The Warriors Shall Rise Again

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Rasha, with her hands on her hips, spoke proud.
"If you have the ability to speak, then say your message, and I will decide what will become of you."

[KittKat chunky~]

The fox continued to struggle and pull, trying to tug his limbs from the guards strong grip. He spoke now with gnashing teeth and a fanaticism barely restrained by the guards "Zaldaro sends his regards... Khemal's leader is stronger than we thought, yet weaker than we had hoped... Your time will come soon!" The fox suddenly fell still, no longer pulling against the guards, no longer wriggling or squirming. Just as suddenly, his body turned to soft black sand, that poured between the guards fingers. It whisked away out the open windows, leaving the guards staring in disbelieving shock at the empty space...

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin broke off from the captain, he still held the hardly bloodied sword as he made his way up to Sorin. "I take it your meeting did not go well?"

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

Rasha shook, and her face twisted into a burning scowl, as she snapped her beak. She stormed to the open window, slamming it shut, making the glass shudder. She turned to her soldier, breathing hard staring with blades of shimmering fire.
"Are we that open?!" She yelled, her voice commanding silence. "Are our defences like milk to these monsters? Are we so transparent that they can walk into my bedroom untested!?" Her chest rose and fell with violence in her heart. "Double the guard, and call the lords for a meeting. We have lived for three thousand years. We will not fall now! Not to any foe." She stood exhausted, and thoughts could be seen crawling in her mind like black worms.
She turned to her feline guards, and walked past them into the drawing."Kha'mal, Kha'lin, come in here, we need to talk."

[Shenzii]

Sorin gave a low growl. "That incompetent raccoon. How dare he... I don't trust there fools. Tar-Ryn will speak to them herself. For now, we go to Rasha's palace. Now." He stormed past Chronin and continued walking. Pharaoh came in with a screech, and landed on Sorin.

Tar-Ryn looked around and decided she would see what had occurred when she left. She wondered back in casually, being swift and out of sight. She appeared at Rasha's doorway. "Zaldaro has eyes everywhere..."

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin stuck the blade into the ground and smacked Sorin on the back as his grin got bigger. "Judging by your tone and words, he spoke bad about Tar-Ryn. Personally I would have either slashed his face or knocked him out, but I'm a monster in a humanoid body..."

[serpington]

"but our party.........." said the captain jumping down and grabbing chrono's leg, looking up at him with sad eyes.

[KittKat chunky~]

Both soldiers bowed hurriedly and the rightmost, a large wolf, spoke quickly "Yes, of course your highness. At once..." With that they both turned and marched away with their backs held as straight and tall as possible. Neither regretted turning away from Rasha's stare. Kha'mal and Kha'lin both nodded and followed Rasha in, neither had replaced swords in scabbards as Kha'lin closed the door behind them...

[Shenzii]

Sorin looked at Chronin. "The raccoon is bleeding and unconscious so I took care of it." He looked at the Cat.

[Asia Kali Yusufzai]

The queen stood at the wall, staring with a scowl at its patterns.
"So, you two, I need to know about your family... particularly that vile thing who tried to kill me this morning." Each word seemed spit from her mouth.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chronin lifted up his leg to a 90 degree angle and started shaking his calf in an attempt to shake off the cat. "It was good having the fight and all, but I need to report back to Mistress Tar-Ryn." Somewhere in his head this sounded like he was having an affair, and it was hard keeping a straight face as he tried to get the cat-girl to go away.

[Shenzii]

Sorin laughed and continued walking. "Hurry now, we'll have to be swift and quiet." He jumped into a tree and began on his way.

[KittKat chunky~]

Kha'lin seemed about to retort, but instead held her tongue tight. Kha'mal spoke first, he glanced between the queen and his sister as he spoke, tail flicking in agitation "He is- was, my brother..." Kha'lin took in a sharp breath, but said no more. Kha'mal continued "Our mother, had a son before us. We are not the lone descendants of Hestan so long as he is alive."

He sighed and sheathed his blade "I never knew him much. He was older, always the better and stronger of us. Only Kha'lin got on well with him... Khe'zarr... An interesting name on my mothers part, one which Zaldaro soon took a liking to when the traitor went over." With a pause Kha'mal glanced back at his sister "He always enjoyed the company of Kha'lin however. And when we where much younger he was much the role model to her... Just a shame someone so strong could be so easily swayed to the dark arts..."

Kha'lin stepped forward, she had stood with her arms folded through Kha'mals explanation, but now anger burned in her amber eyes "He is my brother nonetheless! And while you may have simply been jealous, I  loved him for the brother he was!"

Kha'mal stood as resolute as ever, identical amber yes meeting Kha'lins "Was Kha'lin... The brother he was..."

[serpington]

"then I'll come with you!!" she smiled obviously enjoying the ride. "my brother runs the squad for me so it will be like i never left!"

[Shenzii]

Sorin dropped back down. "We will have no tag alongs... So leave." He growled, frustrated with the small cat.