''hey... so what's with sleeping beauty over there?'' she
asked.
jackson looked at ryan then back at elizabeth.
''i had to knock him out with a lullaby that work's to knock
chimera's out, he kept trying to go after nathan....'' he mumbled.
''if he wake's up i'm going to have to play the song again before
he fully wakes up.... oh, i never introduced myself to you! i'm
jackson evergreen, i'm a satyr, which is probably rather obvious
with these shaggy leg's'' he said, lightly patting on the fur on
one of his leg's.
nathan made his wing's appear and wrapped them around her, hiding
the both of them as he gently grabbed her chin and brought her head
up, then leaned closer to her as he kissed her.
''i was healing a tree when they came came to the grotto i was in,
the poor thing had horrible gashes in it's trunk...'' jackson
mumbled, a bit upset.
elizabeth moved away from the lake and shifted to her true form,
then curled up and slowly started to fall asleep.
nathan broke away after a little while and panted slightly.
''should probably stop before your brother wake's up and end's up
really wanting to kill me....'' he sighed, though not too happy.
jackson rummaged through his satchel and pulled out a pear, then
offered it to cheyenne.
''i also helped out a tree in an orchard and they gave me a bunch
of fruit as gift's'' he said.
nathan kissed her forehead and folded his wing's, letting them
disappear before he lead her over to the tree.
''we can sleep over here, cause sleeping by the water's edge
wouldn't be real good'' he said.
he laughed a bit nervously and rubbed the back of his head,
blushing faintly a bit embarrassed.
''i-it's kind of what satyr and satyresses do... we help out plant
life and care about the earth'' he said.
nathan looked at her and looked slightly confused.
''what's with the blush....? it's not like we're doing anything''
he said, and as he said the last part he also ended up blushing a
little as well.
''my father is a satyr while my mother's a dryad, so i kind of have
a deeper bond toward's the plant life... but i also have a very
kind heart so i hate seeing any harmed plant's and tree's, and i
can sense they're pain and fear... and it's a horrible feeling too,
so i do whatever i can to help them'' he said.
he picked her up bridal style just long enough for him to sit down
and sat her down in his lap, leaning back against the tree while
she leaned against him.
nathan kissed her forehead gently and held her close, smiling
happily.
he smiled and closed his satchel.
''i'm surprised that song worked so well to knock ryan out.... i
feel bad but.. i'd rather not see a dead body..'' he muttered, his
smile fading now.
nathan looked at her with a soft expression and sighed, closing his
eye's as he slowly started to fall asleep.