FIGHT TO THE FINISH! || Entrance Ritual

[LUMIA CIPHER.]

Aphra. The uttering of her half-sister's name caused Lumia's jaw to tense, and her claws to slip into the sand below her. However, her body language didn't reveal the swirl of anger that rose up inside of her, besides the way her green gaze narrowed somewhat. A heavy sigh left her as she muttered, short tail twitching and accomplishing the closest thing to a lash that it could behind her, "Aphra... I should've known that she would try something." After all, she had already attempted it once before, only for Mia to drive her off with claws, and teeth. All in all, though, the younger Cipher sister was confused as to just what Aphra was trying to accomplish. It was obvious that Vayne didn't want to go anywhere with her, so why did she keep trying? All that would end up happening was Aphra getting a thorough ass-thrashing each time. Even if she somehow succeeded in getting Vayne away from the Typhoon, it wasn't as if she would just take it laying down. This entire incident was proof enough of that. Lumia just hoped that, deep down, this incident would stop Aphra's ridiculous pursuit of Vayne.

Of course, while Lumia was – somewhat – able to keep her cool, the same couldn't be said about Danny. Mia could practically feel the anger rolling off of him in waves, and she was quick to press a paw to his side, practically whispering, "Cool it. She's okay, and freaking out won't help." It really was amusing, when one looked at the way Lumia acted. Despite being around the same age or even younger than both Vayne and Danny, she seemed like their elder, often acting in a maternal or at least guardian-like fashion. Perhaps that was just because of her upbringing, however. One needed to grow up incredibly fast when they were dealing with a parent like Caesar. If she hadn't... well, she might not have been able to make it to The Typhoon in the first place. She usually tried to keep this more adult nature in check, wanting to have at least a little time to enjoy her quickly fading childhood. This was a special circumstance, though. She wanted to make sure that Danny didn't blow up. Not that she thought the canine would do so at Vayne, but just... in general. Mia wouldn't really blame him, but she also knew it would more than likely just make Vayne feel guilty about going through with the trial in the first place.

Thankfully, Danny was mature enough to cool himself off fairly quickly, instead focusing his attention back on Vayne's wounds. As he did so, Lumia briefly shook her head from side to side before speaking, "You really think she'd learn at this point, honestly. I drove her out of the territory not that long ago, too. I thought that would teach her a lesson..." She hadn't actually told her niece about that whole incident, mainly to keep the other from worrying too much. Vayne didn't deserve to live in constant anxiety over whether or not Aphra would return, not to mention the fact she'd probably be worried about Mia fighting someone much older than her. Aphra really wasn't much of a fighter, though, so the entire incident had left Lumia with only a couple of scratches on her body, and hardly anything to write home about. As she glanced back towards the train tracks in the distance, Lu then let out a hum of agreement, "Like Danny said... if she tries anything else, she'll have to go through the both of us. And pretty much the entire Typhoon, honestly. Not that I don't think you can defend yourself. I mean, this entire thing makes it pretty obvious that you can." She shot a brief smirk in Vayne's direction, meant to communicate how proud she was of her for managing to defend herself.

Knowing that the other had to be tired, both from the entire trial and from Aphra's attack, Lumia then spoke, prodding Danny gently in the side, "Hey, big guy? I know you're glad to see Lumia back safe and mostly in one piece, but... I have to imagine that she's tired. We should probably let her head back to her place so she can get some sleep." Of course, Mia wouldn't prevent Danny from going with Vayne if he really wanted to. Even with the tensions and emotions between them, Lumia trusted Danny to make sure that her niece was safe, and that was good enough for her. As for her? Well, she had faith in Vayne, and didn't want to go following her around for the rest of the day, especially when she probably needed some rest. So, Lu moved forward to lightly touch her nose to Vayne's cheek, whispering so only she could hear, "Good job, Vayne. Proud of you." She then waved loosely with a paw, turning and heading off back towards the tavern.

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