The Forest of Tarz (Exxor x Eldarwen)

The people that seen her, didn't really think much of what she looked like. All they would do was just take a moment's glance, and just go about their business. They were more worried about that than what she was. Exxor didn't stick to the habits that she was used to. He liked either the marridge being a complete surprise, or just waiting for the right time to bring up the idea. He hated pre-arranged marridges as well. If he had ever found this dream woman that he pictured in his mind, he would more than likely surprise her with a marridge proposal, than have it pre-arranged to happen. The woman that they had ran into, when they walked in, was the leatherworking mistress. She was a stout woman, just as tall as Exxor. The vibe she threw off, was much like how a child would see his or her mother. The woman smiled, seeing Exxor there. "Exxor! Good to see you again." she said happily. She looked to Selene, and smiled. "You don't have to be scared." she told her, nodding. "I'm Madeline Baker, the leatherworking mistress here." Exxor nodded. "I was wondering if you could help her with a place to stay? She has nowhere to go for the moment." He just kept it at that, not wanting to bring up the predicament that Selene was in again.

Madeline listened to her, and gave a nod. "I can do that for you, sweetie." she said. She always called someone sweetie, no matter if she knew them or not. It was how she raised. "You shouldn't be shy though. I won't hurt you. That wouldn't even be the last thing on my mind." Exxor could see that she was blushing like mad, but didn't say anything, in hopes to make this go as smooth as it possibly could. "And about what I do with my leatherworking, I make sure that everything I use is clean. Because it isn't healthy to work with leather pelts that smell foul, and contain them germs that can make you sick." Madeline wasn't a neat freak, but she didn't want her students getting sick, either. "I'll show you to the guest room, if you want." Madeline added. "You'll have a weekend's rest, then I'll begin to teach you."

Exxor waited for them to come back, beginning to think about Selene. How she had him going crazy a bit, oddly, he liked. It was odd for him to like the fact that a woman liked driving him crazy. He didn't want to go too much into thinking that though. He barely even knew her himself, but of course, being that he helped her when she needed it, felt that it would be something to let her get to know him as well. Whatever she would speak about herself, he would let her come out with on her own. When Madeline and Selene returned, he beckoned to the leatherworking mistress' wishes, and headed outside. He looked to Selene with a smile, and nodded. "Its no trouble." he said. "Oh, and if you wanted, you could visit me at the house down across the way from here." He pointed over to a small house that looked to be tucked into a small corner. "I don't mind you coming over. Just that I usually don't have company, other than the smith."

He blinked, surprised that she even remotely hugged him. He blushed heavily, but he returned her hug as well. And when she pulled away, he let her do so. Exxor was blushing heavily at this, scratching the back of his neck. He always had nice fur, though the only time he would be dirty, was if he was continuing his lessons with the smith. He nodded quickly, smiling. With that last offer she had, he bowed to it, still blushing a bit. "You can visit me at any time you like." he said. "But if I visit you, just let me know if you want to see me or not. I don't want to impose or overstay my welcome or anything." That was the last thing he wanted, was to overstay his welcome. But he wouldn't have minded in the least if she had gone to visit him. At least then no one would be overstaying at all.

He didn't know what to do with the situation until she talked. "You go ahead and get yourself comfortable in your new home." he said. "I have some things to do at home. But I'll come and visit tomorrow, if that's okay with you." He let her respond with what she wanted to say, and when they had to go their separate ways, he did leave her to get situated in her new home. He returned to his house, and felt as if he just had the best day of his life. It was odd on how happy he felt. He hadn't felt this wonderful since he was six years old. The day passed on, and into nightfall. Exxor eventually got himself ready for bed. He had a single bed, twin-size, so he could move around a bit in his sleep. He fell asleep that night, thinking of Selene. He couldn't help but think about her, about how she had gotten him to tense up, and as of now, making him feel a bit better. It was crazy, and he liked it. He slept through the night, and on to the next morning.

Of course, soon enough the next morning, Exxor would visit. Though he wouldn't be there real early in the morning, but he figured to wait until late morning, so they would still have the rest of the day. Luckily for her, her weekend would be four days, being that Madeline wasn't going to start teaching again until the first of the next month that was coming. Exxor woke that morning, and cleaned himself up, dressed nice, but casual. His fur was about smooth, and not too much shiny. He went almost all out on looking clean and smelling fresh. Though it was just him, being that he was going to see a woman, in which case, was Selene. He eventually was ready, and by late morning, he was out the door, heading down to the leatherworker's shop and home.

The figure that she had seen, was indeed Exxor coming up the road. As he was facing away from the sun at the moment, he could clearly see her. A smile had come up on his face as he continued to walk, going just a pace faster at the moment. Though eventually, he met with her out there, greeting her with a friendly hug. "Wonderful to see you this morning." Exxor said with a smile. "I told you I would come visit. The smith allowed me to take the day off, so I could see you." The smith, whom was Balner, seen that Exxor had taken a liking to Selene. If Selene were to look, Exxor's tail was wagging like an eager puppy waiting to play fetch. "If there's anything you want to do today, I'm up for it. I don't mind what it is." ((Just letting you know, if this RP ever goes far enough into romance that makes it considered eRP, we'll take it off site, and continue from there. xD That's if you don't mind it. I'm not as nutty as Kevin is.))

Exxor just smiled at this, being of course, it was a reflex for him, being happy and all. "Its alright." he said. He listened to her, and nodded. "We can go for a walk, yeah. The forest is a good place to do that, so." He didn't plan it, but figured to just wing it, and walk through the forest with her. Soon enough, they were walking through the woods. "There used to be this one thing that I used to do, when I was little." he said. "I used to sometimes cause trouble with people, because I was an openly defiant kid. I used to be the bully, when I was little." He blushed at this, though, he was ashamed of it as well. "But a kind-hearted man helped set me straight, and this is who I am now."

"I used to have a bad temper." he said. "I wanted to be a good person... but I was always so angry. It was because of the place I was living in. But yeah, the man that came along was a paladin. He had seen me being the bully I used to be, and he asked me to go with him." He went on to explain the story. The man had shown Exxor what the Light was, and from what Exxor had seen back then, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. Exxor began to learn from it, being taught how to hold back anger when needed, usually all the things to control one's emotions first. "And I started to learn some other things about it as well. I don't like thinking back on when I used to pick on other kids. Its not me, anymore, and it won't ever be."

Exxor nodded, being able to agree with her. "Where I come from, we're what is called anthrokin." he said. "We do stand upright, like humans, but we have have paw-like hands, and paw-like feet. And the most prominent..." He brushed his paw against his fur. "We're like humans, but we're not human, either. There are cat anthros, dog anthros, even turtle and lizard anthros. And, though they're more elusive, dragon anthros." With her saying about his changing for the better, he smiled at this, and nodded. The last thing she said was true as well, his vibe aura not even remotely beginning to change color. He didn't know what to think, did he like this girl already? He had only met her the day before, and it wasn't on particularly good note either. But as Selene would see, was that he enjoyed talking to her now, putting aside his own time, to spend it with her.

Exxor nodded, agreeing with her. "There's very few humans that live in the gray area, so to speak." he said. "They're narrow-minded like they are, because most are afraid of change. Afraid of differences. Its why they act the way they do, so that their image doesn't change. I sometimes get how they see it, but then again, sometimes it just gets to go too far, you know?" When she spoke about her rages, he perked his brow at this. "Well, as long as you're not taking the rage out on anyone, its fine with me." he said. "Sometimes, I like practicing against a training dummy, whenever I get angry. I'm letting my rage out, but its on an inanimate object. Though..." He started to go onto another train of thought, then he shook his head. "Nah, I don't think you'd want to hear what happened to my parents."

He looked over to her, and nodded, bracing even his own self to say. "Alright then." he said. He explained to her that he had experienced a demon raid from demons that had escaped from the Burning Hells. Though he was young, he remembered it all too well. One particular demon, Artuk, was one of the leaders of the raid. He found one particular child to mess with, and did so by brutally beating, and raping his parents. The demon had a sick, and twisted mind, of course taking pleasure in seeing Exxor's ultimate pain. "And after he was done..." he continued. "He beheaded both my parents. He started with my father first, so that my mom could witness the death of her lover, and then, he went to kill my mother, and... did that slowly." His aura changed just a tad, remembering that his parents were gone. He was saddened a bit by explaining, but he had to, so she could know what really happened. "The demon let me live, and the raid ended. I was sent to live with my grandparents. I don't remember much of anything a few years after that, because I had gone mute for two years. And after that, that's when I started bullying." ((He's seen the ugly, and the worst of things, so. xD))