shape in the snow 》 Alithís Evgenis visit

[RHINESTONE.]

LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Truth be told, Rhine knew that he was just lucky to have Toadwhisker around again at all, and he shouldn't have felt bitter about the other asking to be an envoy. After all, like Bai Shi, Rhinestone could've ended up without any of his siblings, something that the leader had come very close to not so long ago. It was still only he and Toad now, with their sister buried beneath the sands and their other sibling long lost to the hurricane, the pair unknowing of whether or not they would ever be back. So, if Toad wanted to chase some scrap of the freedom he never seemed satisfied by, then the tom would let him run off and be an envoy. As long as he eventually ended up coming back home, where he belonged. However, now wasn't the time to think about that, and Rhinestonestar knew it. Not wanting to zone out too much and leave Bai Shi hanging, the leader found himself chuckling at the dragon's question. As he shook his head, the feline explained softly, "No, I don't believe I've ever had whale before. None have ever washed up on our shores, and... we aren't exactly large enough to catch them ourselves." Just the thought of trying to catch a whale made Rhine want to break out into a laughing fit – it seemed so impossible, to one as relatively small as him.

With Bai Shi confirming the developing alliance between the two groups, Rhinestone felt a small smile come to his face. He dipped his head respectfully to the dragon before him, unable to stop the excited beating of his heart within his chest. After spending so long without a single thought or bit of knowledge about groups outside of Palmclan... it was honestly extremely exciting, learning of Alithís Evgenis. However, the leader was also sure that Bai Shi had his own business to attend to, and Rhine knew that he had a great deal to do as well. Palmclan was developing so rapidly, and stalling in that wouldn't do well for either group. With this in mind, Rhine spoke after a thoughtful hum, "Thank you, Bai Shi. It was a pleasure to meet you, and I hope that our groups can work very well alongside each other in the future. I look forward to those watches... please be safe on your way back home, no matter how short the travel." Rhinestone doubted that there was really anything the dragon needed to worry about between here and Alithís, but he wanted to be polite.

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— Reggan