Home once more.

Shadow strode through the forests covering the mountains, her violet eyes staring out from beneath the darkness of her hood. She looked around before spotting what she was looking for. It was a great oak tree, but which had a slightly magical air around it. She strode on towards it, looking down at the thick roots. There, hidden well, was a small cavern she stayed in. It had been decorated slightly with things she had found around the forest and also a few things from the short time she spent in the cities. She looked around the cavern. It wasn't very big, maybe about 5 square meters, but it was home to her. A small bed made of grass and leaves lay in one corner, and she had hollowed out a shelf like space where five books and a photo album sat. She took down the album, sitting on her bed. She opened it, looking through moments of her past. Her twin sister, Raven. Her mother, Arella Roth. Her half brothers, Shaeman and Vrael Mercian, and the dimension she had lived in. She smiled as she saw a photo in the album of a nine-year-old her with a small black pegasus foal. She knew where the foal was now, and often went to see her, even though she was now a being who belonged to the nature. She put the album back on the shelf and yawned, curling up to sleep. One slightly pointed ear twitched, listening out for any danger that could approach, even though she was well hidden. She didn't like to feel unsafe.

*blueness*

Jamie orbed into the small cavern, he smiled at Shadow sleeping but didn't know whether she could hear him or not. Jamie walked over to the chair and sat down.. waiting for her to react, usually she was quick to attack, most of the time he got great pleasure out of the attacks. He thought they were funny.

Shadow had sensed her alarms going off (she had set up magic to alert her mind of intruders.) She leapt to her feet, drawing the katana like sword from its sheath and pointing it at Jamie, her violet eyes narrowed. She relaxed as she saw who it was.
"How many times do I need to tell you not to do that?" She said.

"Too many, Im not going to stop...." jamie said with a smile on his face, "I guess you'll have to get used to it wont you?"

Shadow took a deep breath, sheathing the sword and putting it aside before smiling at Jamie, her head on one side.
"So, what brings you here?"

"the shear desire to see you..." Jamie told her smiling "and maybe the fact that i have to be here or else you just wont go to bed.." he looked at the chair she'd just feel asleep on and smled at her

Shadow smiled, rubbing her eyes.
"You know what I'm like, I don't sleep much anyway."

"meh! I think a good nights sleep would do you good" he pointed out looking at the bags under her eyes... "Im afraid to say that everyone has to sleep at some stage..Ypoir not that specail.." he laughed when saying the last bit

Shadow smiled tiredly.
"I know, a couple of night ago Merlas got caught in a bear trap. She had an infection and I ended up staying up most of the night with her. Not to mention a human nearly found me."

"Oh nasty... How is merlas?" he asked her

"She's doing ok." Shadow said.

Jamie nodded...
"So... I guess you have more to talk about haven't you?" he asked her waving his hands and making two hot chocolates appear on the table

Shadow nodded.
"Unfortunately, yes."

Jamie walked over to the table and sat down grabbing one of the cups..
"Please tell.."

Shadow also picked up a cup and took a sip.
"Where do I start?"

"from the beginning..." Jamie said obviously with a smile on his face...

"sorry.." he told her after he'd realised how touchy this was

Shadow shrugged.
"It's ok."

Jamie looked at Shadow wait ing for her to speak.. this was going to be long... he knew it... but he was here prepared, he was going to listen and be supportive.

"Natalie found Merlas by a lake with her hind legs caught in a bear trap. I brought her back here to heal her, and found that an infection had set in. She nearly went nuts when I tried to come back here to sleep." Shadow started.

Jamie nodded, "But you came home anyway..."

"Only after she had settled down, and the human nearly found us." Shadow said.

"what did you do?"

"Well, the human was just a normal hiker, and I put on that illusion field, put a blanket over Merlas and pretended to be a rider out camping." Shadow said.

Jamie nodded... "Quick thinking.... what about natalie where's she now?"

Shadow shook her head.
"I don't know."