//------------------------------// // Chapter 11: Mending Bonds // Story: The Keepers of The Balance // by Steven1992 //------------------------------// Lessons and Amending As I was carried out the forest by Luna, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Fluttershy, I saw that Rarity, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Dusty, and the CMC were waiting by my mansion. Their looks of happiness and relief were quickly followed by fear as the wolves that were chasing us came out of the forest. The ponies that were carrying me stopped, helped me onto the ground and turned around to take care of the remaining timberwolves, while Fluttershy just landed next to me still trying to heal me. Once I knew the wolves would be handled, I noticed despite Fluttershy’s attempts my wounds weren’t healing. Thankfully the pain I felt was gone. I grabbed her hooves with my claw, shook my head and lowered them. “It’s not working, Fluttershy. You’re just wasting energy.” “But if I can’t heal you, won’t you-” “I’ll be fine.” I cut her off before she could finish her question. “The wounds hurt. A lot mostly from my wings, but they’re not severe. The blood will stop soon. So I’m not gonna die.” I reassured her with a smile. “Then why aren’t you healing?” She asked still not convinced. “My guess, the wolves saliva. It has anti-healing properties to it. Making it so, any kind of healing is impossible while it’s in effect. I’m sure a good bath will work wonders. But overall it’ll dissolve in my bloodstream.” I answered sounding like a scientist. I turned my head and watched as the Mane Five and Luna, who were now joined by Pinkie and Rarity, fought off the wolves, slowly driving them back into the forest. The CMC ran straight to me, crying tears of joy to see me in one piece. They tackled me and nearly pushed me onto my side. “Easy girls. I’m still injured.” “We were so worried,” Sweetie said overcome with relief. “We’re really sorry, Sarius. Because of us, you got really hurt.” Applebloom added. “Take it easy. Sure I’m hurt, but at least the three of you are safe and sound. That’s all that matters to me in the end.” I said trying to calm them down. “But you wouldn’t have been hurt if we didn’t go into the forest. If only I listened to Sweetie and Applebloom and left when we had the chance. Or I decided against the idea in the first place.” Scootaloo said feeling very guilty. She realizes her mistakes, that’s good. Thanks to her saying that I now understand her better. “Well, I’m glad to see you accepted you were the most at fault here, Scootaloo. It’s a sure sign of maturity.” I said feeling proud of her. She rubbed the back of her neck with her hoof in embarrassment. “Yeah, but these two were being more level-headed than me and I was the one who tried to push on despite the situation. I realized that a little too late.” “Better late than never, Scootaloo. At least you’re alive to learn that lesson.” I then looked at Sweetie Belle and Applebloom who stopped crying now. “You two as well. The full blame doesn’t rest on Scootaloo, you two have some blame to share as well.” “Like what?” Sweetie asked. “I’ll tell you later,” I answered. “I’m sure you’re sisters will want to hear it as well. What you three did was dangerous, though I can understand why you did it. You just have to think things through carefully.” Debris was covering the forest entrance as the Mane Five and Luna destroyed one wolf after another trying to prevent them from leaving. At first, it seemed like they were too focused on finishing me off but after a while, they stopped advancing. The Mane Five were getting a bit tired, but Luna was still holding strong. I could feel the glares as the wolves all eyed me, now judging whether or not I was still worth the trouble. After a few minutes, a howl was heard and the wolves all retreated into the forest. The pieces from the ones destroyed were surrounded by magic and pulled into the forest as well. After a couple more minutes to make sure the wolves truly left, the Mane Five and Luna walked over to check on me. Dusty who was still hanging by the doors also walked over as well. “Are you alright, Sarius? You don’t look so good.” Twilight asked obviously concerned about the various scratches and bites across my body. The others seem to share her concern. I waved a claw. “I’ve been through worse, to be honest. Though I will admit not being able to heal has me on edge. Something about those wolves makes it so I can’t regenerate.” “Can you stand on your legs at least, sugar cube?” Applejack added. While I was exhausted and in pain, I wasn’t out of stamina. I tried to stand up and with a bit of difficulty, I was on all fours. “Yeah. I believe so. Though I could use some rest. Why don’t we take this conversation inside?” I suggested already walking to the door. Everypony present was amazed at how wounded I was but was still up and walking around like it’s nothing. It really is nothing. I opened the door, turned to the group and nodded my head to the opening. After a minute of getting over their shock, they all walked in. I guided them to my room where I laid down on the bed. Surprisingly the room was big enough to house them all without causing someone with claustrophobia to act up. The three fillies I saved were standing in front of the bed with their older sisters standing next to them, while the rest stood to the side. “Alright, let me settle the air in here.” I started and looked at the older sisters. “The blame can be placed on all three, but they had good intentions. Trust me when I say, bad things tend to happen a lot from good intentions. For what reason is beyond me, but it’s a fact. Just be happy I was there to save them and get them out without them suffering injuries.” Applejack tipped her hat, either in gratitude or shame was unclear. Rarity took a small gentle bow. Rainbow simply nodded her head in understanding. “But ya got hurt, Sarius. If it wasn’t for us ya would have been fine and we wouldn’t be in this situation.” Applebloom retorted sadly. I just looked at her. I opened my wings to show most of the injuries I got. “Please, this is nothing compared to the worse thing that happened to my wings. The worst that happened was the wing membranes were all torn out and I couldn’t fly for a long while.” Everypony present cringed at that, which didn’t surprise me. I folded my wings again. “So don’t feel bad I got hurt. I’m more than willing to put my life on the line for others who need saving. It’s just who I am.” I cleared my throat. “Now. Applebloom, Part of the blame you share is not taking charge and telling the others to just turn back while you’re safe and able to. Especially when Scootaloo came up with that notion of continuing.” Scootaloo turned her head away in shame. “Be a bit more dominant. Take charge if you need to.” I then turned to Sweetie Belle who seemed to cower at my gaze. I smiled to help ease her. “As for you, Sweetie. You should have been louder when you were speaking out against the whole thing. I see Applebloom as the leader of the group and you as the advisor. I am very certain the other two would have listened to you and heeded your advice.” Sweetie blushed slightly at my praise. “Don’t be afraid to speak out, especially if what you have to say could matter on the grand scale of things.” “And you.” I looked at Scootaloo who went wide-eyed and was afraid I meant chew her out. “Aside from you saying. The. Literal. Worst Thing. EVER!” I sighed. “Taking charge when it was clear that wasn’t a wise decision, is the blame you have to carry. Unfortunately, you are gonna feel more guilty than the other two, since that decision nearly got you three killed.” I paused for a second. “I’ll be honest, Scoots. I originally thought you were either just dumb or too headstrong but after considering who you call your older sister and idol. I realized you were neither, you just wanted to try and prove your worth as a co-leader or somepony the other two can rely on if things get rough and tough. That’s not a bad thing at all, but you must learn when it’s time for action and when it’s time to retreat. Turning back and retreating isn’t something to be ashamed of. I’ve had times where despite how strong I was, I had to retreat.” Scootaloo eased up a little and was taking everything I said with great interest. “I personally see you as the one in the group who is the pillar that supports the others and isn’t afraid to take charge and jump to action if needed. Especially if Applebloom isn’t able to take charge.” I looked at the three in turn again. “Take what you learned today and better yourselves.” I smiled which caused all three to smile back but Applebloom and Sweetie Belle blushed. ”Yup they definitely have a crush on us. Could we blame them?” Kasulis asked with a chuckle almost like he was trying to interrupt my thoughts. ”Could you not bring that up at this moment?” I heard more chuckling. Yup definitely messing with me. “With all that said, you three are free to go. Just don’t forget the lessons I give you.” “We won’t.” All three said together. They looked at each other and giggled. I then looked at the older sisters. “Don’t punish them too badly. They do feel terrible and guilty about what happened and I would say they’ve learned their lessons today.” They nodded. The three fillies and their older sisters walked out together. Pinkie ran in and hugged me tightly. “Hope you feel better soon. Later.” She then hopped out. “I can’t think of anything else to add, so try to keep yourself out of trouble Sarius,” Twilight said unsure of what she could say. “I will try but trouble seems to always find me regardless of what I do. It’s a curse really.” I chuckled. “Well, try to stay safe at least.” I nodded. “I can do that.” Happy with the answer, Twilight smiled and departed. I was then alone in the room with Luna, Fluttershy, and Dusty aka Chrysalis. All of which had feelings for me, well Dusty I wasn’t sure but I was sure she was at least thankful for helping her and giving her a place to call home for a while. Luna cleared her throat to get everypony’s attention, but I knew for a fact she was gonna chew me out. “Now Sir Sarius. With all due respect, what in me and my sister’s name were you doing in the Everfree Forest, to begin with?!” She said angrily nearly on the verge of shouting. Fluttershy staggered back a bit from Luna nearly yelling. Dusty eyes seem to show a hint of fear, most likely from the thought of Luna directing that anger and voice at her. “She does make a point, Sarius. The Everfree Forest isn’t to be taken lightly. I assure you there are way more dangerous things than Timber Wolves in that forest.” “Dusty is right, Sarius,” Fluttershy added in. “There’s a reason nopony wants to go in there.” “Alright then, why don’t you three tell me what you think is more dangerous in there?” I asked wanting to know. “Personally, the entire forest is dangerous to me,” Dusty said without hesitation. “The Cockatrices for me,” Fluttershy replied. “I’ve had to stare one down to protect the little filles who wanted to save one of my chickens. Twilight was also turned to stone as well.” My eyes widen upon hearing about cockatrices. “Wait. There are cockatrices in that forest?! When was anyone gonna warn me about that?” I asked somewhat frantic. Luna tilted her head in curiosity. “You worry about the cockatrices?” “Well, yeah. I may be a powerful dragon god, but I don’t have immunity to petrifaction. I can resist it well enough though, but I can be turned to stone.” I answered. “I’ve actually had a run-in with a basilisk one time. It caught me by surprise and I was turned to stone before I could properly identify it. It wasn’t until after my friends defeated the basilisk and I unpetrified that I realized it was a basilisk.” I finished. Fluttershy and Dusty seemed surprised, while Luna was intrigued and curious because of her next question. “You can unpetrifiy yourself? I haven’t heard of such a thing before. When a creature gets turned to stone, it’s permanent until special treatment for petrification is used or whatever petrified them undo it.” “I know. I believe because of my unique DNA and power, I’m able to unpetrifiy myself after a while. I mean I’m barely affected by diseases, poisons and venoms, and most status ailments. They can still affect me, but not for too long. Anyway, I’m just glad no cockatrices showed up during the battle.” I turned to Luna. “So what’s the most dangerous creature for you?” “Shadowwalkers.” She said flatly. “Shadowwalkers?” I asked with a combination of confusion and curiosity. She nodded. “The current populace knows them from legends and myths, but my sister and I know they exist. Though even with our knowledge, not much is known about them. All I know and need to fear from them, is they hunt from the shadows and darkness. Every night when I raise the moon, my fear of the Shadowwalkers using the night to their advantage and prey on my subjects takes hold.” She shuddered a bit at the thought. “Thankfully, nothing of the sort has happened as far as I’m aware. But I still fear for my subjects every night.” “And they’re rumored to reside in the Everfree Forest as well?” Luna nodded. “That forest truly is dangerous. I won’t lie, just seeing it puts me on guard and considering how badly I got torn up from the timberwolves, I realize I have a good reason to always be on guard when I go near it.” I looked at Fluttershy and Luna. I took a deep breath, readying myself for what might come next. “Alright, you two,” I said directing my voice at Luna and Fluttershy, who’s heads peaked with attention. “Have you calmed down and ready to work out your feelings for me more ‘maturely’?” I added more emphasis on maturely. The two looked at each other with embarrassment in their eyes and on their faces. They then looked back at me with embarrassed smiles and nodded. “Good, then let’s discuss how we’re gonna work this out.” “I was thinking about that. How about you go on a single date with each of them?” Dusty recommended. I looked at her with amazement. “That’s what I was thinking. Not only would I get the same quality time with each, but I would also get a better idea of what I feel and think of them.” I turned my attention back to Fluttershy and Luna. “Does that work for you two?” They both nodded. “If it’s possible, I would like to have that date later today. If that’s okay with you.” Fluttershy said starting to cover her face with her long pink mane. “Then I call for a date tonight,” Luna said. “The sooner we settle this matter, the sooner we won’t have to worry about resolving it later during a bad time.” I tapped my chin in thought. “Two dates in one day. You are right that we should settle this quickly but I was expecting you two to choose separate days at least.” I shrugged. “Then again, it’ll be easier for me to get a sense of how I feel towards you two and choose when those feelings are fresh.” Dusty gave me a questioning glance. “Then it’s settled?” Luna asked. “Yeah, it’s settled. Fluttershy, since it’s still morning, I’ll see you for lunch. And Luna, I can hold off on dinner till you raise the moon. Sound good to you two?” They both nodded. “Alright, then Fluttershy you got a couple of hours to get ready and Luna you have all day. I’ll see you again on the date.” With a smile on their faces, they left together supposedly talking to each other about what they will do on their dates to woo me. I just walked to the mirror that was nearby and took a good look at myself. Scratches and bites marked my entire body, the blood was now dried up and very visible on my red scales. It was easy to tell what wounds drew blood and what were just scratches. I opened my wings and almost cringed at the sight of the mangled wing which was my right-wing. Most of the wing webbing was tore off, seemingly in an effort to prevent me from flying to escape. I told everypony, that wing had worse which wasn’t a lie. My other wings had a couple of scratches, but nothing compared to the other. I narrowed my eyes at the dragon in front of me, almost angry I was nearly killed by wooden pups. But I was mostly angry for letting my guard down and underestimating the wolves. I was caught in the sight of my own injured body I nearly forgot Dusty was still in the room. “May I be honest, Sarius?” “Of course. I would prefer you to be honest with me, Chrysalis.” I could feel her tense up from hearing her true name. “I can feel that the love shared between you and those two is incredibly strong. So much so, I was almost tempted to absorb some. But why would you say it’ll be easier to choose after the dates? Wouldn’t it be easier to just choose right now?” I looked at the pendant still hanging around my neck. It was undamaged which didn’t surprise me. The scale it was crafted from was immensely tough. My thoughts wandered to the females I’ve been attracted to before I finally settled with Kaila. There were three that I got attracted to but didn’t fall far for. One was an ex-girlfriend long before Kalia, another was one I got attached to for a while during my training trail of receiving the weapons made from 3 other scales, who helped me through it. The most recent was one who was almost the exact opposite of Kaila. Luna slightly reminded me of her, as someone who travels down the path of darkness for the greater good. I’ve spent some quality time with each female, but Kaila was ultimately the one I felt best around. I would make my judgment and decision between Fluttershy and Luna the same way. “Sarius?” Dusty asked sounding concerned. I didn’t even realize I got lost in my thoughts for a good minute. “It wouldn’t be easier to just choose right now. It will feel rushed and based on love, instead of love and compatibility. Going on a date with both of them will help me understand more about them and how well our personalities and abilities complement each other.” Dusty seemed to understand where I was coming from. “I guess that makes sense. Just try not to hurt them emotionally or mentally.” I looked her in the eyes and smiled. “Of course. I’ll be careful with that. The last thing I want is to potentially hurt them.” Dusty started taking a real good look at my body and all the injuries that covered it. “Are you sure you’ll be okay? Shouldn’t you see a doctor at least?” I folded my wings feeling a slight pain from the injured and ripped membrane and waved my claw. “I’m sure I’ll be okay and I doubt a doctor would be able to help with the timberwolf saliva. It’s either the saliva or the magic that composes them. I’ve at least narrowed it down. Once it wears off, my body will recover rather quickly. It’s only scratches and bites, though the wing will take a bit longer.” Dusty didn’t seem convinced but decided that was the best answer she would get. “By the way, if I recall correctly, Princess Luna wanders the realm of dreams. What would happen if she found my dreams and put two and two together about who I really am?” Mentioning Luna was a dream wanderer took me by surprise, I knew she is the Princess of the Night and watches over things while her sister sleeps. But a wanderer of dreams shouldn’t have surprised me but it did. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. But if I had to guess, she would certainly confront you about it.” Dusty shivered at the thought. “Though, I’m sure your fear of being discovered will wake you and if that happens. Run to me and I will protect you. We’ll convince Luna your not as evil as everyone thinks.” If there was ever a face of absolute uncertainty, Dusty had it right this moment. She knows I will help her to my best ability, but a small part of her believes I couldn’t. I didn’t blame her, I often question myself on, if I could do the things I’ve done. But I always remind myself, I’m a lot stronger than I or anyone else would believe. I just hold back a lot because I know what I’m capable of if I don’t restrain myself. I placed a claw on her shoulder in assurance. “Put your trust in me, Chrysi. That’s all I ask of you.” I smiled warmly. If I didn’t assume so, I might have matched Celestia’s signature smile. Dusty slightly blushed at the sudden nickname and gave a weak but genuine smile. “Fair enough. I trust you, Sarius.” “Good” I removed my claw from her shoulder and started walking to the door. “Now in the meantime, I need to try out something I did during the battle and practice at it. It was certainly a new method of using my energy.” I turned to Dusty. “You’re free to come with and observe,” I said invitingly. Dusty took a quick glance around the room and shrugged. “I’ve got nothing better to do, so sure.” She followed me out of the mansion and just sat next to the door, simply watching. I lifted my left hind leg and quickly slammed it onto the ground. The second my claw hit the ground a small earth dummy raised out of the earth a couple of yards in front of me. Dusty was amazed at this. “Wow. I would never have guessed you could control the earth.” “I’ve had training from various elder dragons to help better myself as a dragon. And it’s not controlling the elements, but utilize them to my desire. The sources of the natural elements are uncontrollable but they allow themselves to be used. Trust me when I say trying to control the raw, natural source of the elements, causes problems.” With a small amount of concentration, my tail turned into a four-pronged claw. This caught Dusty’s eyes, she never saw my tail transform like that. Aiming the claws at the earth dummy, I tried my best to recall what I had done to shoot piercing lasers from my wings that allowed me to keep the giant timberwolf in place. The best I came up with was focusing the energy on the tips of the claws and releasing it as a thin laser piercer. When I did, very thin energy lasers shot from my claw and struck the dummy in four different spots in a vertical line. Both Dusty and I were surprised by this. Since I had it working, I decided to experiment with this power. I lifted my tail claw up and with a bit of force, the dummy was pulled out of the ground and lifted with my tail. I then moved my tail around in various ways, side to side, up and down, turning, and the dummy followed suit. I softly lowered my tail claw down to the ground and placed the dummy down then cut off the energy flow. I walked over to the dummy to check the places where the lasers punctured. As I thought four small holes were in the exact spots the lasers hit. I then had a thought. I lifted my claw up and aimed my claws at the ground. I did the same exact thing I did with my tail expect with my claw as the focus point. Like with my tail, thin energy lasers shot from the five points of my claw into the ground. I cut the flow after a good half a minute. I smirked and backed away from the dummy a couple of feet. With another quick lift and slam of my left hind leg, the dummy was catapulted several yards into the air. With good accuracy, I shot the same lasers out of my tail on a more intense level and swung my tail in different directions across the dummy. I could hear the energy slice the dummy into pieces. Once I cut the flow of energy, nearly a hundred pieces of rock hit the ground. “So I can shoot penetrating energy lasers that tether things in place and with adjustments I can slice things apart. Neat.” Dusty was absolutely bewildered. “I have never seen anything like that at all. What kind of dragon are you exactly, Sarius?” “Well as you’ve clearly seen, I’m no normal dragon. Long story short, I’m from another world and through a DNA serum, became a hybrid. The dragon part of the DNA I got was from a dragon god. So I’m naturally part dragon god which is where the energy comes from.” “That’s really hard to believe. But considering how you survived against timberwolves and are doing things any normal dragon from Equestria can’t do, I’m able to believe it. So what are you able to do with that power?” “A lot of things and I’m still learning. This power of mine is one of the few things that none could perfectly master since there are so many different ways to utilize it.” Dusty was pretty intrigued by what I was telling her. “I see. But you mentioned being trained by elder dragons, how are they different from regular dragons?” “As I said before, I don’t know about the dragons of Equestria, but where I’m from Elder Dragons are dragons that managed to evolve further and become much stronger than before. Only a small amount of dragons have been capable to become Elder Dragons and a handful of those elder dragons affect either the weather or environment just by being in the area.” I paused taking a moment to catch my breath. “From creating hurricane-force winds to filling the sky with thunderclouds, or just making the area a lot hotter than usual. But the real advantage or change that a dragon undergoes when becoming an Elder Dragon is gaining a power or ability that puts them on an entirely different level from other dragons, aside from a massive increase to their natural capabilities, like strength and speed.” I finished explaining. Dusty seemed like she was able to understand it all. She then gave me a curious look. “And how do you compare to the elder dragons?” I thought about it for a bit. “It depends on the elder dragon. The elder dragons that use fire as the main means to damage me are no trouble to me since I have an immunity to fire. The elders that change the weather or environment are fun to spar with at least. There are only a couple of elders that give me a true challenge.” “You are quite interesting, Sarius. I must say.” Dusty smiled. I smiled back. “That’s one of the best parts of me.” “May I make a suggestion, take a bath to wash off the dried blood. I doubt you want to show up to your dates still looking like came fresh from the fight.” Dusty joked. I laughed. “You got a point.” I took a quick glance at my right arm and had to look again to realize the wounds were healing again. I quickly opened my right-wing and noticed the wing membrane was slowly regenerating now. Dusty took notice and was entranced by the sight of my wing slowly mending itself together again. “That seems like it’s very helpful in a pinch. What I would give to have that fast of a healing factor.” “You have no idea. Maybe you can get my healing factor when you absorb my emotions.” I suggested folding my wing. Dusty tapped her chin in thought. “That is an interesting concept. I will have to try that when I’m injured. For now, go take that bath.” I chuckled. “Yes, ma’am.” I walked back into the mansion and made my way to the bathroom connected to my room. I took notice of how large the tub was. It was certainly big enough to hold me and someone else in it. I turned on the water and let it run till it was warm enough for me at least. Once it was I placed the plug into the tub and let it fill to half-way before turning the water off and laying in the tub. I then heard the sound of hooves approaching and turned to see Dusty in the doorway. She was trying her best to hide the small blush on her and so was I. “Umm. I figured since your allowing me to stay here as a caretaker or whatnot, I would help you rinse off the blood.” She waited for my answer. “Uh, sure. I don’t mind. I mean I can do it myself but if you’re offering help, I shouldn’t decline. I was taught that much by my mother.” “Good.” She walked over to the tub and grabbed some soap. She then slowly pressed her hooves on my back, trying her best to scrub off the dried blood while I scrubbed off the blood on my arms and upper body. I kept thinking to myself this wasn’t supposed to mean anything. She was only helping but some part of me was trying to convince me otherwise, which may probably right but still. I was able to shut that part of me up and convince myself, that I already had two other mares who clearly had affection for me and I was going on a date with both of them to figure out who I would be dating. Chrysalis I believed liked me because I had what I assumed was an entire ocean of love and happiness she could live off of. I wouldn’t mind, I was freely willing to let her feed off it. I was lost in thought again when Chrysalis was rinsing my neck and touched the chain of the pendant wrapped around my neck. “Is this a pendant?” She asked curiously. I turned to her so she can see the pendant itself. “It is.” She took a good look at it and her eyes lit up with awe. “It’s beautiful. Weirdly, I never noticed till I touched the chain. What’s it made from?” I chuckled. “Yeah, I guess it is hard to see in contrast with the silver part of my body. It was made from a single scale of a silver female elder dragon.” Chrysalis tilted her head at that. “Another elder dragon, what’s special about this particular one? And how do you know it’s a female?” She asked, gaining interest. “Well, what makes her special is that she has incredible defense capabilities and she’s one of the fewest dragons who are naturally kind and caring. I actually met her. Hence how I know she’s a female and she’s kind and caring.” I explained. I smiled recalling the day I met her. “Heh, the second she laid her eyes on me, she quickly grabbed and hugged me like I was her son returning to her after being taken from her for so long. She then saw the pendant that was crafted by her scale and she cried tears of joy, knowing that her gift was well taken care of. She then told me the story of how she met my ancestor and the events leading to the gifted scales. She even complimented me saying I was as handsome as my ancestor.” Chrysalis smiled. “You are full of surprises it seems, Sarius.” “That I am.” I agreed. “That I am.” After conversing, we realized there was still dried blood on me. “I can handle the rest. Thanks for helping at least.” “It was my pleasure. I have to repay your hospitality somehow.” I resumed washing the dried blood off. “You don’t have to. I’m helping you cause I can and I want to. Repaying me is your choice but it’s not necessary.” It didn’t take long to wash off the last bits of dried blood. I rose out of the tub and stepped out. I looked in the mirror as I took a nearby towel to dry myself off. The wounds that covered my body only several minutes ago were completely gone. I unfolded my right-wing and was happy to see it was almost fully recovered now. “Again I must say that you have a really fast regeneration.” “There were a lot of battles where my healing factors helped me stay in battle a lot longer than I should have. And they will continue to do so.” “Healing factors? You have multiple?” She asked. “Two. One is the natural healing factor that is faster than normal and the other uses energy to heal me at either a slightly faster pace or an extremely fast pace if I choose to.” “You really are something, Sarius.” “Thanks.” I folded my wing. “Now it’s time I get ready for my dates.”