Of Cats and Dogs - rp

[Cheshire1996]

Lupa stood silently next to Phelan, she completely supported his views. The treaty did not only allude to the fact that the Wolves were the inferior race, in need of educating and taming, in need of assistance and carefully mentoring, but it also had to nerve to demand that they sent a number of their cubs to love with the Cats. The idea was enough to send Lupa off, and it required a great amount of concentration and focus for her to maintain a cool head.

To her surprise the milder of the Cats spoke up, openly admitting he himself disagreed with the treaty. Lupa's features tugged into a slight frown, if the Cats didn't agree with their own blasted treaty then how was anyone meant to take it seriously. Especially when it was so blatantly demeaning.

"Well, I think it's clear some further negations will be required...to achieve a reasonable result, that is." Lupa's tone of voice hadn't changed, but it was clear she was disgusted at the mere suggestion of the Wolves delivering any of their cubs into the Cat's care.

[Miranda_]

"Preferably one which recognises that the wolves are different, not inferior," Phelan said.

"We do not need to be 'tamed', as your treaty so patronisingly puts it."

[Shmiley]

"This... this treaty is illogical! Why would the Council want the children? Children need their parents! They need them for nurturing, care... love..." His short eyebrows furrowed together and sadness flickered in his eyes. "Shiki doesn't want them to turn out like him." Placing the teared treaty on the table, his ears flattened to his head, tail hanging limp, "Sissy... Shiki knows the Council won't treat them right, they would treat them like Shiki... toys and possessions and once broken... to be tossed aside like nothing."

[spirit_queen]

Cecilia's mouth opened for her to make an indignant reply- and then Shiki began.

Yes. Shiki was an unwanted child; he hadn't been deemed strong enough for his Snow Leopard mother or smart and 'noble' enough for his Duke of a father. So, what had they done? Ignored him.

That was how Cecy had met him, years ago, at a part of the Duke's. He'd been shut away in his room, and she'd snuck off. She'd been delighted to find someone her age to hang with at last, he'd been ecstatic to make contact with, well, anyone, and they'd been best friends ever since.

As Cecy pondered what she ought to say next, a tiny wolf girl with white-blonde, bushy hair and violet eyes ran in. She was the healer among the wolves, and the best one they had. Her name was Takaia. "Phel, Lupa! There's a major storm headed this way! If we don't find shelter among the caves, I can't guarantee anyone's safety."

OOC: Can Taka be Phel's sister in this rp? Would be cute. XD

[Miranda_]

Ooc: Half sister perhaps; after all, Phelan is tall and dark and Taka is small and blonde.

"Well, we have the caves in our territory," Phelan said. "We might allow the cats to share them, that is, if they can lay aside their superiority for the moment."

[Cheshire1996]

"A sensible proposition," Lupa agreed, although she was hardly finding the Cats endearing in any way, shape or form, at the moment, she hardly wanted them all wiped out by a storm. "Takaia, are all of the Wolves already sheltered?"

[spirit_queen]

"Yes, they are," she said with a firm nod, her whitish mane of hair bouncing.

Cecy sighed heavily, and stood. "On behalf of all my people, I tell you that offering us shelter in the land you claim won't go forgotten... how exactly I pay you back for this will be seen later, in the treaty, I suppose." She turned to one of the warrior that had accompanied her. "You. Track our other warriors back to camp and warn them of the oncoming storm..." she turned back to the wolves. "Will one of yours wait for the rest of mine to show them the way?"

[Miranda_]

"Harley, you can do that," Phelan replied. "I'll show the cats here to the caves. There is room enough for all, as long as they leave their courtly manners outside."

[spirit_queen]

Cecy rolled her eyes but otherwise remained silent. Keep your cool, girl, or you'll be left out in the typhoon. she thought to herself.

Harley nodded. "Of course I'll stay; I'm hard to miss, aren't I?" he replied, his lips curling into the subtlest of smiles.

[Shmiley]

Shiki linked his arm with Sissy's and pulled himself close. Storms... he didn't like the sound of that.

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A being stared up at the sky, yellow-green eyes narrowed, his peachy-orange nose sniffed the air. A storm was coming, a big one at that.

Hopping on top one of the Ruins stones, he ran up a fallen pillar leaning on one of the taller stones. He ran up the angled pillar to the very edge. His long reddish-orange-striped black hair, blew in the breeze. The storm was approaching and would hit them sometime soon, they needed to find shelter.

His tiger ears flattened to his head and his tail whipped back and forth. He turned his head back to the fallen-in-ruin-palace, his face blank and eyes narrowed.