Zuriel walks around the forest

Zuriel walked around the forest, bow in hand. He stalked among the trees, looking for animals to hunt. His lavender eyes searched the ground as he slowly walked through the trees.

Eden woke up to an empty stomach and an empty home. She searched for anyone, but came up empty. Sena was at work and Levious was at work as well, but where was Zuriel? Eden grabbed her key and headed out the door. As she walked the streets she eventually ended up in the woods, lost. "Hello?" She called. Eden played with her dress as she walked.

Zuriel heard a sound, and turned his head. He spotted what looked like Eden and jumped though the trees looking for her. He soon spotted her, and smiled, but he saw what was behind her. There was a what looked like a cougar on her trail, and he knocked an arrow. He shot it in the head as it lunged at Eden, and it fell to the ground, dead.

As Eden walked, she noticed something zoom over her head. She gasped and ducked then noticed a thud behind her. The animal startled Eden and she crawled backwards, watching to see if it would come after her.

Zuriel jumped down from the tree, another arrow nocked and ready, pointed at the cougar. After a moment he relaxed and turned to Eden. "Its dead. Youre safe." He said with a smile, happy he protected her.

Eden turned her head quickly while getting up. When she noticed it was Zuriel, she relaxed and smiled. "I'm glad I found you!" She walks up to him and gives him a hug.

Zuriel smiled, hugging her back. "Why are you out here by yourself?" He asked, still hugging her.

Eden takes a step back, "you weren't home so, I looked for you." She started swinging back and forth while playing with her dress. "Why are you out here?" Eden asked.

Zuriel smiled gently at her. "I'm out here hunting." He told her, still smiling gently.

"Hunting?" Eden tilted her head. "Hunting what?" She looked from side to side.

Zuriel giggled nervously, not sure how she would react. "Animals. I'm going to sell the pelts for money." He said, still smiling a little.

Eden's mouth formed a frown and her eyes watered. "Oh, I see." She looked behind her at the cougar and walked to it. "Like that?"

Zuriel frowned. "Yes." He walked after her. "But I don't normally hurt cougars. That one was trying to hurt you, so I stopped it." He said gently.

Eden sniffled, "oh..." She knelt down and pat the cougar on the head.

Zuriel put a hand on her shoulder gently. "Hey, it's ok..." He told her gently, rubbing her shoulder. "He's in a better place now." He told her.

Eden stood and turned to Zuriel, "hey, how did you kill him?" She stared at the arrow in the cougar's head.

Zuriel blinked. "The arrow went inti his brain, like a bullet." He said, trying to explain without making it gruesome.

"How did you make it do that?" Eden looked at Zuriel confusedly.

Zuriel flexed an arm. "Im really strong, and shot it from my bow." He said, sowing her his bow.

When Eden saw the bow, her eyes lit up. "How can you shoot something with that?" She clenched her fists up at her chest and stared at the bow.

Zuriel smiled. "Like this." He said, nocking another arrow. He shot it at a tree, then looked at her.

Eden gasped and walked around the tree wile looking at the arrow. "I wish I could do that!" She looked at Zuriel, "can I try it?"

Zuriel thought for a moment. "Come here, I'll show you how. But you cant touch it without me, ok?" He said.

Eden nodded. She was really starting to get interested in all this weapon stuff she sees everyone carrying around.

Zuriel gave her the bow, stood behind her, and showed her how to hold it. It didnt have an arrow yet.