Chapter 15 an introspection.

"We need to talk." I said to get there attention, but they kept eating while looking off into the fire cooking another pair of legs.

"Hello, I know you can hear me." I said as they were eating. They had new burses on their head and some dried blood along the side. 

"Food... now." Blood Stalk said while eating And I just have to stare at this since I can't really do anything else. I mean I can, but nothing that would matter much beside talk.

"How much food do you need?" I said as we went through like three hole giant crab claws and they are still going.

"One... more." Blood Stalk said as they just did another clean break and they eat the steaming crab meat.

"Ok, now we can talk." I said as they turned to me seemingly waiting.

"So, what do we do now?" I ask as I want make a plan of what to do going forward.

"Eat... and sleep..." Blood Stalk said as if that was obviously the next thing to do not looking at me while they talked.

"A little later, after we talk." I replied back and trying to continue my train of thought.

"I was thinking more along the lines of getting to know each other first and maybe try and figure out some stuff." I said trying to get them interested in talking.

"I... know you. And... you know me." Blood Stalk said still looking into the fire, it reflecting of there purple almost void like eyes. The flame dancing along the wood a bright orange and yellow with a hint of blue and green color appearing every now and then. 

I realize that this approach is getting nowhere again. I try and think about how to get there interest. 

"I, want to talk about the powers we use." As soon as I said this there eyes turned to looked at me as if I had there full undivided attention, almost fixation.

"Yes..." They said wanting to hear more. It almost freaked me out, how quick a 180 turn this conversation took.

"Where did you get those bottles?" I question them about where they got it from and hopefully talk about what happened while I was unconscious.

I need to know what happened and this person is the only one I can question.

We have only met today and I don't know much about them, but I do know we are in this situation together. I want to work together to make the best of a bad situation.

"They... appear in my hand." Blood Stalk said and I want to scream already.

"I know, I mean how do these things get into your/our hands." I ask wanting to see how much they know.

"When... I reach for something... I get it." They said making a garbing motion and I give up.

I think I just have to figure this part on my own.

"Ok, what will we be doing after eating and sleeping." I said very carefully worded.

"I... will hunt monsters." Blood Stalk said with the fires light making changing shapes of us both on the wall.

"But there is only one monster left, you said so." I said in confusion.

"There... is a place... where monsters are born." Blood Stalk which surprised me.

"I... want to go there." Blood Stalk said as the shapes started to form the shapes of a horned helmet and a ghostly body with string like hair a mess sitting across from each other.

I think that there was some more meaning behind their words as they looked at me.

"I see." was all I could respond with at this look they gave me. One that I think held determination and another emotion I couldn't figure out.

They then said something I didn't prepare for.

"What... about you."