shape in the snow 》 Alithís Evgenis visit

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THE KINGPIN

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo & platinum silver fox. unknown age - ancient. bai shi lynn lingré. proper chinese name is lin bai. prefers lynn if close. they/them. blind. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family/general. courting delilah evergarden & halo mercer. kingpin of alithís evgenis. demiromantic gray-asexual. parent of veris, arvin, leoku, erian, flos, kekhai, evarhi, and laeglin. elder brother of ramona and hope, uncle of quennel and cosette.

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the moisture and scent of the boardwalk was close around the dragon as it slowly made it's way down the boardwalk, the close cover of trees far too tight for them to slip through and take to the skies. breath escaping aching lungs, the dragon paused in it's path to cough, a mighty wet sound. hopefully, for their sake, it was merely a cold and not the return of what nearly killed them months before. blind eyes squinting against the light that showered through the foliage turning delicate hues of yellow, red, and brown, they rumbled as their nose picked up the scent of prey. the cold autumnal breeze from the ocean was a constant reminder of the winter to come, brutal and unforgiving. there would be enough food if they could free this coastal forest from the grip of the bandits. they had no doubt that they would  e able to, it was mainly the fear of the younger members being caught up in this war that made them cautious. the beast was out here to explore the forest, the same forest that regularly kept the group out with rumors and sightings of indescribable things. lucky for the kingpin that they were blind, unable to see what might drive off those who still had their sight. they had come out to explore the forest and to see what laid in wait for them, and their trip had not been in vain for they had found various rare herbs and gemstones and ores, marking mentally that the forest held a wealth of resources apart from prey and lumber. such precious items were carried in a hamper held by a strap in their maw, although the hamper was designed for one of their smaller bodies, it was far easier to carry it like this at the moment.

soon their travels would bring to their nose a medley of new scents, their paws having brought them from the shelter of the trees into an open expanse where the brine of the sea affronted their nose and made them sneeze at the gale of wind blowing scents in their direction. now there was no choice but to figure out where this scent was coming from. the beast gazed ahead, nearly fully blind eyes only able to make out a tall dark shape standing ahead, visible only for the bright sky behind it. they could not tell what it was but they approached without fear, rumbling softly to their own self, making note of the fact that the boardwalk continued out to that point at least. as they approached, they listened to the wind, noting it had lessened and whistled more sharply, indicating some strange mass ahead. nearly running nose first into one of the buildings, the dragon back pedaled with a grunt, setting their hamper down to take a better reading of their surroundings, the ancient beast rising up on its hind legs and squinting against the sunlight assaulting their healing eyes. there were foggy dark shapes below, buildings of some sort or another, they could only surmise. lowering back to the wood below them, they noticed the thicker scent of living things that were not considered prey. picking up their hamper again, the dragon slowly moved into the mass of buildings, sorely wishing to have someone where they were going, having to rely on their long whiskers to tell them exactly where they were until the came upon an open space.

settling in this open space, the dragon turned it's head, inhaling the strange new scents, no doubt drawing the attention of those around with their presence and own strange scent. clearing their throat, the dragon settled comfortably, deciding to wait for those who would come to inevitably confront them. letting their hamper rest next to them, the golden dragon waited patiently, scarred over eyes falling closed to preserve their sanity should they see any movement. they might be huge, but the kingpin was no threat unless provoked, and they would prefer to get to know whoever inhabited this land in order to find out if they may be a danger to their own group. "hello. i am here to speak with you, and i bring with me a gift." they would speak, knowing that by word of mouth or instinct, the leader or someone else would soon show up to deal with them. they were rather intrigued to meet with whoever lived in this place, and all of the possibilities that this meeting would bring with it.