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[number nine.]

In many ways, Wuyi sort of reminded Number Nine of himself when he was younger. So bold, and full of energy, and determined to become bigger and stronger. The jaguar could only hope that Wuyi's future would end up being like Nine's present. After all, he had achieved all of his childhood goals that he had worked so hard for, and perhaps he could help to make sure that Wuyi could accomplish xyr's goals as well. Even if he only had a small amount of time to impart any knowledge onto the cub, he could still at least try. It was because of this that the warrior found himself smiling, the corners of his muzzle twitching upwards as he chuckled, "Well... I'm fine with you staying with me during the 'sleepover.' I've got plenty of things that I could teach you, like fighting styles, and how to use your wings during a fight. After all, there's more to having wings than just using them for flying. If you're fighting someone and you smack them in the face with one of your wings, they're certainly gonna be caught pretty off guard." As if to demonstrate, he lifted up one of his large feathered wings, letting it fly through the air quickly as if he was smacking something. He then let it settle back down against his back, chuckling.

Number Nine's grin then became toothy, clearly pleased with the thought of the bandits getting crushed. He nodded, rumbling, "I'm not sure how much time I'll really have to teach you, though. Since I'm sure that Alithís and Palmclan will crush those bandits easily. They must be cowards, if they haven't been brave enough to fight face to face until now." From what he had heard, the bandits definitely seemed to just be conniving bastards – cowards who wanted to cause suffering, but not suffer any repercussions. Those were Number Nine's most hated enemies, and it definitely made the jaguar wish that he had a bounty to collect for their heads. However, Nine shook off those thoughts once Wuyi continued, causing him to pause. He tilted his head to one side before he said, intrigued, "A snake and a cat fused together...? Did they happen to be from the Coalition? We actually had some visitors from there recently... they're allies with us, too. Although I suppose you're not too interested in that... I'll be happy to give your mama a break. Although I don't think any mama truly wants a break from their little ones." Number Nine didn't have any kids, and he wasn't sure he ever would – he and Lewis hadn't really discussed it yet – but if he did, he knew he would always want to be around them. He had to imagine that Wuyi's mother probably felt the same way.

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