Gate of Memoirs/The Outsider

Usually people have a good reason for mistrusting outsiders. Usually.
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Music: "Frozen Tears"	Music: "Frozen Tears"
 	
*"—Well, here we are, out in the cold again."
*"That mighta been the fourth village...or fifth... Can't remember now."
 	
*Ni'en: At least they didn't use pitchforks!
*Ni'en: Not that stones are any better...
 	
*Ni'en: And it's sorta nice out here...I guess...
 	
*Ni'en: Gah, who am I kidding?
*Ni'en: Maybe if I keep walking I'll get somewhere...
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*Precocious Pup: Oh!
*Precocious Pup: Over there, do you see it? That human over there with the red face?
*Precocious Pup: What's he doing?
*Wary Wolf: Nothing I care about... S'long as he leaves us be.
*Wary Wolf: Wait- Is that a horn? And claws? And a MANE?
*Precocious Pup: I've never seen anything like it.
*Wary Wolf: Hey! Where are you going?
*Precocious Pup: Taking a closer look!
*Wary Wolf: No!
*Wary Wolf: We're going back. This is bad news.
*Wary Wolf: We should tell the rest... Who knows what that creature is?
*Wary Wolf: Between this terrible winter and the hunters, we don't need any more disasters.
*Precocious Pup: Okay...
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Music: "Where it Rains"	Music: "Where it Rains"
 	
*Kisrai: Well, that is rather troubling...
 	
*Kisrai: And you are sure it had horns and a golden mane...while seemingly human?
 	
*Precocious Pup: Uh huh!
 	
*Kisrai: I see.
*Kisrai: Thank you, little one. Run along now...
*Kisrai: But do not return to that place.
 	
*Precocious Pup: Y-yes...
 	
*Kisrai: You do not think it is the "dragon" you mentioned?
 	
*Luro: No, I am quite certain it isn't Vyrr...
 	
*Luro: Though I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of her ill-reputed "kin".
*Luro: In which case we should be extra careful.
 	
*Kisrai: I fear what it means for such strange creatures to walk our land all of a sudden.
*Kisrai: A child that somehow bends reality, a scaled and upright 'dragon', and now we are joined by another such monster.
 	
*Luro: I wonder if it might have anything to do with those impure spirits...
 	
*Luro: But we know how that turned out for me, hmm?
 	
*Kisrai: Hah...
 	
*Kisrai: In any case, I suppose we should keep a closer eye, should he wander closer.
 	
*Luro: I would be happy to assist.
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*A strange scent on the wind catches Ni'en's attention.
*Burnt streaks littered the glittering landscape, stretching off in one direction before trailing off abruptly.
 	
*Ni'en: *sniff sniff*
*Ni'en: Could that be...
 	
*Ni'en: Hah! Fire trails! I'm onto something!
*Ni'en: Kin! One of my kind! Maybe?!
 	
*Ni'en: Wait, but what's this?
Music: "Devil's Heart"	Music: "Devil's Heart"
 	
*A creeping, immaterial essence seeps out of the ground, black as pitch.
*It blinks once, then lashes out in a streak of energy.
 	
*Ni'en: ...!?