"sheesh, demanding and whiny much? you’re acting worse than your own children- and they were much younger than you too."

the words he vocalized may have sounded harsh, if not for the playful tone that he added on to it, spotting the deviousness in his mate’s words and deciding to just go along with it. the journey they travelled to reach this far was in no way a pleasurable one, especially when they had slept out in the open, where they are vulnerable to attacks and dangers alike that had worried deut to no end, especially since it was akin to how their own lives had ended in the past, back in the clan they both refuse to remember, not after the state it has fallen into after deut had went out of leadership.

feliciano couldn’t help but burst into giggles at just how happy deut seemed these days. it used to be rare, unheard of for shtick in the ass deutschland to actually let himself relax, and he was glad that one thing he could get from not having his mate be the leader of some clan or group or anything was that he was more free to express himself, joyful than ever despite the lingering worries of ever going apart from each other.

"but seriously west, if your paws are hurting that much, we won’t have to go too far now. we are, as we speak, near a border of a clan or group, if you haven’t noticed it by now, and i’ll be more than happy to get you some dock leaves you can rub your paws at to soothe the pain." feliciano may not have mentioned it, but his own paws were sore as well, from all the walking- not that he didn’t mind them, really. it was barely noticeable when he traveled alongside his darling west from whence they came.

if his sense of smell was right, and that they were near to the territory of a group, maybe finally, they could get a week’s worth of not doing anything. deut could possibly sense it, especially through their emotional bond, that feliciano was exhausted himself, and probably would flop and sleep in the field of flowers if given the option. now, all he has to do was wait for company to come, and then, they could kick away the worry of their own safety and worry more about their own needs in wanting to just have a blissful rest and relaxation.

If Thea had remembered her past life, she might have remembered the two before her, but then again, if she had, she would've never ended up so... broken. Not that she was aware of either, as the young Arabian leopard made her way forward, offering the two a bright grin. "Hi! I'm Thea! Are you guys trespassers?" Her tail swished back and forth in anticipation. Hopefully, they'd fight her.

She was just a bit smaller than the German shepherd, yet seemed undeterred. She was a bit oblivious to the fact they were exhausted, or maybe she was, and chose to ignore it. Her bubbly attitude made it hard to tell.

Her head tilted, and her face seemed to fall for a few moments at the fact they weren't trespassers. "So, joiners, then? Or visitors? And this place is called the Ascendents. Something to do with stars and all. I don't really get that part, but they seem pretty cool." She settled down into a sitting postition, flicking her ear to acknowledge Anakin's presence. She wasn't quite sure what he was, but he seemed like a pretty cool guy. Probably wouldn't fight her, though.

At his next question, she chirped, "Oh, Tanglewood! They're our allies, I'm pretty sure. I've never been there, but they seemed nice during the visit."

Thea probably wasn't the best person to be welcoming them. Suiteheart tended to do better at making people feel at ease, and really, anybody else other than her. The unnatural smile, her need to prove her strength... one of these days, it would spell disaster for a joiner or an ambassador.

feliciano himself had turned when he was greeted by the sight of the large feline, who somewhat was eager to think they were tresspassers? that was not a friendly assumption to made, so alongside his mate, he also was wary, and let deutschland do all the talking, especially since he had also inquired of the question that feliciano himself was asking.

it was hard to relax in such an environment where they could be hurt at any time by anyone, far away from their familiarity and off to the unfamiliarness of this large territory, so his guards were as high as ever even as deutsch lowered them, before he had spotted thea. then, in came a lion that smelled as distinct as the large feline, and feliciano realized they both inhabited the same clan, seeing as he came to greet them alongside thea.

then, he giggled, at the wrong name pronounciation. even now, there seems to be an endless few who just can’t get his mate’s name correctly. his giggle got cut short when he recognized that name that the lion mentioned. ivan? wasn’t that... a polar bear friend of deut’s? he turned to his mate, brushing a shoulder against his leg [glow=Hotpink,2,300]"west, wasn’t he that polar bear friend of yours, back... from where we came from, long time ago?"[/glow] he inquired, memories almost just as fuzzy as deut’s own [glow=Hotpink,2,300]"and if i’m not mistaken, i’m inclined to believe that tanglewood may be another group aside from... this one that we encountered."[/glow] his own inquiries were answered when thea spoke up again, and he nodded over to her.

[glow=Hotpink,2,300]"i guess... we may be temporary joiners? we’ve been in a long journey from where we came from, and it’s really hard travelling when theres potential danger around the corner"[/glow] he stated, a flicker of a weary look appeared from his eyes, no doubt from the days of journey that he had been through alongside his mate [glow=Hotpink,2,300]"and the ascendants, huh. must be a real nice place if it revolves around stars."[/glow]

Even with how oblivious Thea was, it was clear to anybody, including her, that they were uncomfortable with her, and for once, she wished Suiteheart or Bastille was here. They knew how to talk to people, a skill she was trying to improve, but failing miserably as claws reached up to tap against the beads on her neck, before she finally spoke, still cheerful as ever. "Well, I mean, I'm sure you'll be accepted, but I think Bastille or Suiteheart might wanna know you're just temporary joiners. Not that it'll affect their decision to let you stay. Both are pretty nice. But so when you wanna leave they're not surprised or anything!"

She paused, mostly to take a breath, but her curiousity was piqued again after Feliciano spoke, about... where they came from, and tilted her head, curious. "What do you mean, where you came from? Are you from Snowbound or something?"