We Blend In [Open]

[kahara]

DARRIUM SULDAN, OMEN SULDAN, TANZEL SULDAN

[/i] The hermaphrodite's voice trailed.

"Ceon was strong and sensible, he'll be here for sure, Tanzel." Omen said. She seemed a little uncertain though, and Darrium looked over his shoulder them both and shook his head.

"We all know that Ceon was messed up. I'll be surprised if he isn't dead with how he went about thinking. 'Gods' talked him; what rubbish."

Tanzel lowered her head and Omen nudged her. "My brother is right.. but we'll be okay. You have new young on the way.."

This didn't seem to make Tanzel feel any better. And Darrium had stopped his walking. A pride border.

"Alright.. maybe this.. let's just stay here, see if someone comes along." He said and then sat down with both females.[/ul][/blockquote]

[Caylis]

INFLUENCE | BRYNNETH SULLIVERI

The pure dark crimson BloodBeast made his way through the ashlands, his wings flexing as he scented quite the unfamiliar scent. Was this a threat? He looked at them calmly. "State your presence. Or I shall get m'lord Reno and m'lady Najisi if need be." he said slowly with blues gleaming with curiosity until he heard a familiar voice. "Influence? Who's here?" said the healer, Brynneth as she looked at all of them calmly, she blended in perfectly before her pinks studied them.. were these of Meurtrier? No.. couldn't be. The dark blue-grey one [Darrium] seemed to resemble Najisi's cubs.. hm. Were they related of some sort? She shrugged before waiting for a response.

[TheWG]

Sinna Kain

The young cub felt as bored as a rock. A dusty rock. She was born here; and she absolutely loathed this place... This boring landscape. Knocking a pebble away from her paw, she sighed- sending some ash along the slight wafting breeze. It was also stinky. Stinky stinky stinky here. The little grey female groaned, hoping that big Reno would wise up and take them somewhere nicer... Like other pride members said he would.

She could have laid there grumbling all day, but the sound of footsteps hit her ears. Of course it was nothing special at first, she was in her pride lands albeit how annoyingly painful of a pridelands it was, yet people would always go by. It wasn't until figures came into view of her purple eyes did they widen, realizing how unfamiliar they were. She slunk across the displeasing dust, and crouched behind a rock, peering out at the newcomers. Who are they? she said in her buzzing brain, shifting to another side of the rock to get a closer view. What do they want?

As they were confronted by another few of her pride members, she slowly edged close. She was likely to be seen, as she didn't stand out very much from the ash, but she would at least pretend she couldn't be seen. Curiosity ate at her, and she wanted to approach; yet the fear of these felines being hostile was of imminent concern even in her young mind.

[LAD]

Yasbi Neko

With one brother seemingly missing, Yasbi was irritated. Jericho wouldn't have run off without a word. Having been out hunting, she carried back five rabbits - not as big as her first hunt around these parts, but big enough to hold off a few felines. However voices crossed her hearing and she paused. Stashing her kills in a safe little convenient hidey hold, Yasbi took off in a trot, coming across four large pure bred Bloodbeasts - one of their own pride, and Brynneth. However, she supposed they failed to noticed the little cub hiding out behind them, and she narrowed her amber orbs. 'What are you doing? There's enemies right here and you're worried about a cub?!' Yasbi ignored the voice, and instead trotted between both sides, and then straight over to the little thing she recognized as Sinna, and with one paw on either side of the cub, she turned her head to face them.

Without taking her eyes off them, she tipted her head down to Sinna, nudging her family softly. "Do you want to do something special for us, Sinna?" She murmured softly, and without waiting or pausing for the little cub, she carried on, "It would be wonderful for your pride mates if you went ahead and got your mommy for us, and Reno too." She knew that trying to scold the cub now for being so far from the center of the pride would make her indignant - and it would save them all the trouble if she got Sinna out of here, and in the process, getting the leaders.

Whether or not the cub did so, she remained standing there, her amber gaze steady and cold. Then she opened her maw again, this time speaking louder, but curtly, her voice brusque and echoing her cold gaze. "I suggest you answer Influence's question. And tell us who you are."

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[kahara]

DARRIUM, TANZEL, OMEN

[/i] Darrium murmured quietly to Tanzel and Omen. Both females remained seated as Darrium took charge and stood up to address the question presented to them by another bloodbeast, and two females. In all of the chalky smoke and dust, he hadn't noticed the cub yet. "My name is Darrium Suldan. This here is Tanzel Suldan, my mate, and Omen Suldan, my sister. We're looking for someone lost to us and we figured he may be in these parts. As you can see, we blend in rather well with the volcanic surroundings. Knowing our son, he's either here or.." His voice trailed, which ought to say enough for everyone. Here or dead. Tanzel clung onto little hope with Omen, but both knew that Tanzel and Darrium's first born son was a mess.

"Please, we don't mean harm, if you want, fetch your leader! Maybe he or she knows what's become of him, or maybe they've seen him nearby?" Tanzel lifted her head to speak, weary of the others. Was this a bad idea?[/ul][/blockquote]

[TheWG]

Sinna Kain

She had managed to wriggle under the paws of one of the members that faced the others. There was something familiar about them, and she was purely fascinated; but the truth was far from her mind. Just as she got close enough to look up at them, paws surrounded her and blocked her view, guiding her away from the strangers stumbling. She have a slight huff and frowned, but knew there was no use trying to defy, "Okay."

The cub wiggled out of Yasbi's paws and trotted towards camp, muttering all the way. She wanted to meet these strangers! They didn't seem threatening so far... Perhaps the faster she found her mother, the faster she could get back to them. Poking her head into the cave that her mother and siblings usually slept, she mewed loudly. "Hey mama, there'd some people in the territory- lookin for some guy." She paused, to back away from the cave. She hoped her mother was in there, but if she wasn't... Well she and Reno couldn't possibly get too far, so she mewed a bit louder. "They said they're... Uhhh... Sultans?"

[OnyxOryx]

Najisi Kain

Najisi was tending to Asera as well as checking on their food stores. It would call for a hunt soon. She sighed and took a small rodent from the pile to give to Asera. A toy. They would be weaned soon. It'd do well they learn how to hunt. Just as she was ready to leave the pile, Sinna stopped her. Someone was at their borders? The queen's ears flung back in worry. What was her daughter doing at the border? With strangers? Sultans? It didn't click that Sinna meant Suldan. The last name given to Ceon.

"Thank you for alerting me, Sinna. Good job."

She praised her daughter. If they all rushed to fetch her and Reno when there were intruders.. maybe the cubs would make it.. even with all the possible threats. She nodded to Sinna and headed for the boarder. She froze when she saw the three bloodbeasts. Instantly she worried it was Meur. After Ceon's pride was wiped out.. they were the only pride she knew to have bloodbeasts.

"I am Najisi Kain. Queen of La Morte. You encroach upon our borders. Who are you?"

She said firmly, pushing aside her worry. If it was Meur, they'd deal with them. Shed send Sinna to get Reno and hide while she took care of them personally.

[LAD]

Yasbi Neko narrowed her eyes at the bloodbeasts, and then when Najisi showed up, she dipped her head to her, and softly laid her tail upon the Queens' flank, and tipped her head to murmur into her ear. "They say they are Suldans, Darrium, Tanzel, and Omen are their names." She pointed to each one in turn as she named them, and then turned her amber eyes on her leader, watching her carefully. These bloodbeasts reminded her of Najisi's recent cubs, and this whole situation was becoming worrisome to her. "Darrium says he is looking for his son, but has not given us his name." She finished off. She found it odd that these three would come from seemingly no where to approach a random pride - inquiring about their lost son simply because they 'blended into' these parts. Removing her tail from Najisi' flank, she took a step back for her leader to take her place, and flicked her tail tip back and forth - still remaining light on her paws.

[Caylis]

Brynneth and Influence backed up beside Yasbi, the BloodBeast giving her a nod of respect, while the healer looked rather concerned.. the cubs seemed to resemble the BloodBeasts a bit, no doubt about it. The red BloodBeast looked to Yasbi and whispered. "Something makes me.. uneasy about this." he said with a concerned look, blues turning to reds with a brow raised.

The healer nodded to Najisi in respect before staying behind her but off to the side a bit in case she needed her. But it seemed she didn't, so she stepped back.

[kahara]

DARRIUM, TANZEL, OMEN

[/i] Tanzel stood up and moved to speak.

"Yes, he's uhm.. just, not a little right in the head. Have you seen him? We're just trying to reconnect with family. I hope you don't mind."[/ul][/blockquote]

[OnyxOryx]

Najisi Kain

The ess froze. Yasbi's words, then the words of the bloodbeasts. She wanted to leave. To get away from this. It couldn't be. Ceon's parents... They were.. her cubs' Grandparents and family.. She stepped forward, looking them in the eyes. She tried to remain confident.

"Your son.. Was Murdered."

She said without hesitation. They deserved to know. And they deserved to know about his murders and her role in his death.

"I was sent into his pride as a spy from Meurtrier. They had taken the pride's home. I led him into a trap where Funeral, the leader o Meurtrier killed him."

She sighed. She looked around, not wanted Reno to hear this, though she knew he knew. It was also in the past.

"But I made a mistake and fell for Ceon. Sinna here, is his cub. My cub. I am sorry you have to hear this after looking for him for so long."

She said. She pointed to Sinna as she called her name but didn't beckon her child over. For all Naji knew, the family would snap and try to take her cub.

[kahara]

OMEN, TANZEL, DARRIUM

[/i] His eyes fell on Sinna. "And clearly, we weren't the only ones that loved him." This was his grandcub. He raised his gaze back to Najisi. "I'm sorry for your loss. But.. I must know, if we may stay with you? Just as allies. If what you say is true, and you've our grandcubs, well, they're all we have now. And Tanzel will be .. " His voice trailed. She would give birth soon. They wanted to be apart of what Ceon left behind.[/ul][/blockquote]

[Freyja]

Rasaan

Tanzel's wail drew the attention of another grandchild- Ras could probably be heard scuffiling towards the gathering from a mile away, almost tripping over his own wings which were beginning to drag slightly at the ground. He managed to miss most of what was being said, rather determined to follow his mother when he'd spotted Sinna alerting her to news from his position within the den. He yawned, watching them go with curious eyes, standing up to follow when that noise hit his ears and sent him running after Najisi.

Not out of fear, though. As he drew close to the crowd the youngster would roughly try to shove anyone in his way aside(no matter the size difference) to stand beside his mother, just a little forward, analyzing the strangers with fire in his magenta eyes. "Who're dey?" He mumbled, losing his hostility when he saw that the situation was not confrontational and slouching slightly, feathers rubbing into ash. "What happen'd? Something wrong?"

[TheWG]

Sinna Kain

Her eyes widened as she listened in, and eyes of this unknown family settled upon her. Father? The concept had never before come to mind, nor had ever been brought up in any discussion... Anywhere. Confusion was apparent on her face, as they referred to her, and Najisi saying she was this male named Ceon's daughter? she could only look up to her mother in confusion. From what she described... This male didn't sound too nice from his mother's description. Yet... She was his? There was some explaining to be done, though she was young and likely would't understand completely yet, she felt it necessary at some point.