Iluka Islands. Many sea faring peopls a major township in this collection of tropical islands.

Addy sighed, " She's quiet lovely to look at," When the female damonfeuer landed on the edge of the boat Addy stood slowly and moved towards her a little, amused by how the little boy went shy and ducked into Leo's lap.

She approached the other female, and offered a head to head rub.

Even if she didn't like much the other girl was wet. And unlike Addy wore nothing. Thought this didn't bother the Klaustreich much as she greets her.

And she wasn't wrong the damonfeuer was small for her kind, barely five foot tall standing.

Erica knew they looked, she did maybe show off a little, and now waits on the edge of the ship.

She met the head rub and let the Klaustreich female brush right along her body from there shivering when she passed under a wing.

Being greeted like this was nothing new to her. And scents thoroughly exchanged she followed Addy slowly back towards the two males.

And when she was close she bows, in that reverent sort of way to the older male.

She had thought she spotted shell from the sky now she could see it up close!

Her milk white scales twinkling a little in the last of the day light as she gracefully kneels in her bow.

Leo is awed by the creature before them and returns it’s bow. He’s a little confused about the sort of bow he received. And is guessing the damonfeuer also thinks he’s something he’s not. He silently encourages Duncan to bow too, but won’t force him. He probably doesn’t know how.

”I don’t think I am what you think I am...” .He admits softly to the new arrival.

oh Duncan tries, he watches and tries to imitate Leo as much as he can, like trying to use a spork!

And like then his efforts are a little clumsy, cause he is only three and he's not sure why he should. The spork bit he got cause it meant food.

He didn't leave Leo's lap whilst the newbie came closer, instead just leaning out to clumsily to scrap at the food and bring it back, his toes would wriggle in delight, huge purple eyes on the new one and his bow...

his attempt to copy Leo was a good attempt but it looked like he was mostly nodding his head very exaggeratedly.

Watching them and giggling at the little boys sort of clumsy bow Addy finds a damp cloth to give Leo - the boy was doing an admirable job with what she assumed was his first attempt at using anything but hands to eat but he was also getting messy. And cause he was in Leo's lap, getting Leo messy too.

A giggle at Leo's words, "Genio Innocuo, yes she has come to see if you are one. And the child."

Erica smiles, she glances between Addy and him and the child tail moving back and forth slowly.

Eyes moving back to Leo's, large and bright blue. " you are... beautiful … he is... beautiful - no matter if you are or just look like."

Voice soft.

" and hunted... Genio Innocuo and look alikes have bounties on their heads." She clearly had no interest in that, she had no clothing or weapons or items on her.

Leo sighed and stood, He gives only a slight acknowledgement of the first statement,

"As are you."

He sighs before he responds to the second.

"So I'm told."

Leo then approached the damonfeuer cautiously.

"I am curious though... why are you here?

She didn't know what to make of his reactions. There was a disappointed look on her face and she glances back at the child, then hops away when he approaches her.

" I … am flying -" She was not going to say she was searching. Or hiding from the battle lines, in regards she was doing both. " I saw... at a distance... two more of you - is there a map?"

Maybe a little afraid of the turtle at the moment and keeping distance between them.

She hadn't believed her eyes those times either, and didn't approach, there was no child or another female. And she was small for her kind, she couldn't breath fire and had no weapons other than her clawed fingers and toes. And her tail. She doubted any of those would stand against the swords she saw.

Leo stopped, keeping distance. Obviously his approach was unwelcome. "I am sorry. I did not mean to spook you."

There's something about her tone. Half truth at most, but... not an outright lie. But she has his attention at having seen more turtles! The half truth is worrisome though. What would he be walking into? When he speaks, he keeps his voice calm. Because even if it is a trap, if there's even a chance that the other turtles might be two of his brothers then he has to take the risk.

"Two other turtles?" He looks to Addy. He knew she had a map, but it was her boat, and he wasn't going to do something like this without permission. But oh! He desperately wants to know where the other turtles are. Even if it is a trap.

Duncan tumbled out of Leo's lap when the turtle stood.

Absolutely no idea what was going on.

Though he found the new ones little hop amusing and giggled, and imitated her scared hop away. Crouching, spork and food forgotten his tail up and waggling, watching the bright white females movements like a playful cat.

Addy nods rushing away to her cabin to find the map, a large one she hurries back out and rolls it flat. " show us..."

She had puffed up again at the sudden unease between these two.

Eyeing the little damonfeuer curiously, " your escaping..."

That much seemed obvious to her. " any one with these other turtles?/ and there are others... scattered all over the world probably."

Her frightened look softened at the childs giggling, she shifts her tail forward, wiggles it enticingly a clear and bright target for him.

She stops retreating from Leo, mostly because he stopped coming forward.

She doesn't disagree with the female but doesn't agree either just giving her a bit of a glance and hoping to avoid that by turning her attention to the map and looking along the island chain all tropical reef and dense jungle. And coastal region she moves her a finger along the map to point at a small circular island among others, ' one is here... I didn't get closer..." though a wistfulness she had wanted too.

then she moved her fingers along to another spot further along " another is here," She eyes Addy curiously wondering about the comment of their being more. Then back at Leo.

His backside wriggles... he playfully growls and pounces!

badly maybe hopping and jumping and then he had her! play growling and wagging his tail as he lands on the long teasing tip of the white females, his teeth nipped at her scales, they were soft and he wasn't biting hard. Then he rolled and bounced away to gather up his coral and fish, resuming his crouched position between Leo's Leo's feet this time, tail wagging

(OOC: oops... Sorry Duncan!)

Leo frowns as he realizes his dumped the child out on the deck! "Sorry, Duncan." That had certainly not been his intention! Though the boy recovered quickly and seemed to be playing. So he supposed this was one of those times to let it go.

He takes care not to approach the dragon again, though he does want to see the map! He also caught the curious look.

"Thank you very much for your help. I truly appreciate it. Now that he's standing, the bow of thanks is deep nd he holds it a little longer before standing and responding to the curious look.

"I have three brothers. At least one must be somewhere else. And Duncan has brothers out there somewhere too. We were... scattered... by whatever brought us here"

Addy smiles at Leo and pats a space beside her to come see the map a little better and to sooth the small female damonfeuers seeming worry she might have said something wrong earlier. Neither was a threat to the other.

Addy of course didn't mean he had to endure their kind of sprawling next to and against each other, she simply mewled in delight and rolled beside the other female her scales glittering in the first star lights letting their bodies brush. But he would get a better look at the map. " I wonder... seeing as Leo here may or may not be a Genio Innocuo if you would do him and his Duncan a solid..." glancing at Leo here - " I mean you spotted the ones on the beachs… if we had scrying stones I'd let Leo seek out his brothers now. And I don't want to suggest you act as a Terror... but..." approaching it slowly. And hoping Leo won't flat out deny he is not a mythical local turtle being.

This idea that this female damonfeuer would fly, fly and find the brothers. It could be days before they got any confirmation, they might have found one or two of those turtles by then. maybe she could deliver a message? Bring some back?

Erica relaxes, Addy's body making her feel lioness lazy and she watches Leo's face nodding in agreement when Addy invites him closer to the boy of them, she wouldn't back away this time. If he wanted to plonk himself between them she was happy with that too.

Unless of course like earlier she says something wrong and upsets him again.

She uses her tail to lightly tap the coral, give the boy something to chase after, not that she minded his play hunt and catch of her tail.

Listening to Addy and her big blue eyes returning to Leo, was that something he would want her to do? her silent gentle look wonders of him. " I am glad to have helped... are your brothers... bigger than you?" trying to gauge if the ones she had seen were his brothers, though sure they were.

(( ooc: Duncans had worst dumpings from his brothers hahaah ))

He was about to pounce on her tail... then he heard Leo and he sits for a moment upright to wonder at the words, then beam at the big turtle, the happy trill for a parent leaving him before he knew it did, he was a happy boy!

And the coral! - his purple eyed focus zooms onto it and he gets up running after it, clumsily trying to give it a kick... only managing to trip over it! fish going flying - along with a baby tooth landing across the map.

he maybe plastron down but he managed to grip the coral and laughed about that the gap in his teeth at the very front.

Leo edges closer again, pretty sure it’s okay to approach now. He doesn’t get between them, but comes up beside Addy, though he is admiring the damonfeuer. She is a beautiful creature. And unlike anything he’s actually seen in person. He wants to touch, but doesn’t, and instead looks at the map.

There’s a quiet chuckle at Duncan’s play.

He caught Addy’s tone , and though tempted to repeat the statement that he is not what they think he is, he does keep quiet.

Looking up at the question, Leo is puzzled for a moment.

”Raph’s a little bigger, but no, not really.”

He has a feeling he’s not going to be thrilled with the reason for the question...

Addy casts Leo a sideways grin, and oooh sooo casually during a cat like stretch she strokes her paw down the tail so like her on in that it was long, longer than the girl it attached to, but unlike hers wasn't fluffy fur, she brings both tails within easy touching distance of Leo.

Adding with even more exaggerated casualness. "sooooo would you be happy to help mooorrre?"even seeming to yawn a little with the question " as in find the rest of his brothers? or and hiiiis brothers" an then noting the cute playing little turtles tooth was on the map, picking it up. Holding it out to Leo.

She knew what the Klaustreich was doing and didn't mind, allowing touch if Leo wants to, and enjoying the warmth of Addy's body, a reptile like herself and Leo and Duncan well she assumed the last two, needed this kind of warmth now and then.

Nodding as Leo's answer, " I would... like to help..."it kept her on the move away from possible fight lines she was happy with that. " the two I saw were... quiet a bit larger than you... one of them especially seemed positively mountain troll built..."

The boy she reached a hand out to, brushing fingers over his head now he was close enough to.

Only once certain it was okay, Leo reached out and ran a hand along a small part of the damonfeuer’s tail. He couldn’t suppress a light laugh. It was incredible! But he pulled his hand back almost immediately, not wanting to overstay his welcome.

And Leo had missed the tooth falling out, though he had seen the fall. He frowned and accepted the tooth, unsure of what to do with it. For the time being he tucked it into a belt pouch.

”Mountain Troll? That definitely didn’t sound like one of his brothers. Though he didn’t know what a mountain troll looked like, he could guess.

”Thank you for your help. I-.”

Leo was cut off as a shockwave he was pretty sure he was the only one who felt slammed into him to the point of physically throwing him backwards. He sat back up, and looked around. He was at least the only adult.

”Donnie... What the shell did you do...?” And there was no good way to find out. He wasn’t sure what that was or if his brother had even survived it.

The movement was so unusual of Leo that the loud sound, with a warble at the end left Duncan's lips he dropped the coral and the fish was forgotten he scurries to the bigger turtle - or at least tries to the two females caught him and held him.

His little feet still rushing that way!

Addy giggled with Leo, amused, she was going to have to ask him about this touch thing where he came from. "wooow mountain trolls be quiet big indeed, six foot seven foot and a few hundred pounds at least..."

Here it was a wonderful way to show you meant no harm to be so open and vulnerable with another.

Then - something happened and she poofed up again in some surprise, "Leo?!" catching the child and holding him. "you okay?"

Erica didn't mind his touch letting her tail drape casually on his thigh encouraging more if he wished, smiling at his thanks and about to try describing the turtle she had seen from a distance -

Then something... A shockwave she didn't feel but saw swept over Leo and she helped Addy catch the small child watching Leo with worry to now.

Leo shakes his head slowly to clear it.

"I'm okay."

He shudders, worried and stands up again.

"I... I don't know about my brother though." Another frown "I don't know what he did. I've never felt anything like that before."

but Duncan didn't want to be held back by the females!

He lets loose a loud sound, it rose and warbled at the end, arms reaching for Leo tail tucked against his plastron between his legs.

Addy let go of the small boy. " any way... you could find out? I mean if we had any scrying stones or mirrors or even a witch with us we could have scryed to find out... assuming they had one too."

Watching Leo, relaxing cause he said he was okay. But it must still be stressful to have a brother feel that way and not know why.

A glance at the damonfeuer, " definitely should go searching for his other brothers... all the turtles... anything else about these two you have said are days within our travel?" she asks. Then grins sheepishly, " Did we tell you our names? whats yours?"

Erica blinks her large blue eyes, her hold on the boy also relaxing he definitely wanted his dad. Well she assumed he was.

She smiles and nods, " it'd be an honour to help a Genio Innocuo…"

though she had no real direction to go. Still she would travel faster then they could as she would be flying.

She smiles, " I am Erica."

She puzzles for a moment, though if I do I would need a letter or something to give to the other turtles..." if she found them of course. ' well... the one on the island here... closest he had … the same color cloth about his head - and I didn't get closer cause when I reeled about for a second look he'd vanished. Simply vanished.' she sounded confused by that. "the other had a red head covering... he was the big one. I didn't get closer cause he seemed very angry about something... and I am as you noticed a bit small for a damonfeuer." She didn't want to make it out she suspected a Genio Innocuo would intentionally hurt her. not wanting to unintentionally insult Leo but... she had erred on the side of caution there not approaching a much bigger stronger looking male as a lone female.

Leo scoops up Duncan as he comes running at him. He nuzzles the boy and stands again. He shakes his head at the questions regarding contacting his brothers.

"Not here, I don't. My Sensei taught us the theory for using scrying stones, but I've never actually used them.  I've never seen one in person."

There's a slight frown on Leo's face as the Genio Innocuo thing comes up again. He doesn't like getting help on false pretenses. He tries to keep the doubt about this idea directed at Addy, and not Erica. but he does turn to the damonfeuer for introductions.

"Hello, Erica. I'm Leo."

And honestly, Leo has his own concerns about approaching what sounds like a 6-7 foot tall several hundred pound Raph… So.. Fair. But who were they? And why duplicate(ish) turtles? That made no sense. And Leo really missed Don right now. He wondered if his brother was okay...

"Um... I can't say I'm super excited about approaching him either. But I don't think I have a choice.  And I would be happy to write a letter for you.  Addy, may I please use some of the paper you picked up earlier?"

Addy's head spun, " holy crickets... that does sound big... and vanished... if he vanished how do you know he was still there?" A little concerned she didn't want to brave the reefy waters to slip between the two islands to reach the rounded land mass between them and the turtle not be there still. She felt bad Lying to Erica about that but … still if it ensured them her help...

She smiles at Leo and the boy chuckling, how cuuuute. " sure thing Leo... hang on, nice to meet you Erica." she grins and hops up to go find the parchment and ink and quill to write with heading back out to the two and the child.

Release! he dashed across the floor and was in Leo's arms! churring and tail wagging and reassuring himself Leo was okay, burying snout against him to sniff and take in scent. Hands gripping the edges of the bigger turtles plastron.

Erica followed the little turtle, she couldn't help it, and careful not to brush against leo, not sure how he would react to that and she had noted as comfortable as Addy had been to snug into her and rub enjoyably that the female had not done so to Leo, but she nuzzled the little head.

A soft purr.

Nodding at Leo's words, " yu are braver than I... I was too cowardly to go closer, he seemed really annoyed by something... could be just finding himself so lost..." and then answering Addy once she came back, " I could feel him watching me still... I couldn't see where he went but I felt... felt I was being watched." of course she had no idea as a ninja Leo could do the same thing to her and vanish.

"I'm sure he's still there." Leo asserted. Ninja vanish from the top deck of the ship with few hiding places in broad daylight wasn't quite a trick he was ready to show them, but he would definitely vouch for the other turtle's continued presence on the rock.

He cuddled Duncan for a moment before looking at the girls again. And Leo couldn't help reaching out again and letting his hand brush against the damonfeuer as she brushed against Liam before once again pulling back.

"And if what happened to me had just happened to him... he probably just lost his family too." Leo frowned, once again. He wasn't thrilled about not having contact with his brothers, but the fact that he hadn't heard from Mikey or Raph was actually less concerning than that he HAD heard from Don. His shudder at the thought of that shockwave is only partially suppressed. He needed to contact Don, but he had no idea how.

Though for a scream like that... Don would have had to have been meditating...? That was unlike his brother. Don would have had a reason to do that without Master Splinter making him.  And Leo couldn't imagine what it might have been.

Addy smiles at them hiding amusement that Leo's touch's still seemed shy, she comes closer to them and shows Leo the writing stuff for him, " for you to write on, Erica here can then take flight and see if she can't make some sort of contact with your brother's - his brothers... any turtles elsewhere for you she will move faster than us without waiting for anyone and being able to fly."

Offering arms out for the toddler if he consented to come to her after being back in Leo's hold.

She arched a little under the brush of Leo's hand, a soft purr, moving closer again, not discouraging him.

A small nods, finally agreeing to fly, to be a messenger, the white of herself sparkles in star light.

A eager sound maybe the boy would let her hold him too?

Not so shy of Leo now he too seemed more comfortable with her. Not as ready to hop or step away.

Duncan huffed in fake shyness gently pushing the female away - though he was brushing fingers through her silvery white hair and rubbing his about lightly against Leo's chin.

Happy now - even noting with his tongue he was missing a tooth ! Licking at the empty at the moment bleeding a little gum.

Leo laughed softly and ran a hand along the damonfeuer gently. He then gave Duncan a tight hug and accepted the writing utensils.

He placed the paper down, and put Duncan on one side so he could write. He was a little deliberately cryptic just in case someone read it who wasn't meant to.  Not that he thought Erica would purposefully give it to the wrong person, but in case something happened to her.

Leo was still thinking about the two other turtles that really sounded like another version of him and Raph. Could that really be? Could there really be other dimensions out there with other versions of him and his brothers? He decided to sign his name in a way that hopefully his brothers would know it's him just in case there were others out there.

"Finally, we have started our journey to the Capitol. Please join us and know the bounty that awaits!
Leo III
Duncan"

Leo wasn't thrilled with the letter, but he didn't want to outright say what he needed to. Not in a land that seemed on the brink of war like this...

"Erica, Thank you." He wanted so badly to tell her that he wasn't what she thought he was.

Addy smiled lightly, she didn't like the deception any more than Leo did, but sometimes it was called for. She waits patiently beside Erica, a little amused Duncan was refusing to leave Leo's side right now.

And it was cute!

"be careful up there, please... find the others..." to the small damonfeuer holding out a small leather pouch for her to wear and carry the letter in.

Eeee!

She purred and shivered and lightly nuzzled leo's shoulder, closst to the little turtle cause she playfully met his snout with her own and lightly blew a raspberry there! hah!

blinking and watching Addy, taking the little leather pouch.

And so technically she wasn't naked no more, she adjusts the straps and lips it on so in flight it would be nestled between her breasts against her body. Breasts made female damonfeuer unusual, they were reptilian but they often birthed live young or laid a few eggs compared to drakresses and dragonesses, and often milk fed young, and didn't even need to do any of that to make milk. Being around Duncan was already making her a little leaky.


She didn't hide it or was ashamed of her body in any way as she adjusts the pouch and waits for the letter, glancing between Leo and Addy and grinning a little, she recalled Leo had said he wasn't... but " I will do my best, even if you are or not a Genio Innocuo… good luck with the other two..." she holds hands out for the letter to tuck it away stretching her wings as wide as they would go, preparing to fly. She was only five foot tall, about six foot in you measured her from head to tail, and her wings made her slim form appear even smaller as each was as long as she was tall the membrane vaguely transparent, the blood vessel clear though appeared blackish in the night and star light.

Duncan gave a growl and squeal and hid his face into Leo's shoulder for a moment, sniggering his snout tickling from where she made that sound!

Tail wagging he looks back, but is distracted by Leo's writing...

Fascinated by it, he holds out his fingers as if he was holding the quill... taking a few moments to get his hand into the right 'grip' then imitates the hand writing, wanting to touch the paper and quill when it was done never having seen that before!

Asking 'was dis?' and 'was dat?' sooo curiously big purple eyes following all of Leo's motions.

Leo chucked as the boy reacted to the raspberry and again at the subsequent questions.

"It's paper and a pen so we can send a note with Erica. She's going to see if she can find our brothers."

The child was so very curious, and Leo hugged him tightly.

"Thank you, Erica. I..." Leo was pained, he wanted to tell Erica, but glances over to Addy again. "I appreciate it." He hands Erica the letter, looking away.

Addy, picked up on Erica's unspoken words, " wait... you... um going to do it even if he's not a Genio Innocuo?" sounding relieved, cause she didn't enjoy the deceit any more than Leo.

Also she doesn't enjoy sending the little damonfeuer away, it could be dangerous, brushing away a dribble of milk that ran down the females white torso. Though she couldn't make her stay even if they hadn't had need of someone capable of flight and speedy flight at that. " thank you..."


smiling at the little boy and rummaging in the papers and quills for a scrap of paper and a broken quill for the boy to investigate and play with.

A slow grin and she chuckles slipping the letter from Leo's hand, shivering a little in delight at the soft brush of Addy's paw then tucks the letter into the pouch carefully.

" yes, even if not a Genio Innocuo - perhaps ours have all gone... but it's a good way to honour the memory of such myths right?... Strong winds and smooth sailing Addy, Leo and Duncan. Good luck finding the lost two..." She farewells for now, her snout brushing Duncan temple, Leo's cheek cause he had looked away and Addy's pert pretty pink so soft cool nose.

The whiskers making her giggle silently, then she hopped back and with a patter of feet hurries back to her forgotten caught fish from earlier, scooping it up into her hands as she balances briefly on the wooden edge of the boat, then lets herself fall - wings opening at the last moment breasts and toes skimming the water, holding her fish tight, she would need the protein later.


She sort of silhouetted against the sky, a bright speck lost amongst others flying north of them, not sure where to go but picking a direction and going.

ooooh " paaa paaaa eeerrrr - peee nnnnnuh! he'd watch Leo's lips and listen tot he word then try to copy, pronouncing, and practicing new words snuggling in hugs and beaming when he was presented with his very own paper and pen! and immediately trying what he saw...


though his first attempt at the letter L was backwards and looked more like a crocked V...


looking up when Erica nuzzled him - she smelled different to him ! and he waved as she left them, both his hands - with the bent and more bent quill and slightly scrunched paper in them fluttering and waving as he does.

(OOC: Writes post for the FOURTH TIME BECAUSE IT KEEPS GETTING EATEN!!!!)

Ohh… Leo could have done without having seen the cleaning of the 'spilled milk'.  Yes, definitely something he could have done without. His face turns a strange shade of brown.

He smiles sadly as Erica brushes his cheek and takes off. And Leo watches her until she's lost from view.

Turning his attention to Duncan and his writing, Leo has to laugh. "Good job, Duncan! We'll have to practice more tomorrow."

He then turned to Addy. "Is there anything else we should do while we're up here?" Since the damonfeuer few up on them, he's a little concerned about something else spotting them from the sky.

" you allergic to milk... I love milk! though her milk would have been far faar to rich for me, I prefer slim or skim no cream." playful and waving away the streak of white light that vanished over the horizon.

she nods, " yes, if we are going to turn in coast for this turtle here... we should adjust our coarse. On the plus side if their big as Erica hinted at we may have a couple of rowers should winds not favour us." she adds thoughtfully. " wanna put Duncan in the sling for this part? we will be fiddling with the sail and rudder and this part of the ride does get rough in the waters between the islands he could be washed over board if not slinged or tied." she picks up the food bowls and places them in a barrel to be washed laters. and then the stuffed fish and coral ball to tuck into the pockets of the sling.

(( ooc: yeah that sometimes happens and I have no idea why - it shouldn't its sooo annoying. ))

Duncan eeeees softly and beams, liking being praised and so trying again, tongue sticking out the side of his mouth as he tries again the rest of their words going right over his head!

Happily repeating some new words he'd heard today and - yaaawning

((OOC: LOL yeeessss… ))

"No... I'm not allergic..." Leo is a little unsure of the reason for the question, and he just manages not to shift uncomfortably.

When Addy mentions changing course and putting Duncan in the sling, Leo nods and goes to pick up the item in question.

"Alright, Duncan, you ready to try this thing...?" Now if he could remember what Addy had done with it... He removes his swords from his back and reattaches them low on his hip. Lower than he would normally wear them on his side, but if he's going to put Duncan on his back, it will have to do. Though the little guy looks ready to sleep.

Addy giggles and is amused, wondering if this is more of the differences between their worlds touch policies - but doesn't ask seeing the little guy was yawning she steps forward to help Leo get the sling into place, the little guy would probably just sleep in there as they worked. " as long as we make it through the rough waters we should see the island in question around morning, and we shouldn't go in close otherwise we'd have to wait for tide to get off and that would make us a day or two more behind collecting the angry one."

She is talking whilst helping Leo, get the sling into place.

Duncan nods and grins sleepily up at Leo. Though his feet plant and mid yawn his tail stops it's crazy so far all day wagging and stiffens -

Well never before has he had to consider who is watching or that this was not the place to do this... exposing himself preparing to pee!