"It seems to be that guy from before, hmm Ashton? do you want to leave or stay and confront him again? it's up to you." she laughs at what I said, I'm not sure what was so funny about what I have said.  

"First his name was Asher, and secondly we should confront him, since you're healed he has no chance right?" she says with a cunning smile on her face. 

"Oh? is that so? Asher? I like Ashton more though. Asher seems more like a pet name does it not?" I jokingly bend over towards her with my hand behind my back giving back the cunning smile. she looks surprised then smiles jokingly and lets out a chuckle.

"HELLO?! ANYONE THERE?!" Asher shouts as he emerges from the bushes leaves are stuck in his hair

"oh shit." he says as he looks up at me and Abell 

"Sup," I say with a head nod Abell looks at me confused 

"Sup? what does that mean?"

"yeah is that like a threat or a friendly thing?" Asher says out of concern.

"oh it's just a way of saying hello I guess, but anyways is your name Ashton or Asher?"

he puts on a smile, probably because I'm not hostile this time I look over at Abell she looks back at me with a snicker. 

"My name is Asher, you two are Aria and Abell correct? seems like this is fate don't you think?"

"SEE! I told you it was Asher." Abell says with a confident smile, with her right hand on her hip and her left head equal to her head her index finger and thumb out waving back in forth. I chuckle and walk towards her to mess up her hair and turn back towards Asher. 

"Ah so you do have a pet name hmm how funny, and why do you say this is fate I'm quite curious," 

I say this while I gesture towards him about the leaves in his hair and he frantically uses his hands to take the leaves off. 

"Because all of our names start with an A and the fact that I came across you two again, I mean what are the odds of that," he says this as he approaches us. That's when I notice a strange smell coming from him. not only that he has been acting oddly, even if I knew him for a mere minute he seemed more like a serious guy. although I could be wrong about that I know damn well I'm not wrong about the scent I need to move quickly. I pull a knife out of my boot and quickly approach him, I'm right in front of his face his reaction is too slow. This definitely isn't the same guy as yesterday I quickly squat down and put my leg out while a spin to knock him over and pin him with my knife against his neck. 

"Abell I need you to climb up a tree and stay there till I come and get you, make sure you are up high do you understand? I know this is odd but please trust me, I'll be fine" I shout quickly and directly to her. I can't see her reaction.

"o- oh- alright, I- I trust you, please come get me soon," she says with her voice all shaky and I hear her footsteps running off."

"wow... you noticed rather quickly, you must be quite skilled in swordsmanship. hehehehe you'll be more fun to kill that way," he says with a snobbish and creepy smile on his face. how disgusting.

"you seem rather confident for something that has no scent of blood on it, this swordmen is still alive somewhere, you need him alive don't you?" I say as I slowly cut his throat thinly with my knife. He looks surprised and a bit nervous. "but most of all I don't smell your partner anywhere around here, did he go after my friend?"

He looks as if he got his hands on the higher ground as I say this.

"YES! he is on his way to eat that friend of yours, ill call him off if you let me go." Hmph he looks rather proud of himself, so funny

"oh? and why would I care about that?" he looks confused and nervous all over again, man how this thing can switch its mood like this, it's fun to tease. "do you really think I would let her go without taking extra precautions?" Its eyes widened and start to shake a little bit.

"wha- what are you talking about? SHE'S JUST A WEAK LITTLE GIRL!" true that she is a bit short but man did he have to expose her like that, and yelling in my ear on top of that, ugh how annoying

"I put a spell on her that if anyone or anything holds any kind of hostility towards her they will become paralyzed and depending on if she wishes it or not they will die. a fun spell isn't it? although she doesn't know about it yet so I feel a bit guilty, hmm how should I tell her? do you think she would get mad?" It looks at me in amazement and shock, as he grumbles to say his words I smell the scent of blood from the west, Abell went east so it's not hers, hmm Ah it's the real Asher. 

"ah so Asher is west from here hmm? well there is no need for you to be alive anymore. I cut his head clean off his neck as if they were never even attached to eachother. hmm, I shouldn't let Abell see this, I look at my clothes and see the blood got all over me, I would change but I need to get Abell first the spell may protect her from hostiles but not from gravity. I better hurry to her than go get Asher. ah so much to do.