Kayle had stopped her struggling once she had figured that he wasn't listening to her. Where he was taking her, she was unsure of it, she could barely see, even when the brightly lit moon shone through the gaps in the large trees of the forest, it still didn't help. At least she wasn't freezing, he seemed to be radiating warmth, and it felt nice against her cool body, even through the soft cloth of her dress. It wasn't burning, either, it was nice and warm, not uncomfortable at all.

She had been thankful that he had decided to not kill her and help her instead. It still irked her though, how his skin felt when she accidentally pressed her smaller hands to it, his pure muscle, how fast he seemed to be going even while he was just walking.

Kayle didn't want to touch the large pack he had on his other shoulder, not knowing what it contained or what it did, well, she knew there was a strangely small, yet powerful weapon sticking out of it. But that was all, other than that and the blades from his wrist gauntlets, she knew nothing else of him, knew nothing of the other dangers he may be carrying on his large form.

She wiggled around, placing her hands on his massive shoulder-blade as she tried to pull herself away from him, even though she knew she'd probably hurt herself from the fall somehow, landing on a rock or a stick. It didn't seem like he was going to have that, letting out a low growl as he lightly dug his devilish claws into her hip, not enough to puncture through the skin, but it was threateningly close to it. She squeaked, quickly stopping everything she was doing. She didn't want to be hurt, and he could do it too if he wanted. She bet he could throw her with ease as if she was some sort of child's toy. She'd prefer not to know, honestly.

So, there she just hung, watching dark trees pass by, listening to the night owls playing their trumpets, the wind making the leafs of the trees sing a lonely, sad melody as it flew past, and the bugs and crickets playing their own little tunes of the night. It was peaceful, the larger being not even seeming to make any sound as he walked. It was amazing how stealthy he could be, just like that, not having to crouch, watch for twigs, anything that could cause the slightest disturbance within the darkness. How did he manage to do such a thing? He must have been taught from a young age, she'd never be able to be that stealthy, even if she tried. Kayle was slightly jealous and envious of it.

What was his deal? He didn't talk to her, he didn't tell her anything when she asked him questions. He was just silent. Maybe he didn't understand her? That could be a possibility for his quietness. He didn't seem human, most certainly a being from another world, that was what he was. So mysterious, armed with weapons of the future and not of the day she lived in. She wouldn't have thought it possible to be able to create such small cannons that could shoot such devastating rounds. There were guns around, being able to shoot out small bullets that still did damage, but not as much as... whatever this guy's gun could. Kayle knew he was intelligent, too; the way he acted, how he knew those men were threats that needed to be dealt with, and of course, his advanced weaponry. No stupid creature could ever just make a small cannon that shot out blue fire balls, being able to explode a human head like it was a watermelon.

He grunted, and that caught her attention, dragging her from her brew of thoughts that bubbled in her head. Kayle tried to look over her shoulder, to see what was going on. He had stopped, looking around. Did he sense something? It wouldn't surprise her if he did, his abilities and senses must be far beyond her own. He growled, backing up a few steps, being sure to not step on any fallen leafs. How could he manage that without even seeing anything? Maybe it was the mask, it may have aided him in seeing in the dark.

Kayle listened closely, trying to hear what he may have heard. There was distant chatter, a few lanterns guiding a small group of people around the darkness of the large forest. It was easy to get lost in here, she had when she was a wee little girl. She remembered crying out for her father and her mother as she sat beside a large tree, lost and alone. A guard, thankfully, heard her cries while he was wandering the forest and he came to get her. Kayle shook her head, laughing lightly to herself. She was such a curious girl when she was younger, even to this day some of that curiosity followed her, but not as much as it had.

She let out a soft gasp as she was suddenly swing around, now resting in his arms as if she was a baby. He growled, watching the small group before he jumped up into the nearest tree, holding a large hand over her mouth as he did so she didn't make any sounds or noises that may alert the guards that were patrolling the forest. She tried to get free from his grasp, wanting to be in the safety of her own kind, but he wasn't having it. He gave a threatening growl, his grip on her tightening as he looked at her, even though there was no expression to be shone thanks to the mask that covered his own face, she could tell he was glaring at her, daring her to make more noise.

She didn't. She just stared back into the lenses that gave off a light shimmer in the moonlight. Kayle heard voices getting closer, the light of the lanterns getting closer and closer, eventually passing underneath the tree. It was then that she got a better look at his skin. There were spots of red-orange along his arms and legs, and along his sides where the light pale yellow molted and changed into a deep orange. Kayle was mesmerized at the difference until the light vanished and she was left staring at just a dark figure.

He had been watching them walk past, head tilting to the side as he leaned forward, almost crushing Kayle as he did so. She began to slam her fist into his chest, also hitting his wicked necklace, causing the skulls and bones that made it up cackle as they hit together.

His attention was drawn to her, a hiss escaping him. She tried to look away, look at anything but at him, even while it was dark she could still feel his gaze burning holes into her small form. He chuffed, releasing her mouth before he held her tight to him, jumping down from the branch he had taken cover with. He looked in the direction the group went before he continued his walk, once more tossing her over his shoulder.

Kayle groaned, "This is so rude... You don't even tell me where we're going, what you're going to do to me..." she sighed, brushing a few strands of hair out of her face.

"...Won't.. Harm." he growled out.

She was surprised, her stomach suddenly tightening, that feeling like her stomach had come up to her throat appeared and she felt sick. He knew English? That was a bit concerning, that meant he knew everything she had been saying to him.

At least he wasn't planning on hurting her, that was a plus. If he did, she was sure he would have already. But, what was he planning? He had to have some reason around this, right?

"...Where are we going?" Kayle asked, looking at the ground as it practically zoomed past.

"...Will see..." he grunted, a strange trill following after his words.

"... How much longer?" he didn't seem to know a lot of English, she'd have to keep her vocabulary to a minimum.

"... Little bit." he purred.

Kayle lightly tapped her fingernails on his shoulder-blade, they had been walking for what felt like two hours. She wanted to be set down already, her legs had fallen asleep. She liked to walk around a lot, not sit and do nothing all day, it wasn't fun.

At long last, her feet touched the ground after ten more minutes of silence and walking. They almost gave out on her when she was set down, but she caught herself. She glared up at him, picking up her dress as she puffed out her cheeks.

"Look, mister, I don't know what game you're playing at, but this isn't fun. I know, you saved me, but you can't just..." she stopped talking as he took a step towards her, making her instinctively back away from the larger being, almost tripping over her own feet. They had been asleep, and now they had pins and needles running through them, the worst kind of thing to have. "Y...You c.. can't just... uh..." she hesitated, holding up her hand as if to try to stop him from walking towards her more as she backed away. For every three steps she took, he just had to take one step before being close to her once more.

He grunted, grabbing her hand before he began to tug her along, causing her to almost trip as she had to run to keep up with his steps which were long and powerful.

"Slow down! Slow down, I say!" she pleaded, tripping over fallen branches and small piles of dirt. She would have fallen to the ground if he didn't catch her every now and then. Well, not really catch, more tug her arm up so she could get a good footing on the ground. "I don't have long... strong... toned legs like you do..." she hushed herself, looking to the ground. He had a lot of extremely attractive attributes that she couldn't help but look at, even in the dim lighting of the forest. He was not like anyone she'd ever seen, so buff, so strong, so fast and unremarkably fascinating. Kayle stopped when he did, her smaller form nearly bumping into him.

She blinked, staring at the cave mouth that was dug into a large rock-side that they had come to. He released her hand, only to take it gently between two of his large fingers as he began to slowly, and carefully walk into the cavern, looking to her as he waited for her to enter after him. She didn't wish to follow, not knowing what danger lurked in the cave, and she wasn't sure if she could trust him enough to not be lead into some sort of trap. But, she felt some-what safe next to him, so, she couldn't help to follow close by him, not wanting to be alone in the dark, his hand being the only way of telling where to go.

Kayle followed him down, squinting her eyes to try and adjust them to the dark environment. She listened to the sounds he made when he took a step, how different it sounded from her own. She was lightly stepping, trying to avoid small rocks or whatever could be lurking there, while he seemed to just be walking without worry, his feet colliding with the ground, claws lightly tapping the floor with every step.

Eventually, Kayle saw a light, it wasn't bright like a fire, but it was just bright enough to see. Kayle felt a bit scared. She heard soft trills and clicks as they approached the innards of the cave. She looked around as he released her hand.

It was large, the roof of the cave extended up high, off to the side was a small lake that glowed with gentle blue light. An underground water hole, how interesting. But, that wasn't the only thing, there was a small blue fire roaring in the center of the cave that seemed to have slightly died, but was still dancing and flicking with life.

She froze, seeing three other figures near the back of the cave where the alien being began to walk to. They were staring at her, their heads tilting back and forth like they were studying her. She didn't know what to do, she was frozen with fear, her feet glued to the ground and her mouth dry.

Oh joy. There were others to deal with now.

And one of them had her necklace strapped to their belt!