you could wake up faceplant down in a gulley man ● FAKHIRA

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THE WAR-MAKER

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo. god of war - ancient. they/them/he/his. formerly blind. former hp of AE & RB. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family. member of tanglewood. courting --. mentally moderate. physically hard.

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quiet the heavy steps of weary paw steps, head lowered. they were tired and sore, and they had a question in mind for a certain she-cat. breath of weary exhaustion passed over cracked and scaled lips. "fakhira?", they hadn't seen her for a while, well, not that they could have seen her in the first place. being newly healed from their former blindness, the kingpin would rumble quietly, searching her out by the scent of roses. they'd been in the typhoon, alongside wuyi, to share news. and in such, their trip there had been eventful, coming across the same scent and a white pelted molly. strange had been her reaction, indicating that there might be a relation that they had missed. sitting down within the inn's main lobby, they eased their weight onto their hind legs, resting their forepaws on the chilled fireplace, cooling the painful pads. within their jaguar body, they eased down onto their stomach, tail curling at their side with a tired yawn. they wanted to figure this curiosity out.

[member=14715]FAKHIRA CIPHER.[/member]

[FAKHIRA CIPHER.]

[glow=white,1,400]WOULD YOU BITE BACK IF GIVEN THE CHANCE ? — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]

Fakhira, understandably, did not often talk about her relation to Aphra. Not due to shame, more so due to the fact that Aphra threatened her, if she had. Almost as if Aphra was ashamed of being related to her. The scarred she-cat was relaxing in the sun when the Kingpin called out for her and, ears pricking and eyes opening up, Fakhira began searching for where Bai Shi was. Finding the dragon, the she-cat got up and padded up to him. "Hey Bai Shi." She greeted with a dip of her head. "What's going on?" She knew that the Kingpin had went and visited The Typhoon, but little did she know of the events that happened there.

How surprised she would be.[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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THE WAR-MAKER

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo. god of war - ancient. they/them/he/his. formerly blind. former hp of AE & RB. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family. member of tanglewood. courting --. mentally moderate. physically hard.

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A soft blink of eyes would meet her, tipping of head. She was gray. The other had been white. They took a moment, running tongue over jaws, "... Do you have family elsewhere? I ran into someone with a similar scent to yours.", they would murmur before giving a soft chortle, "Well, I can certainly see that the two of you are different. The one I came across had a pelt of alabaster, not ash. But I find ash much more to my taste.", they would speak softly, taking the chance to look over their groupmate for the first time.

[FAKHIRA CIPHER.]

[glow=white,1,400]WOULD YOU BITE BACK IF GIVEN THE CHANCE ? — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]

The question Bai Shi asked came of a surprise and Fakhira's expression quickly faltered at it. Aphra. Her heart lurched at the thought of her sister, emotions pouring in all at once. Fear, worry, relief, dread. Fakhira's shreaded ears flattened and she seemed hesitant in answering the question her leader asked her. "I do, yes." She finally replied.

"You met my littermate Aphra." Fakhira quickly clarified, though she stared down at her paws as she continued on and didn't look back up at the dragon that stood before her. "I... figured she had gone off to The Typhoon, but I had no idea that was where she was. I'm sorry, I should have warned you." For what? The grey-colored she-cat wasn't sure. There were multiple things that ran through her mind; Aphra being degrading towards Bai Shi, or lashing out at him. "She... she didn't do anything to you, did she?"[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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THE WAR-MAKER

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo. god of war - ancient. they/them/he/his. formerly blind. former hp of AE & RB. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family. member of tanglewood. courting --. mentally moderate. physically hard.

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They could see her reaction, and it was enough to tell the that something was going on between her and this family member of hers. They certainly didn't look alike but the similarity in the scent had been enough to confuse them. She answered that she did have family in The Typhoon. Good, they weren't losing their mind.

Her littermate? A sympathetic glance. Siblings could be a handful, and they knew it. They'd lost their littermates to time and circumstance. Their gaze softened as she looked at her paws. Did the two not get along? Warned them? For the barbed tongue the other carried?

Giving a soft shake of their head they gave a smile, "I'm a dragon, Fakhira. Words of little beings can't hurt me. You don't need to worry about warning me. I've experienced enough war that sharp words just bounce off.", he murmured softly. "Are you going to be alright? I don't know the situation between you two, but your body language tells me that its not a good one.", their voice was soft.

[FAKHIRA CIPHER.]

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Sharp words. So Aphra did say something to them, then. Fakhira bit her lip slightly at the realization, though urged herself to relax. Bai Shi didn't seemed to be bothered by whatever Aphra had said and as such, she shouldn't worry about them. "To be honest, Bai Shi, I don't know," Fakhira answered with a sigh, trying to calm her shaky breath. "Aphra... Aphra did this to me." She was, of course, referring to the scars on her face and her shredded ears. "If-if she finds out I'm here, I don't know what will happen or what I'm going to do..." She trailed off, feeling herself getting emotional.

"I don't know where to go if she finds out I'm here..." Fakhira cried, trying to hide the fact that she was crying. The woman wrapped her long tail around her paws, trying to fight the urge to just... collapse and sob into her own fur.[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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THE WAR-MAKER

golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo. god of war - ancient. they/them/he/his. formerly blind. former hp of AE & RB. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family. member of tanglewood. courting --. mentally moderate. physically hard.

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Their gaze fell even softer as they listened to her, she was shaking. It wasn't anything good. Her sister had hurt her. Their gaze grew cold at that statement. "It'll be alright Fakhira. This is your home, and you won't have to leave because of her. If she shows up, we will all defend you.", they murmured gently yet firmly. Reaching a paw to her, wanting to comfort her.

Inhaling, "Even if she comes back, she won't be able to hurt you physically. I'll make sure of that. Even if she thinks she can fight a dragon, I don't think she'll do well against an angry God of War.", they murmured as they let their paw move close to her but giving her distance. "I won't let her touch you. You don't have to be the sacrifice. It's alright to be happy for once. This is your home now, Fakhira, until time decrees its time to move on. But I'll always come when you call. I won't let her hurt you again.", they murmured softly, heart aching in their chest at her tears.

[FAKHIRA CIPHER.]

[glow=white,1,400]WOULD YOU BITE BACK IF GIVEN THE CHANCE ? — ｡+ﾟ.[/glow]

Alithis Evengis was her home. Her group. Protection was the main reason she had come here in the first place, but she hadn't prepared to feel as if she was going to be in danger so soon after she joined. It was terrifying, but Bai Shi's words comforted her. She flinched a bit as the leader reached out to her, but eventually welcomed his touch. "... Thank you." She cried as she tried to move closer to Bai Shi, trying to press her body against theirs. She could use that sort of comfort right now.

All she could say was thank you. There was so much relief in her body that it was really all she can muster.

//End it here?[glow=COLOR,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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golden lung dragon & black jaguar w/ vitiligo. god of war - ancient. they/them/he/his. formerly blind. former hp of AE & RB. wind element & electric element. firstborn son of jerisidie lingré & current head of family. member of tanglewood. courting --. mentally moderate. physically hard.

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Yeah //

They gave a soft rumble, shifting to their side to allow her to come closer. "You don't need to thank me, Fakhira.", they murmured gently, eyes half closed as she pressed in against them. They didn't mind the contact, and she needed the comfort. Tucking their head in closer, lifting their forearm in an attempt to put around her, their body automatically curling up to make it comfortable. Eyes sliding closed as they hummed a tune softly, tail curling up alongside the duo. They would keep her safe - they promised they would. Moving to gently try to nudge her with their muzzle as if to say it was fine to stay there, breathing a soft huff of warm air. She was fine. In fact they might enjoy this more than they should, being able to lay beside another and provide comfort.