River turned into her Aves form and stared at him, her face a mask. "How did you find me? Oh, wait, tracker, right." She paused and a bush rustled, which she glanced at, then looked back to him. "Your sorry? You want me to forgive you? I`m the one who ran off like a wimpy child. Not you."
Xylo argued “No. I turned my back on you. When you wanted to say something. You bit your tongue and started bleeding. I’m not stupid.” He continued in a soft tone “What did you want to tell me?”, sitting on a rock across from her, ready to listen to whatever she needed to say. She needed someone to lean upon. He had never had anyone and he knew how wretched it felt. A feeling of desolation that never seemed to leave was the best way he could describe it.
Janus thought he heard something and looked up, but it was only a crow. He moved on.
Hmm. Only a human. Crow thought, slightly disappointed. He looks like a hunter. Maybe I can follow him, and find out where the hunter camp is. Anyway, I'm perfectly safe if I stay in crow form... He looked around, wondering if any of his crow-family was near. Seeing no one, he flapped to another tree, looking down at Janus.
Persepolis walked with him, without a word. She took her bow off her back and notched an arrow to it, if only to make herself feel better.
Heading away from the village, Janus went on. The leaves crunched under his feet but the forest was mostly quiet.
Crow flapped from one tree to the next, trying to move stealthily. He was starting to get bored with this human. He decided to have some fun, and flew right past Janus's face, letting out a loud caw. He landed in a tree, inwardly laughing.
