BITTER AND SALTY [o]

[Keona.]

✯ — female. betta of the typhoon. blind. rusty spotted cat.  ref. bio.

The child frowned, a little uncertain how to take the old leopard's statement; their kingdom?  She was fairly certain others could climb too; other cats especially.  What made them the leopards' kingdom specifically? Didn't they share?  "Trees don belong to an one," she finally mustered, rather matter-of-factly, tilting her head towards her uncle as he made his presence known, wondering if he agreed.  Trees were trees.  They were used as homes, and convenient for travel, but they were, as far as Keona was concerned, their own, just as any other living creature.

Whatever the case, Keona was certain they did not belong to the leopards, or any other cat, no matter the climbing skill.  And the birds were simply temporary residents more often than not.  Perhaps, she fretted, that she was over-thinking the matter. Flicking her tail, she kept close to her uncle now that he was here, comforted by his more familiar presence.

She tried her best angling her head towards each crewmate as their voice joined the conversation, but was quickly growing tired of the effort.  How many were here right now?  The newly announced Whisper made... Six? Five, other than herself. That was... Three too many, if she was being honest with her willingness and capability to make an effort of attention and attempted "eye contact". It was, as she'd heard, more polite to look at someone when they were speaking to you... Even if, she supposed, she could not actually look at them.

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