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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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quiet the rumble of greeting, kingpin's head filled with the sound of waves kissing the shores, gaze fixed out on the oceans, lost in a time so different to this one. a shudder gripping the being, they parted their jaws, eyes showing them a figure so far out of their reach, forever lost to them. dropping their gaze to the shore, their shoulders shaking, they raised a paw to their muzzle, pressing against eyes sore and reddened by tears. oh how their days became things of pain, memories they wished to push away rising up. eyes following wuyi in xyr exploration, they felt sadness blooming in their chest. would the child fall to the curse that hung around them? would the child be taken away by death too? exhaling, they shook their head. kade would have wanted them to look after her children, and that they would. a new scent, wreathed by the scent of fish, reached their nose and they raised their head, seeing hurricane without seeing him, a time before understanding triggered in their mind. gods, were they losing their mind now too? exhaling, they chuckled as wuyi answered the warrior, their own voice coming after xyr's. "hello, we are here to speak with your leader.", they murmured, voice thick with the remnants of a brutal cough.

they scented the air, picking up foamkit's familiar scent, causing a slight smile to split their maw. the child ... he was here too. they'd only seen him when he had dropped off all sorts of gourds and pumpkins. dipping their head to number nine, they gave as commonplace of a smile as they could muster, the chill air making their fur bluster around their shoulders. another jaguar? interesting, even with the fanciful patterns on his coat, and his wings. each to their own, and hells, wings would be nice to wrap their body up in. gaze taking in foamkit as he came forward to greet wuyi, their smile became warm, chuckling softly, "greetings, number nine, and hurricane. and hello to you too, Értóng.", they murmured to foamkit from where they sat, gaze warm. curse them and their soft spot for children, reminded of the recent loss of their daughter.

coughing slightly, they turned their head away, clearing their throat and lungs, wiping their paw with a paw as they turned their head back. they had isolated for the duration of their sickness, away from their groupmates, back in the nursery caves and by the gods ... they weren't prepared for the chill in the air. hopefully malak wouldn't scold them for making this trip so soon. there was much to discuss, and this was only the tip of the iceberg. another shudder claiming the kingpin, they shook their head, bushing their fur, thin from little nutrition and lack of self-care over the past few months and weeks. clearing their throat, they knew that they ought to assauge fears, "worry not, we come with good news and a request for rhinestonestar. our first matter of business is to invite you and your friends and families to join us for a bonfire, where we are planning to hand out gifts, as well as have food and drink.", they murmured, gaze catching on a youthful body late to join the others, trundling along.

voice catching in their throat, the kingpin watched tsekani with a hollow heart, their pulse beating in their ears. why was this jaguar cub here? well, they weren't any better, bringing wuyi with them. the child needed out of camp, and well, they could do that. they could bring the child out for a walk. eyes locked on yellow orbs, they held the child's gaze from so far away. his pelt ... so close to veris. emotions choking their throat, they fought back tears, their breath tangling in silvery threads deep in their throat, a strangled croak leaving their lips. they knew nothing yet of kydobi's demise, but this child standing at the back of the group ... he was enough to remind them of the other that they had lost in their own foolish aims to fill the void inside of them. crouching down a bit to get a better look at him, eyes freed of their blindness, they smiled, "hello there, little one. i promise that i don't bite.", they murmured, some part of their conscious screaming to ensure that this youth knew that they were not a thread. perhaps they were a bit too intuitive, but his red markings reminded them of veris, and of their lost beloved. chuckling softly, "sorry, i don't have any treats to give either of you this time, a certain swift-pawed juvenile has taken off with my stash of sweets. little one, call me old if you wish, but if my daughter were still here, i think you two side by side would be a sight to see. you would have been good playmates, and an old dearly beloved friend of mine might think of you as his own cub.", they murmured, paw touching the sash hanging at their side, emptied of it's sugary treats.

Értóng- child //