, though she glanced over at him, "Wait, what does she call me?" She raised a brow at him, wondering what Zenmaru was calling her that he was having to ignore. She knew Zenmaru wasn't her biggest fan, but him saying he was having to ignore things she called her had her confused. 
[i]Oh the possibilities. I'd die for a hands on fight with her though, you should offer it.[/i]
Hotaru couldn't resist rolling her eyes at her, shaking her head as an answer.
[i]Kill joy.[/i]

Eryn laughed a little at Kaori describing the two as if they were character's out of a story, "Don't tell anyone at all that I said this but I think they might be returned. His insistence might have helped him crack through her impenetrable shield and he's not showing any signs that his personality might be different from what we've seen, which is something she's dealt with in the past. I think in a way she trusts him, but she may be afraid he'll pull another stunt as he did in the last village and next time it won't work out so well. If anything were to actually happen to Alari, my sister would truly be lost to us emotionally," he said, speaking a little faster as he realized they were starting to walk this way. Luckily for him, Mera was too focused on hearing what that original favor was to really pay attention to what the two gossiping hens had to say about the two of them.

Mera looked over at him, smirking a little bit as she heard the original favor, "You're such a sap," She shook her head a bit as she saw how nervous he was about asking her to hold her hand. She walked over and took hold of his hand lightly, "Afraid to ask for something so simple, how will you ever endure if you blush so much over that?" She put her other hand on her hip, though in all honesty after she took hold of his hand, her stomach had gone in to butterflies. She wasn't unaware of just how much she had divulged to him before in her rather emotional state and how close she had allowed herself to get but something about him just brought forth the emotions she had so carefully tucked away before. She had to admit having so many emotions tumbling through her mind again was unnerving. To allow herself to feel happy to be there holding hands with him, to feel worry for what crazy idea he'd decided was the best solution to the probably following behind Larel, and there was still a lingering fear that they had lingered too long in the forest before while everyone was resting and that their father might come still, as she hadn't wanted to look and see if it was true. For once she had preferred to stay oblivious to his position, and therefore she had no idea that no one would be coming after them from that place for a long time yet.