PAIN IN MY CHEST / typhoon leader

[RHINESTONE.]

LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

It was sort of a relief, knowing that Goldenluxury hadn't come to threaten them, nor had she come to do anything heinous. Instead, his fellow leader had simply come to find her child, which was certainly a cause that he could get behind. The fact that Vaas knew her somewhat startled Rhine, but he supposed it wasn't that surprising. After all, Rhinestone didn't know too much about Vaas just yet, and it was only normal that he'd have a life outside of what the leader knew. So, offering a stiff little nod to the other, Rhi muttered, "Thank you, Vaas..." The Typhoon. The name sounded familiar, and the tom was suddenly very aware of the reason why. Goldie's description of her son fit their newest visitor to a t, and he quickly found himself nodding, beginning to explain, "Ah, yes, he's here! If you'll just wait a moment, I'll go and get him for you. We have him at camp, where he was safest..." He neglected to mention how often the hybrid snuck out, at least for now. Of course, he had just been about to turn and get Lovekit, when suddenly the boy appeared, rushing past him and straight into the arms of his mother.

Rhinestonestar watched the reunion silently for a moment, feeling oddly as though he should look away. The scene just seemed so personal, especially with the intense emotion that was present in Lovekit's voice. Such a thing was extremely new to Rhine, considering how the boy had just been a bundle of happiness and constant energy in his time within Palmclan. However, the leader didn't feel as though he could leave just yet. For one thing, he wanted to make sure that he saw Lovekit off safely. For another, he wanted to make sure that Goldie knew that they hadn't taken her child away from her. She didn't seem like the type to make such wild assumptions, but Rhine always preferred to air on the side of safe, not sorry. With that in mind, he waited until Lo was done speaking before he explained, "He showed up on our border a while ago, asking to be let in. We would've taken him back to you, but... we have had very little contact with other groups. We had no idea where The Typhoon was, and he couldn't remember the route he took to get here... I'm glad that you managed to find him, though." He was still just trying not to be too stunned by the suddenly known existence of so many other groups, It had started with the Alithís visit, but it seemed as though Bai Shi's group was far from the only one.

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— Reggan