Basil
Basil stayed close by Arion's side, comforted by his protectiveness. She kept a firm grip on his arm, not wanting to get to far from him. Though, the panicky, tight feeling in her chest didn't seem to completely disappear. She was still terrified of Howlers lurking in the dark; Basil had been afraid of them ever since her family had been killed that night, years ago. The incident still gave her terrible panic attacks and even worse nightmares. Stop it! Don't think about it. Basil thought, trying to calm herself down, You're fine., Arion's fine, and as soon as we find Celeste, I know she'll be okay. Then we can go home and forget about coming up here. Basil seemed to relax a bit, though her fingernails were still digging into Arion's arm.
Basil flinched as Gilly stepped out of the bushes. Even though he seemed friendly enough, she took a cautious step away from the deer Howler. Gilly, on the other hand, paid no mind to Basil. He was completely focused on Arion.
" Y-yeah, I let her into the village earlier. She was with Br'er Juniper." He said to Arion. He edged away from the red haired Quell, intimidated by his large build and fierce expression. Mentally, Gilly was freaking out. He didn't know what to do. Should I let them in? There's already a Quell in the village, so its okay.... i think. I can't really stop 'em anyway! Should I call fo help? That'd be embarrassing... By the time he had decided to let them pass, Arion had already side stepped him and was walking towards the village. " Well.... enjoy the village I suppose.... " Gilly said. He wasn't certainly wasn't going to get in the way of stopping Arion, not alone at least.
Juniper
Juniper very gently rubbed Celeste's hands in an effort to get some warmth back into them. His thoughts were so clouded that he couldn't think about anything other than Celeste's presence. Though, that really was all that mattered to him at the moment. Somehow, he recognized that they were dying, but he felt strangely peaceful. Perhaps it was the poison or his numbed thoughts, but Juniper knew he could die happily knowing that Celeste loved him. His only regret was that they had barely any time left together.
Juniper felt his eyelids getting heavier and his breathing getting softer. Numbness had taken over his entire body. Sleep sounded enticing, but part of him knew he shouldn't. Instead, Juniper kept his gaze on Celeste's face. Even so close to death, he thought she was still the most beautiful Quell he had ever laid eyes on. Juniper squeezed her hand gently, murmuring, " Forever...."
Lyra
Benjamin pinched th bridge of his nose as if he was getting a headache from talking with Endymion. " I suppose you're right." The healer agreed. He knew that the pack needed to be united in order for things to run smoothly. A strong leader kept the pack in order. Without someone to lead the pack, it could possibly fall to anarchy. War had left the Howlers nearly in ruins; families torn apart, parts of the village were still in shambles and many more less visible scars from war still haunted the Howler pack. The last thing they needed as they were just recovering from war, was to lose the person who kept the pack in order.
" I didn't say that she was foolish or egotistical," Benjamin raised an eyebrow, looking over at Endymion," What I meant was that Lyra doesn't acknowledge her own weakness and she won't accept help. Pride like that can be deadly. What is it they say, pride cometh before a fall?" The healer shrugged," I doubt anyone would purposefully try to make their injuries worse. But, warriors like Lyra try to get back into the field without properly healing first. They push themselves too hard. And that only causes them a mischief later on."
As Endymion talked about Gilly, the healers expression darkened a bit. " People can't just be replaced, you of all Howlers should know that." He said, struggling to keep his voice calm and somewhat friendly," Juniper was always a good friend to my son. Its a shame he was a traitor, but I believe he didn't deserve to die. He was a good kid." Benjamin sighed," Br'er Endymion, maybe it would be best to split up. We can cover more ground that way."