Life has not been the same. Solaris has helped, yes, he has helped but Roamin is still not here. I am stuck here, without him, stuck and I don't think I can ever get used to it. I do not sleep often or well. I simply lay with my eyes closed, into swirling darkness of my own mind. I do not know when no one else is here or when they are here. I find that is a state of mind inbetween wakefulness and sleep. A state where voices can be heard giggling in my ears, where faint blobs of colors among the black form into subtle images. I can never tell if they are really there or not- it is not like a dream where all is apparent, but more like an impression in the darkness of my mind. It is here where I exist, where I feel no breath. I don't feel much here. It is a nice place to exist when everything else is like a constant, waking hell.

But I am not along with the thoughts of my own mind. They tell me I am not alone. They tell me to open my eyes and when I do, I hear the Latin voice come barreling into my ears. My yellow eyes flash open, my head lifting from my paws as I see the figure at the mouth of the den. It is not Solaris nor his voice- and he is the only one I have any desire to see. My black hackles raise, and my Obsidian comes to question if his soul should be stolen like Lillith's. I feel my body grow tense as I stare at him in a moment of silence, feeling Obsidian's mind within my own, but Ruby never comes to command the kill. I will assess him, Obsidian says, and I will see if he stirs up Ruby's desire for blood.

My tense body then bolts forward, unafraid as I meet him face to face- literally nose to nose if he does not move away. I will stare him down with my dark features touched with ruby, my yellow eyes likes bright laser staring into his very core with an intensity perhaps unmatched by any other. I know I am smaller, weaker, but I am quick. I am quick and Ruby knows this, and Ruby knows how to move my paws when needed. I am still, only making a sudden forward movement with my muzzle to see if he reacts.

"What do you want? Did they send you, hm? I am not going back. I don't know who you are, and I don't care, I am not going. Why are you here anyway?"I say, my eyes remaining intently upon him. It takes a few moments but I do remember him, he was here when I first met Roamin. Perhaps, he is not here to bring me back.

"You. You were here, when Roamin was here, when Solaris was here, yes, I remember you, I know you, I sense you, yes, I sense you and you cannot hide it, no you can't, you will never be able to hide it," I say, pressing forward closer and closer with my dark and hot energy. I am not afraid to push forward until our pelts meet. I can sense him, yes, and his energy, his aura. I can feel it and there is no way he can hide his intentions from me. Obsidian wishes me to challenge it, to test it further to see if his soul should be stolen away. No, I will press forward even if he takes steps back. I will ensure that my own energy will not be taken by him. No, he will not steal what is mine, my energy, he will not have it- if anything, I will have his.