Quin and Espeon walked through the forest. Quin thought of hunting for food, but she just shook her head to herself. "I can't kill a harmless animal. It'd be like killing an innocent person."
Espeon flicked his ears. "I could see if there are fruit trees nearby."
"Thanks, Espeon, but you don't need to." Quin scratched the eeveelution on his forehead. "Besides, someone is coming."
Arya suddenly fell out the trees, Flash the Accelgor landing neatly next to her. "Not fair!" Arya yelled.
Quin laughed and helped her friend up. "How'd you become a master ninja if your so clumsy, Arya?" She leaned left to avoid a shuriken that got thrown at her.
"Balance isn't my problem, Quin." Arya looked behind her. "I wouldn't have fallen if I hadn't been in such a hurry."
Espeon came back, multiple aspear berries with him, "I'm back with food." He looked between the two girls, quietly asking Flash why Arya was burnt a bit.
Arya heard him, though. "I'm burnt? Where?"
"Your shoulder," Quin said. "I'm surprised you didn't notice."
"Well, sorry if i was too busy getting as far away from my village as possible, Ms. Shade." Arya said. "Maybe if you hadn't been friends with me, i wouldn't have gotten banished."
Quin's normally calm face shifted to one of anger. "They banished you? For being my friend?"
Arya nodded.
Quin hugged her friend. "I'm guessing it was that sister of yours who burnt you, then. I'm sorry this happened to you, Arya."
Arya, now crying openly hugged Quin back. "We both have lost our family. We should travel together." Arya ended the embrace. "Besides, I don't blame you. My village has always been strict."
Arya threw another shuriken and managed to hit a deer. "What?" Quin seemed surprised at the accuracy of the throw.
"Dinner's on me, tonight," Arya said, winking, "After all, what else would we eat?"
Quin retrieved the shuriken for Arya. "Well, I'm guessing we would have starved otherwise. Despite being an archer I can't hunt."