Ten Thousand Fists

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Korbin picked up a hatchet, throwing it with enough strength and accuracy to pass by Leo's face and hitting the ground three feet past him. "So you're saying the moment this goes sour, you're going to sell everyone out to keep your hide? That only works until you're the last one left."

[Grace.E]

Nancy glared at Leo "Willow can be too compassionate sometimes..." she served seconds to others. Willow had returned, she listened to the whole conversation, sleep was out of reach. picking up the hatchet, she sighed heavily "my father was an snow leopard Anthro... he was captured and brutally beaten and tortured. by the time he died, all his ribs were broken, so were his arms and legs, he was bleeding all over from whips, blades that slowly carved 'Justice' all over his body, his tail was chopped off. he died of a punctured lung from two of his ribs. his face was unrecognizable by the time I had reached him, he had suffered, though death was compassionate and he died quickly" she looked at Leo "I understand where you come from, but since you are now apart of this family, I will not stand having someone who only cares from his or herself." Willow sat down by the fire, her eyes were slightly glazed. "sleep will not come to me tonight, I suggest most of you go to sleep, I will keep watch"

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Korbin casually walked over to Willow, sitting down next to her and imitating her stare. He took up the hatchet and started sharpening it against a nearby rock. "Then I guess I'll keep watch too, I've got nothing better to do with these guns and bullets anyway."

[Grace.E]

Willow took one of Korbin's guns and inspected it "where did you get one, they are hardly any that are actually working...since the revolution that happened a century ago...no advanced weapons, damn, its even hard to find a decent weapon these days, since Silas took them all" she put the gun back and pulled out her own sword, she grinned at the wicked blade "I made this one" she put it back, she took out her bull whip "stole this one... the very once that gave me the three whip marks on my back"

[serpington]

marco stared at the ground, it was all he could bring himself to do as willow spoke. once she was done he silently sliped away from the camp and started walking. he found himself at a wide creek, knee deep water as clear as glass slowly scrubing at the small pebles that  made up the floor. in the center of the water stood duraco, cloaked by his wings watchingas marco as he knelt down to fill his flask. "if your going to kill me please at least make it quick." the dragon didn't move nor speak, he just stood there. marco stood up and lifted the flask to his lips, his eyes glued to duraco. "i wouldn't drink that." echoed a voice. duraco stared at marco. "the fish are spawning further up streem. this seemingly clear water is thick with their seed. i recomend you find water back at your camp." he turned to leave calmly, leaving marco staring at his flask. he turned it upside down and realised how thick the liquid was as he watched, feeling sick at how close he was to drinking it.

[tangletail]

Leo blinked as the hatchet flew passed his head and turned to look glance at it then to Korbin "No I wouldn't sell you out. And if you called that a threat then concider it pointless. The chances of me even betraying anyone's trust its the same as an amputee winning against a bear." He placed the bowl on the ground after cleaning it.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Korbin smiled as he put the hatchet down. "Bolt-action rifles are easy to maintain, although I wish I had an ak-47, those things could last a century. The magnum was something I found in a drawer of a house we raided one time. It still had six rounds in it, but I managed to collect at least fifty more during my travels. All of my real kills were done with the rifle, since hunting rounds are commonly found in human settlements."

[Grace.E]

Willow smiled then she frowned "so about all these...marriage vows...should we act like a couple or should we act like just hate each other" she cleaned under nails with a dagger, she waited for his answer but not really expecting one. "unless they are fake?"

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Korbin took off his hat, his chestnut brown hair sticking above the bandages. "married couples in their 70's can hate each other as much as two 20 somethings. All that the vows state, is that I shouldn't find you having consensual sex with another man. I've dealt with families that curse my presence because I killed their first-born or whatever. In other words I will kill you, and whoever bedded you be it the King of America or Arthas, if I hear about it before you confess. If its a confession, I'll just get angry and kill the guy."

[Grace.E]

Willow frowned "did you really think I would actually have the time to do it?" she said honestly, she could sense his jealousy, "i wouldn't bed Arthas or Silas for that matter even if they were the last men on earth" she shuddered in disgust, she actually never thought about stuff like that, she was so wrapped in the world of protecting her people that every night she slept alone in contempt. "besides, what makes you so jealous? afraid I might be impure, carry and birth a kid? which by the way is bound to happen at some point, but not in several years"

[Chrono Blackwyng]

He took off the gloves on his hands, showing retractible claws with white-black fur. "Impurity comes with my job, and I assume yours as well. What I'm expecting, is for you to not turn on me the moment things turn nastier than they already have. The formal term for that, is faith. I would use a ring to show this, but I spent all of my money on rounds and supplies."

[Grace.E]

Willow laughed as she laid down "you know me Korbin..I usually run into a nasty fight, its in my nature...like father, anyways, why hide when you know your not a human?" Willow tickled his nose with her tail. she being annoying then flirting (which by the way, Willow is not a flirt) "A ring may be physical proof Korbin, but action also works too, I swear my faith to you, and I shall stay by your side in a fight" she covered herself with a blanket as she checked on Ben and Kevin who were sleeping soundly still. she knew she couldn't sleep tonight but she made the attempt of laying down. she looked up at the stars, looking at the constellations, as cold as it was, the night sky was brilliant. someone reached out and touched her hand, it was Kevin, he was crying. "whats wrong?" she asked, sitting up, the ten year old fox anthro crawled into her lap "ooh there there...whats the matter?"
"I saw..mom and dad"
Willow looked pained as she in a motherly way stroked his head. "its alright Kevin...everything will be alright" Ben woke up too, sensing his brothers absence, the boys rested their heads on her lap, Kevin was still crying, while Ben held his hand. "I was there at their birth...their mom, Rosetta...she was young when she had them, her husband couldn't be prouder...and now...they are lost, as promised, I am now their responsible guardian." the boys fell asleep again. she smiled sadly "Kevin is the older twin, Ben is shyer and more timid...but they'd make very good scholars or spiritual leaders, they have very insightful ideas and occasionally have visions" she was starting to cry, now she was more talking to herself now then to Korbin or any other... "they have immediately started calling me mom..and its stuck on me...is that normal?" she covered the boys up their blanket and hers. she stood "I'm gonna go patrol you may stay and rest or if you so desire join me" she turned and walked away.

Nancy who had listened this whole time turned around and looked at Korbin, straight in the face, she had pretended to sleep. "do you love Willow Korbin, or are you blinded by lust or seeking money...?"

[tangletail]

Leo began thinking to himself again looking to the direction of Willow, and then to the fire, then  back to willow. Hearing the new conversation that started, he thought it would be best to go and follow Willow for now. He leaned down to pick up his blade and pushed himself back to his feet. "I'll come with you Madam Willow." he sighed as he jogged to her to catch up and stopped when he was several feet behind her. "You are... very well thought of with the children?" he asked her with some piqued interest.

[serpington]

Marco was almost back to the camp when he overheard the conversation. he saw willow walking away from the camp after the two boys fell back asleep. he walked around the edge of the camp and met up with her and Leo. "if your heading towards the river you might want to reconsider."

[Grace.E]

"I don't drink form the river Marco...this area is polluted with war, you don't even have to looked to find broken arrows and such" she looked back a Leo and smiled "as for the children...yes, when the parents needed help I was there, so I know how to take care of a child" her highly sensitive ears heard something, they flicked around...realizing it was a badger she sighed. "tomorrow morning we head for Cape Breton"