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Vik noticed the way Karu concealed her hands. "Was it something I said?" he thought to himself. A thought crossed Vik's mind. Did she carry the cursed scar as well? No, he would have sensed it. It was probably nothing. He turned to face the new person. "Hey. I don't think we've met. I'm Vik."

Shin sighed.

all these people, and she got dropped in the middle of all the loose cannons.

"I was not suggesting that. and i know very well what they are. my cousin makes those things, remember? no, i meant nothing of the sort. i think i shall go talk to Larie for awhile. She does not use such sharp vocabluary. nor does she try and take my hands off."

she bowed slightly.

"Oh...it is nice to make your aquaintance sir Vik. my name is shin. Per haps i shall see around the manor. it isn't like i go anywhere. now, please excuse me." she bowed agian, and walked out of the kitchen scilently, taking her water cup with her.

her eye twitches at the sudden exit of Shin. she really didn't want her to leave on that note, but she wasn't about to go chasing after her. she sighs deeply and runs her fingers through her hair. "No... I can't read minds... just faces." she nods to him and removes the glove on her right hand "I suppose since I have a big mouth, and already said what they were there's no harm in showing." she unwrapped the bandages a small charm falling into her left hand from the bandages. she catches the charm as the bandages fall to the floor. she holds up her hand infront of her face. one could look at her hand and see her eye through the hole in the palm. if one were to look long enough faint shadows could be seen swiming past.

"Do you really think that was wise, leaving your friend like that Bethamin?"

shin growled, glancing at the man that was just....There, striding beside her, matching her step for step, as she walked across the open space in fronnt of the manor, on her way to Tularies Cave. "Ugh. not you again."

"There was a point and time when you would have been happy to see me, Bethamin."

"The operative word there is 'Was'. I told you already, Bethamin died a long time ago. I may look a lot like her, but im not her. get over it, and find a new girl friend or something, and leave me alone. ive got enough on my plate with watching Elias and now Karu. you'd think i was actually still a Guide, the way I have to keep babysitting all these people."

"You used to enjoy that job, if i remeber correctly, Bethamin."

Quit calling me that, or ill sic my dragon on you!"

the man sighed, and was suddenly gone, as if he had never been there, and Shin wondered if he ever actaully had. perhaps she would get someone else to tell her if they saw him as well.....it would do good to rule him out as a memory of one of the girls she took over. very very much good.

she quickly begins to wrap it back up, not forgetting the charm. they both seemed to have the same question, but with different reasoning behind it. "Of course I know where it goes." she was reluctant to talk about it, the memories of how she obtained the gates and exactly what had happened after still fresh in her memory. for in truth, it were only a few months ago that this occured. she slowed the wrapping once the charm was in place. "Was... your's forced on you too?" her voice was airy as if she were not aware she had asked it.

I dun know what to tell ye ma. Alls I can thin' of is 'at 'ee's a ghost...or maybe he's real....but if 'ee is, then theres nothin' ta worry abou'. "

"Oh yes, like him not being a figment of memory helps me anywatall. Im not fond of any of this, and having someone thats more annoying than Merelii doesn't help me much at all.....none at all.

I dunnae appriciate being spoken of like i am not here, Bethamin.

"Oh you just shut the hell up mr. smartass."

"Ma? Tain't no figerment....unless i be sein'g this figerment as well. 'ees real, me thinks."

"oh just great. just grand. not all i need is a cartruse hippo following me around!"

Vik raised an eyebrow as he hastily wrapped up his hand. "You know about the Alliance of Dark Scars or are you refering to some other organization? I haven't heard about them giving anybody a 'gateway' and I've been studying them for quite a while." He tucked the end of the wrapping in and retied the bell around his wrist. He swore silently when he saw the runes no longer lined up. "What does mine do? Well, nothing as far as I know. It's origninal purpose was to turn me into another follower of The Alliance but I managed to block it. Now it just sits all day on my hand absorbing dark energy and changing it into a visible, physical form. That's what those blue flames were. Other than healing itself up when its immediate safety is threatened, it doesn't do anything else."