Doctor's Orders {Female Needed, PAFP}

Tomoe remained still as soon as Skylar had rushed over to him, though a faint smile crossed his face he did not say a word until Skylar had finished her questions in which made him pause. Though he looked away from Skylar for a few seconds, the memories of what had happened was still quite fresh in his mind... Skylar didn't need to know what he'd done. "I'm fine Skylar. She... she didn't do anything to me." He smiled slightly though the smile had tension behind it, obviously further questions were not welcomed judging by it, "We should continue moving, if they had sent Ayami after us then they're getting fairly serious on tracking us down." Obviously, Ayami seemed to have had a high position than Tomoe with the Zashi, though she was far from the boss. So, he'd rather not take his chances in encountering more Zashi if he could help it.

Tomoe's expression eased slightly though he nodded at her question, though he looked over his shoulder back towards the town itself. Though he was still very much missing the thrill he had felt, he knew he shouldn't be thinking about such things it wouldn't be right of him to. However as he turned his head towards Skylar, he spotted the expression on her face which made his eyebrows furrow but he did not ask any questions, finding the expression looking all too similar when they had left the village he didn't want to pry for answers especially considering his mind had yet to clear from bloody haze it was in. He silently followed after her, though deciding to expand his attention to their surroundings. It was a safety precaution after all, plus he'd much rather not be taken by surprise.

Tomoe didn't cast a single glance towards Skylar as he continued to focus his attention on his surroundings. The silence however he found was calming though such a thing was odd considering the things he had just done to his victims within the inn; this was something he was accustomed to after all. His gaze focused upon the plain path ahead leading back into the miles stretch of wilderness, unsettled and completely open with barely any covering of trees. This was something that Tomoe didn't like. Considering everything, he'd much rather not have to cross an open plain with the irritated thought coming to mind of, If you were more careful this wouldn't have had to happen. A short huff of breath escaped him at the thought knowing fully well yet again it was his actions that no doubt would cause problems. His eyes narrowed ever so slightly as he looked over his shoulder almost back towards the direction of the town they were in before, slightly regretting the violent actions he had taken. Yet another will pay the price... A grim expression then crossed his face at the thought but instead of focusing upon it he had instead focused ahead.

As the late noon faded to night, Tomoe was already beginning to slow his pace as the medicine he had taken earlier was beginning to wear off, though as he had begun to notice the pain going through him only then had he murmured and broke the silence, "We should rest before continuing on." Though he'd much rather continue forward without stopping, his condition was limiting him and he knew his limits and if he tried to push past them it certainly wouldn't be pleasant.

Tomoe hesitated as soon as he saw her lean against the tree, clearly readily about to protest however he would not... at least not this time. There was no point in arguing, especially since it would draw attention if they were being followed. And so he began preparing the medicine he needed for himself, his gaze distinctly focused upon the task at hand as he seemed oddly uncharacteristically agreeable at the moment, but judging by his facial expression it was due to deep thought though as he finished preparing the bitter tea he needed and swallowed it down quickly, he had then put it aside only to say after a few moments in a quiet tone, "If there's anything in the slightest bit suspicious, wake me up immediately." There was no stubborn grumbling that he usually would do or any irritation.. just oddly a calmness about him at least for the moment as he too went through one of the bags and pulled out the blanket within and promptly laying down and pulling the blanket over him, his back turned to her. Yet Tomoe's gaze was focused ahead for a few moments before exhaustion overtook him as he then fell asleep.

Tomoe didn't stir, having been too exhausted to pay much attention to the world around him at the moment which was a very rare occurance for him considering he always usually was aware of the world around him. Though this was partially because he was locked within a memory of the past... his more innocent past to be precise... which quickly grew dark. His eyes opened quickly as he stared ahead in silence, though with the sweat beading his forehead he then let out a sigh as he closed his eyes, his brow furrowing. …Just.. a nightmare.. hmph. Haven't had one in so long.. His eyes opened slightly as he then pulled the blanket tighter around himself though to no avail, it did not provide him much peace of mind. Sitting up, he glanced around though seeing Skylar wasn't there made him pause though glancing towards the nearby path his expression relaxed slightly as he could recognize the footprints. Yet as he sat there in silence, he could not help but feel unwilling to go back to sleep; a huff of breath escaping his lips in slight irritation though he leaned his head back and focused upon the sounds of the forest around him, his eyes half closing as he listened carefully to anything unusual but the silence managed to soothe his nerves ever so slightly.

Tomoe heard her approach, though his eyes narrowed as he listened carefully to see if she was being followed only to relax as soon as he didn't sense anything. After all, he was still remaining cautious. Though when he felt the cold breeze he had to suppress a sigh, he knew fairly well that Skylar was stubborn and would no doubt continue to be on watch if he didn't say anything, so sitting up his head turned slightly towards Skylar, "You should rest now, I can stay awake and continue watching for anything." Though as he straightened up, he did notice her shiver in which he sighed, though the faintest of smiles crossed his face as he added, "I don't need you getting sick either. Come." Clearly unlike other times this was an open invitation for her to be next to him, clearly not minding her closeness at all now unlike before but then again considering everything beforehand it wasn't necessarily unusual that he would allow her to lay next to him. Besides, there was a faint bit of concern in his gaze no doubt serious about not wanting her to catch a cold.

Tomoe nodded his head at her words though as soon as she had fell asleep his expression further relaxed though he turned his gaze to focus ahead of him as he thought, …Its.. childish of me to need her next to me to be able to calm down fully... A frown crossed his face as he shoved the all too recent nightmare that had taken hold of him as one of his arms gently pulled Skylar closer and pulled the blanket more securely over her, his gaze flickering down at her face for a few moments, though just having her near had managed to soothe his nerves and calm him completely as he turned his gaze away from her yet again as his gaze scanned the forest around them in silence.