Al - Wood Elf
Al smiled. "He's a cute cat," he replied. Behind him he could hear Krystal and Tero arguing. Again. Tero was lecturing Krystal about manners. "Krystal, you won't be the only cat, so don't be an asshole to everyone else, okay?" As if I, the sweetest kitty alive, would ever be an asshole! Krystal responded. Alphonse couldn't help but laugh out loud at that response. He could feel Krystal glare at him from her backpack, but he didn't care. He wouldn't believe for a moment that Krystal was the sweetest anything in the world.

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Orena
Orena loved Krystal, but sometimes, enough was enough. "Excuse me for a moment." Orena said with a sweet smile, slowing her pace to stand next to Tero. She turned to face Krystal. "Krystal, could you shut up? You haven't stayed quiet for more than five minutes this wholse trip!" She cried. She debated shifting into a dragon or dog. Something that would make Krystal shut up. Orena waited for a response, either silence or more complaining.

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Krystal - Cat
Krystal curled up her lip in distaste. As if Orena ever shut up about traveling, or Tero about magic. Al never stopped talking about Niana and Io, and forget it when Orena asked about them. You'd sooner die than get them to shut up. But, noooooo, the cat had to can it. "Well, I suppose I couldshut up," Krystal replied in a syrupy-sweet voice. One so sweet it would make you sick. There was a tinge of sarcasm to her voice as well. "But where's the fun in that?" she finished with a toothy smile. She narrowed her yellow eyes slightly, and ignored the elbow nudge Tero gave her as an indicator to shut the hell up.

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Orena
Orena scowled. Sometimes, when Orena allowed herself to be controlled by her emotions, she shifted. This might be one of those times. No! Not in front of all thelese people. she thought to herself. She felt her inner dragon want to push out. Of all her 'familiars', her Dragon was the most unpredictable with her emotions. When Orena was mad, the Dragon side of her wanted to come out and stop whatever was making her mad.

((I'm calling what she has control of 'familiars'))

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Tero - Warlock
Tero looked from Orena to Krystal. He knew that look Orena had on her face. Anero had described it many o' times to Tero. Orena wanted to shift. Rightfully so. He thought. However, I kinda like my bratty cat and wouldn't like her to become a roast. Tero turned around to he stood in front of Orena, with Krystal on his back. "Okay, Orena, I know Krystal is being a total jerk, but please don't roast my cat." he finished with a smile. "No matter how great singed fur smells," he joked.

(ahh sorry i didn't know what to dooo)

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Orena
Orena sighed. "We are almost there, you can just get another cat! Io appears to have a few, I bet she would give one up." Orena said, trying to joke, but her tone didn't portray that. "Sorry," she moaned. After a moment, she smiled, and looked around. They were on a plain dirt road with trees on both sides. They were turning a curve and when Orena could see around, she saw a small cottage that lookiled like it was out of a fairy tale. Someone was out front carrying a basket full of greens and blues and links, and various other colors. The figure turned and Orena saw a hand go up in the air and sway back and forth in a wave. "Hi, Alphonse!" A feminine voice called. Orena studied her, she had pink hair that fell just past her shoulders, she wore a black sun hat-- or a witches hat, Orena couldn't tell from this distance-- and she seemed to be cloaked in black. Orena wondered which one this was.

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Al - Wood Elf
Alphonse smiled widely as Niana came into view. "Hey, Niana!" he called out as he half-ran toward her. Al gave her a quick hug, careful not to crush her freshly picked veggies. "It seems like forever since I've last seen you," he said as he pulled away from the hug. "Er, well, my type of forever!" he said with a laugh. He looked up as a flurry of red hair charged at him. He took a step back to steady himself as Io launched herself onto him. He was only an inch taller than her, so she pulled her legs up and wrapped them around him. Alphonse laughed as Io hugged him tightly. "Hey, Io. I missed you too!" Io looked up at him with bright orange eyes and smiled widely. "Of course you did, who wouldn't miss me?" she responded with a laugh. Io's eyes moved from Alphonse to Spirit, who seemed disgruntled. "Hello there, Spirit," Io greeted the hawk. "Don't think I forgot about you" She said as she booped his beak.
Io looked behind Al, and suddenly jumped off of him. "Hey, Al, who're they?" she asked. Alphonse turned around to face Orena and the others. "These are my friends, they helped guide me here," he explained. "That's Tero and Krystal, Orena, and Anero," he introduced.

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Orena
"Hi." Anero said, shyly, giving a small wave. "Hey!" Orena said, gawking at the surroundings. It was beautiful here! She was looking all around. There was a path on the left that you could just see lead to a garden filled with so many different colors. It smelled like animals, too, with a slightly warm scent in the air. Orena couldn't quite name it, nor could she say where it came from. This place was amazing.

Niana
Niana hugged Alphonse back, moving her basket of herbs and what-nots out of the way. "Hey!" She said cheerfully. She laughed at Alphonse's comments. Niana didn't think it had been that long ago... But then again, Niana was horrible with time. She moved back, not wanting to be trampled over, as Io came running at Alphonse. Sometimes, she acted like such a child. Niana was slightly surprised that Alphonse didn't drop her. "Hello," she greeted as Alphonse named everyone. The girl, Orena, looked amazed and awe-struck at everything. It made Niana wonder where they came from. How did they meet Alphonse, too?

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Tero - Warlock
Tero stood still, completely shocked. He was in front of Niana and Io. The Niana and Io. He couldn't believe it. It was like he was in a dream. He almost passed out when Io waved to him. Io waved to me was all he could think. He was like a deer in headlights. He was floundering out there, and he knew it. He wondered when his funeral might be, because he was pretty sure he had just died on the very spot he was standing.

(ahhh im so sorry what the heckie is this)

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Niana
"Uh... Tero, right?" Niana asked, furrowing her brows. He seemed to pale. "Are you alright?" Niana walked up to him. She out her basket down. She looked at his face, and out a hand up to his forehead to check his temperature. Her eyes widened fractionally. "How about we go inside and have a cup of tea?" She asked everyone, still fretting over Tero, though. She got an excited ok from the white haired girl. The white haired boy-- Niana guessed was related to the white haired girl-- was very quiet. He looked tired, too. They must have travelled far.

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Al - Wood Elf
Alphonse laughed as Tero stuttered out a nervous okay and slowly marched inside the cottage. Al turned to Io. "So, how are the animals? Still have as many as last time?" he asked. Io laughed and shook her head. "No, more!" she replied. She turned and walked into the cottage, and Alphonse followed her. Al was hit in the face by the smell of something boiling over the fire - he wasn't sure what. He sat down on the couch near Io and was instantly bombarded with cats. All four of them. Al reached down to pet and greet them. "Hey, Rusty, Pip, Wispen..." Al looked over at a young calico cat, someone new. "Hello there, someone who's name I don't know." he said as he pet the kitty's head. "That's Calli," Io informed him. "You know, 'cuz she's a calico."

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Orena
Orena followed them all in, Anero trailing behind. "So, what kind of animals do you have?" Orena asked, getting straight to the point. "My friend over there," she said, pointing to Tero who was in what must be the kitchen. He must be loving Niana worryj.g about him right now. She looked to be getting some herbs and liquids, making tea possibly? "He is a warlock, and he is looking to control the ability to work with animals." Orena said, plowing through. "And I am quite fond with creatures of all sorts! I have a special thing." Orena left out anything about her power, still leaving out what it was. She wondered if Tero or Anero told Al... Anero wouldn't have... Orena didn't think Tero would have. Alphonse hadn't said anything either...

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Io - Witch
Io turned toward Orena. "Well, I have a gryphon, that's Ginger. She's really sweet. I also have a unicorn, that's Kentucky. He's a little cranky, but he's really old so it's understandable. I have three cats," she said with a hand motion toward the cats gathered around Alphonse. "The black and white one is Pip, the calico is Calli, and the fat orange tabby is Rusty. I also have a borzoi named Kiki and a bull terrier named Rocco. They're probably outside somewhere..." she trailed off. "...probably getting completely filthy," she finished with a sigh. Io pricked up again, her orange eyes shining. "Hey, Orena was it? What brings you guys around this way? You seem to have traveled far..."

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Orena
Orena smiled, barely containing herself. "A gryffon? I haven't seen one in person yet... Could I meet this gryffon later?" She asked, giddily. When Io asked what they were doing so far, Anero beat her to it. "My sister has wanted to travel for as long as she can remember. This was the perfect opportunity, and Alphonse graciously agreed to take us on." He said, ending with a small smile. "Yep! I plan on traveling around the world. Twice over!" She said, the last part a bit of a joke.

Niana
Niana scooped some water from the couldron over the fire and put various herbs in it. She pixed it together and changed something quickly. She lured the liquid into wooden cups. "Here you go, drink up." She said with a smile as she gave the colorful-haired boy a cup. She went around the room handing everyone cups of tea and then returned to Tero. She sat next to him, and took off her witches hat. "Are you alright?" She asked.

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Io - Witch
Io laughed. "Sounds like fun. I used to want to travel, but it's difficult to take care of so many animals on the road, you know?" Io turned away from Orena to take the cup Niana offered her. She took a sip and closed her eyes for a moment, enjoying the warm tea. She finished the rest of her tea before returning to Orena's first question. "Yeah, we could go see Ginger later. She loves getting attention!" she finished with a smile.

Tero - Warlock
Tero swallowed his saliva nervously. It felt like tiny blades were stuck in his throat, slowly dragging down into his stomach. His heart was pounding, and he was almost sure he was sweating. He took a sip of the warm tea, and gulped it down. "Y-yeah, I'm fine, thank you...I'm just...." Tero placed his cup down on the table. The tea inside sloshed up and dribbled down the side of the cup. Tero didn't notice. He looked at Niana, the Niana, pink hair and all who was sitting in front of him. Worried about him. He couldn't believe it. "It's...it's just that I-I'm a really, really big fan. You an Io....You guys are my idols."

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