the last four pages of this chapter will be up soon..my computer died and I lost two of the pages T.T now I gotta do them all over ToT Fear not, I am not overwelimg you with characters for no reason, everyone that comes into the story will have an extream relevance. As for Rayu..he wont show up again for a bit so here is some info I can give without spoiling anything. Rayu is a Wolf so I tried to give him the shaggy dog poof look, though I think it makes his head look big. The Crows foot is a Tattoo, Ai's father's name is Kuro for BLACK, and his mother's name was Birdna, therefor his crest is Black Bird. Rayu is a "Was" for a reason. Rayu was also 7 years older than Ai's father.