Clutching the tree, Vaas couldn't see the chaos developing around him in the tree. Everything happened, so fast for him. He never had a chance to respond, but honestly what the hai could he do anyways. He figured the beast was a monster of some sort, but he wasn't sure what kind of monster. Nobody ever described the beast to him when he got into the tree. All he could do was hold onto his staff and grip his staff in anger while the two people he loved were risking his life for him. He never met Aidara personally till today, but he knew people cared about her, and if she had a family, they would miss her if she was gone. Suddenly he heard the monstrous voice of the beast cry in frustration at them. He could actually make out the words fall down in Nari. Suddenly he felt the tree shake, he figured the beast must of rammed the tree. He turns his head when he heard a branch the sound of someone falling. The sound of Aela voice confirmed it was Aidara who fell.
Suddenly, Vaas felt a hand gently grab the staff from his hand. He figured it was Krysanthe since she was the only one on his left side and to his right hand was on the trunk. Suddenly, he felt the branch start to move as Krysanthe jumped from her place of safety. Vaas heard where she landed and heard her run towards the beast. Vaas yells at Krysanthe, “What are you doing? Stop Krys!” Scared that his childhood friend would die, he heard Aela say I will cover you. He heard the twang of the bow in rapid succession. Four shots were fired and the beast cried out in pain three times. Something clicked in his mind, the beast spoke in Nari. Was the beast Inartan? He heard the beast cry out in pain, and Aidara told them to hold their assault. Vaas says to himself, “It definitely spoke in Nari..”
Letting go of the branch, Vaas jumps down from the tree. The fall was longer than expected, but the momentum down increase for a second till he hit a branch and landed on his hip. The pain was intense and he will mostly likely be scolded by the three women for doing something reckless. He heard the sound of the dying beast and figured he must do something to ease the pain of it. Ignoring the pain in his foot and hip, he hobbled over to the beast. As he approached the beast, he asked himself in his head, “How could I comfort it. If it was Inartan, it was probably not human, but it had to be big enough to shake the tree.” Vaas smiled to himself when he realized the only creature big enough to shake a tree and speak Nari was a wind eagle. He not sure if Wind Eagles know any Inartan children's songs, but if it knows Nari maybe the lyrics will sooth it pain.
Vaas can heard heaving breathing, and he figured it was Krysanthe. He walked up beside her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder. Vaas said softly to her as walking toward the beast, “You know Krysanthe even today you still have a knack to surprise me...” He walked closer to the beast, took a deep breath, and he sang to the beast in Nari. He figured the only song he knew that could strike a cord with the beast. When he started to sing, he chose the song, "Little Sparrow Lost in Wind". It was his favorite because it was a song about a little sparrow trying to brave a storm. During the song, the sparrow tried helplessly to brave the storm, but it couldn't quite keep the strength enough to fight the winds of storm. Eventually, the sparrow gave up hope and it helplessly let the wind ravage it's body. Eventually, the goddess Priskil caught the sparrow in her hands and brought it to safety in the eye of the storm. He finished the song right before he stopped standing in front of the beast.
Vaas could smell the pungent odor from the beast in his nostrils, and he said to it in Nari with a sad smile on his face, “Hello my name is Vaas a chiet from Wind Reach...I am not sure what happened to you, but even a blind man can see your in pain, and please don't worry I can not hurt you.” Feeling the anxiety well up inside him, he swallows than continues talking, “As you can see, I am very much helpless, and I understand if you eat me because what I am doing is very very....very stupid.” He chuckled to himself and continued talking, “I know you are from Wind Reach since you spoke Nari, so I gather you must be a wind eagle or a rider. Listen before you die or I die, could you please tell me your name, so my friends can tell your loved ones about you and tell Whisper of your passing into the next world...Now if your going to kill me make it quick.” He stick up his hands for the beast to wait a moment. He says to Krysanthe without turning around and says with a chuckle, “Since your the only family I have Krysanthe, I am going to curse you with the duty of taking care of Wind Dancer when I am gone...Ok I am ready..” He said to the beast and waited for it's reaction towards him.
