Abby smiled softly, lost in thought. Serpants soft hair against her hand was soothing, so she gave him pets from his forehead to his muzzle, booping him on more than one occasion

Ryker glanced at Abby before looking at the woods. He could've sworn he saw someone disappearing into them. Uneasy, he watched for longer, but nothing happened. He must've been imagining things. Those men had shaken him much more than he'd like to admit.

Abby didn't notice Ruker and his sudden demeanor change. She wa salready back on her way to Sun and Shadow

Ryker stared at the woods for a couple moments more before deciding to go check it out. He glanced at Abby before walking off that way. As he reached the forest he saw nothing on top of nothing on top of - what do you know, more nothing. His eyes strained to see in the dark forest.

Abby gulped as Ryker disappeared

Ryker stared at the forest for a couple moments more before turning around and starting to walk back out. Then someone had the nerve to smack him in the back with something that definitely tore through his skin, a whole lot easier since poor him had no shirt on. He let out a yelp of surprise and pain and whirled around, to see his attacker had already vanished. Ryker thought about trying to find them, but decided against it, wanting to make sure Abby was fine. He jogged out of the woods towards her. "Okay, I now want to stake out with a shotgun." He growled under his breath, feeling hot blood trickling down his back.

Abby shrieked at his words "what do you mean a shotgun? What's out there?" She asked. Her eyes carefully searched his chest. "You aren't hurt right?" He had a tendency to get hurt because of something in the woods or on a road.

Ryker looked a little surprised Abby hurt them. At her question he slowly shook his head. "I don't know. Does my back look like filet mignon?" He asked tentatively, turning around. Sure enough, it almost looked like he'd been smacked by a mace. "Some coward attacked from behind." He explained. "Now DO NOT start worrying your head off I AM fine and WE ARE fine."

Abby grimaced as the blood trickled down his back. She looked away with a gag. "Why can't I worry my head off? That's what the woman was genetically engineered to do" she gagged again after a brief glimpse of his back.

Ryker winced slightly as he audibly heard her gag. He slowly turned around. "That bad, huh." He commented a little dimly, lifting his eyebrows slightly. "Because I said don't. It isn't a big problem. Yet." He said firmly, turning slowly and starting to walk back to the house. "By the way, I can't reach my back. Per chance, would you be able to help treat the wound?" He inquired with a slight wince, again. "I'll be more careful next time, if that helps-"