[AnimeTheia]

Sun watched the odd exchange between Find and the little Kuhna that had suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere, she was amused when he nodded his head at Find whilst saying 'no', saying goodbye to Find she turned to the strange little Kuhna and considered him, she wondered if he was always that contradictive to himself and thought that conversations could be very confusing with this little guy. Nonetheless she thought she should introduce herself,

"Hello, I'm Sun. It's nice to meet you."

[Rabid]

The kuhna waved shyly at her with a paw. He clawed at the ground, scratching the word "Lie" into the rock before pressing his paw against his chest.

It's awful to meet you. He said quietly. He ducked his head shyly and began to paw at one of his tails. Oh, this could get very very bad, very very fast. He mentally sighed. Would his torment never end? His eyes darted around nervously, and he mentally noted any escape routes he spotted. He might make them mad, and they were all much bigger than him. So, he'd have to run. Not that he'd stand and fight even if they were smaller than him; Mother had taught him better than that. Fighting is bad she'd constantly warned. He smiled a tad at the memory of his mother, but that didn't last; it was too hot to focus on something that far back.

.2.

[Cristaliena]

Lonarch lowered his head to the little Kuhna's level as Ashela walked over. "Hello," she said, before turning to Sun. "Hi," she said. "I'm Ashela, and this is Lonarch. We came exploring and met everyone else already here."

[AnimeTheia]

"Hello Ashela and Lonarch, I'm Sun" Sun smiled at the Human and Hollowheart, she was slightly overawed at the size of Lonarch having never met a Hollowheart up close before.

After making her introductions to the Human and Hollowheart, Sun turned back to the Kuhna, she was slightly concerned by his odd behaviour and was thinking that maybe the heat was turning his head a bit. Sitting down to make herself seem a little bit less imposing she gave the Kuhna a friendly smile "Would you like to join us little one?" she looked up at Rune, Ashela and Lonarch "Perhaps we could find some shade somewhere? Or go further down the Volcano? I think we all need to cool down a bit, i've heard there are some small oasis lower down, we could go and explore.".

[Rabid]

Lie pressed himself against the ground as Lonarch moved his face closer. His head was bigger than the kuhna was, making the reason for Lie's fear quite obvious. He backed up a bit in an attempt to put more distance between them. He gave a small wave at them. He turned to Sun as she invite him to join them somewhere. He thought for a moment. Should he go? As he pondered, Rune set off. He pressed his ears against his skull again. If he went, they all might choose to avoid him like the gyrraptor. In the end, he gave a slow, miniscule nod. At least the lucain didn't seem to be bothered by his condition. He stood up and waited for her to begin walking. He had separation issues; it was a miracle that he'd managed to get up here without having a panic attack, really. He looked curiously at Rune as he continued in the wrong direction. And they called him odd.

{3}

[Cristaliena]

Lonarch lowered one wing and Ashela climbed on. "Want a ride?" She asked the kuhna.

[AnimeTheia]

While the Kuhna decided whether he wanted a lift with Lonarch and Ashela, Asahi called out to Rune "Uhhh, Rune! You might want to go this way with us. If you keep going that way you'll probably end up in the crater." She called brightly. She hoped they managed to find an Oasis further down, the heat was even starting to get to her, or maybe she was just getting too stressed worrying about the others.

[Cristaliena]

Ashela smiled at the little thing. "Come on, I won't bite," she said. "If you don't want to, you don't have to, but nobody's going to hurt you and I won't let you fall."

[Rabid]

Somewhat reluctant, Lie padded over. He looked speculatively at the wing for a moment, and tested its integrity with a tentative press of his paw. He put more weight on it, then padded over to Ashela. He'd learned that humans - though some were very strange, like his 'mistress' - could be trusted almost always. So, he curled up on her lap and hoped that she'd hold on to him. He certainly didn't want to fall from here; that wouldn't be fun at all. He dared to look down, and was glad he had; it really was awe-inspiring to see things from higher up, even if one wasn't really in the sky. His ears perked and he decided to sit up. He'd probably regret it later, but that didn't matter at the moment; he was too busy admiring the view.

{4}

[Cristaliena]

Ashela gently held Lie so that he would stay on but also stay comfortable as Lonarch took off. The beginning was a bit rough, but once they were airborne, it was smooth and beautiful. There were hot springs, lava pits, open faults, and beautiful stretches of shining volcanic rock, all sliding by below them. Lonarch went low, toward the ground, low enough that Ashela could reach out and grab a strange white rock, which she tucked into her bag. She smiled at Lie. "I'll show you something cool if we end up by water," she said as Lonarch regained altitude.

[Rabid]

Lie gave a small nod.

This is so lame! He mewed, excitement causing him to temporarily forget that he couldn't speak anything but lies. Which was a good thing, of course; he needed to be happy for at least a little while. He looked at the way the lava shifted, colors constantly changing. He eagerly watched the billowing smoke as it climbed its way to the skies, the rock whizzing by from below. He drunk in all the sights with wide, childish eyes. Eyes that hadn't been seen in ages. He'd missed these innocent moments of childish glee.

{5}

[Cristaliena]

Ashela glanced at Lie. "Oh," she said. "Want to land?"

[Rabid]

Confused, Lie glanced up at her. He shook his head "no". He wished he had thought-speech. Really, he did. Only his speech couldn't be truth, you see. He let out a sigh. Maybe she wanted to land? Perhaps that was why she was asking... Oh, that's right! He'd said it was lame. He pressed his ears against his skull. Not good. She thought he wasn't having fun! He instantly perked up his ears and gave her a reassuring grin. Keep smiling, just keep smiling... Everyone believes you're okay when you smile.

{6}

[AnimeTheia]

Sun trotted along below the Hollowheart, hoping that Rune had heard her and wasn't still wandering off in the wrong direction. They were heading back down the volcano looking for one of the Oasis that Sun had heard could be found further down, she passed frequent smokey vents and lava pools that had sprung up out of the side of the volcano, they were fascinating to watch as they gurgled away, but they were very bright and hurt her eyes a bit. Looking up at Ashela and the Kuhna she was pleased to see that the Kuhna seemed similarly fascinated in the sights of the Volcano.

She wondered if perhaps she should quickly run back and find Rune.

[Cristaliena]

Ashela smiled and laughed. "Are you pretending your to old to enjoy this?" She asked. She really couldn't think of a better reason why he would say that.