((Oh no, I welcome it c: ))

Sneezing softly, the uni-doe carefully tried clambering out of the pit before tripping on her lengthy mane. Her body trembled with the fits of what might have been a giggle, but she couldn't make much noise at the moment. Hearing a voice, her head turned to see a small figure standing above the pit. They looked somewhat... shriveled, and perhaps worse for wear. But they were company. Sitting up in a better position, Sabel gave the strange a nod. A soft smile spread across her face, and her tail thumped up and down rather excitedly. "H-hello!"

Tilting her head, the uni-doe began looking herself over for bruises. But there appeared to be none. The most she was having to deal with now was that awful feeling in her throat and nose- and well, the discomfort of a muddy mane. The names the stranger was calling her were quite unfamiliar- she'd never been referred to by such things before... outside of perhaps, doll.
"Yes- are you, stranger?" she asked. More audible muffled giggling at his last statement. A dust bunny? Yes, she probably looked fairly messy. A trip to the pond would fix that. Yet again, carefully this time, she pulled herself out of the pit and sat a short distance from the retreating creature. getting a better look at them, they seemed to be... rotting? Her curious round eyes followed them.

His body language dictated aggression, but she found this a little amusing. Rolling over onto her back with a 'fwoosh', she stared up at the small and ragged stranger as he demanded her name. "Sabel!" came her immediate and jovial reply. She was rather fascinated by the hinging skin on his jaw and how it contracted when he opened his mouth, and thus oggled at it with a curious expression. "Who are you, one who resembles a snake?" she asked, tail swooshing back and forth through the debris. Though, the ebony and white doe cringed a bit. Her throat was pinching again due to dryness.

A little disappointed, she rolled back over and settled into a sitting position. Coming up with a name would be easy, considering her impression of him. "Snake?" She asked, slightly lilting her head to the side as if asking for approval. Her ears perked up, and her head turned to glance back into the trees. It was probably just a bit of water from the mud causing her to miss hear something in the distance.

Quite happy with his acceptance of the name, she stood up and leaned back on her hind legs- balancing a bit on her tail. She was standing upright on two hooves, getting a general look of the area before carefully settling down. Yes, her memory was quite fickle at the moment. Pond... past the twin statues. At his inquiry, she gave an uncertain not. "Perhaps. Though, I admit it could have been longer." the uni-doe stated. Though the ebony and white fae couldn't blame him for his curiosity, she'd rarely had so many questions thrown her way before. Or at least, that she could recall.

Dust Bunny. There was that odd and unfamiliar name again. it had a nice ring to it, strangely enough. "Certainly. Would you like to join me by the idol?" she asked, turning and twitching her ears to indicate the direction she meant to head in.

As her obliged her with an answer, the doe playfully walked over and scooped up his small form around the middle with her tail, carrying him past the rubble surrounding the pit. There was a dainty hum and stride to her step as the uni-doe began trotting past the tree line towards a hill with a mushroom circle. Beyond that was the Old Oak, and the pond- as she recalled, the shorter way to get to their destination. Her tail was hanging halfway int he air, but not high enough off of the ground to cause a serious fall if she miss stepped. "Off we go, then!"

Begining to go at a light jogging pace, the doe carefully cantered up the hillside with the mushrooms before sprinting down. As Her hooves pounded the ground, flower petals and grass flew into the air behind her. The ebony and white body slipped right past the tremendous and towering Old Oak, its hum leaving as soon as it came- until finally, she clattered slowly back into a trotting motion as her hooves met with the bridge. From here, she very gently allowed 'Snake' to slide off of her tail and onto his hooves. "We're here!" she giggled, glancing over the bridge for just a moment. And then, without another thought, she bounced off of it into the deep end of the pond- sending water flying up next to the bridge. Not enough to soak it, but just enough to sprinkle it.

Sabel had heard his shrieking, which was quite irregular, and decided to keep that in mind should he decide to accompany her again. But for now... she was being quite mischievous. Slithering under the water, she swamp to the other side of the bridge and peeked up to see him fuming at the side she'd launched herself off of. She didn't speak- only because at the moment she was keeping water in her mouth. Aiming carefully, she sent a shot of it at the ground near him before giggling and diving back under the bridge. She swam out towards the middle of the pond, a good amount of the muck dissolving. Though, it was still a bit thick. So one trip to the pond was probably not going to help much.

Peeking above the water of the pond, she no longer sees the little creature's form looking over the bridge. But she does smell something foul. Unable to discern what the smell is, she quickly makes her way back to the bridge and sees that the little stranger is curled up in pain, with some strange blackness seeping out of him, She clambers up out of the water and approaches cautiously. He looks very frail and weak. Climbing up, the doe settles ont he bridge stones beside the stranger in silence, watching him.

She was confused about his injuries, but base don his words, she'd caused them somehow. Had it been the water? However, she didn't shrink back apologetically. She wanted to understand. His words had a harsh bite to them, despite her lack of understanding for some of his mutterings. "Why are you bleeding? What happened?" she asked calmly. Her eyes watched him with a distance, expression firm. This had never happened before- it felt unnatural.

Her ears flattened back a bit as he explained the situation. She'd have to tread lightly to prevent it from happening again... and this made his anger towards her sound quite justifiable. "I... see." she replied softly, looking over his wounds. Some of the sores that had been visible before had reopened, along with new ones forming. Had he gone through this before...? There was a brief glimmer of guilt in her eyes, but she didn't let it overtake her.

It was strange that to defend himself, he'd have to get hurt- likely the work of some sort of curse. Thus, trying to use any of her own magic could potentially make things worse. "Would you like me to get you anything?" the uni-doe asked, wanting to find a way to help. "I do not know how to ease the pain... but surely, there is a way. Do you have trouble with herbs?" Sabel asked, trying to find some way to at least apologize for the inconvenience she'd caused. "There is a blue bowl of flowers and berries not far from here. I could get you something."

"Why were you given such a powerful curse?" she asked a bit reproachfully. She'd seen one other who shared similar injuries, but outside of that- it was extremely rare to find anyone with something like this in the forest. Her other encounter had also been a one time thing- as she could no longer sense that stranger in the forest. She frowned a bit at some of his unfamiliar words, which he seemed to be full of. "What is a 'Bathin'?"

At his curt answers, she decided it was better not to make things worse by asking any more questions. Standing, the uni-doe gave him a look of sorrow. "I understand, then... my presence isn't helping you. So I'll leave you be." she replied, stepping back. If she could not help him and her presence was just making things worse, she supposed the best thing she could do at the moment was let him do what he thought was best. "Maybe you'll find someone who can help you." Sabel offered, trotting off of the bridge and heading back out into the forest.

Her head peeks out from a tree in the distance, ears perked and confusion on her features. She blinks before a look of horror comes across her face and she rushes over. "What's wrong? Are you bleeding again?" she asks, looking him over frantically. his shouting had been a bit discernible. Though, at a quick few tilts of the head and examining his face, he doesn't appear to have any 'other' new wounds. She let out a sigh of relief and sat on the stones in front of him. "D-did I do something wrong again?" the uni-doe asks, giving him a look of concern as much as asking for confirmation.

(sabel pls xD)

The uni-doe looks down at him with a little bit of surprise, but her expression softened a bit. "No- don't. I... wasn't thinking at all." she replied sheepishly, backing up and sitting at a distance to offer the stranger a bit of space. She frowned a bit trying to think. How long had she been out? There seemed to be little holes in her memory. However, the little stranger with her seemed to be a bit more concerning. Ears perking up a bit, she looked down at Snake. "Do you know anyone else here?" she asked curiously, tilting her head. He'd been alone at the ruins... but maybe if they found a companion of his, he could get some form of help.

It seemed that he did... but they either were not the best of company, or there was something stopping him from going to them. "I know a few friends who work with dark magic, but right now I don't think I'd be able to find them." Sabel stated. "I don't really know how long it's been..." she explained, scratching behind her ear with a hoof. This was quite the predicament. Though, maybe they could get their minds off of this with something else. "Do you eat anything?" she asked.

The wind had begun to pick up a bit, and the chilling breeze of the morning was becoming a warm one. it seemed that the rest of the forest was quite idle; as no one else had approached the pond for quite some time. It was a bit strange, since this was one of many places that the forest dwellers all tended to gather at.

As he elaborated about why he couldn't contact one of them in particular, the ebony and white doe understood it a little better. A lot of trouble would come out of trying to go to that person,a s far as he was explaining it. "Is a demi-god like the Twin Gods?" she asked in a confused manner, frowning a bit. She wasn't sure what "Armageddon" was either, but it didn't sound like something ideal. Her hooves shuffled underneath her uncertainly at his mention of 'procedure'. Was this punishment for something?

His response earned a silly grin. Yes, the question probably did sound odd- but she guessed it was better to ask anyways. "I was thinking of getting some berries and flowers nearby." she explained. Though, his lack of further explanation did make this a bit awkward.

A bit less confused, Sabel nodded in understanding. So they were still powerful, but not as strong as the Twins. Though she had never met the Twin Gods, their effect of the forest was undeniable. The changes that came with Abiogeness, how strangers from other places came and went. Changing the land and the weather, and the mysteriousness of why or how they allowed things to happen. Although some being in the forest had the ability to cause destruction, the forest would repair itself with ease and new life would spring up.

Her ears twitched curiously, barely hearing his mumble about 'salad'. It sounded familiar, but she didn't think she'd ever heard or used the word before. The doe chuckled a bit. "Would you like me to take you there, or to walk yourself?" she asked, settling onto her stomach and waiting for an answer. "I promise I won't run either way." the raven haired fae assured him, taking into mind his previous words.

She giggles uncontrollably at his response, trembling a bit and standing. "I understand." they told him, calmly watching as he frantically made the gap between them even bigger. Trotting after her small companion, she kept a slow pace to stay next to him. Giving him a small, she responded with, "Alright, Snake!".

They were heading off of the bridge and diagonally from the creek that went under it, a thin and spars treeline between the pair and their destination. Not to say that there weren't also many flower patches as well, but they weren't quite so visible yet.

As he went a little faster, Sabel trotted behind him- noticing a large puff of ash rising up. it was so sudden with his noise that she jumped a bit at the unexpected event. She stepped a little further off to the side to avoid another loud if it happened to spring up again, chuckling a bit. They'd made it to the treeline, and were heading for a patch of purple flowers. The wind had picked up a bit, covering a few of them in some of the ashes still floating about.

Watching him scurry about, the little stranger truly did remind her of a snake. He seemed to slither through everything. Though, his misstep was quite surprising. She hadn't seen what Snake had tripped over, but she picked up her pace and trotted after him. Leaning down, she looked through the flowers and found the small companion, helping remove petals from him. "You move so quickly through so many things- I suppose I'm a little jealous." Sabel told him, chuckling a bit. "It looks kind of fun."

"Normal size?" the raven haired doe echoes, her pale complexion relaxing a bit with confusion. Then again, considering some other inhabitants as of... late... it might make sense that Snake wasn't what he seemed. "Hm... you do have to move your legs faster. Does it get tiring?" she asked, tilting her head a bit and stepping around the small companion as he adjusted himself. As for hiding- well, she'd rarely ever tried such a thing. It almost came a bit naturally and on accident. Though, his following statement only brought more questions to her. "Is it because the forest is large?" Sabel asked, moving a few pace ahead of the flower patch.

Thinking of the world looking so big from his perspective, things that seemed somewhat large to her could seem tremendous to Snake. Not to mention larger creatures. In particular, her thoughts drifted to a large white monkey-like stranger, and a giant crow. It was a wonder how some of the smaller things- smaller than herself, of course- made it through their days in the forest peacefully. But this place was usually quite prone to long peaces and short bursts of fighting. "Hm... good point. Though, a lot of the ones I've run into seem more interested in protecting what they call home." replied the doe. They'd actually made good distance with all of this talking, and the large trees that made a towering circle over the blue bowl were coming into view.

Through the soft chirping of the birds and the soft breeze, Sabel would wait every few steps to make sure that Snake was still there. it seemed that as they made more progress towards The Blue Bowl, it became more difficult for him to bob and weave through his obstacles on the ground. "We're almost there- just a little bit further." Sabel assured him, peering back a bit to make sure he was keeping up. They'd almost passed through all of the trees. Beyond them was a small clearing before you'd see the first large birch tree that made the circle around the blue berries and flowers.

"That was fast..." Sabel mumbled, mouth hanging open slightly as her wide eyes watched Snake vanish into the field of blue. The only indication of his presence was the slight movements with in the flowers and berries. Giggling, she backed up a bit before taking a running start and leaping in after him- tumbling down through the flowers. Rolling to a stop on her stomach, she laughed with enjoyment and munched on a few nearby berries.