built our empire ● border patrol & encounter pt 2!

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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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they had forgotten that not everyone was as used to war as they were, that not everyone grew up biding for blood, to take down your enemies and watch them fall before you. shaking their head softly, they exhaled sharply, trying their best to quell the starvation for conflict in their chest. lifting their head to the skies, they felt the sting of rain upon their skin and fur, closing their eyes as they let the storm's rage roll over them, wishing fervently that it would take away their own storm within. there was no way of knowing if the bandits would attack them should they follow, and they didn't want to drag their friends into the conflict should it happen. there were rules to follow, rules that only their heart knew. shaking their head, they turned their gaze to sam, "there is no assurance in if they will or will not. we can get hurt, we can get lost, we can die. the omens and signs ... are foreign to us. if you do not feel safe, go back to the inn, it would not be held against you. i cannot let myself return yet .. the storm must work itself out before i step inside.", they murmured quietly as they turned their gaze away, back to the raging stom covering the territory. closing their eyes, they called upon memories of flute and a voice, hands on their shoulders keeping them from leaping into the fray, or encouraging them, a whisper in their ears. teeth grinding together, they pushed back the memories of the siren call of battle, ears laid flat to their skull. "go back to the inn, you two. we will finish our border patrol once the storm passes." they murmured in a neutral tone, turning their gaze back to sam and asteri, mindless of their injured paw, not recognizng the pain.