grand scheme / aurum

[wormwood.]

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

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

Aurum... wasn't used to speaking about himself. At least not recently. Although Tanglewood had begun to have a new influx of joiners, for the longest time they had just been one tight knit group, and this pretty much everyone had known him fairly well. That wasn't to say that he never spoke about himself, which he did. After all, Feza was always asking questions, as was Roy, but he had talked far more about himself and his past back when he had first joined the group. He supposed he had become a bit spoiled, with everyone just knowing who he was and what he stood for. Aurum was enthusiastic to follow Raymond out of the junkyard and get away from the smell that permeated the place, giving it one last look over to make sure he had been thorough before he followed the dark black feline from the mountains of trash. Once he was walking side by side with the other, keeping his stride a bit slower so that his long legs wouldn't get ahead of Ray, the lion spoke quietly, his voice a deep rumble from his chest, "I suppose that I did, somewhat. Not so much flattery that got me to where I am now, though. For the longest time Leroy and I didn't get along very well. But I've been here for a while now, and I've been around often, and always tried to protect others and teach them how to defend themselves... Leroy just saw me as the perfect candidate for the position of Captain..." It was a rather simple explanation, but Aurum still felt a bit sheepish telling it, mainly thanks to the fact that he had been taught to never think too highly of himself, yet here he was now, detailing his accomplishments. He continued talking with a shrug of his shoulders, his wings shifting upwards a bit as well, "I guess I never really thought much of it when I was getting promoted. When I first arrived here I was a bit of a prick, and over time I've come to love Tanglewood more and more, and I suppose eventually my activity and dedication just led to... this. I don't mind it though. I'm happy for the rank, and helping Leroy is nice too. He has a tendency to be a bit hotheaded." He considered asking Raymond about himself, but decided to hold off, at least for the time being. Once Ray was satisfied with him talking about himself, then he would be happy to ask... well, perhaps not happy. Raymond still had that odd aura, after all.

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