it's a free world / EMERGENCE

[wormwood.]

i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck

with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest

To say that Aurum was prideful would be a bit of a stretch. Sure, he was proud of how much he had grown since he had originally arrived at Tanglewood's border, but he tried not to seem too terribly full of himself. Maybe it was just his frequent warm smiles, or just the way he commonly towered over everyone he met, but Aurum could definitely be a consuming presence, even when he didn't mean to be. The lion cocked his head to one side as Raymond looked him over, resisting the urge to let an unsettled chill run through his body. Aurum knew deep down that Ray wasn't presenting himself in any sort of intimidating way, and he was fairly sure in sheer force alone he could best the other male, but for some reason things still felt... wrong. The Captain had just been pushing down the unreasonable unnerved feeling in his chest when Leroy came over, settling beside him and giving his usual casual grin. The General's words almost made Aurum snort, mainly due to the fact that he knew exactly what quirks he was talking about – strong, intimidating, useful, Leroy had always been the type to appreciate it when Tanglewood had good protection. Hell, it was part of the reason that Aurum had gotten on his good side. The lion listened intently to Leroy's introduction, his one remaining blue eye watching the canine for a long moment before he blinked in faint surprise when he was asked his opinion. He knew of the rule as well, but still, it was new to be asked about his opinion on things. Not an unpleasant sort of new, though. Just... new. Turning back to Raymond, the angel glanced him over slowly before offering a smile, rumbling as he shifted a bit, "He seems alright to me, Leroy. I'm sure we'll be happy to have him." Even if Aurum felt like something was wrong, he knew he was probably just being overly paranoid, and he didn't want to punish Ray for just a feeling in his chest that he couldn't explain. So instead he just dipped his head to the dark furred feline, speaking warmly, "It's nice to meet you then, Raymond. My name, as you may have just heard, is Aurum. I'm the Captain of the Guard around here, so if you need anything important and you can't find Leroy, feel free to come to me." He couldn't imagine there would be many situations where Leroy was hiding away so much that he wasn't available to the average Joe within Tanglewood, but Aurum knew he had to be prepared for that if it ever did happen.

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