Alari and Kaori walked into the light before their eyes opened as they found themselves back at the campfire. The two fully regained their composure as Eryn thanked Larel and Hotaru only causing Larel to glance in his direction. He wasn't expecting thanks for his actions but he wasn't exactly going to complain about it. After hearing Hotaru mention that he doubted them being able to protect their bodies Larel's eye twitched as he almost took it as an insult. Protecting Mera came with being her servant, the mere fact that doubt was raised on his ability to do so irritated him.
He calmed down as the conversation continued however, he looked back at the fire before he picked up Raina's words, when he looked over at her she had already stopped talking and he tilted his head missing the branch moving.
When the twins asked about the plane Alari looked over at Kaori, the two shrugged and remained silent deciding to assume they were speaking to someone else. Those weren't their memories so they believed they didn't have the right to share them.
Kaori looked over at Eryn as he spoke of Hotaru and nodded his head in agreement as he crossed his arms, he gave a firm nod at the last part before Alari put a hand on his shoulder.
"Even when your silent you still offend Kaori," Alari said.
"What're you talking about I was quiet. I could have said it's almost like an animal, the instinct part or he may have to dig really deep to find that beauty in that tomb-"
Alari covered Kaori's mouth seeing he had already forgotten that when he spoke of Hotaru he needed to cut himself off at a certain point.
Alari removed his hand and Kaori looked over at him his eyebrows arched as a puzzled expression formed on his face, he was going to have to seriously sit down and fully explain some things to him later. Larel on the other hand just looked at the two completely lost as to what they were talking about, in the end he turned away from it and looked over at Alari.
"Alari Wisdom I believe we had a deal."
Larel stood up at this and fully turned to Alari, Kaori took a few steps away from as Alari as Larel raised a hand and pointed directly at Alari; with an almost inhuman calmness Alari pulled his glasses out and put them back on his face as Larel spoke.
"You have to answer one of my questions," he said a cocky smirk forming on his face. "No running away from this one."
"A deal is a deal," Alari said pushing his glasses up. "Ask away."
"Alright then Alari Wisdom who are you really!"
"Can't answer that," Alari said bluntly.
Larel's froze his smirk vanishing before he shook his head regaining his composure before lowering his hand.
"You said you'd answer my question Alari if I wanted a refusal I'd ask under normal circumstances."
"Yes but I said I would choose, I don't intend on answering at any point in time after this so think of one now," Alari said.
"Alright fine how do you know so much about me?"
"Can't answer that one either."
"What the...seriously....fine...how do you know about Zenmaru?"
Alari shook his head causing Larel to reach up and ruffle his hair, he had to think of a question he couldn't let an opportunity like this pass by, this man was never going to answer his questions again and he knew that.
"How do you know my three sizes?"
Alari adjusted his glasses the glare from the lens covering his eyes as he spoke keeping one finger one the glasses, Kaori made a fist waiting for the answer before Alari spoke.
"If you want to keep what innocence you have don't make me answer that."
Larel actually reeled back a little at his response, he wanted to think he was joking but something in him said Alari was serious.
"Alright...who's the little girl in my dreams then?"
Alari's glare vanished at the question and his eyes narrowed a bit hearing Larel.
"You really want to ask that?"
"Well...I can't think of any others and you know her. I mean the only other one I can think of is what you talked with Mera-sama about earlier."
Alari glasses fell onto his nose as his eyebrows twitched and he quickly pushed them back up, there was no way he could answer that question, it would literally be forfeiting his life in more than one way.
"I'll answer one of the earlier ones," Alari said.
"Oh...well aright then...go ahead," Larel said blinking a few times before staring at him.
Alari brought his hand to his chin as Kaori knelt down next to the fire and put Jin on his lap waiting for Alari to make a decision. Regretfully it was a difficult choice, Alari didn't want to answer any of the questions, two of them were loaded questions and would cause some of the other questions to be answered as well, Larel didn't know that but Alari caught it and he was glad he did. He didn't want to talk about his three sizes with Kaori, Mary and Hotaru around that story wasn't proper for this audience...or any now that he thought about it. He couldn't even answer how he knew so much about him as it answered one of the other questions, that left him with little choice.
"The girl in the flower field," Alari began looking a tad depressed. "She's wearing a kimono standing under a tree correct?"
"That's right, its a field of white flowers and the tree has green leaves, it's warm out and the kimono is red. I can see her smile but I can't see her face."
"Well that girl....is your sister."
Larel's entire body froze as Alari's words reached him, his eyes widened as he stared at Alari in shock, he opened his mouth to speak it taking a moment for the words to come out.
"M-my sister."
"Yes your sister, younger one to be more precise that's who that girl is,"
"I...have a sister."
Larel brought his hand to his mouth as he took the information in, he put on a calm showing but Alari noticed the small smile underneath it, however the smile vanished as soon as it came.
"I'm happy to hear that," Larel said putting his blank face back on. "Thank you for telling me that."
"You're screaming on the inside aren't you," Alari said drooping his eyes and looking at him.
"I didn't ask you," Larel said shrugging. "I may be a little happy but I wouldn't let my emotions control my behavior."
"You're going to celebrate the moment you're alone aren't you," Alari said running his hand through his hair. "No need to hold back little neko."
"I told you I didn't ask you and stop calling me that," Larel said. "Though since you know so much why don't you tell me her name."
"That's another question and furthermore my opinion hasn't changed from back then Larel, I kept my word but my advice is you still forget her. There's a reason you didn't remember her or your promise."
"...I...don't understand,"
"I'll answer it for you one day, but not today," Alari said sitting down next to Kaori. "For now enjoying each others company is most important."
"I can't enjoy anything with you around," Larel said sitting down.
"It wouldn't hurt to try a compliment every now and then Larel, you might find you don't hate me as much as you think."
"A compliment...alright then. You're good at being a horrible person. I envy how you make being a baby killing fiend look so easy."
"....Suppose I forgot the amount of your hate and what is with you and that insult."
"Not an insult if it's true," Larel said taking a bite of his boar.
"No it's an insult," Alari said sighing.