Into the woods we go (Zombie chewtoy & Askeladd)

[Askeladd]

The woods were a beautiful place people often commented on that but be careful there was always danger, everyone knew that though their parents would tell them stories. Sometimes people just didn't listen though, they came out to the forest with it's pleasant scenery thinking nothing bad ever happens here but often they found their delusions crushed. The forest was thick with tree's, they grew all the time shading the ground and hiding everything that might lurk in the forest from unwanted eyes. It was here that a person or animal could live in secret if they so chose to, with streams that carried fish with fresh water one could live off the land as they say. The sounds of the forest would ring through everywhere, from the bird calls to the rustling of the leaves and grass as the wind blew through it all.

This forest is where Damien lived in isolation from the world that hardly accepted his kind, he stood at about six foot seven with a body as hard as rock from his work outs as women loved the feel of muscles most of the time he had learned early on in this profession. His entire body was covered in a dark grey fur, that was high lighted slightly but a whiteish grey fur that hit in certain areas like the back of his legs and the bottom half of his face. His tail was long and bushy, his eyes were a dark blue almost like the ocean, he wondered how she would react to seeing him, he was on two legs but had the face of a wolf. He was an anthro or hybrid as some called him, he was not animal or human he was stuck between the two but he found this existence to be enjoyable. This forest was his territory and all who entered were subject to his judgment and his punishments if he felt like truly giving one out though that was for the females he thought as he bounded through the forest with not a sound from his padded feet.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily smiled a bit as she walked through the forest. It was a beautiful day out and she was happy to be in a new place. She had lived in the woods just about her whole life. Her parents had been lived just outside the woods and she used to play in them all the time. When her parents died she sold her house and started traveling. She had learned a lot from living by the woods, like how to tell the difference between something that would kill you or something that could be eaten or used in some useful way. That and she had learned from her father how to make medicines. So that was now her current occupation. She traveled and sold natural medicines. It actually made her a good amount of money too. It was kind of surprising how many travelers needed medicine, but she was happy to help.

Recently she found herself in a new forest, or at least next to a new forest. She was still debating whether or not she wanted to go into this one. It was darker and thicker than anyone she had been in before but she was sure to find some pretty rare ingredients in this one. She didn't even think about the dangers that were sure to lurk in there. That was partly because despite the rumors of dangers that went along with every forest, she had yet to encounter any of them. Aside from the occasional wolf of other predator that went too close to her camp, she never had any problems. She finally decided and soon she was deep in the woods, looking around for a rare plant that actually glowed in the dark. After a while of looking, she decided to go ahead and set up camp. Finding a nice clearing next to a small stream, she went ahead and started setting up her hammock between two trees. She was never one for tents and it didn't seem like it was going to rain anytime soon, especially considering how thick the covering above was. She crawled in, making sure it was sturdy before she started collecting wood for a fire. After the fire was made, she went down to the stream to get some water and maybe a fish or two for dinner.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien had been continuing his patrol of the territory around the forest when he came upon a trail, usually he would have left the trail alone but this was a different scent. His lupine nose was going wild as he sniffed at the air and realized that there was a human who had come into his forest, not only that he thought as he took another sniff into the air it was a human female how foolish of her to come here and alone it was like she was asking to be taken. He began to follow the trail slowly but surely he was gaining on her, it seemed like she was not just walking through though as her path went everywhere almost as if she was looking for something but what that might be Damien had no idea. Nor did he care to be honest, he caught up with her as the sun was nearly down at her base camp, smiling a wolfish smile he watched her very calmly as she made a bed in the tree's and then made a fire for the upcoming night cold, he never needed fire to stay warm though he had fur for that so he did have a bit of an advantage there. As she left the camp he found the perfect opportunity to watch her as she went to the stream from the darkness of the bushes, he would strike after she slept as it would be easier to deal with her then, now all he had to do was wait.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily was pretty surprised she hadn't seen any other wildlife so far. She would have expected to a rabbit or something at least running away as she went down to the stream. Maybe they knew something she didn't and she should just leave right now. She looked around, getting the feeling she was being watched, but she just shook it off. It was probably just an animal that she hadn't seen. She sighed, kneeling down at the edge of the water. She smiled, dipping her hands in the water and bringing it to her mouth and drinking it. She was definitely being watched, she just couldn't put her finger on what it was though. She tried to shake the feeling, drinking some more before sitting back. She put her feet into the water, just relaxing for a moment as sat back. After a little while it was time for bed. She made her way back to the camp and put on another coat over her skirt that only went to her mid thighs and tank top kind of shirt. She smiled, cuddling up in her hammock as she started falling asleep. It took her a while to finally fall asleep, but she did, not even turning over once now that she was out.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien waited calmly in the bushes even as the sun fell back and the night descended he did nothing, she was active for a little while even after that, he was a bit surprised she had stayed at the stream for that long most humans looked at the stream and thought it to be boring. When she finally went to her bed in the tree's his ears perked and he only listened for one sound, that single sound was the sound of her breathing as he could tell when she was awake or asleep, the sound changed after a while of her laying in the bed and he knew she was now asleep. His thoughts were turned towards what to do with her now though he had a pretty solid idea, his first thought was to just take her right there and use her to sate some primal urges as she was a hot little piece of tail at least for a human he thought to himself. As soon as that thought hit his mind the others went away, he had not laid with a human in a while now and a fresh piece would be oh so fun to have he thought as he came out of the bushes.

He crept towards her camp with the lightness of a bird and the speed of a rabbit, his movements were graceful and powerful as he seemingly danced across the ground towards her camp. As soon as he entered her camp he drew in a deep sniff of the air and closed his eyes, compared to the things in this forest she smelled like she had dropped from heaven he thought jokingly, soon he walked over to the hammock and then towered over her. Damien then reached forward and suddenly put his hand over her mouth while he used the other one to drag her out of the hammock and against his body, he figured with his body one arm would be enough to hold her easily.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily was having the most amazing dream. Her parents were with her, but she was 23, as she was now. They were just sitting with her, talking with her as if it were something normal. But something was off. They told her she needed to run. Now. And that was when she jerked awake, his hand clamping down on her mouth. She tried to scream, thrashing about and trying to get away from him. In the hammock it was hard to move around considering it folded around her body. Her green eyes were wide with fear, looking around, trying to figure out what was going on. Once he pulled her out of the hammock she realized what was going on and she only struggled more. She didn't even know what was trying to take her, but it definitely wasn't human. Or at least that was what she thought, after all no human had the much hair. She opened her mouth wide, biting his hand with all her might. She was hoping he'd at least let go so she could scream. Not that it would really help. She was sure that nothing would come to save her, the only thing that would probably come would be another thing out to get her.

She continued struggling, pushing at this thing as much as she could. She managed to slide a bit, and she was slowly sliding out of his grip more. She doubled her efforts, eventually squirming out of his grasp. She hit the ground hard, not realizing he was that much taller than him. She scrambled up and took off running. She knew she couldn't outrun him, but she would sure try. She was stumbling through the trees, barely able to see where in the world she was going, but she was sprinting at top speed, which, for a human, was pretty fast.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien was thinking maybe he would have her subdued in a few moments and maybe he would have to be a little rough if she tried to resist him, but what he had not expected from the human girl was the sudden fight she put up. The way she suddenly bit down on his hand caused him to allow a muffled growl of pain to escape his lips, and as if that was not enough she was wriggling her body about trying to get out his grasp at the same time. He tried to hold her there but she was like and eel there just was no way to keep a good hold on her body and soon enough she slipped from his grasp, he silently cursed as she hit the ground and then took off running into the forest. Damien sighed lightly as he knew this would be a short chase, she was fast for a human he had to admit, but even if she had been as fast as him there was no way she would last as long as he could in a run. Wolves were fast when they needed to be but one of their key hunting features was the stamina they possessed that could allow them to run at close to their top speed for much longer then most animals out there including humans so with that in mind he took off after her now.

Within a several seconds he was right behind her, his eyes could see well enough in the darkness while she had to avoid tree's and other things at the last second he never ran towards them in the first place. He wanted to see how long she could keep going, because the edge of the forest was a ways off indeed and she would be plenty tired running in the dark while panicking. Once she decided that she had begun to run out of energy he would strike again as she would be more vulnerable and easier to take besides it was a bit fun chasing down prey every now and then.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily was terrified, her adrenaline on overload as it coursed through her body. She kept running, keeping up that speed for quite some time before she finally started to slow down. She was in very good shape, though that was because when she traveled, she had to carry a large pack and she would run from the people who tried to mug her. So without her pack she was only faster. Her only downfall was she didn't know where in the world she was going, and all these trees she didn't see till the last second. She could feel him getting closer and soon he was right on her. She suddenly dodged to the right, taking off in that direction now. Even though she knew she had no chance of getting away, she would sure put up one hell of a fight. She was getting tired though and she knew she couldn't keep this up for much longer. That was when she just stopped. She didn't want to be completely tired out so she couldn't put up a fight once he decided to finally catch her, so she stopped now. "Fine, Fine, I'm done running." She said, trying to catch her breath. She didn't dare to look up, not wanting to see this thing till it was absolutely necessary. She sighed, knowing this was not going to end well. She was under the impression this thing was going to eat her, so she figured she would try and fight it as best she could and if she died, then she died.

She wasn't quite sure how it would play out after she stopped, but she was hoping that thing just gave up and she was talking to herself. Granted she would probably have a hard time finding her way back to her camp, but she was pretty sure she could after it got lighter out. She looked up, finally looking around at her surroundings it was hard to see but she could tell that this area was exactly like every other area she had been in today, lots of thick trees and bushes, not much of anything else.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien followed the human girl easily as he was used to the woods, could see better in the darkness, and he was a wolf hybrid all in all she just did not have a real chance to escape from him from the start. But she did put up a pretty good run he thought to himself, most humans would not gotten as far as she did, more likely they would have just fallen to the ground with exhaustion instead of just stopping. Once she stopped so did he, not right near her though as he wanted to surprise her so she could not fight back as well as last time, his hand still hurt quite a bit from her bite, it was a sharp little stinging sensation every time he move his hand. Now focused completely on his prey which was no longer running he cocked his head to the side, then as he could see she was not looking up he ran at her but not in a straight line. The way she had stopped made him think she had some kind of plan so the second he came close enough to strike he leaped to the left and suddenly turned to bowl her over from the side, of course he did not attack her with his fangs and claws he was merely tackling her it might leave some bruises but nothing serious.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily didn't know what to do as she heard him running. What scared her the most was it wasn't just from one solid direction. For a moment she thought maybe her running attracted some other beast as well, but she was wrong. She looked up when he jumped over her, but didn't have enough time to react when he tackled her. She screamed as she hit the ground quite hard, stunned for a moment, and slightly disoriented as she looked around. She kind of expected to be wounded and bleeding in some way, but surprisingly she only felt a bit sore from the tackle. She squirmed a bit, but with him on top of her she couldn't do much. She was pinned under him and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. "W-what are you?" She asked, just staring at him for a moment. She had never seen anything like him before. She had only heard about these kinds of creatures in stories, and even then not much was said about them. They were always side characters that did mischievous things just for the fun of it though sometimes it turned out for the bad. She didn't know what to make of this, but she definitely had a bad feeling about it. She struggled a bit more, still unable to get anywhere with it.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien looked down at her now as she looked up and asked him what he was, there were so many ways to answer that question and he did not think he could actually answer her for he seemed like some kind of monster. But he wanted to give her a bit of a surprise as he kept her pinned under his body easily, she had no room to do anything at this point and suddenly his hands came up and grabbed a hold of her wrists. Once he had a good hold on them he pushed them over her head onto the ground, with this he was on top of her completely and there was almost nothing she could do, even if she kicked there would be no momentum behind it so there would be little pain towards him. He leaned his head down and licked her neck softly trailing his way up to her ear, "well I believe I am the monster of the woods" he said right into her ear, his voice deep and almost a growl though that was simply how he talked as there was little chance for him to talk these days. He drew his head back up just so he could see the look on her face when she realized he could speak, meanwhile he looked around for a vine or something else to tie her hands together, but there was not much around here in the middle of the forest. So with that he would have to carry her back to that camp and use her own supplies on her, that was going to be annoying as she would probably still resist as he carried her, he was going to have to use some force with a threat or two to get her to calm down most likely.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily continued to struggle a bit as he just stayed on top of her, pinning her to the ground. She only struggled more as he moved her hands above her head, thinking that would be the most easy time for her to get at least one hand free. She didn't know what else to do. Once he had her arms securely above her head she froze, sure she couldn't do anything. She shivered as he licked up her neck to her ear. She only stared at him as he spoke, her mouth slightly agape. It just spoke... She couldn't believe it. "Th-that's not..." She started but didn't finish. Everything went hazy and then she blacked out. It was just too much for her. The chasing then this thing... This monster speaking to her. She just laid limp under him, her mind blank for a little while before she started to go through the events that just happened. This was like some bad dream. All she wanted was to find a plant and then this happened. Being chased and potentially eaten by a monster was not up there on her things to do list. She awoke, staying calm, hoping it really was just a bad dream. She opened her eyes, seeing he was still there, holding onto her. She just groaned. "Please," She pleaded. "I'll do whatever you say, just don't kill me or eat me." She said, looking into his eyes.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien had never seen this reaction before and it was hilarious to him, the way she just kind of shutdown right in front of him, for a bit he thought she had fainted but it was more like she just could not process the information that had come into her mind. Damien was wondering if he should do something to make her snap out of it but within a few moments she did, when she groaned out that she would do anything as long as he did not kill or eat her. Seemed a bit odd to him, not that he would kill her as well he had thought about it originally but she had been out of it and during that time he could have just killed her so she was overreacting but he did not care she had said some magical words. His dark blue eyes stared back down at her ever so calmly as a wolfish grin came to his lips, "anything you say? well then you are kine now to do whatever I wish with accept or not?" he asked knowing full well that she rally had no choice to accept as the other option was he killed her. Of course he would not do this until he had some fun, if she refused he would just force her down as he was now and take her, but after that he might kill her simply because he did not want to have to worry about where she might go so her survival depended on her answer.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily didn't quite know what to do as he just stared at her, seeming to think over her request. When he grinned and said 'anything' she regretted what she said. "W-well, maybe not anything..." She said, revising her thoughts. "But almost." She said, nodding at him. She was pretty scared at this point, not sure what to expect him to do now. He still had her pinned down so it wasn't like she could do much of anything. Even if he did agree to that, she still couldn't be sure she could trust him. He was a wolf after all. She struggled a bit more, this position being kind of uncomfortable for her. She just stared up at him, not sure what in the world to do now. She was pretty worried about what would happen. She told herself as soon as she got the chance, she would take off. She would have to wait till he let his guard down, which she could only hope would be soon.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien just gave a guttural laugh as she suddenly looked at him with a look of surprise, she may have not realized it but it was far too late for her to act like this had not happened. She had agreed to do anything and he was going to hold her to it, he shook his head as she said well maybe not anything and laughed again as she said almost, "well maybe I will almost not hold you to that deal he said playfully" though he was lying. "You see you already said anything and you can't go back on your word that would just be rude" he said in a mocking voice as he suddenly stood up and dragged her up to her feet easily, then he grabbed her around the waist and threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "You should also see at this point you having nothing to bargain with, I am stronger, faster, and I know this forest like the back of my hand" he stated as he began walking back towards her camp site, "so as of right now you are mine to do with as I wish as per our deal".

OOC: Sorry short >.<

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily frowned a bit as he laughed at her. She really didn't want this to be happening. Part of her still wanted to think it was just a dream, though it obviously wasn't. She struggled a bit more, he hadn't told her not to, so she would until something changed. She only frowned more as he taunted her and looked off to the side. She just nodded as he said she couldn't go back on her word. Truthfully, she didn't care, but she just wanted to get him to let his guard down until she could take off. It obviously wasn't going to happen anytime soon, but she would wait. She squealed as he picked her up and threw her over her shoulder. She didn't bother replying when he said she didn't have anything to bargain with. That was true... She really didn't. She stayed silent for most of the trip back to her camp, until they were close and she could tell where they were. "Why are you taking me back here?" She asked, hoping it wasn't for any sinister reason. She just wanted him to do what he was going to do and get it over with so she could be left alone. And that was her assuming he was going to actually let her go.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien did not hear her say a word for most of the trip back to her camp which he was completely fine with, he did not really want to talk to her he merely wanted to play with her body, he was not sure what he would do after that maybe keep her if she turned out to be fun to play with. As he neared her camp she finally asked a question but it was a boring one, she simply asked why he had brought her here, "well you see you have things I don't like rope to tie you up so you can't run away again just in case you think I am stupid enough to let you walk around freely". He explained this like it was a perfectly normal thing, he yawned lightly and then walked over to her hammock, with one claw he sliced off a piece of rope to tie her hands up with because when he tied her hands she would not be getting out of those easily. "Now I am going to put you down, if you try to run or fight the tackle I used to take you down earlier well lets just say that will feel like a pillow hitting you compared to what I can really do to you". He said leaving the threat in the air before setting her on her feet right in front of him now, he was expecting her to run or fight anyways but maybe she had a bit of common sense and would listen.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily just sighed as he said she had things he didn't. But when he mentioned rope her eyes widened a bit. She most certainly didn't want to be tied up, especially by him. "You would just catch me again, why would I run?" She asked, hoping he would let her off a little easier if he thought she wouldn't run. As he threatened to take her down harder than before if she tried to run she just nodded. "Fine." She said simply. She didn't budge as he sat her down. She just stood in front him, looking up at him. She would continue to be fairly compliant until he tried doing something she didn't want. Like if he tried groping her in any form she would probably freak out and try to take off, but then again, any self respecting girl would do the same. She crossed her arms over her chest. "What do you plan on doing with me anyways?" She asked, looking him over. After all, she had never seen an anthro before and she was definitely curious. If this had been in another situation, she would have thought he was actually pretty good looking, at least for a wolf. She just stood there, waiting for an answer.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien did not buy her little answer to his explanation of tying her up, as well if her arms were free she could do more then just run from him, she could strike at him or pick something up to strike at him and he was not going to have her doing that. So instead of answering her rhetorical question of why she would do that he turned her around so her back was facing him, he made sure to do it quickly so he could catch her by surprise but he did hear her question about what he was going to do with her and laughed lightly. "Well you see I can do anything to you but my choices are narrowed down to quite a few things at this point" he said calmly making sure she did not suddenly freak out that she could not see what he was doing. She would feel it soon enough as he grabbed both her arms firmly and pulled them behind her back, then using the small piece of rope he linked her hands together with very short space between them almost like handcuffs. Like this she could not pull her hands apart but she could also not bring them together and just slip out, she would have to be able to bend her hand in a very very uncomfortable position to get it the the point where it only might be able to get out. The rope would also not hurt her unless she well tried to get out, "you see as for my choices there are two at this point, number one is I just kill you, which to be honest seems the bad choice". He said with a laugh before turning her around so she was facing him now again, "the second choice is I use your body for my desires and maybe when I am satisfied I will let you go but that is for later indeed, and that option is actually more appealing to me" he said with a grin as he eyed her body now.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

Lily didn't really expect him not to tie up her arms, that was kind of a given, she would have a much better chance of getting away. She turned around as he turned her, not struggling in the least. After all, she was expecting this eventually. She was just glad he hadn't tied her up before she started carrying her. That would have been very uncomfortable. She just nodded as he said his choices were narrowed down. She was hoping he was referring to his agreement with her not to kill or eat her. She only struggled a little as he tied her arms behind her back, trying to loosen the ropes at least a bit. She struggled a bit more once her hands were firmly bound behind her, testing what she could and couldn't do, which she couldn't do a lot. The only way she would be able to squeeze her hands out of this would be way too uncomfortable, so she decided against that, at least for now. She gasped as he said his first choice was to kill her. Though he did say she didn't have anything to bargain with, so that was true. But considering that was still one of his choices, she wouldn't go by the bargain and she would make it as hard for him as she could. She shivered a bit as he laughed, it scared her to say the least. The second choice was just as bad, maybe even worse. Her eyes widened a bit and her jaw dropped. She couldn't believe that was her only other option. "There's not an option three?" She asked, hoping he was just kidding, or something. She bit her lip, looking off to the side. She definitely didn't want to be here right now. She wished she was just asleep in her hammock, dreaming peacefully.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien could see her running through everything she could and could not do, she thought she was being sneaky but he had very sharp eyes and he was expecting her to do everything she could to get away from him. As her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped open so suddenly when she heard the second option he nearly fell over with laughter but contained himself, it was to be expected but he never thought she would give away her emotions so easily. When she asked if there was an option three he shook his head and looked at her calmly now, "no there is not so choose which option you want, I am being nice in letting you choose so don't try and bargain with me choose now". His tone was no longer playful it was just cold, he was serious if she tried to bargain well he would just force the second option on her, she might as well accept as he could see it in her that she did not want to die she was too curious about so many things in this world she wanted to live so she could learn more. And if she chose option two there was the possibility of him letting her go, with option one it was just death no chance of getting out of it, she could put up a fight but with the present situation the way it was he highly doubted she would choose option one.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

She was not happy when he just laughed at her surprise. That was not what she wanted. She was already scared and he was just laughing at her. She glared at him, unable to do much else. She didn't see anything wrong with her giving away her emotions, after all, he was going to do what he wanted despite her emotions. She frowned as he said there was no option three and that she should pick now. Well she definitely didn't want to die, but she didn't want him using her body either. He said she shouldn't try and haggle with him but she wanted to at least try. "Well, I don't want to die, that's for sure." She said, not saying she actually wanting the second option though. She really didn't want to do that either, but so was sure it had to be better than dying. That and she was indeed curious about a lot of things that she hadn't learned about yet. She struggled a bit more, taking a half step back from him. She knew she wouldn't be able to outrun him even if she tried, but maybe she could get away some other way. She would have to worry about that later, right now she had to choose. "I guess that leaves option two." She said, flinching away from him, expecting him to start right away.

 

[Askeladd]

As she said she did not want to die he did not say anything already knowing that she would choose option two now from those simple words, and he did not blame her at all as death was a scary thing indeed. So when she finally said she accepted option two he clapped his hands together, "good choice as well the other wasn't much of a choice at all now tell me are you a virgin or not?" he asked half joking and half serious as he did expect her to answer him. He would decide when he wanted to fuck her soon, he was a male and quite horny so he might not wait long at all, he decided it would depend on her answer to his question, whichever one she gave would decide if she was fucked now or later he told himself. He looked around the camp as he waited for the answer, he noted that she was not the normal traveler as she had medicine in a bag along with some plants, most likely the plants were pieces of a recipe to make the medicine he told himself before looking back to the human girl ever so calmly.

 

[Tainted Rainbows]

A red tint filled her cheeks as he asked whether she was a virgin or not. She nodded a little. "Yes." She mumbled under her breath, sure he would hear her with ears like that. She didn't want to answer, but with his plans, she was sure he would find out one way or another. And maybe this way he would be a little gentler with her. Probably not after how much she planned to struggle. She just watched as he looked at her things, not sure what he would want with them. While he was looking away she took another half step away from him, stopping completely when he looked back to her. She looked away from him, not quite sure what to do. Part of her wanted to take off running, but another part wanted him to make the first move so she would have more of a reason. He was just so calm about all of this and it only scared her more. She shifted her feet nervously, looking back to him, her eyes slightly lowered, staring at his chest. She jerked her head, flipping her hair out of her face. She really hoped he would go a bit easier on her.

 

[Askeladd]

Damien had assumed she was a virgin from the way she had so adamantly tried to pull out of the deal to do anything, most women who had already experienced sex would have jumped on that deal just to avoid death. She must be saving herself for some true love or because it was something precious he thought calmly, when he looked back to her he saw she had moved away farther away from him and acted like nothing. "Do you think that I would hear your mumbled answer but not when you move?" he asked in a curious tone as he stepped towards her, "now seeing as this will be your first time if you don't try to run from me right now I will be more gentle then I will be if you run". He drew in a breath to continue, "because if you run right now or try to resist I promise you I will bend you over a rock rip your clothes off and then ravage your holes". His tone was low and cold, he really did not want to do that but if she tested him he would make her understand he was the one in control here and that would not change anytime soon, she could plot all she wanted but he was waiting for her to try something.