Lanky legs padded along, carrying a grumbling body that belonged to Mercury. The king cheetah sulked as he padded along, still rather upset about the encounter he had not the long ago with another cheetah. It wasn't his fault that the other had been so gullible like honestly you shouldn't be so trusting when it comes to strangers. The male huffed once again before the scent of a border infiltrated his nose, drawing his attention from his disgruntled thoughts and towards a place he could potentially scout out. Mercury drew closer to the border, curiosity peaking his interest. He hummed to himself as he debated on his next course of action.

The feline paced back and forth for a moment, before finally stepping onto the land that clearly belonged to a group, which group it was he wasn't sure. The cheetah wasn't from around here and honestly had only been planning on just passing through but this group seemed to catch his attention. He wasn't sure what his intention would be but at least he could see what they were about. Mercury stepped towards a shaded area but he ended up stepping wrong and a pain shot through his shoulder, sending the feline into a grumbling mess once again. He snorted softly at his shoulder, glaring at it the best he could. He probably looked like an idiot just standing there glaring at his body but honestly what else was he supposed to do, that other feline left him with a nuisance of an injury and now it was probably going to scar and leave his fur all messed up, okay it wouldn't be that messed up but to Mercury it was as if his world was crumbling before him, his coat was his prized possession.

An ear flicked at the sound of someone landing not far from where the feline sat. Mercury shifted his head and attention towards Arlo, studying him for a moment as he debated on his answer to the questions that were asked. “I go by Mercury,” he hummed. “I’m but a weary traveler who has been searching for a home for a while now, I mean no harm I’m only curious if this place,” he mused to the draconic feline. When Arlo asked if he was alright Mercury assumed it had been in question to his shoulder, he debated on if he should use this injury to his advantage or wait it’s not as if it was major, to him it was more of a scratch to him. “Ah I’m fine, I’ve just got a bit of an annoyance, nothing that won’t clear soon,” he mused, deciding against his precious thought. “Bit of a squabble with another some ways back.”

Mercury’s gaze drifted to the newcomer that showed not to long after Arlo, a sort of hound it seemed. He would’ve responded to the hound had another feline not appeared and drew his attention away. He watched the other get closer, shuffling back a bit as he cautiously watched the other. At the growl that he received from hound he instinctively let out his own feline like growl. He lowered himself to the ground, ears flattening slightly against his skull. “I do not seek treatment for my shoulder, merely just a scratch please do not bother using your materials to fix it,” he finally spoke up. His gaze darted from each member until finally the last creature showed. He curiously peered over at the rabbit, confused as to how such a small creature had been allowed to stay with a group. He shook his head slightly and turned his attention back to the creature he considered his main threat, the hound. His tail flicked behind him as he curled slightly in on himself, trying to appear smaller and weaker in the eyes of the ones before him. He was outnumbered and he would use this to his advantage should anything go wrong.