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Post by Lorien on Aug 17, 2006 17:39:21 GMT
Gargoroth looked to the lioness again and shrugged his shoulders slightly. "I do not know the identity of this lioness." He then turned to Bleak. "Perhaps you know who she is?" he asked, an eyebrow raised questioningly.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 17, 2006 17:42:25 GMT
"Yes" Bleak replied. He had been listening quietly to the discussion, letting Gargoroth talk.
"Her name is Kiala" he said. "She is quite new at the Otana, an excellent hunter, by the way."
Bleak looked down to Kiala and grinned slightly. She was an Otana, and Bleak could never feel pitty for anyone from her pride.
Then Bleak lifted his head and looked to Legacy, waiting for further instructions.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 17, 2006 17:49:58 GMT
Legacy raised a brow as he looked down at the unconscious lioness, listening intently to what Bleak had to say.
“I see…… A hunter you say……”
Legacy frowned as some words struck his mind.
A slow laugh worked its way up his chest until he laughed out in a maniacal echo. Then stopped.
His eyes were closed for a moment and he had a slight smirk on his face. Then shaking his head as he turned towards Bleak and Gargoroth.
“You stupidity amazes me…..”
Then suddenly Legacy’s eyes shot open.
“Tell what idiotic idea made you think that THIS LIONESS!”
He shouted out as he pointed at Kiala with one paw.
“A NEW MEMBER TO THE OTANA WOULD KNOW ANYTHING OF USE TO ME!?”
Legacy was annoyed, he had given them a mission and they had brought him back a worthless lion, probably so new to the Otana pride that she knew nothing…
Legacy closed his eyes and sat down. Putting one paw on his head he moved it in a circular motion.
“I’m surrounded by idiots….”
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Post by Lorien on Aug 17, 2006 17:56:29 GMT
Gargoroth's eyes went wide. He was SURE that Legacy would have been pleased by their deeds. Perhaps he hadn't thought things through fully. He looked to the lioness who seemed to be stirring, awakened by the shouting. "Um...Maybe she will still prove useful. As a hostage?" He turned to Legacy once again, hoping that he would like his newest idea.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 17, 2006 18:01:06 GMT
Bleak had been watching calmly as Legacy laughed and made his comments. He listened as Gargoroth said about using Kiala as a hostage.
"Maybe..." he said with a grin. "But I have a feeling she knows what happens inside the Otana pride. I've seen her with her pride. It is true that she is new to the pride and that she usually is on her own, but all the Otanas know who the leader is, and who will become one after the current leader dies."
Bleak stopped speaking again, waiting what Legacy would say next.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 17, 2006 18:13:58 GMT
Legacy took his paw of his head and stood up. He walked over to Gargoroth with a manor that would suggest he was going to kill him, but he stopped only a foot or two away as Bleak explained about Kiala. Legacy glared at Bleak then at Gargoroth.
“I guess she will have to do for now….”
He said in a low voice.
“Oh and Gargoroth… a little suggestion…. I don’t know if it was required of you in your old pride… but if you want to stay alive in this one… I suggest you think before you speak…. Suggesting her as a hostage might have been a good idea, if she hadn’t been so new to the Otana pride…. Chances are they wouldn’t know she was missing for ages….”
Then Legacy turned around and walked back to Kiala. His expression calm once more. He looked down at her as she seemed to be starting to wake up slightly.
“I’ll take her from here….. You two have done……. a fair enough job….. Though it wasn’t quite what I was looking for it will do….”
Then he walked around her and looked up at the two of them.
“I require one more thing from you two… Seeing as how she is going to be our hostage… we need to let her friends know she is in danger….”
Legacy paused as if thinking.
“Head back to Otana territory and let one of them know of her… predicament… no doubt they’ll want answers….. In which case you’ll tell them that if they want to see her again they will meet out demands…. But I won’t tell you what those are just yet…. Also tell them that if they come into our territory I’ll kill her myself….”
Legacy sat down and looked back down at Kiala.
“Now go, get out of my sight before I change my mind about letting the two of you live…”
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 17, 2006 18:19:54 GMT
"Very well" bleak said and bowwed slightly and then started walking back towards the Otana lands, not looking back if Gargoroth was following him or not. Legacy had given an order to them, so he expected the blue lion to follow.
It seems that I just saved his life... bleak thought, not saying it aloud. we propably should try to find Fire or Mino. Mino propably is still recovering, since he seemed to be in a bad condtion when I last saw him...
Bleak sighed.
"So it is Fire, then" he whispered.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 17, 2006 18:25:53 GMT
Gargoroth nodded and looked to Bleak to lead the way. He sort of looked up to Bleak as well, seeing as he had been in the pride longer. He knew what he was doing better than he himself did. So, following behind him, the two of them came into the Otana territory. "Where do you think this..Fire will be?"
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Kiala began to stir, awakened by the shouting and the movements around her. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked around herself as her sight slowly came into focus. She winced as the pain from her cheek came swirling into her conciousness. She looked up and noticed the three looming males before her and her heart started racing, her body trembling once more. She didn't know them by sight, all except Gargoroth, but she knew who they were. She knew she was in the Jahina territory, that beofre her stood Bleak and the famed Legacy. She closed her eyes and wished she was still with Fire and Mino.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 17, 2006 18:32:07 GMT
Legacy smiled gently at her, as if to make himself seem less dangerous.
“I take it you know where you are……”
He said in a calm voice.
“And no doubt you have an idea of who I am…. “
He continued. Then he lowered his head very slowly to her ear and started whispering.
“Now, I’m going to ask you a series of questions… If you answer them correctly and truthfully… I’ll see that you aren’t hurt too much… BUT…”
He paused a moment.
“If you try to run or don’t answer my questions then I’ll break your legs…. One by one… piece by piece….”
Then he lifted his head back up to its height again, his smile still friendly looking, however opposite his intentions were.
“Now stand up and look me in the eyes…”
He said in a loud ordering tone.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 17, 2006 18:36:24 GMT
Bleak thought for a moment for Gargoroth's question.
"I am not sure" he finally said. "He is propably somewhere with Mino, who was wandering near our lands and got punished 'cos of that and is now recovering."
An idea came to Bleak's mind.
"They are propably in a cave or something, so that Mino can get some peace and such."
Bleak took a look around. He had a pretty good idea of where he was when wandering around the lands of Otana pride. That was something he had learned when spying on them.
"Let's go that way" he said then and started walking. "There are a few caves around here, so we may have to give a look for them all, but we really can't help it."
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Post by Lorien on Aug 17, 2006 18:42:36 GMT
Kiala was shaking with fear. She knew she was going to have to talk, even though her terror was going to make it very difficult for her. She just hoped she knew the right answers. But then again, did she really want to answer them? If she did, she wouldn't be able to face her pride again. They would be so angry with her.
Gaining the courage, she slowly got to her feet. The hardest thing for her was to look him in the eyes and it took her a while to bring her head to her front and her eyes to make contact with Legacy's.
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Gargoroth nodded and looked around the lands of the Otana. They were a little bit familiar with him from when he was wandering about both lands. He wondered if the lion he had met here was either one of these lions that Bleak spoke about.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 17, 2006 18:47:57 GMT
Legacy’s eyes flashed as they finally met the gaze of Kiala’s.
“There we go was that so hard?”
He said in a gentle tone.
“Poor thing, you seemed almost frightened to death…. But you have nothing to worry about as long as you answer my questions….”
He said as he smiled at her then stood up also.
“First question… we’ll start with something simple…..”
He paused and looked to his side while thinking of what to ask.
“How long, have you been an Otana for?”
He asked as he turned and locked gaze with her once more. He was going to start simple enough to see if she would talk at all, if she seemed to cooperate on the first question, then he could move onto the more important ones. But if she didn’t… well… she already knew what was in store for her if she didn’t comply…
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Post by Lorien on Aug 17, 2006 21:09:26 GMT
Kiala cringed at hearing his voice, however gentle his tone seemed to be. She was almost frozen solid out of fright, and this made it hard to think. Her body trembled as she opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. What did I do to deserve this?, she thought. Every minute that passed she kicked herself in the butt for not staying in the caves with Mino and Fire. Why did she have to be so timid? If she hadn't been, she would have stayed to talk, but she was afraid of talking. It was the one thing that scared her the most, except in times of emergency. This, if ever, was a time when she didn't need to be afraid of talking. Her life depended on it.
"I..I've been....in the Otana pride.." Her body and voice were trembling all over, making her speach process very slow and broken apart. "...for...about two...weeks..." She looked to the ground as she spoke, she couldn't bear to look at Legacy before her. She would probably faint if she did, and who knows what would happen to her if she did that.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 17, 2006 21:26:48 GMT
Legacy tilted his head slightly as Kiala spoke to him, he sentence broken into fragments. It looked like it would take some time before he got all the info he needed out of her. Then again, he wasn’t in a hurry, he had to wait for Bleak and Gargoroth to return with, hopefully this time, good news about their mission…
He didn’t reply after Kiala told him the answer to his question. Instead he lowered himself into a lying position and crossed his front paws.
“Tell me, why do you quiver with fear at my mere presence?”
He asked in a curious voice as he raised an eyebrow.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 18, 2006 3:23:25 GMT
She still could not bear to look at him. She was breaking, this was too hard for her to handle. She couldn't help it, and a slight sob escaped her throat as a tear ran down her cheek and mixed with the blood from the deep gashes. She looked to the ground, trying to gain all of the courage that she could. She didn't know if she was going to make it out of this alive or not.
"I...I know what you...can do to..me..." She clenched her eyes tightly shut. "I'm frightened..." Sniffle..."And I..I..." What was she going to say? Was she going to open up and tell all? Tell this lion before her the reason for her horrible timidness, maybe so she could live? Was she THAT desperate for life that she would tell an enemy...THE enemy...the secret she hadn't told a soul? No, she wasn't that shallow. But why did she want to tell him? What was it in her that made the secret want to finally come out after she had been hiding it all these years? Perhaps it was because she didn't know if she would live or die, and she wanted someone to know. She didn't want to tell him, but if she didn't, no one would ever know her story. But was her story worth wasting on the lion who would bring her life to an end? She shook her head, anger welling up inside of her a little. For a split second, her fear was gone, but just as quickly as it did, she glanced upon the purple maned lion in front of her and it all came rushing back.
"Who..wouldn't be afraid...?" Her secret might come out someday, but not now, not to this lion. She would answer the questions he asked her, scared as she was, and maybe she would get to live. Then, she would just have to face her pride, ashamed. They might not even accept her back, but she'd live. She knew how to live on her own. The only thing she would miss was...the chance of maybe making a friend. Images of Mino and Fire suddenly flashed in her mind, and that reassured her. She would live through this, if only just to say goodbye to those two. Yes, she would live, she was sure of it.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 18, 2006 11:32:50 GMT
Mino had gotten worried. He had heard a roar what must now have been several minutes ago. But due to his condition he had no way of checking to see what it was… It was doubtful that something bad had happened to an Otana, seeing as how that area was rather deep in their territory. But still that didn’t mean he wasn’t concerned.
I hope Kiala is alright….
He thought as he looked at the cave entrance.
Nothing to worry about Mino, maybe it was just a lioness roaring in happiness about a catch of food she had made….
He tried to reassure himself that nothing was wrong, but something in the back of his mind was screaming to him to get up and check it out. Though he wasn’t exactly able to do such an act.
He just continued to stare at the entrance, hoping Kiala would come back in so he could see she was alright, and the roar hadn’t been anything serious.
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Legacy watched as Kiala Trembled and tried her best to speak to him. As she did he checked his claws to see if they were still sharp, proud of the reputation he had made for himself among the Otana and Jahina alike. When she had had finished talking he looked back up at her. A slight smirk was on his face as he had realised that she was going to tell him something but didn’t, instead she gave him an obvious answer and she was right, who wouldn’t be scared of him?
“*Humph* I guess you are right about that….”
He said as his eyes narrowed on her.
“You should relax; things will go much easier if you do…. You’ll be able to answer my questions quicker…. And the quicker you answer them, the quicker you’ll get to go home….”
Legacy paused and looked at the sky for a brief moment, not staring at anything in particular.
“You are doing well after all, I’ve interrogated many a lion that would not speak…..”
He said in a plain voice as he looked back at her.
“Needless to say they didn’t live…. Then again not many Otana do…..”
Legacy laughed as he recalled what had happened to the lion he had run into near the border of the territories, Mino.
“There was one lion though, I’m not sure if he died when I left him….. He was stupid enough to wander from his territory and alone to….. I ended up crushing his paw in mine….. I can still feel it, Like I had only done it moments ago….”
Legacy said as he smiled and looked at his paw. Opening and closing it, before looking back at Kiala.
“Then I broke one of his legs….. you should have seen him, he was pathetic… He pleaded for his life and all….”
Just then Legacy started laughing at the idea. He laughed for a few moments then stopped. Looking back at Kiala his smile grew wider and more evil.
“It’s funny, he to was nervous by merely being near me, just like you are now….. Knowing how long it’s been since then, he is probably dead, his useless body rotting away slowly….”
Legacy chuckled slightly and looked at the ground for a moment. Thinking that maybe he should have stayed to make sure that the lion had died, as there could have been a chance he might have been saved, but that was a slim chance.
I’ll have Bleak and Gargoroth check into when they get back.
He thought as he looked back up at Kiala.
“I suggest that if you don’t want to end up like that sorry excuse for a lion, then you answer my questions and not be so…… timid…..”
Legacy said in a slightly stern tone as he looked at Kiala waiting for her to show some sign that she understood what he had said.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 14:38:29 GMT
At the clearing inside the jungle Tefnut woke up. She blinked her eyes and yawned.
I must have fallen asleep at some point, she thought as she climbed down from the tree. She walked to the waterhole and took a drink.
"Hmm, now what?" she whispered and looked around the clearing.
"I suppose I can't stay here for ever..." she said a bit sadly. "But if I leave..."
She sighed. Legacy had been right; a day when she would have to make a choise of who she will stand with would come, no matter if she wanted it or not.
Tef sat still, looking at the water. It was so clear that she could see the stones under the water. She also noticed some fishes, swimming between the water plants.
Tef grinned when she remembered how she had been trying to catch them when she had been a cub.
"Hmm... I wonder..." she whispered and stood up, walking into the water. She focused on the fishes nearby and slowly walked closer. When she was near enough, she jumped, trying to catch a fish if she could. When she missed, she started giggling playfully, jumping again and again after the fishes.
Bleak looked around. He was pretty sure that he had seen a cave at this part of the Otana lands when he had been spying on the pride. As he walked a bit more he started regognizing some details from the surroundings.
And then he saw it, the entrance to one of those caves.
"Gargoroth, there's one cave there" he said, pointing to the entrance with his paw.
"Shall we go to see if someone's inside?" he asked with a slight grin. He gave a look for Gargoroth and started walking towards the cave, hoping that it would be the one where Mino was recovering.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 18, 2006 16:27:34 GMT
Gargoroth nodded his head and followed Bleak towards the cave. With his sharp eyes, he could see movement in there, however slight. "There is someone in there. I can see a little bit of movement." He looked then to Bleak, seeing what he would do next.
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Kiala listened as Legacy spoke about Mino in such a cruel manor. For some reason, it really got her blood boiling, and she could feel the heat as it rose off of her. She was angry and she didn't know why. She didn't really even know the lion, but she couldn't stand sitting here listening to this. When Legacy said his last words, about Mino being a sorry excuse for a lion, her body, or should you say, her heart lashed out against his words.
"Mino is an excellent lion! He does not give up so easily on life as you think! He is quite alive..." Kiala didn't even realize she was yelling, looking straight at the large lion in front of her, her eyebrows furrowed. What had she done? She was sure that she would be punished for such a thing, but...I guess she didn't care. Mino didn't deserve to be spoken about like this. She stood there, looking at the lion, her fear almost gone, waiting for whatever pain might come.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 18, 2006 16:55:11 GMT
Legacy stood up to his full height and walked up to Kiala to the point that he was looking down at her.
“You know I’ve killed for less then that….. You’re lucky I need you alive…..” Then he turned around to walk back to where he had been.
“Defending a useless heap of flesh like him, you probably don’t even know him….. Well here is a little information for you Kiala….”
He said in a strong voice as he turned back around to face her and sat down.
“Like all Otana he is a weakling, in physical strength and in Mental…. A waste of a body… I should know, I could see it in his eyes as a slowly took his life away from him… But from what you’ve told me, it appears that I didn’t do enough…”
Frowning at her he extended his claws.
“Now that you seem to have regained you’re voice… let’s start with the more important questions….. Like where is your Prides’ king, and where is his predecessor!”
Legacy’s voice boomed out.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 17:14:59 GMT
Bleak wathced to the entrance of the cave. Gargoroth was right, someone was inside there.
"Good, maybe we don't have to go looking for friends of Kiala anymore" he said and walked closer to the cave. He then stopped right to the entrance, taking a look inside and seeing two lions inside. He didn't say anything until he regognized Mino and Fire.
"Well, hello there!" he said with an evil grin, waiting to see what kind of reaction it would make.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 18, 2006 17:27:02 GMT
Gargoroth looked upon them as well. He was right, one of them WAS the lion he had encountered earlier, and he looked terribly wounded. Probably Legacy's doing... He decided he would let Bleak do all of the talking.
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Kiala listened as she was chastized, the fear in her returning, but not to the extent it had been. A nerve had been pushed with her, and she wouldn't behave like that around this lion. All she wanted to do was get out of there, now. She then listened to Legacy's question. Her eyes shot open as she realized why he was questioning her. He wants to get to our leaders... She hesitated, but then realized there was nothing she could do to resist it. She'd either have to tell or die. And...was this war something she really wanted to die for? She didn't even know why they were fighting in the first place.
"They...are back at the Otana territory. The leader..he should be in one of the caves. The other, last time I saw him, was on a rock overlooking the territory..." She looked to the lion, her eyes saddened that she had to betray her pride. "They might not be there, but that is all that I know." She looked away, ashamed of what she was doing.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 18, 2006 17:49:29 GMT
An expression of complete horror appeared on Mino’s face as instead of Kial appearing in the entrance, two lions did. He knew one of them was Bleak, he had only ever seen bleak once, during a skirmish between the prides, as he had been talking to Legacy. And the other lion was familiar, he was the same one Mino had ran into awhile back.
“Wha… What, are you two doing here…”
At first Mino’s voice trembled, but then his instinct to protect his pride asserted itself.
“He slowly forced himself to stand up on the two good legs he had, wobbling slightly as he tried to balance himself. He had a look of determination on his face.
“This Is Otana territory you don’t belong here!”
He said in an ordering tone. Then it struck him.
“Where is Kiala….”
He said in a whisper as he looked at the ground momentarily.
“Where is Kiala? What have you done with her!?”
He said in a fierce tone of voice trying to make it seem as though he meant business, though it was clear to anyone he couldn’t defend himself let alone fight offensively.
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Legacy laughed when Kiala had finished giving him his answer.
“Excellent, Thank you Kiala for you most helpful input…. If I was one of your pride, personally I’d be disgusted at you…. to think you’d betray your pride then give your life for them….”
Legacy shook his head.
“Now…”
He started as a grin appeared on his face.
“What to do with you…. You would make a reasonable hostage…. But I’d rather not have to worry about you…. hehehe… you better hope that your pride cares for your safety, because if I don’t get the answer I want from Bleak and Gargoroth when they return, it will be the end of your life…. If you could call your pathetic existence having a life…”
Legacy lay down, confident in the fact that she wasn’t going to try and run away. For the time being he would wait, with her, till the tow returned with news.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 18:09:55 GMT
Tefnut jumped again and was surprised to actually catch a fish.
"Woah! I got one!" she shouted happily and lifted the fish away from the water, picking it up to her mouth and then walking back to land. There she placed the fish down and started eating it.
When she finished she went to take another drink from the water.
"Now..." she whispered, wathcing to her reflection. "I might aswell go for a walk. It's no use to just lay here and do nothing."
She sighed and stood up, then walking away from the clearing.
I'll be back... she thought. Yes, indeed... I WILL be back...
Bleak watched Mino in amusement as he stood up.
"Careful, or you might hurt yourself!" he said still grinning evily.
"And what comes to Kiala..." Bleak's grin grew wider. "She is at the Jahina lands, alive... With Legacy..."
Bleaks grin faded away.
"But if one would be so stupid that one would go and try to get her back... Legacy will kill her himself. And surely you Mino know what he is capable of?"
Bleak started grinning again.
"You will hear our prides demands later. Then you might get her back alive..."
Bleak turned to look at Gargoroth.
"I think our job here is done" he said to him. "If you have something to add, then go ahead. Othervise we'll be leaving these weaklings alone."
Bleak stopped speaking, waiting to see if Gargoroth would have something to say. If not, he'd follow him back to the Jahina territory.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 18, 2006 18:24:04 GMT
He grinned wickedly and looked to Mino and Fire. "Anything to say to this lioness? You might not get to see her alive again, so any last words?" He chuckled and looked at the two males, his eyes narrow and his grin still on his face. He then looked to Bleak momentarily, then back to the two.
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Kiala looked with horror upon Legacy. That was it? She was finished? She didn't know what to do, didn't know what she COULD do. Without thinking, she turned around so she could no longer see the lion who might take her life. She layed down quietly and put her head in her paws, sobbing silently to herself.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 18, 2006 18:32:05 GMT
Mino’s eyes shot open.
“You sonnava!”
Mino went to attack the two of them but had in his anger of hearing about Kiala forgotten about his injuries and had put pressure on his broken leg, which came out from under him making him fall to the ground before getting close to Bleak.
“Come here! I’ll rip you apart!”
Mino threat as he looked up at Bleak then at Gargoroth.
“I’ll tare you limb from limb if you touch a hair on her!”
He continued. His eyes burning with rage. He could understand himself getting injured by Legacy, but not Kiala, she didn’t deserve that, she was an innocent soul.
Mino was breathing heavily, he wasn’t sure what had come over him but he wasn’t going to let them hurt Kiala.
“Take me instead!”
He blurted out. Then he paused for a second unsure why he had said that. Looking at the ground as if thinking about what he said. He knew Fire would object, but something in his heart told him it was better him then her. He couldn’t live knowing what Legacy might do to her, he just couldn’t.
“Take me, in her place…. She is new to our pride; she won’t know anything…..”
He continued as he looked at the two lions, his chest still expanding and contraction from the deep breaths he has taking.
“I’d prove a much better hostage…..”
He added, trying to convince the two lions.
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Legacy watched Kiala, his face calm, but his mind was working away, going back over many plans he had set out. Then he smiled faintly as he thought about having a bit of fun with the lioness.
“Tell me… do you think they care enough about you two meet my prides demands? Do you honestly think one of them gives a damn?.....”
Legacy chuckled lightly to himself.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 19:04:45 GMT
Bleaks eyes flashed and his grin faded away, like it had never been there. He stared at Mino with a blank expression, thoughts racing through his mind fast. What should he do in a situation like this?
It is true... He would be a better hostage, was the first thought Bleak had. And he surely knows a lot more than Kiala...
On the other hand, Kiala isn't hurt, he thought next. Mino is and the pride propably could sacrifice him. He'd become just another victim of the war... Which he already is; he can't even take care of himself at the moment.
Bleak frowned slightly. This was a very bad problem. He didn't know what Legacy would say. Would he be mad if Bleak and Gargoroth would leave Mino here or if they'd take him to the Jahina lands.
Or... Bleak thought as an idea came to his mind. We could keep them both... That would be two hostages instead of one, and also two members away from the pride...
Bleak almost opened his mouth to say something, but before he did that, another thought came.
Two hostages are also difficultier to look after, he thought. No... I won't take him... If Legacy wants Mino, I can just come and pick him up. He can't fight back and Fire can't stand a chanse against me if he tries to stop me.
Bleak took a deep breath and as he let the air out, he whispered.
"No."
After that his grin came back.
"Nice offer, Mino" he said. "But I'm afraid that you have no idea of how much I know about the things going on the Otana pride. I'm quite sure that Kiala knows enough. Maybe not as much as you do, but..."
Bleak stopped for a brief moment.
"No, Mino... You are not coming."
After that Bleak turned around and left the cave, motioning Gargoroth to follow him.
"If Legacy isn't happy when he hears we didn't take Mino with us" Bleak said to Gargoroth after a while. "I'll take the responsibility. It was my decision, so you should be left out of this."
Then Bleak just walked, not saying anything else.
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Post by Lorien on Aug 18, 2006 20:23:36 GMT
Gargoroth's eyes shot open when he heard what Mino said. Did he care that much about a useless lioness? He shook his head and let Bleak come to the decision. He knew more about matters than he himself did. When Bleak refused, he understood why. As the two left, Gargoroth shot one last look to the two males in the cave, as if saying attacking the two would be the worst idea they could make.
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She continued to sob into her paws as she listened to Legacy's words. They only made things worse. DID anyone care? She was knew so she didn' t know if anyone would risk anything to save her. Not only that, she had betrayed them and they might just leave her there as punishment. She closed her eyes tightly, these thoughts swarming through her head. She no longer had the assured feeling that she was going to get out of this perdicament alive. She was frightened once again.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 20:45:09 GMT
Tef walked inside the jungle, wandering around without thinking of where she was going. She was too deep in her thoughts again to think about that. It also was the main reason for her to follow a path that went quite near the border of the jungle. She walked across a stream and was about to continue her way when she heard something. She stopped and listened. It sounded like someone sobbing.
What is this? Tef thought curiously and slowly walked closer to the bushes near the border where the jungle ended and savannah begun. When she reached them she carefully looked to the savannah, just to see two lions nearby. She regognized the other amidiately as Legacy, and the other...
Isn't that... Kiala from Otana pride? she thought confused. It was Kiala, the same lioness who had helped Mino earlier. But what was she doing on the Jahina lands? And more importantly... Why was she with Legacy?
I have to ask about that sometime... Tef thought. She had an expression of worry on her face, but she didn't dare to step out from the jungle. Instead she just backed away and continued walking again, now heading on the direction of the Jahina caves. She was going to wait near the path leading there, just in case that Legacy would come there.
Bleak walked in silence, preparing for the meeting with Legacy and bearing the possible consequences of not taking Mino with him. Bleak kept staring at the ground all the way to the Jahina lands. When they went across the border he sighed deeply and lifted his head, looking as calm as ever. He then headed to the direction where Legacy was waiting with Kiala.
Bleak could see them from the distance when they got closer. Kiala seemed to be sobbing or something, which didn't surprise Bleak. Othervise she seemed to be allright.
So she talked, after all... was the idea in Bleaks mind when they reached Legacy and stopped walking.
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Post by Pulsar on Aug 18, 2006 21:21:16 GMT
Mino lay there looking at the ground once Bleak and Gargoroth had left.
Damn them…. Why didn’t they take me? It would be clear to anyone that I was a better choice then Kiala….
In anger he smacked the ground with his good paw, making a dust cloud rise up.
“Damn, my condition, If only I wasn’t injured I could do something!”
He said in a frustrated voice as he glared at the ground.
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Legacy had been staring at Kiala, a smirk on his face as he enjoyed her suffering, every sob she made was like music to his ears. Then his face went plain as he noticed Bleak and Gargoroth approaching. Raising both eyebrows curiously he stood up and asked in what seemed to be a happy tone of voice.
“So? What news do you have for me my dear pride brethren? Nothing but good I hope…”
He looked at them, with a smile on his face.
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Post by Kirsui on Aug 18, 2006 21:42:22 GMT
Bleak forced himself to stay calm. He thought for a moment before replying to Legacy.
"We found Mino and Fire, Kiala's friends, on one cave" he informed blankly. "They are now aware that she is here and... Are informed that they will hear your demands later."
Bleak thought for a moment before continueing.
"Mino is recovering, but he is still not able to stand or walk properly. Which reminds me... I saw Tefnut getting that special waterplant from the jungle, so I think she used them on him... Which also makes him to recover a bit quicker."
Bleak stopped speaking. He wasn't sure how to say the next part.
"And now that we are talking about Mino..." he said finally and gave a quick look for Kiala. "He... suggested of making a trade. He'd come here as a hostage if we'd let Kiala go."
Bleak paused again, now for a bit longer time.
"After thinking it, I refused to take him with me" he said. "I tried to think it as thoroly as possible, and in that point it seemed to be unnecessary to bring Mino here. Yes, he has been longer on the Otana pride, but he is hurt. It is more likely that the pride would have sacrficed him, since he is already in a bad shape, concidering him as one other victim of the war."
Bleak stopped once more, turning to look at Kiala.
"The thought of keeping two hostages was also in my mind" he said and turned back to Legacy. "But it would have been difficultier to look after them."
Bleak sighed.
"I have now given you the report and the reasons why I decited to leave Mino to the Otana lands" he finished and waited for Legacy's reply.
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