[The Kabrin Road] A new road to walk (open)

[Kuujin]

Although he wasn't sure why, Kuujin didn't like this newcomer. There was no real rhyme or reason to the feeling, it simply was. Possibly it was something in his scent, the way he tried to handle the goat, or maybe it was simply his voice. In the end, it didn’t matter, and his sneer held. As was with the case with the majority of humans, Kuujin saw him as weak, and saw nothing in the man’s apparent personality that demanded respect or anything of the sort. He might have attacked the man then, but he simply was not hungry, and Iasc’s horrid smell put him even further from his appetite. A small amused grin found its way through the sneer at Iasc’s reaction. Apparently his thoughts were something akin to Kuujin’s. he couldn’t read minds, but could tell well enough what he was thinking from the way his hand gripped even tighter at that damned bow. If the Iasc did shoot klyf...Klyph… Whatever the man had called himself, or even the goat, Kuujin might just end up eating after all. It’d depend on how close Iasc was. He wasn’t sure if he could stomach a meal with him sitting close. Come to think of it, what in the world was causing that smell? Kuujin found himself staring idly at the man nearest himself, looking as though he was deep in thought. Certainly it couldn’t just be a lack of bathing… He’d seen dirty humans before, lots of them in fact. Hell, most humans were rather dirty, but they rarely smelled quite as badly as he did. He looked somewhat bloody and ruffled, but still… As he stood there, now not paying attention to the goat-herder, his mind wondered about things that could cause smells like that. Interestingly, to anyone who wasn’t familiar with Kelvics or their animal natures might question why the huge man seemed to not mind the fact that he was at least an hours walk from civilization and completely nude, and not seeming to be bothered by it, or the cold weather.

[Iasc]

“A goat retrieving mission”, Iasc wondered to himself. “Out here?” He looked back towards the castle. “Surely all the goats should be all the way back there. Unless it ran away, of course.” He dismissed the thought as trivial, not giving any more time to it. He didn’t really care what the goat was doing out here, nor Klyphaestus for that matter. All he cared about was getting away from here. Where he was walking to, he wasn’t sure. What direction he had gone he wasn’t sure of either. All he knew was that he needed to get away. Not only from the current situation he was in, but from it all. He wondered if he should just leave the two men where they were standing. He had no doubt either one would stop him, but then maybe Klyphaestus would want to accompany him back. “Damn humans and their need for social interaction”, he thought to himself.

“Heading towards the castle?”, He wondered in response to the new man’s question. “No. Trying to get away from it more like. But my journey doesn’t start now, nor is this the direction that I shall be taking.”

Iasc cocked his head towards Kuujin who was still very silent. It was only now that he realised that the man was completely naked. He thought it strange he hadn't noticed it before. Although he had never been one for observing things. “An admirable thing, that”, he thought to himself with a secret smile. “Not many people would have the courage, even in the wilderness, to walk around like that.” He would love if everyone shared the same supposed apathy as Kuujin towards the wearing of clothes. However, it was, of course, human nature and the shame they had, that no other animal seemed to possess, that meant that clothing was a necessity, not an option.

“Why exactly do you look so happy?” Iasc asked, focused back on Klyphaestus now, unable to hide his disdain. It was not so much his demeanor, but the way he spoke that was getting on the young man’s nerves.
He knew he needed to get away from here soon, before he did something he’d regret later.

[Klyphaestus]

Klyphaestus frowned at the two men. They obviously found his presence rather annoying. But Klyphaestus dared not use his eloquence in the slashing of words. He would probably die in this wilderness with the goat under the sharp arrows of the young man or a single grip from the huge, naked man. At that moment, Klyphaestus was never more furious at the goat than before.

'I'm not happy. Not at all.' Klyphaestus smiled however, as if he was telling a joke. 'Farewell.' Without further explaination, Klyphaestus turned adn immediately started off towards the castle, leaving the goat behind. The sooner he got out of this strange encounter, the better.

But he knew he would regret leaving the goat there.


OOCOk, so basically Klyphaestus is just being scared. He's running away. That's it.

[Kuujin]

It wasn’t Klyphaestus’ response that drew Kuujin from his contemplations, but a particularly loud bleat from the goat. He shifted his glalnce between the goat and the man, apparently abandoning his efforts with the animal and returning to the castle. Kuujin didn’t feel any need to stop him and truth be told, was rather pleased he was leaving. Leaving… As the man started on his way, Kuujin eyed the goat hungrily. Goats weren’t bad, and if he was quick he knew the beast wouldn’t have a chance to react or flee. A quick rush as he shifted, then he could smash it’s back and it’d be his for the eating. The thought of eating made his stomach lurch and he was again reminded of Iasc’s scent. It was bad, quite bad. Especially for his very acute sense of smell. Meal plans remaining cansled; Kuujin turned to the remaining man, to reguard him with a mix of respect, disgust, and curiosity. “What is that?” he asked, referring to the smell, as though the man and his goat hadn’t blundered into their conversation.

[Iasc]

OOCSorry for the late reply. I was very busy over the last week.

Klyphaestus smiled defensively . He obviously didn’t want to cause any trouble and Iasc didn’t want to give him any. He seemed, to Iasc, to be very proper and 'well to do', and it was as if he was trying to suppress these things. This was understandable because it could mean his death if he didn’t. People had been killed over less.
With a single word the man scurried away towards the castle. He looked very scared, and rightly so. Iasc was still in quite a bitter mood, although he had cooled down a bit, and was also armed, and beside him stood a huge naked man who could probably kill either of them with little more than a glance. When Klyphaestus headed back towards the castle, he left the goat behind which began to bleat. Iasc eyed it, deciding to leave it where it was. Maybe the bear-man was hungry. It would be very foolish to deny him a meal if he wanted one.

Iasc turned back to Kuujin who took his eyes off the goat to ask the young man a question. “What is what?” He wondered. He was confused by the question until he saw Kuujin sniff the air. Iasc did likewise and a smile crossed his face. He lifted his armpit, sniffed and recoiled immediately. The smell coming off him was sickening. He felt as if he was going to vomit even though he couldn’t remember the last time he ate. “That is the smell of someone who hasn’t bathed in a few weeks.” He smiled nervously as he spoke. Not only did he smell awful but, if he had less cloths on, it would look like he had some terrible disease as well. His shirt and trousers were blocking most of the damage from Kuujin’s view but on his body, arms and legs he could feel what must have been dry blood and, as he used his hands to examine himself more thoroughly, what felt like fresh wounds.

He gave an apologetic look towards the man. He felt as if he should go but couldn’t bring himself to do so. There was something about Kuujin that interested Iasc immensely. He knew nothing of kelvic’s except that they could shape shift. He had imagined them wild beasts who hated humans and lived off the land. This was partly true it seemed for it looked like Kuujin did live in the mountains. What really amazed him was how tame the man was. He seemed to have absolutely no inclination to attack Iasc, who would like to learn more about Kuujin’s race if possible, and for that reason he couldn’t leave, at least not now. He didn’t want to offend Kuujin so he didn’t bombard him with questions yet. Instead he asked, “Do you now of anywhere around here I could wash? A stream or lake, maybe.”