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Anima's eyes switched to a light green and her spiritual form looked up. She easily made it to her body, curling up into a ball before lowering herself back into her body. Her eyes slowly opened as she gave out a small yawn. She twitched her wing, it would at least take another day to grow it back. She sat there for a second, licking the pillow under her, she'd have to steal it for her notch in the wood.

Anima moved to the edge of the table, climbing down one of the legs. She pet Ein's head, easily waking the dog up. He gave out a bark as he nuzzled his little friend, happy she was still alive.

Anima laughed slightly, straddling herself to the dog's back, getting him to make his way to the deck. Ein gave out a bark to Ryoto, trying to get the human's attention.

The little pixie happily bathed in the sun's light, helping her to slowly gain energy to regrow her wing.

Luke watched Alyxandria intently as she still went about fixing the mast. It almost amazed him at how fast she could move, how fast she could work, and with such detailed perfection.
Completely flawless. He thought, keeping his icy eyes locked onto her constantly moving figure. Then she sat down atop a hanging sail, and Luke advanced towards her, smiling weakly.

Seating himself beside her, he could feel the blush slowly fading, though the pink still tainted his face ever so slightly. "Hm. ...Nasty rip." Luke muttered, looking at it in a somewhat pained manner. It reminded him of his back, or what it must have been like before she helped him.
Probably... I'd probably be dead right now if it weren't for her. Oh, man... Luke's smile faded somewhat, only slightly. I'll never be able to repay her.

"Alyxandria." He said softly. "I just wanna... I want to thank you again. I'm in your debt for... Forever. As long as I live. Need a thing, give a holler."

The knight listened to the words of the dwarf in fascination and wonder. Never had he heard of such powers outside of fairy tales. But now, much like the pixie, another myth had come to life right before his very eyes. It would be a lie indeed, if, once he had died or ever survived to see the end of the queset he was now undertaking, one said he did not gain anything from his experiences away from the humans. For he was making friendships with those he never thought was possible and, not only that, but he was conversing with creatures that were only thought to be letters placed together in a certain order to create the name of a creature that only existed in ones mind. Outside of the pages in which the name resided, they were nothing, just the fragment of ones imagination. But there before him was one of them, a creature with telekinetic and telepathic abilities; it was quite amazing indeed.

After the dwarf had finished "speaking", Starker slowly turned and began to make his way towards Alyxandria and Luke in hopes of watching them fix the mast, or as he put it, watch them partake in skilled labor. Not wanting to say another word (so as not to disturb his short journey to the center of the ship where the rest of the crew resided), the knight instead turned back to the bow of the ship to look at the waves which surrounded the vessel. The view was quite remarkable. It had been only a few times when the knight had actually traveled upon the waters. For rarely had he been sent to fight battles across the channels. But now, he had the chance to see what was only possible to see from a ship such as the one he was on right now; the sight of the sea. Sighing, the knight closed his eyes, breathing in the air that drifted by him, pulling back his hair as it wafted through his strands.

The knight only opened his eyes when he heard a bark from behind him; it was no doubt Anima's corgi who had made the sound and the only way Ein would be on deck was if his pixie was with him. Immediately, the knight turned to face the small beast which stood before him, its tail wagging. Smiling, Ryoto made his way over to the corgi, soon bending down next to the beast so as to see the pixie more clearly. As he scratched behind Ein's ears, the knight looked down at Anima, soon noticing that she was missing one wing. "Your wing!" Exclaimed the knight. "You are severely injured! Is there anything that you need?" But before he could even move, the knight noticed the pixie's expression; it was a look of pure serenity. Was the situation under control? Or had she accepted her fate? However, if there was indeed a problem, Ein would most likely be making more of a scene than he already was. Relaxing, the knight remained by the dog's side, continuing to scratch behind the creature's ears. "Well, if you are fine, then I hope that you recover soon. I am sorry that you have gotten involved in my problem. But I am deeply indebted to you for saving my friend's life, Tilliad. You are truely a blessing..."

The knight watched as the pixie's wing began to heal before his very eyes. Smiling, Ryoto nodded, his body relaxing once he learned that Anima was not in danger or in any pain. "Well, I guess that answers my question, then." As he spoke, the knight stared in awe at the creature; the pixie was full of surprises. Just when he thought he had learned everything about her, something else happened, opening another realm to him. "You pixies sure are something. I don't think that you will ever cease to amaze me, Anima. It is quite a shame that my people have shunned your kind away, making you nothing more than legends... and you are certainly not a myth. No, you are so much more than that."

After the knight had spoken, the pixie quickly made her way up his arm until she had reached his shoulder. Once there, the pixie set herself upon it so that she could bask in the sun from a higher lever. Smirking, the knight stood to his feet (gently, so as not to upset Anima's balance) and began to make his way towards the rest of the group, when Ein began to bark. At first, the knight thought that the corgi was just barking at something it had spotted, like a bird of some sort. However, when the dog continued to do so insistantly, the knight turned toward the beast. As soon as his eyes made contact with the dog, it stopped barking and slowly made its way towards the cabin. Does it want me to follow...? Intrigued by the dog's actions, the knight made his way towards the beast.

There is something different about this corgi, thought Ryoto as he neared the dog. Not only because of its bond with the pixie... but, it seems to have an intelligence that regular dogs would not have... so, could it be a different race or has the pixie put a spell upon it? But of course, the knight would never know just by thinking... somehow, he would unlock the secret...

As I, Starker's Narrator, have mentioned before, Starker could see minds. Depending on the species of the mind, they were different "shapes" (we'll use terms that the average person can understand for Starker's vision of minds). Depending on how focused and sharp the mind was determined how cloudy or dense that shape was. For example, a snake's mind was angular and bright, whereas a human's was sort of puffy and somewhat undefined. Depending on what was on the mind at the time, the mind appeared different "colors". Hopes had a sky bluish tint, envy an emerald green, and you can probably guess how bloodlust was colored. So without even looking into a given mind, he could make a decent guess on how it was feeling.

And as he approached, Alyxandria's mind seemed to be the soft lemony light of mild apprehension. Guessing that he was the reason of apprehension based on the arrival of the color about the same time as she sensed his approach, Starker figured that she was concerned about his ability to dip in and out of minds as he pleased without the slightest indicator, especially if you weren't looking for one. With a slight mental sigh at the lack of trust (which was probably a wise decision on her part, as much as Starker may have disliked it), Starker decided to clear things up between the lot of them. As he walked, he sent a message to both Luke and Alyxandria.

The color of Alyxandria's consciousness alerts me to the fact that I may not completely have both of your trust yet, that you are apprehensive of my ability to read minds at a whim, that you are afraid that you no longer have any secrets. Please allow me to put that fear to rest. As with all sentient creatures, I have a code of ethics. There are things that I will and will not do, with exceptions for extreme circumstances. One thing that I will not do is simply read your mind at any given time. I will usually to almost always ask permission first. I can see how you are feeling, but that's not a unique trait. Body language and tone of voice does the same thing for the normally sighted. So you have your secrets as long as you wish to keep them. However, I am not completely deaf to your thoughts. There is one way that you can communicate with me using your mind instead of your tongue that I will always hear. If you direct a given thought towards me, I will hear it. If you speak aloud, I will hear it. My ears still function. He paused to allow this verbosity to sink fully into their minds. That being said, I wish to watch you finish working on the mast and sails. May I do so, or is this a bad time?

Ryoto watched as the dog chased after the seagull the best it could. However, due to the fact that the creature had wings, the bird was able to escape the claws of the four-legged beast. It was almost comedic, seeing Ein try so hard; it was quite adorable. However, after looking into the corgi's eyes and in the way it looked at the bird, Ryoto knew that it was hungry. Sighing, Ryoto made his way to the dog, but instantly stopped. Had he heard something? Standing in his tracks, the human began to look around him, confused by what had just occured. He had felt as though a female had just spoken, but at the same time, he did not hear anything. He knew that it was definately not Alyxandria, for her voice could never be missed due to the accent which flowed within the syllabels of which word she muttered. If it was not Alyxandria, then it had to be the pixie who now resided on his head.

Amazed, the knight looked up the best he could to try and spot the pixie known as Anima. However, due to the fact that she was in his hair, he could not spot her. Giving up, the knight brought his gaze back before him... leaving him to his thoughts. It was quite strange. Even though he did not actually hear her words, Ryoto knew that she and Ein were hungry and needed food badly. Had he just imagined it? Was it just a feeling which made him believe that they were famished? Of course, it had to be. He had seen the hunger in the corgi's eyes. Therefore, his mind made him believe that he heard a voice telling him that she and her dog were hungry. Yes, that had to be it.

However, as the moments passed, it became quite obvious to the human that she had spoken to him in some way. It was not telepathically like the dwarf, however. There was something different in the way in which she had communicated with him, but there was no doubt that she had spoken to him, telling him of their current condition. But then why had she not spoken or tried to communicate with him before? Shaking his head, the knight turned to the rest of the crew. There was no way that he could find that out. He, of course, could not find out by asking her, for he did not know in which way she had done so with him. So, for now, he would have to do as she wished... As the knight prepared himself to speak to the others, a thought came to mind. Can she only communicate with me? If she can with the others, she could have easily asked the Captain for food. However, since she did not, then that must have been because she could not... but then why me...?

Not wanting to dwell on the subject any further (due to the fact that Anima and Ein were starving), the knight spoke to the captain, making his way towards her first so that shouting would not have to be needed. "Captain, I believe that the pixie and her dog are hungry. Is there some food that they could have...?"

Ryoto followed the captain down into the depths of the ship, with Anima still spread out upon his brown locks which flowed down around his face. For some reason, Alyxandria seemed troubled by something; he could sense it in the way in which she moved and later spoke. However, there was no way in which he would be able to convey his thoughts on the matter, for it was of her own and not his matter to dwell on. Perhaps she would want the comfort of anothers words, however, it would most likely only be welcomed when she asked for it. If he brought up the subject on his own accord, she would no doubt become angry, not at him, but at herself for being able to be read so well by another who had only known her for less than two days. Despite the fact that it was only an exppression that was read, it had the ability tear apart ones belief in their own strength and will... dampening their spirits and making one become weak. No, he would not speak of it. She was already volunerable, for her ship had been attacked by a creature that was attracted by their strong spirit of unity, wishing to break it. Already, in less than a day, she was tasting the blood of the path of which she chose when she accepted Ryoto onto her ship. He would keep silent.

After she had shown the room in which their food provisions were stored, the knight bowed to her in thanks, muttering a few words of his gratitude before turning from her, wishing not to take up anymore of her time. There had to be much going on in her mind, already. Therefore, no more would he burden her thoughts with his petty virtues of etiquette and protocol. Then, closing the door behind him (after letting Ein in behind him), the knight turned to the many barrels and packages and waved his hand in its direction. "Here is the food that we are allowed to feed from," said the knight. "Of which would you like?"

Of course, Ryoto was not expecting an answer, especially in the way she had communicated with him before. However, the knight trusted that the dog would no doubt choose for the pixie. As he waited for one of them to act, the knight placed a hand on his stomach, feeling his intestines growl from underneath his chest plate. It was then that the knight realized that he had nothing to eat for the past three days except for berries they had found on the trail. It would probably be wise for him to eat as well. And in that case, since he was hungry, the crew would also be as well.... "Might as well since I am already here..."