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Chii Axi BOT 16-Nov-21 07:16 PM

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Chii Axi BOT 16-Nov-21 07:44 PM

disagreeing with the queen is one thing. Most disagreements are settled in the arena. The queen sends in her champion, the disagreement is settled, and everything goes back to the way it was because the queen's champion is undefeated. That's how it usually goes. Because I'm the queen's champion. But when I disagree with the queen, things get complicated. For me. I was cast out of clan. It's not like I have a lot of options. For six years I had been the queen's pawn, fighting her battles, playing her games. Every clan had reason to dislike me. I was left with nowhere to go, and now I was #1 enemy in every clan. So I built myself a little tree fort, and here I've been for about a week, waiting for someone to come try to kill me while I figure out how to keep the queen from making the biggest mistake of her life. Other than betraying me for that charming Kavit from Seven clan. The one I first met way before I met the queen. The one that killed our mother. How can she not remember?

reddeR 16-Nov-21 08:07 PM

(Looking for a creative entry! All clans in this world are feline in nature, and fairly primitive.)

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 02:41 AM

Takara had been running around the branches of the trees. One nimble step after the other, she made her way through the forest, steps so fast the branches barely even rustled. A member of the Leon tribe, far on the edge of the Queen's territory. An extremely small outcast society, they were known for three distinct: Their craftsmanship, their beer and their shining golden manes. Coming from a different branch of ancestors, the Leons had a different body build than most other clans, making them one of the strongest fighters amongst the prairie. Takara wore a long beige scarf, a black top with beige beige sleeves which showed her extremly toned stomach, a pair of baggy beige pants and long brown boots. Her black hair nearly reached the ground and covered her small thin tail. Her stomach was rumbling already, it had been a day since her last meal. That was when she spotted a mysterious housing amongst the trees. Slowing down her pace, she approached the building, her steps giving away no audible queues. Just like she was approaching a beast with the back turned to hers. Slow and steady. Until she had one foot set on the wooden floor. (edited)

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 03:04 AM

I hear the distinct sound of claws tapping the wood floor of my treetop sanctuary and freeze, my ears swiveling toward the sound automatically. Oh well, time to find a new place. Once this is dealt with. I hiss, baring my teeth even though the intruder can't see. "Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" I spit, knowing full well that there is no door to knock on. "I'm not taking visitors, not buying whatever you're selling, don't need a lord and savior. Go right back out the way you came in, and forget you were here." I turn to face the intruder, surprised when I see a girl near my own age. She looks like she can hold her own, but so can I, and I'm not about to back down in my own home.

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 03:12 AM

Surprisingly, there actually was someone home. Being the goof that she is, Takara gave a wooden tile on the fort three quick knocks just as the owner requested. Then, she defensively took a step back from the floor, resting her two feet on a thick branch nearby. Her hands behind her back and shoulders leaning against the same tree. "I think we should just calm down." The feline offered a smile as Chii popped her head out of the cover. "I was just hunting for food when I came by this place. You don't happen to have some scraps to share?" After a fruitless hunt yesterday, food was everything that was on Takara's mind, even though the girl seemed weirdly familiar. She swore she had seen that face before, somewhere.

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 03:26 AM

I glare at the girl, trying to stay unaproachable...but finally relent. She's cute, and I'm a sucker for cute girls. I offer a smile, then stride over to the opposite wall, where a line is strung with salted fish, drying in the open air. I pull a couple off and offer it to the girl. "Sorry, I'm a bit on edge. Go ahead and come in, I've got food and I won't bite, promise." I move over to the woven grass pads I have in one corner and seat myself comfortably on one on the floor. "What are you doing all the way out here anyway?"

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 03:46 AM

That girl surely was easy to convince. Takara scratched her head for a bit, before she just gave in to the sight of the delicious fish hanging, just waiting to eaten up. "I really appreciate your help." She thanked as she made ber way to the inside of the outpost. Taking two pieces of fish and nibbling on them as she sat on the ground. "This and that. Being by myself. Living my worst life. The usual." Her tone was nonchalant, but damped by the food in her mouth. The girl seemingly had no manners, talking with food in her mouth. "Should I ask you the same?" Finally spoken without fish in her mouth.

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 04:33 AM

"you could, but you won't get any more fish that way!" I laugh, grabbing some for myself. It's been a long time since I had someone to just chat with, and while I stay leery of the girl, I relish the opportunity for conversation.

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 04:59 AM

That was a compelling argument. She had to evaluate which was more important. With a suspicious expression, seh decides to grab some more fish to press into her mouth. The girl was hungry and not holding back. Swallowing down the fish, Takara wiped her mouth with her wrist, patting her belly. "Man, I really needed that." Singen one of the large fishbone, Takara cleaned her teeth. "So, what does one do in the forest all by oneself all day?"

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 05:10 AM

"fish, and make my home more comfortable. I really came here so no one would find me, but I don't expect that will last long." I answer, then curse myself for giving too much information. I can only hope you don't really catch on, though that isn't likely.

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 05:27 AM

Takara nodded as she picked her fangs clean of flesh. "I feel you. Yeah I do." The connotation that could come with Chii's statement flew right over Takara's head. She's after all just an airhead. "I've got the luxury that no one's looking for me. So I can't quite dig your spot, but it would be a shame to just lose this..." She looked around, trying to find a nice word to describe this abomination of a resting place. "... spot." Yeah, that's perfect.

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 11:56 AM

"oh, no, it won't be that bad. It's nothing like what I'm used to. But my sister can be such a stubborn kitten sometimes! She gets it in her head that she wants something, and won't listen to reason. Say, what clan are you from? Leon? That looks like Leon style." I nod at my guess, then my eyes widen. I know this girl! Last year at the arena, Leon clan had opposed my sister expanding her territory north of the Waterskipper River. They had sent their champion, as usual with a handful of attendants to witness the match and ensure it was fair. They'd lost, but it had been a good fight. This girl was part of their envoy, I was certain of it! "Say, have you ever been to Black Stripe City, Tigin clan?"

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 12:16 PM

Takara nodded in agreement, hanging her arms down. "I get that. Siblings can be such a pain." Thinking of her own. The ones who had turned their back on her. She was about to sink in a little moment of self-pity when the conversation shifted about her clan. "Pureblood Leon." She awkwardly laughed, rubbing the back of her head. "Though my hair tells a different story." A dark brown mane for Leon's was unnatural, so much that those were not acknowledged as Leons by their own tribe. "May have been. Not quite sure. Are you from there?" She curiously asked, tilting her head sideways.

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 12:22 PM

"from there!? I was the best champ-! Uh...I mean...yeah, I've been there." I rub the back of my neck sheepishly, turning away, slightly. "I'd rather not talk about it, really, though, I mean, it wasn't a very good departure. My sister can be such a foolish brat sometimes. I don't think she even thought about the repercussion of what she was doing when she banished me, and what it would do to her politically!"

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 12:28 PM

She leaned back, getting comfortable against the wall. She felt empathy for the other. Given how their situation wasn't all that different. Banished by their families. Left alone with no place to stay. "Believe me, I've got no clue what's happening in that big city of yours anyway. Even if I wanted, I couldn't talk about it." She giggled at her own cluelessness. Leons were a tribe of rituals and traditions, politics was a foreign concept for them.

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 12:59 PM

"it's all a mess, let me tell you! And that's just from the outside! It gets more messed up the more you go into it!" I laugh, growing complacent with the girl's apparently ignorant nature. "I mean, what is the queen gonna do without me? She's such a kitten! You'd think she would know I, of all people, am only looking out for her best interests! She's all I've got!" I sigh and sit back against the wall. "But that's sisters for you, they never believe you when you need them too.

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 01:04 PM

So that was an interesting turn. Takara assumed that this little piece of information had just slipped Chii by accident. Nevertheless, it was unexpected, Takara raised an eyebrown. "So you're the Queen's sis?" Despite many people having a grudge against the Queen, Takara was a little more care free than that. If you can't see it, it doesn't hurt you, after all. She crossed her arms, thinking for a moment with her eyes closed. Chii looked more like that little sister, right? The younger, but stronger one. That was probably right. "When people get angry, they get dumb. Is she angry at you?"

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 01:17 PM

"uh...yeah." I sigh, cursing myself for being careless. "Yeah, she banished me for opposing her. All I've done to protect her stubborn ass, and she actually got cock enough to banish me! I'm the whole reason she even gets her way! What does she think just anybody can beat Chatix clan champion in the arena!? I've put my life on the line for her! Then the first guy that gets her panties wet comes along and she just forgets about it!" I growl, thinking about the Pantar clan male who'd wooed my sister. He was bad, very bad, and she just wouldn't listen to reason.

Takara Aya BOT 20-Nov-21 01:26 PM

"Ohh, the Chatix Clan? I know those fellas." Takara shot up, as if that was the most important piece of information that Chii had just told her. "Came by their place a couple of weeks back. Really nice people. Even sparred with some for a beer. I won three rounds." Takara grinned as she boasted. She wasn't one to usually go around preach about her strength, but it was a funny story. "I especially loved their legs, like... those kicks hurt." She rubbed her shoulder, where one of those aforementioned kicks had hit her before. That was when she remembered the actual topic of this discussion. "Right, right... Royal problems and such... Can't say I really relate." Royalty was after all the farthest you could be from Takara. "Is that bloke really that bad? I mean, she'll hafta notice it herself at some point, right?"

Chii Axi BOT 20-Nov-21 04:35 PM

I let out a light chuckle "you remind me a lot of my sister. No, I don't think she would notice." "Nax is Pantar clan undefeated champion arena fighter, for a long time now. I don't know why my sister is so fixed on him. I just get a bad vibe from the guy. I guess that's why she wouldn't hear me out, I have no proof." (edited)

Takara Aya BOT 21-Nov-21 12:38 AM

Chii's infectious chuckle got to Takara as well. "Really, I'm the farthest I could be from a Queen. I mean look at me." She moved her hands along the sides of her dirt covered body to prove her point. She had always imagined the Queen to be a high and mighty stick-up-the-ass kind of person. She still thinks that. The name struck a chord with Takara. "Nax?" She repeated, one eyebrown raised. "What's he look like? The name sounds familiar, I might have seen him on my stays around." (edited)

Chii Axi BOT 21-Nov-21 01:02 AM

he's an older arena fighter, so fairly in shape and marked up. He's very classically dark, you know, all Pantar are black, a few show some lighter spots, but not many. Nax has a few spots on his ears, and a distinct one all the way around his left eye. He always has a talisman collar. I've never seen him without it." I think for a moment, then shrug, " I don't know what the symbol is for. It's got a paw, toes down, with a weird wavy thing over the top."

Takara Aya BOT 21-Nov-21 01:16 AM

The girl scratched her temple as she visualized the description given. In shape.... white spots... talisman... To no avail, sadly. "No, no... can't recall having seen him. But that name, I've heard it somewhere..." She was so sure about it. Maybe a patron? Who knows. "But if you're looking for dirt in that guy why don't head to Pantar and inquire some of the locals? They have excellent wine. I could go for some right now." She dozed off, resting her head against her hands behind it.

Chii Axi BOT 21-Nov-21 08:29 PM

"I can't just walk in there and start asking questions! I mean, they'll recognise me!" I say indignantly, as if that much was obvious

Takara Aya BOT 22-Nov-21 10:08 AM

Takara groaned, getting a little more comfortable against the wall. "A hair cut, a deep hood and a companion can do wonders." She was feeling how she slowly drifted off to sleep. Her exhaustion was showing itself. It had been tiring couple of days for her. (edited)