Eiyuu Kishi Den

Aiden left his companions behind and rode back up the hill to the point at which the group seperated. Kima and Rylan were both long gone, but Aiden was a ranger and could easily track them. He dismounted Tiash and left the stallion on the side of the road. Tiash wouldn't go anywhere.

The elf slipped into the woods, following the direction he last saw Kima in. "KIMA!" he called, hopefully she was still close enough to hear him.

Kima's head bobbed up from it's resting position at Aiden's yell. She hadn't moved from her spot in her tree, and now that Aiden was calling for her, perhaps their business in the city was done. The young wildling hopped out of her tree and stalked back onto the road and sat at the edge of the road. She cocked her head to the side to indicate that she was willing to listen to what he had to say.

Aiden gave a start when Kima suddenly appeared. He didn't expect her to stay there and wait. The elf stepped back out onto the road and crouched in front of her. "Kima, I need to borrow the feather," he said, pointing at the large golden feather she was carrying with her. Hopefully she would agree, but if not, he could comprimise. "You will get it back later."

"No." Kima pouted. She hugged her feather to her chest and leapt back a bit. "Kima!" she barked. The little wildling didn't want to part with her treasure.

Aiden sighed heavily. He knew it would be hard to get it from her. "Then come with me. We can show the guards your pretty feather, and you can keep it," he explained his second offer.

Kima scrambled up behind Aiden and threw her arms around him. She shoved her head into his back and rubbed her face on his shirt. Due to the grubbiness of her face, some of her warpaint and dirt came off on the back of his shirt. While this was somewhat innocent, it was also her way of marking him from other women.

Aiden grabbed onto Kima's legs as she clung to his back. It seemed she accepted this offer. He carried her back to his horse, mounted, and helped her onto the saddle behind him. With their little peice of evidence, Aiden urged Tiash into a gallop back down to the city gate.