Adventures 101 PV Kaegen, Makena & Aurelia Clo

She saved him? Wait when did that happen? The young boy kept walking, trying to understand what time period the girl was talking about. He replayed the events in his head. She couldn't be talking about the redcap, that creature was horribly slow, there was no way it was going to touch him. She couldn't be talking about the water, he had done fine, if horribly slowly. He finally decided she was talking about one of two things. The first being that she hadn't been talking to him in the first place, and had been referring to the other girl. The second was that she was talking about how she had agreed to go along with him to the other path, away from the forest and had thus saved his position as assistant. Her help in the matter had whizzed past his head, somewhere in his mind he knew she helped, but that didn't honestly count to him. She was just helping herself when she was attacked. The thought that she had only come back and gotten in harms way to help him didn't cross his mind. Help in itself was rather alien to the boy, who thought more in terms of equivalent exchange, and exchange rates, than he did in loyalty. There had never been anyone to teach him to go back and help, no one to teach him to stick together. Grandfather had always told him that surviving was key, and had shown him how. His mother and father hardly raised him at all, even on the rare occasion they were home in the little wood shack. But he still stopped, for some reason unknown, and just sat there. Perfectly still in the grass. He watched a bug crawl forward on the leaf and cleared his mind. He had been far too stressed today, and then that scare. Much more people randomly showing up to classes and he would have to stop hanging out in that area.

"Flipendo,"

Aurelia replied. 

"Come, lets go. That unappreciative boy is none of our business now."

Aurelia called out as she saw that Makena had her back turned and was walking towards the woods."Hey you coming? I'm pretty sure he would of gone into the woods." Makena said stopping and turning around to see Aurelia. Makena waited for a reply before deciding either way she was going into the woods after the boy she turned back around and started going towards the direction of the woods. As Makena was getting closer to the woods she took out her wand she wanted to be ready for anything that came at her or Aurelia if she was coming. Makena was at the entrance of the woods it looked like their was a little path but it soon faded into mud like everywhere else inside the woods she stopped and took a deep breathe. Makena didn't want to admit it but she was scared yes she knew a few spells,  she could defend herself and she knew how to help her wounds if she got hurt but she didn't know what was in the woods maybe it was more adorable hedgehogs or maybe it was something worse like thing that attacked Aurelia and the boy she hated the unknown and these woods scared her.

Makena had decided she was going into the woods to look for Kaegen. Aurelia knew that Kaegen could take care of himself though Makena though other wise. She was entering the trees. Aurelia's knee hurt but it was bearable. She doubt she could run if they bumped into any dangers. She was about call Makena to follow her back but she already disappeared into the trees. Her eyes widened, she whipped her head in all directions, trying to catch sight of the brunette girl. She couldn't have gone into the forest, it was dangerous there.

"Echt niet. Godverdomme, mijn leven!" She whined, she always swore in her language that was used commonly at home. She never bumped into anyone who were familiar with the dutch language in Hogwarts so no one actually knew what she was saying when expletives rolled from her tongue. She pierced her lips together. It perturbed her to know that she was vulnerable now that she got hit in the knee with a rock and couldn't protect Makena. She was tempted to return to the castle where she could tend to her bleeding knee, but she would never forgive herself if Makena were to get hurt. Aurelia was the one who dragged her in to this little adventure in the first place.

She jogged painstakingly slow towards the trees. The robe was long enough to hide the cut. She was surrounded in darkness the moment she stepped into the shadow of tall trees. "Makena? Kaegen? Where are you?" She called. She pulled out her 28 centimetre wand, holding it beside her.

The people he was with were acting extremely strange. The one girl had just passed him and was headed towards the woods saying she was pretty sure 'he had gone in there' why did she want to go hunt down the red cap? It didn't seem like a very smart thing to do, considering her lack of any kind of adequate weapon. Besides, didn't the other girl say something about something happening at hogwarts now? This wasn't exactly prime hunting time. But he let her pass by, and wrote it off as a quirk that he would probably never understand. Maybe the need for revenge or something equally bizarre. The other girl started to follow the first one, but seemed to be moving with an odd gait. Slowly, almost with a limp. Her movements were even jerkier than they normally were, what was up with that? It took him only a little less than a second to remember the red cap's rock. It was either that or she twisted her ankle. What would posses the girl to go back towards the forest with a twisted ankle or injured leg? She spoke gibberish for a second, and soon after asked where he was. Why on earth would she ask that, didn't she have it under control? She must have had it under control when she told him to get out of the way, so perhaps she did twist her ankle after telling him it was fine to leave. And now she wanted him back to help out with this. The boy let out a mental sigh before standing up from where he had been hiding a few feet from where the girl was.
"Need help getting back?"

Darkness enveloped further as she took a few steps further into the dense forest. She stopped fo a moment, listening to what ever that was ahead. She wondered what she had gotten herself into. Makena was no where to be seen, in fact, she couldn't see anything through the darkness. Then a figure appeared around her right.

"Heilige rotzooi!" She yelped as her wand whipped in the direction. She tighten her grip, refusing to let her hand tremble and show signs of weakness. Most creatures of the forest weren't friendly. Was about to instinctively sprint out into a run when she remembered her leg was not fit to do so. She could barely see anything through the shadows of the trees.

"Need help getting back?"

Then she recognised the voice. It was the damn boy who left her and Makena at the pond. She knew the way back but she just had to ensure everyone she broughtt along her was safe.

"Where's Makena?" She asked, her voice rising slightly. Her face was starting to feel warm and blood was rushing up to her cheeks. Her muscles were tensing up. She knew that she was getting furious. She was angry at herself for dragging Makena into this and now she was no where to be seen. She could get hurt, Aurelia knew Makena was a first year like herself and did not know much spells.

"Where's Makena?" She asked again, allowing her voice to rise. She also knew that she was the one to blame not Kaegen, Kaegen was only trying to help by bringing them to see hedgehogs rather than not the woods. Her main priority was to find the girl and she didn't bother about keeping her emotions in check.

"You were here all this time and she surely passed you, didn't she? Why didn't you stop her? She was looking for you. You clearly know the dangers of the forest, am I right? You selfish little Klootzak!" She yelled at him. She felt sorry that she put him in this situation, but even then, he still should have stopped Makena from going further into these dangerous grounds.

She lifted her head up, looking up at leaves of the tall trees. "Makena!" She screamed, her voice echoing through the silent woods. She didn't care if she attracted the attention of all the hungry beasts in the woods, all she could think of was to find Makena Degray.

Makena walked into the woods unsure is Aurelia was following as Makena entered the woods she heard a few sticks snap which made her spin around to look "H-Hello?" she said before then quickly taking out her wand. Makena wasn't scared of the woods that much but when she realised she was alone she started to worry Aurelia could be hurt or lost so could the boy she could also be lost... It was dark in the woods Makena couldn't see much she could hear faint noises coming from where she had just been she wondered if it was Aurelia or just another creature it was too far to tell. Makena then remembered a spell she had learned in charms it was 'Lumos' the wand lighting charm this would hep her see a lot more ... "LUMOS" she said as a bright white light started to glow at the end of her wand. Makena was wondering around for a bit but she was scared and she didn't want to be alone in the woods so she decided to walk back the way she can and hopefully she would run into either the boy or Aurelia. 

Makena was walking for a bit when she came to a part in the woods that looked familiar at least she though it did maybe it didn't, all of the endless trees and turns of the woods was starting to annoy Makena she just wanted to get out. "Aurelia... Aurelia are you here" she called out hoping Aurelia would hear and not some other dangerous creature. 

Why didn't he stop her? Why would he stop her, she wanted to go into the forest, didn't she? Who was he to stop her from doing what she wanted to do? Responsibility was something given, not implied. There was no sense of duty towards the girl, and Kaegen didn't even really know what helping your fellow man was. It held no meaning to him, it was never taught or mentioned. Yes he knew of the dangers that lurked in the forest. But as long as she had the common sense to use lumos the gytrash would probably not eat her. On the other hand everything else would then be able to see her, so maybe it was smarter to not use Lumos. To be quiet and stealthy, kill the red cap and then get out. The boy's eyes darted about him fast as ever but they seemed confused, not all there. Searching for the answer that was right in front of him but he still couldn't comprehend. What did being selfish even really mean?
"Sure I know about them, she's going to die within the hour if she keeps going in, but I'm pretty sure she already knows that."
She must know that, why else would she go into the forest?

Sure I know about them, she's going to die within the hour if she keeps going in, but I'm pretty sure she already knows that.

Aurelia groaned at his answer. She didn't think Makena knew about the dangers of the forest. She had nonchalantly entered the forest and didn't seem worried at all. She hope Makena heard her call out for her. It was the loudest she could manage. She didn't want Makena to die, especially not in these dark woods.

"We are going to find her. WE. You and I are going to find her, wether you like it or not." She said, grabbing his sleeve and pulling him along as she walked deeper into the forest. The boy didn't seem to care about anyone, maybe his family had taught him the wrong things, or maybe they didn't teach him at all. Aurelia decided that she should teach him some life skills that didn't include surviving.

"Makena went in to find you even though she should have known you were going to be fine alone. You see, most people, when in a group, would look out for one another and watch their backs. Unlike savages like you who abandons those that help you. That creature was about to attack you and I helped out of kindness." She told him as she took another step, she scanned around for any signs of the girl. It had been a couple of minutes since they left watered the woods.

The tip of her wand was then pointed up "Periculum," She incantated and a bright flash of red shot up towards the clouds. Makena would have definitely saw that.

Makena seemed to be walking around in circles but she was lucky she hadn't run into anything. Makena was looking around hoping to see something someway she hadn't gone when a red spark of light shot up in front of Makena she knew it had to be Aurelia now she just had to find a way to where it came from... A left, then a right, then forward, another left and on and on Makena was sick of not knowing where she was so she shot up a red flash hoping Aurelia was close. "Periculum" she said as a bright red spark shot up from her wand. Hopefully Aurelia would see so Makena could find er way out of the woods. Makena decided to wait where she was she didn't want to wander around unsure of where she was going so she stayed where she was. She was stood around when she  noticed  a tree beside her it looked fairly easy to climb and it would give her a better view of where she was but who knows what types of creatures could be up there after thinking for a few seconds Makena decided to climb the tree still holding on to her wand that was still lit hopefully this would help.

The girl groaned at him, or at his answer. He wasn't entirely sure which one but it didn't really matter as he didn't know how to respond to a groan anyway.
"We are going to find her. WE. You and I are going to find her, wether you like it or not."
He didn't really mind either way. Although it would be nicer if he didn't have to go into the forest with the two of them, they were kind of loud, and he wasn't exactly the best fighter. But the preference was minimal. If she really wanted him to go, he would go willingly. The girl had grabbed his sleeve and started pulling. Instead of resisting or going along, he let himself be dragged, his feet and legs going limp as they were pulled across the ground. It felt nice in a way, felt good to be relieved of worry and just be dragged around. His eyes slowed down a bit, scanning the forest behind them. He could see a bit of movement to the side, a bit of movement above. There was something following them, out of malicious intent or curiosity he couldn't tell. More likely than not they would never see it. He noticed almost immediately that she was strong, surprisingly so. He was being dragged along like a light sack of potatoes. He wondered if potato sacks felt like this when they were dragged and decided that they probably didn't. They didn't feel anything, much less the relaxing sort of peace that came with being dragged by someone. Like they wanted him to be somewhere with them, and was taking him there.
"Makena went in to find you even though she should have known you were going to be fine alone. You see, most people, when in a group, would look out for one another and watch their backs. Unlike savages like you who abandons those that help you. That creature was about to attack you and I helped out of kindness."
"It wouldn't have touched me anyway, I thought you wanted to handle it."
Did people really do that? Wolf packs did that, he knew that much. Why did wolf packs hunt together? His grandfather had said that they did because it was in their nature, but Kaegen had other ideas. They hunted together because they could get more meat that way, they were stronger. If it no longer suited their ends they would leave without a second thought to their ex-packmates. People looked out for one another because they wanted friends and they wanted friends because the more people you had on your side the stronger you were, the more power you had.
"But I didn't want anything from you. Why would you help?"
Was being a savage a bad thing? If you looked at it in a certain light, it could be viewed as an insult but if you looked at it in another light, it could be seen as a compliment. He looked behind him at the girl dragging his limp form along, and decided that maybe she wasn't all too bad. All in all, she had proven to be capable of holding back a small creature with a spell he didn't know yet. She had carried around a snack that he found pretty good, and she tried to explain things to him. A very slight smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. It wasn't as much happy as it was content. Temporarily content with the way things were.