There are some times where Solaris escapes me. I must admit that I cannot expect him to be around all the time, but I find that my mind tends to unravel and become chaotic without him. With Istas recently chasing me through the forest, as far as I am concerned, Iromar has been out to get me. Father surely wants revenge on me taking his soul. I had to do what I had to do. I had to protect Roamin but it....it did not work, my jaws were not quick enough. I still feel the moment of when my soul was snapped. I know my father must have...felt the same thing, as over time I had realized Roamin was my imprint. I know that Father has realized it before, Father and mother wee so close, and now...now he must want me dead.

So on this day where I wander between the fall touched trees, when I hear the howl calling for me, the howl in a voice unmistakable, I freeze. My black form stops in mid step, and my yellow eyes widen. Aithne. Was she here to get me? Was she here to kill me? It had been so long, she must have been sent to trick me and take care of me.

Yet with Aithne, I do not feel the urge to run. Obsidian is a really curious creature, and Obsidian's desires are strong. I am compelled to investigate the spiritual strength of Aithne even if my logical mind thinks she may try to kill me. I know that I am small but I am quick. I killed the great Lillith and I will kill Aithne too if AI must. I may be stealing the souls of lesser creatures, but I know Roamin needs larger souls to fill him back up again. I feel the conflict of my mind and Obsidian as I attempt to move forward, my eyes falling to my lifted paw. I feel Obsidian guide me calmly, and I do end up moving to the origins of the howl, all the while my own mind wishing only to find Solaris to find some sort of comfort in this terrible world.

I weave through trees on this morning, but I am dark and blend with the many shadows of the forest. I move in a manner much to stalking as I get closer, my form pushing down into the forest foliage as the border and Aithne comes into view. I ensure that I remain afar and covered, unseen by even the keenest of eyes. I simply stare at her in my hiding place, part of me frozen and the other part of me attempting to push me along. I take small breaths, ones that are quiet as my eyes move due to seeing a more golden like movement greeting Aithne.

It is one of Roamin's siblings. I know this, as I have known Sen and I have watched over the grave of Roamin and all his visitors. I push my ears forward, and I can barely hear the words that are said due to my distance. I find myself instantly frustrated. I cannot allow Aithne to harm the blood of Roamin, and I find that my heart beast fast and a rush of energy overcomes me like an ocean wave. I burst from my hiding spot, my legs pumping as my lips part in a snarl. I do not aim for Aithne, but merely threaten her with my stance and black hackles raised. I stop before Reian, facing Aithne in a protective stance with continued snarls from my lips. I am hunched in an attack position, and my yellow eyes are wild and wide.

"You will not harm her, you hear? You will not come one step closer, you are here for me and you will not get ME either, you will not have me and no one will have me, you are here to kill me but you will not kill anyone," I say like a spitfire, my words coming out so quickly with a few facial twitches I cannot control. My tongue sticks out slightly out of my teeth, my breathing heavy and quick like my own words. I do not hesitate to stare Aithne directly in the eye, even doing a fake slight lunge to test her, to assess her reactions and see what she is really here for.