(???)

"Let go..."

'No!'

"Let go..."

'I'm part of her very being!"

"Let go..."

'I could never betray her! No matter what might happen!"

"Let go..."

'Ranni...'

"Let go of everything..."

'She needs me!'

"LET GO!"

"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

(Meanwhile)

The young priestess watched her sleeping savior jerk his head back and forth having a nightmare that that threatened to reopen his wounds, while she sat next to his bed the priestess softly placed a hand on his forehead. Closing her eyes she focused for a moment and upon opening her eyes she watched as magic glowed in the palm of her head and entered the mind of the foreigner who calmed down.

She smiled while the foreigner returned to a peaceful rest, retracting her hand she looked down at the man who saved their lives. After he passed out from the fight the samurai escort attempted to kill him for the fact that he was a foreigner however she and the rest of the fire temple priests and priestess stayed their hand. Not only did the goddess wish for peace with foreigners but so did most of the daimyos of Japony, and that's not to mention that he risked his life to save their own.

Looking down at the wrapped warrior, she couldn't help but be curious about his appearance she hadn't ever seen a foreigner before. She heard stories about many different foreigners, especially the ones about the mainland ponies but none of them ever mentioned a wolf people, dogs sure but none like this.

Maybe that's why he survived with so many wounds that could kill any normal fox-folk like herself, but that brings up how he arrived in Japony with such injuries?

By ship? That is not likely many areas on the water have magical bound traps that destroy ships that are unaware of the hidden routes to the main sea, along with the vigil land guardians there is no way he could have sunk shore even if the ship he was on knew the route. Perhaps he stowaway on the pony merchant ship that comes once every mouth for the firefish, but that is heavily guarded, and even then the ship docks by a small wet dock so the merchants are nowhere near the shore.

Teleportation is also unlikely the entire Island has layers upon layers of anti-magic fields that target any magic that isn't Reiki-based. Since only foxfolk could use Reiki-based magic not only because it was the only kind of magic could possess it was also because they had kept the way to use Reiki magic a secret only among themselves and never any outsiders.

Which makes her ask the question again: How?

In that instant, her trail of thought was interrupted by the foreigner snapping awake with speed that threaten to reopen his wounds if she hadn't stopped him from getting up to fast.

"Calm down. Everything will be alright. You are Safe," The blue eyes of the stranger looked up at her own.

"I... ugh... What happened," Her eyes slightly widened by his words, she had heard him speak equestrian before he passed out but never did she expect him to speak her language and with so little accent.

She shook her head.

"You passed out," She answered while letting him down to rest. "Our escort didn't wish for us to bring you back but we did to tend to your wounds if we hadn't you would have surely died from blood loss,"

He looked up at her, causing her to blush by his stare causing her to lift up one of her long cuffed sleeves while she looked away from him.

"You know it's rude to stare," She whispered causing the Foreigner to look away.

"Applogizies I... you look... um... your eyes look like mine," She lowered her sleeve to look back at the foreigner who was now looking at the sliding door of the room.

Taking this moment she looked at his and sure enough to his word, his were very much like hers, unlike many of her fellow vuplines she lacked the whites of a normal eye but had a black sclera like the goddess. For that very reason, many believe she was placed at the doorsteps of the temple when she was a pup.

It was strange seeing another with black sclera...

"I accept your apology. I am Rena Tao Priestess of the sun temple," She gave a slight bow while the Foreigner turned to look back this time avoiding eye contact so as not to make her feel uneasy. "May I ask for your name Stranger?"

He looked at her for a moment until he spoke.

"Blaidd..."

"Is that your family name?"

"No. I don't have one,"

"A family or a family name,"

Blaidd seemed uneased by her question as she pulled the wet cloth from his head to place a fresh one.

"I do apologize for my question Blaidd-San I didn't know. I thought all Foreigners had a family name,"

"I was never given one," Blaidd told her as she looked at him.

The two stared at one another for a moment until she rose.

"I will return. I need to inform the elder that you have awakened. Please rest I will not be long," Tao spoke as he nodded watching her rise and leave him alone in the room.

(Meanwhile)

"LAND HO!" Starlight rose from her spot on the deck at the loud voice of the spotter from the Crowsnest.

Looking towards where he pointed made the unicorn smile, sure enough, there was a large land mass in the distance.

Even from here, she couldn't help but be in awe.

The land itself almost glistened in the distance and she could see many different buildings dotting the land. She almost wanted to use a spell to get a closer look but didn't want to spoil the surprise when she would see it in person shortly.

It almost made her wonder what kind of world she was about to step into.

Author's Note

Okay a short second chapter, not one I normally due but it's close to Christmas so here's an early X-mas gift for all of you.

So... Rena and Blaidd finally meet although in a sorta awkward first impress but one I'm sure that wasn't the worst. Along with the ponies making it to Japony and oh boy!

Blaidd being on the island before them?

Well... Let's just say paranoia isn't just with always on the pony's side.