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Hades looked back at Aeron for a second "A bottle or two of that liquor i showed you back at the house", The man was the only one that made it down here and it had quite the price to it but Hades didn't mind. Looking below at the thick tree's there was a small parting showing a cabin so Hades glided down before landing in front of it the man was already waiting, After unloading the bodies and setting Aeron down Hades shifted back to his human form stretching his body a bit as it was stiff from the long full shift.

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Auxedeia watched the hound run off and huffed now she truly was weak without it but was surprised when she heard someone speaking and the voice sounded familiar, After a minute she watched as the hound came back with it's tail wagging and it sounded like someone was following "Oliver?" She asked hope in her voice that he could help her get out of this mess but then realized how horrible she looked her dress was torn at the bottom from the tree's and her neck was cut while her hair had leaves in it.

"hmm...well a drink is a drink" he shrugged and stretched out himself once he was set down, looking over at Hades he smiled "I think I prefer you looking like this" Aeron grinned, taking a few steps behind the other so he was out of the way for the trade, once they had finished up with the deal he walked back up to the taller man "now where should we go?" he asked wanting to take his hand but a bit unsure

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"yeah, it's Oliver" he smiled softly kneeling next to her "mind telling me how you ended up here?" Oliver asked ready to take her back, she was clearly injured and was only asking to make sure she was okay with getting help from him

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Hades smiled "Lets get out of here that's for sure how about near the lake?" He asked as it was a nice spot to chill no demons ever really went down there, He had the two bottles of liquor in his hand the man had allowed it to slip the once but told Hades he wanted an extra two the next time to make up for it. Hades wasn't one to hesitate and reached out before taking Aerons hand with his free hand lacing their fingers together before giving Aeron a reassuring smile that it was okay

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Auxedeia smiled "I'm glad you found me before any of those other demons did" She breathed a sigh of relief as she tried sitting up but cringed as the pain shot through her again, "That dragon it.. Snatched me from my home but it had someone with it, I woke up on it's back and tried to get free then i fell and landed here i think i broke something" She huffed trying to keep the tears back as she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of him by crying yet again, "I'm sorry you had to see me like this" She sniffled looking down at the dirt

"as long as you don't let me freeze to death then it's good" he smiled and held out a hand to offer to carry one of the bottles but ended up blushing when Hades took his hand instead "uh..." he was a bit uncomfortable for a second but took the smile and tried to relax "lead the way then" Aeron said ready to follow along, he had never really been at the lake himself so this was new in more ways than one

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"Don't appologize, I'll help you get back to my place so I can help you heal up and then we can figure out this whole dragon thing..." this was the first time he had heard of this kind of thing and was pretty curious about it, also quite a bit angry because he had seen this woman hurt one too many times.

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Hades smiled and guided Aeron along the path before it took a turn to a calm lake that had a few logs to sit on, "I use to come here a few years ago to get away from the house" He chuckled softly as he looked at the stream that had crystal clear water but seemed a bit darker as it was still night. "Sun should be coming up soon" He said as he took a seat on one of the logs inviting Aeron to sit beside him as he looked up at hell's sky enjoying the view, It wasn't like the normal worlds sky at night but it was close enough. "So tell me something about yourself" He smiled looking over at Aeron after he set the bottles down on the grass resting against the log he was seated on

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Auxedeia nodded, Her body had managed to heal her spine a bit in the time she'd been laying there after her fall and was able to walk but not without assistance and quite a bit of pain. With a huff she only just managed to get to her feet but quickly put an arm out to stabilize herself on a nearby tree, "I don't think i can walk on my own" She winced looking back up at Oliver. The hound limped over to stand near Auxe still trying to protect her even though it was injured from Hades sending it flying with his tail

Aeron was sligtly nervous about his hand being held, he wasn't sure why but it was similar to the feeling he got when he was supposed to know someone, an old memory that didn't exist...dejavu? was that the right word, didn't matter right now, looking at the lake he smiled "I can see why, it's beautiful" he said sitting next to Hades, still a bit tense about the situation of being close to a person for the first time in a while but Aeron tried to focus on the view as well "Oh...me? well I don't know how I died, or what I was like, but right now I spend most of my time with my brother and that is about it" he shrugged

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"well I still have to help you, I hope it's okay if I carry you" Oliver said lifting her into his arms and starting to walk slowly "this doesn't hurt you does it?"

(sorry his part is short)

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Hades brushed his thumb across the top of his hand while still holding it he used to use this to calm people down and that's what he was trying to do now seeing how tense Aeron was, Hades nodded "Do you have any family up there still?" He asked talking about in the real world as he wanted to know him more but kept a calm and soft tone in case it was a touchy subject for him. He was glad he brought a jacket with him as he could still feel the cold a bit but not as much as he would have if he wasn't wearing the dark fabric

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Auxedeia nodded and allowed him to pick her up, "It's okay" She replied as it was only a dull ache as she wasn't moving too much. As Oliver walked she could feel herself starting to relax more as she believed she was safe around him so she carefully rested her head on his chest before closing her eyes which helped her cope with the pain, The red hound followed the two looking around a bit at their surroundings

Aeron looked down at their hands and let himself calm down a bit "no, I don't think I have family up there anymore, I don't remember a lot but all I can recall is that it's always been me and Oliver, but he died before me and from there" he shrugged "blank" it wasn't something he was proud of but everyone down here had problems "so what about you? what were you like? what did you do for fun?" he asked shifting the focus to Hades, looking over at him, starting to absent-mindendly braid his hair again as he listened

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Oliver looked down at Auxedeia and smiled slightly as they got closer to the border "this part might hurt a bit, I'm going to fly you over" he said spreading his wings out and taking off, doing his best to keep it smooth as they went up and over the fortifications, since it was night he didn't have to worry about the birds and could glide all the way back to their home

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Hades nodded understanding as he too lost family members and it didn't feel too crash hot, "Well all i can say is i got into a lot of trouble in the real world which is why i'm down here i started a shooting in a popular mall and that was where i died one of those pesky police put a bullet through my chest" He explained. Using his other hand that was previously holding the bottles he put his hand to his chest where his lifeless heart was and felt around before he finally stopped his fingers hovering over the spot that the bullet went in a small scar still there under his shirt, "That was what i did for fun" He chuckled.

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"mm...well whatever floats your boat I guess" he shrugged watching Hades find the spot where he had been shot, Aeron reached over and ran his hand over it, feeling the small scar under the shirt "sounds like a crap way to die, must've hurt" he said not moving his hand away yet but after a second he quickly pulled back realizing it was a bit odd "you know sometimes it bothers me, not knowing why I'm here and other times I feel like it's for the best if it stays lost in my memory" he sighed leaning back to look at the sky, as Hades had said the sun was starting to rise

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Oliver had been focusing on the path ahead but feeling her looking at him he glanced at Auxedeia and smiled reassuringly "we're almost there" he said pretending not to notice the blush as he started slowly spiraling to the ground, a straight up dive would probably hurt her a lot