Musings of a Dark Heart

Musings of a Dark Heart
Date of Scene:	30 December 2012
Location:	Hollow Bastion
Synopsis:	Katyna and Hati converse about darkness.
Cast of Characters:	Hati, Katyna

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Katyna has posed:
Ember finds herself wandering the halls of Hollow Bastion castle once again. It always seems a lonely place, no less now, after she remembered Hati's last words the last time they met. Would she leave Hollow Bastion some day if another life called her? would they become..Enemies?

She sighs, remembering too, how Avira had mentionned her meeting another wolf. Which one was it? Ember bites her lip, trying not to think about it too much as she heads for one of the training rooms. She could do with some practice, knowing that she had more enemies than friends.

As long as she grew stronger, that was all that mattered..Right? Afterall, she wouldn't have to fear anyone or anything, she wouldnt have to feel this..Emptyness..Yes..She pauses as she reaches the spot where Riku had turned on her and plunged her into momentary darkness.

There are paintings here, along the walls, paintings of the various shadow lords who have served Hollow Bastion and she peers up intently at each on in turn, wondering if someday her own portrait would hang here..

Hati has posed:
It seems as if Ember isn't the only troubled one. While around them, the masters of darkness plot and plan their various schemes, those who serve their whims mostly wander, waiting for their time to be called. Only a rare few seem to have any mind of their own - and with a good number under some kind of mind control, and others simply sniveling lackies who ride the coattails of their masters. Hati and Katyna aren't among these - it is one of those things that makes them stand out here in Hollow Bastian.

As the knight ponders those images of past Shadow Lords, a hard thump vibrates one hard enough for it to tremble against the wall. It's a sound that could be anything around here - an explosion in a labratory, Negaduck setting off some kind of explosive - it happens all the time. Then a second one comes, and this one is hard enough to actually knock one of the paintings off of the wall, landing face down across the walk-way. This one is followed by a familiar roar of a certain wolf.

A moment later, one of those human minions comes stumbling out of the training room, clutching his side, not really looking where he's going. By the look of him, he picked a fight with the smallest, figuring she'd be an easy one to beat, and found out it's quite the opposite. The man tries to shove past Ember, stepping right on the downed painting. "Don't go down there. She's crazy." He mutters.

Within the training room, Hati is in full wolf form - a six-foot something ball of fur, claws, teeth, and rage. She's ripping the head off of a combat dummy. Of course, if Ember actually dares to come into the room with the raging werewolf, she would get he full attention of those mismatched eyes, and the full force of their intensity. Then again, it doesn't require quite as much bravery, since she's well aware by now that the 'mindless beast' persona that Hati puts on when she acts as Pyre is just that... an act. The wolf-girl still lies beneath fangs and claws, somewhere.

Katyna has posed:
Indeed, there are many kinds of people crawling around Hollow Bastion - the majority of which are mere puppets for the more powerful Shadow Lords. Katyna herself was almost victim to the machinations of three such beings, each who had their own plan for her. While Riku tried to convince her not to pursue the darkness and then to respect it and to use it only in sneaky subtle ways (hardly her style), LEXUS had encouraged her to push Avira to her limits and cause her to snap, using the darkness at its fullest. Seith as always, stood in the shadows, quietly taunting her past achievements, pushing her to do more to impress him.

In the end, she had taken LEXUS' advice, choosing to experiment with this darkness, but not choosing to kill Maira as he had suggested; She was no monster afterall. Of course, the plan had backfired. No one had come to back her up, and she was unable to flee quickly enough when Avira's annoying friends showed up. Only moments ago, Riku had told her off and treated her like an errant child because she hadn't taken his advice over LEXUS'. Grr, what a bother... Still in her black Ember armour, Kat was only just recovering from the vicious attacks that Angantyr had managed to give her before she fled through the dark portal like some coward.

So when she hears some sort of fight going on in the practice room, she hesitates at first, not really in the mood for another fight when she hasn't fully recovered from her wounds yet. Still, that wolf's howl is familiar. She knows of only one wolf in Hollow Bastion.

Cautiously, Ember moves towards the practice room, peeking in with more hesitation than the normally cocky, confident girl would do so otherwise. But no, it's not Hati in her human form, but the more vicious Pyre she sees raging about. She may be a 'runt' but to Kat she still looks quite impressive. For the moment however, 'Ember' says nothing but simply watches, not really wanting to be the focus of her fury..Afterall having one wolf turn against her in a fit of rage was bad enough. She still remembers the pain he inflicted on her with those nasty claws of his..And that temper..Ow..

Hati has posed:
The wolf spits the head of the practice dummy out, and it rolls across the floor with an almost sickening ker-thud-thud sound until it lands on it's side near the wall. It wasn't unusual for Hati to spar with almost anyone who wanted to test their metal against her, but this new round of minions seemed to have less respect for those like Katyna and Hati than the previous batch. Not that it mattered much, in the end, they were cannon fodder, and the chances that any of them would rise to any sort of greatness are slim. The wolf stands on two legs, claws flexing, nose twitching. For all of her rage, her senses tell her that this girl isn't the target of it, and that he has fled for good.

With a huff, Hati lands on all fours, licking over a small gash across one forepaw. There is a broken sword, which must have belonged to the mook at some point but been shattered when facing the werewolf. "Don't stand there and look so frightened. You know I'm not going to bite /your/ head off." The wolf rumbles in that deep timbre that is so rarely used. It's unusual for the wolf to speak in this form, but only when around those she doesn't know. They are the ones she puts on the fire-wolf persona for - better they believe they are fighting a monster than to deal with them going on and on and on about how 'terrible' a person she is for siding with the enemy. It gets nauseating after a while.

She growls, lowering her huge form down and grooming over that wound, fur still bristling. That anger seems to come more easily now that some of her memories returned. She may have met her brother - have threatened to rip his throat out a time or two - but the true source of her anger is what it has always been: her father. The fact that Skoll seemed so certain that the old werewolf was gone - taken by Chaos, seems to offer her no solace. "I just needed to work off some... anger. And that one proved a suitable target." She growls at the door, obviously a warning if the mook was still lurking about.

"Something's bothering you." She states, not even bothering to phrase it as a question. The wolf raises her head, ears drawing back, nose twitching.

Katyna has posed:
Ember shakes her head, trying not to think of that annoying Skoll, and how he had fueled her rising anger. No..She's not gonna let this get to her..Besides, this is a different wolf. She's sure that Hati can be trusted..Even if she had suggested before that her path may not necessarily coincide with the Shadow Lords'.

She relaxes visibly when Hati addresses her, still finding it strange to talk to her in her wolf form..But it's kinda cool too! She grins, stepping into the room. "Hi! You look pretty worked up..I saw that chump running out of the door like his butt was on fire, or somethin'." Kat chuckles at that thought, trying to lighten the mood.

"Cool, it always feels good to..Pound something to smithereens!" She gives the practice dummy an amused look when Hati spits it out, although as she takes another step into the room, Katyna flinches visibly, and reaches an arm to her back to rub her aching wound. Riku had helped her to clean and dress the wound before they'd parted ways, and she'd gone for a quick change of clothes, eager to get out of that heavy, damaged armour. Still, she hadn't really rested much since Angantyr had wounded her.

Quickly recovering, not wanting to appear weak in front of such a strong individual, Kat forces a grin amid the pain and shrugs, "Oh, I dunno..Lot's of stuff I suppose. I guess things have been a bit crazy since we last met down in the sewers.."

Oh yeah, there was that 'other wolf' that Avira had talked of. She bites her lip, curious about that, but she suspects Hati may be more likely to offer information of her own if Kat gives some in return.

"I guess..It just kinda feels like everyone wants me to do things their way..Seith, LEXUS, Riku, who knows who else. I mean, I nearly got killed because I followed LEXUS' advice.." She scratches her head, linking her arms behind her back and stretches as she watches that dummy thoughtfully. Yeah, she wouldn't mind taking out some rage on it herself.

Of course, that was just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. Kat's mind right now, seems to be unfocused however and it'll probably take a bit more prompting to get her to focus

Hati has posed:
"Less 'worked up' now." Hati admits, a strange feral smirk forming on her wolfish muzzle. It's a strange look when more human expressions twist the canine features, pulling those lips away from sharp, jagged teeth. Even a 'smile' might look like something dangerous in this form, but in some ways, it is the easier of her two bodies to read. The set of her ears is up, her fur has relaxed, and the way the wolf reclines across the training room floor shows her ease in a way that her human body probably wouldn't be able to.

"Perhaps you need to work out some anger, yourself. Although you might want to wait until you've healed." It isn't too hard to scent the injuries on her - the wolf's head tilting as her nose takes in a breath and then blows it out again. She doesn't move much, although her tail sways slightly. Her own small injury is nothing that a potion won't heal, but as a wolf, she's far more defensive about such things.

"Yes, crazy. I was off my game that day." And she had shown it, too - by the fact that she had barely begun to fight and had ended up unconscious for her efforts. It isn't like her to falter that way, but recent events have shaken her to the core, perhaps even more-so than Katyna. She offers no excuses though, not yet. It's almost as if she expects the barrage of questions that usually comes from this girl.

But Hati also listens. She lays her great head onto her paws, considering the other girl's words. Rather than giving any great speech of inspiration, or even anything terribly helpful, she throws one simple question back at the knight. "And what is it that you want to do?"

Katyna has posed:
Ember nods, seeming a bit cheered at the sight of her friend. "Ahh, that's good. Always good t'let off some steam." She grins, "Soo...What's eatin' at you? It wasn't...Y'know, that girl Avira, when she told you about some other..Wolf, was it?" Ember remembers how Hati bitterly told her of how her packmates seemed to abandon her, and left her before that shadow lord gave her new hope. Sadly, Ember's never been very good with subtlety!

"Well at any rate, I hope you managed to blow off enough steam, but hey, I'm totally for another hunt if you wanna go blow off more steam.." She grins impishly. Of course she'd offer a sparring match, but her wounds haven't completely healed yet.

She nods slowly when Hati talks about being off her game. "It happens. I know I was off my game too, when Angantyr stabbed me in the back. I....Riku was right, I shouldn't have done something so crazy without backup..But..I just wanted to impress everyone.."

When she asks what Kat really wants, she sighs, shaking her head slowly. "Y'know? That's a tricky question. It seemed so clear to me before. After I watched everyone I cared about die around me because they weren't strong enough to stand up to the heartless, I wanted more than anything, to become stronger, strong enough so that nothing and no one could ever hurt me like that. But...I'm not sure exactly, how to achieve that. Now that Lord Fessner's gone, where do I turn to for guidance?"

Hati has posed:
The question of what is 'eating' her isn't quite so simple. It's normal for a wolf to be at the top of the food chain, but lately, that sense of her 'self' has been shaken. "Avira." Hati speaks the name with some consideration, but then shakes her head. "No. Though I'm not sure what sort of 'game' it is that LEXUS and that human scientist are playing with her." The wolf growls faintly under her breath, her lips curling with a momentary show of irritation, "Waging war is one thing, but I don't care to be a tool for someone's personal vendettas."

Of course, it goes a bit deeper than that, too. Something about that first shred of darkness in the human turned mutate which seems all too familiar to the way her own darkness had taken root. Alas, Hati had never had the 'friends' to pull her back from it, not until recently. "As for that other wolf... it isn't his fault either. Serrak's magic is fading. It makes me remember things I had hoped to forget. Including him." She blows air out of her nose in a whuffle.

The prospect of a hunt does manage to draw a perk of her ears, and a chuckle deep within the wolf's chest. "When you've healed." She states, knowing better than to push an injured soldier. Still, her head lifts from her paws, obviously keen to hear more of what has been going on outside her own little world. For a wolf without a pack, sometimes news is slow to filter in.

"I'm no expert, Kat, but sometimes the best way to prove yourself is by acting by your own thoughts. Otherwise, you'll always be a minion of someone greater, and they will always get the credit for your strength." Slowly, Hati pushes herself to her feet, stretching languidly like the giant beast that she seems to be at the moment. "When I first awoke in Lord Serrak's care, I wanted nothing more than the very same thing." She walks forward towards the other girl, looking at her with those wolfish, mismatched-eyes.

"I can't give you guidance, and I don't claim to know the right path, not even for myself, but I do know this." She rumbles, butting her head softly against Katyna's shoulder. "It's not just about strength. Things can hurt you no matter how much your steel your body, because you still have a heart." The wolf draws her head back then, tucking it against her chest. "No one can live with no weakness, in body or mind or heart." These are the sort of words that might cause some people to look around - as if expecting doom to fall from the sky.

Of course, there is no one here listening in, or perhaps those ears are simply aimed elsewhere, at more important beings than these two so-called servants. "So what are you /really/ trying to protect yourself from?"

Katyna has posed:
Katyna tenses a bit as Hati echoes Avira's name. "Eh...Heheh.." She chuckles a bit nervously, "I guess I've been...Keeping tabs on Avira and her group as per Lord Fessner's orders. But to tell the truth, I really respect and admire her. I...dont want to become her enemy, but when she declared the Shadow Lords her enemies, I knew we'd have to fight each other, sooner or later." She sighs, "As for the 'game' that LEXUS is playing with her..I'm sure she's told you about how how he injected her with something to mutate her, then he gave Angantyr the cure, but only at the cost of becoming a creature of darkness himself. I suppose I'm to blame myself too, afterall, when I saw the darkness in Avira, I kinda..Encouraged it. I hoped to show her that she cant depend on anyone but her own strength, by kidnapping Maira and making her pass a series of tests before handing Maira, unharmed back to her.."

Kat seems a bit glum as she relates her story. "But LEXUS said I should make her snap instead by either killing Maira or faking her death. Only then would she give into the darkness and join us. But...I guess that little trick kinda..Backfired. Angantyr gave me this nasty scar, and now, they both want to see me dead, as Ember.." She rubs her head as if she had a headache coming on. "I..Only wanted to impress the shadow lords, but..I think I've bitten off more than I can chew. Maybe Riku was right.."

She gives another nervous laugh and shrug, trying to trivialize the situation. "But I guess that's what expected of shadow lords, huh?" She pauses when Hati mentions the wolf again, but still doesn't get the answer she's looking for. "Hmm, I've met a few other wolves myself, although i hear they're pretty rare. Perhaps it's someone I know..? How'd it go?"

But there are more questions, and Kat falls briefly silent when Hati asks her what she 'really' wants. "Umm...It's kinda complicated. I mean..How do I put it into words?" She bites her lip, trying to sort out her thoughts and lapsing again into uncharacteristic silence. Whatever the answer, the question seems to have struck a nerve.

Hati has posed:
The wolf just listens, her ears sometimes moving slightly to some unspoken reaction to one event or another. In some ways, the wolf is easier to read, but in other ways her lack of affect in this body make it harder to tell what she thinks of the whole sorted affair reguarding the VALKYRIE leader and her transformation. "Those they cannot have, they wish to break." The wolf says after a time, and those mismatched eyes narrow. In some ways, it is not unlike how her father had once treated her. She would never be what he wished her to be, so he tried to break her both in body and in mind.

"Do you really think she would have joined us if you had?" It is a question she doesn't really expect an answer to, so she continues to speak even as her feet prowl through the room. This isn't home, and this isn't a place where the wolf feels comfortable enough to rest for long. "No. All that would have served to do is solidify her hatred of the Shadow Lords, and give her a reason to turn that darkness back upon us." She shakes her great furred head, "Perhaps she would have gotten herself killed in the process. One less hero."

Of course, this is simply Hati's own take on the situation. She has no idea what LEXUS' intentions were with this plan of his, but clearly it isn't a path that she would have chosen. "I don't claim to know Avira well." The wolf chuckles to herself, "In fact, I doubt she even likes me. As strange as it sounds, I believe she is a wolf, even if she hasn't realized it yet. Maybe not like me, but wolves are strong when amongst their pack. She just hasn't come to find her own strength." It's a strange sort of assessment of someone, based only on a couple of interactions, but... it's her nature to be quick to judge, and slower to change an opinion.

She doesn't state anything about her own opinions when it comes to VALKYRIE, or those who stand against the Shadow Lords. It is something that she is still sorting out for herself, and the wolf rumbles, her ears catching that question about the 'other wolf'. "There are two others that I know of. One female you spoke of before, and the male, Skoll." Her tail droops slightly, losing it's usual upright posture, a slight sign of her discomfort. "I hadn't recognised the name when you spoke it, but now..." The wolf exhales with frustration. "If we ever find Serrak and Fessner, I'm going to have a word with my master about how weak his memory charms are."

It isn't a real answer to the question, just as Kat's own response to her doesn't really answer anything, but at least the wolf takes it one step further and does try to form her mind around the confusion that Skoll has introduced into her life. "He's my brother."

Katyna has posed:
Katy sighs and nods. "I...Suppose that's true. But of course Avira is strong, and she didn't even come alone.." she snorts. "I suppose I should have exptected that though, y'know, heroes always have friends, lots of friends. But maybe that wasn't the best way to do it either. I just thought a Shadow Lord would know best. Him and Seith..I guess they both had plans for me. I was actually surprised that Riku tried to turn me off of trying to pursue the powers of the darkness.." Kat shivers a bit, although it's not cold in here. For a moment, her expression appears serious..Frightenned either. "I..Wanted to control the darkness, make it my own, so I didnt have to be afraid of it anymore, but..What Riku showed me..I wonder if I'll be okay to pay the price.."

And just as quickly, her expression changes back to cheerful, carefree once more. "Heh, but I'm just thinking too much! Seith and Lexus make it look so easy! I guess Riku's just an old grump really.." she makes a face, shaking her head. "But he was right. Of course she wouldn't have joined if we forced her to. It might have made her heart darken and her hatred deeper, but it would only make her a greater enemy of the Shadow Lords...Ooh, I wish I hadn't listened to LEXUS! Now they wanna kill me..Kill Ember at least! I guess there's no way out of it now though. But still, I wish I could get them to see that it's pointless to fight the heartless.."

She sighs, "?What do I really wanna be protected from? I guess..." She lowers her voice. "The darkness...No not protected. I wanna learn how to not fear it anymore..." Kat then gasps, covering her mouth as is she said something bad. "Ooh, but I shouldn't talk like that!" another nervous chuckle.

Then she speaks more of Avira and her wolf friend. It's only when Hati mentions Skoll..Being her brother that Katy nearly chokes, flailing her arms in the air. "Oh nooo, not him! But I should have known..Afterall, he only made a public request to 'save' her from something called 'noise' in a forest? but when I got there, she had tamed a whole pack of wolves. I guess she had been out in the wild with them for a while..Who knows what sorts of training regimens he puts her through, but I was shocked! Still, it's obvious to see that he has given her a lot of pointers in combat. But more to the point.."

She babbling, as always, and has almost forgotten what she was gonna say. "Oh..Hehe, this is kinda awkward..He attacked me during the Manhattan attack. I thought he was on OUR side, but instead he turned on me and gave me and attacked me..Nearly killed me too. Boy is he ever strong. Not as strong as RIku, but still!.." Sweatdrop.."Hehe..But, I guess he's your brother and all though, so that makes things complicated that he's a hero too..."

Hati has posed:
One of many contrasts between these two girls is the way they use words. Katyna tends to talk a great deal, while Hati tends to listen, think, formulate her responses. Then again, her other, equally as common, response is to react on instinct. Two sides of the coin - girl and wolf - but even as she stalks the room in the body of a beast, it seems as if her human mind is the one in control. "There can be no allies if there is no trust." The wolf rumbles as her paws tread over the ground. "So many here are out for themselves alone. They place no faith in others. So when danger calls, they stand alone."

Unlike many Shadow Lords, Hati grew up in a pack. While she might have been an omega, she at least understood what it was like. Pack meant safety, companionship, warmth, love... just not for her. Even as those darker memories return to her, she still... believes, and maybe that is what keeps her from taking that last step into becoming a monster. "There is darkness in everything. Most never know that it lurks there, beneath the surface. But for those of us that have been touched by it, who have had it take root within us, it is always a battle." Hati growls slightly to herself, as if she were warding off the darkness in her own heart.

"LEXUS isn't like us. His smell is wrong. Not human. Not wolf. Not anything I've dealt with before. He is smart, but the darkness doesn't threaten him as I fear there is nothing there to threaten." She shakes her head, then settles to her haunches. "And Seith... he's closed off his heart to the world around him. He's already lost everything that he has ever had to lose." Hati tilts her head, looking at Katyna. "You aren't like them." She states, as if this were a fact that required no argument. The wolf is a judge by nature.

"You shouldn't fear the darkness in your heart, but you should always be watchful. It wants nothing but to drag you down until you become something you are not." Hati whuffles, "But if you're strong enough to hold it at bay, you can tread the line where you can use that darkness, but not be dragged down into it." Her ears flatten, "It isn't easy. It's a struggle. It hurts. But if you fail, you'll never realize that you've lost yourself until it's too late to ever get it back."

It's the sort of words that seem to come from someone who is speaking of their own personal experiences. Skoll had told her that there is always hope. There is always a way to come back from the brink. Maybe... maybe if she asked, Katyna would come with her to find out. But... the knight wants so badly to prove herself to the Shadow Lords. It would be selfish to ask her to come on some fool's quest. A wolf at the end of their days often strives off alone, trying to find whatever it is that sends them into the wilds. She wouldn't drag Katyna down with her if the darkness did overcome her strength.

None of this is spoken aloud, but there is something in the wolf's eyes that seems like an inhuman sadness. "My brother cares for her, for Avira. He still searches for his wolf, though, and refuses to even look to see if she might be the one he's searching for." She shakes her head and chuffs, "Idiot." Hati lets out a sigh, "It /is/ complicated. He has darkness, like us, but he is chained by something I don't understand." It's hard to explain what she had sensed in him.

With another grunt, the wolf simply rumbles, "I'd appreciate if you didn't harm him. He's a short-sighted idiot at times, but he's blood. He's pack. It would pain me to see either of you harmed."

Katyna has posed:
"Allies, trust.." Kat sighs, shaking her head. "I dunno. I mean, I had people I cared about and who cared about me. I had friends and family who sacrificed their lives to protect me. In the end, I was alone.." She hugs her arms. "I dunno Seith well, but if tha's how it is, I can understand that. When you're alone, you realize that you cant depend on love and trust to get through the hard times. You have to depend on your own strength. And when that's not enough, the darkness offers an awesome force..."

Kat smiles determinedly, clenching her fists. "I suppose, many shadow lords desire that power to conquer or destroy worlds. My only desire is to survive whatever life throws at me and become stronger for it. Is that really such an evil thing?" She smirks, shaking her head, "That is why, not even the nightmare that Riku showed me will deter me away. He told me to respect the darkness, and I will do just that..I just need to learn more about it!"

Again, mention Skoll comes up at she wrinkles her nose. "Ugh, that guy.." A little shrug is given when his relationship with Avira is mentionned. Frankly she could care less, but knowing that he is Hati's brother makes things..Complicated. "Oh! He's your brother? Then...I hope you can get him to stand down. I mean, I wont attack him since he means that much to you, but if he attacks me first like the last time, I need to defend myself..."

Kat would ramble on some more, but her smile fades somewhat when she notices a quiet sadness in Hati's eyes. "Hey...Are you alright? Y'know, I've never really asked what it is that you desire the most? If there was one wish you could have, what would it be?" She frowns, "But seriously, anything the matter..?"

Hati has posed:
It isn't as if Hati doesn't understand the position that Katyna has been placed in by the events of her life. There was a time where she lay dying on the snow, wishing for anyone to come to her rescue. Skoll, her mother, the White Wolf - no one came, only Serrak, and now even he is gone. Once, she had thought all other werewolves destroyed by Chaos, but now... now it isn't quite so simple.

The werewolf lets out a breath, her ears flattening. "You have to be able to depend on your own strength. Find the power that lies within you. Find your reason to keep fighting." There really does seem like no way to get through to this girl. "Wanting to be stronger isn't an evil thing, but take caution that the darkness doesn't make it become one." This is the last bit of warning that she'll offer on the matter, pushing herself to her feet.

The rage of the wolf has left her, and her body begins to tremble slightly in the signs of the shift coming on. It happens in a flash - one moment wolf - the next her body curls in upon itself, turning back into the far smaller human form. The reach of her jacket covers her bare form in that brief moment before she's wrapped up in it, deft fingers closing it around herself before she turns back to regard the knight. "If he attacks you, then you're more than welcome to thrash him. He's nearly impossible to kill, anyways."

She doesn't seem that concerned over her brother getting a few injuries. He'll heal, afterall. It's Kat she's more worried about, but that is never put into words. Hati walks towards the door, seemingly about to go right past Katyna in the process. The look in the wolf's mismatched eyes is haunted, "What I desire the most?" She asks in a whisper, and then shakes her head. "Next time you're in the library, look up the legend of Skoll and Hati. Maybe then you'll understand." Maybe - but maybe not. In either case, she doesn't seem willing to talk about the White Wolf right now.

Instead, Hati moves past the other girl, pausing only at the threshold of the doorway, "And by the way... just so you know. You aren't alone."

Katyna has posed:
Kat nods. "well that's exactly my point. To find the strength of my own to survive whatever life throws at me. But simply drawing on my own measly strength isnt enough. That's why I want to learn to use the darkness as my greatest weapon. The strongest weapon I can find." she nods. "There's only so much power I possess myself. As for Skoll.." She smirks, "The only reason why he's so strong is because of that same darkness that he has learned to control. Heh, he's just a puppy without it I'm sure. But I'll try not to kill him or attack first." A grin and wink is given Hati as she says that.

She arches a brow when she mentions some legend involving herself and her brother. "Oh? Didnt know you were part of a legend but I'll be sure to look it up.." And then, Hati pauses at the door, saying she's not alone..."Thanks, but.." Are you sure you'll always remain loyal to the heartless? She thinks. To me?

But that's a story for another time. "See you later, Hati.."

Hati has posed:
It's a misconception that Skoll is strong due to that thread of darkness within him. In truth, Hati is far closer to the edge of that abyss than her brother. She hesitates there at the door as the girl gives that 'but' as if waiting for an answer. When one doesn't come, the wolf lets out a breath that she'd been holding, "It's not the darkness that makes him strong. Skoll is... something else. Don't mistake his power for mere darkness... and don't underestimate it." With that, the wolf turns and vanishes into the hallway, with still a great number of troubles weighing on her mind.