[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Kba1iWT.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/WjeIB5h.png[/img][/center] [color=gray][h3]Elhm, Central Spectral Woods[/h3][/color] [hr] Deep in the heart of the Elhm Spectral Woods, in a room made of organic and majestic tree roots and branches, the Wild King reclined on a thrown wreathed in blue leaves. The Mimicraptor pack stood in front of him, heads lowered in his presence. Stalker was near the front, eyes locked on the Wild King, while Roose was off to the side, pointedly avoiding staring too much at Stalker or the Wild King. The Wild King spoke, his voice echoed a thousand times by the restless souls surrounding him. [b]”Élearen sa teíran shae melda, así tha Umbrané eil syr’hanthi dané anorill. Anira halé narene sha’elatha… 'laithen serel’ ithal.' Si Umbrané aniral’ anelas sha’seren, thaléan dané serel. Si na… sha’thalen venor. [i](I've heard through my loyalists that those Umbrans from the sky mean to destroy me. I want you and the rest of your pack to… ‘play nice' with the humans set to intercept them. If the Umbra group can be coerced to my side, save them. If not… Make them burn.)[/i]”[/b] Stalker tilted his head slightly, listening to his King's words as he mulled them over. 'Play nice' with humans? It would be harder than just slaughtering them, but he gave a small nod. [b]”Laithen serel será anarel. [i](Playing nice will be easy.)[/i]”[/b] Stalker said with a sway of his tail, clicking his toe claw against the ground in anticipation. The Wild King nodded back, shadowed chin resting on a propped fist. [b]”Ena ralé’an sha’elatha na Red Embers ven Shae Tharen. Dané thalenar’ shira sha’celen sha’Thal-Wyn amarill. Elea sha’enar melthi valis sha’emaré thalen. Si enra sha’elatha ve ralenar, amaril melira. Si elea sanar sha’Umbrané syr’hanthi anorill, dané venar sha’Elm shae serel sha’valeth ralén sha’verith. Sha’venar sha’Umbrané, dané selven ra’elra. Elesha saven talan. Si elesha sanar sha’eltra amaril cel sha’verith elea sanar sha’Umbrané, shiran sha’Shae Tharen ven Red Embers. Si sha’Umbrané ven thael serel… Sha’valar sha’enar el sha’valir. Anira Thal-Wyn thal’en el ralsha sha’valir, shae sanir ele’an shalath ven amaril sha’elena shira na’thal’anath. [i](Their most prominent groups are the Red Embers and the Bears. Both leaders hunger for the power in the heart of a Wild. However, they hate me more. If you show up in numbers they will not attack you out of fear. If you press that the Umbrans mean to kill me, they may let the Umbras pass through Ehlm to these woods. When faced with those Umbrans, their greed may be too much. They are savages, after all. If they act on their greed before you can sweet-talk the Umbrans, kill the Bears and Red Embers. If the Umbrans cannot be swayed… Simply add them to the pile of corpses. I'll have other Wilds on standby to take the corpses, and we will feast and celebrate your victory.)[/i]”[/b] Roose listened carefully to the words of her beloved leader, before sending an anxious glance to Stalker. Seems they had their work cut out for them. The Wild King raised a hand, gesturing to the wide entrance, sending them on their way. [b]”Valaenar sha'elrith, Thal'sharen sha'Thaliraptor. [i](Good luck, Stalker of the Mimicraptors.)[/i]”[/b] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/4P1s6Sk.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/VEHbaWx.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/BVAvSa1.png[/img][/center] [color=gray][h2]Ghost Corp Head Quarters, Lower Barracks[/h2][/color] [@SporkoBug], [@Herald], [@Qia] [hr] [quote=Val]"All due respect to the Ghost Corps, last I checked the doc was alive enough to be scribbling, so incarceration is already a heavy punishment for striking a person interfering with a call for medical aid.”[/quote] VV shot Val a grateful look through the bar, while Le Frey’ eyes narrowed. [b]”She attacked a non-subjugated, a scientist, no less. You know they don't grow on blue fruit trees, right? The general spends a minimum of four years on their education before they can even begin to work in service to him. They're worth their weight in gold. So the general's response should actually be harsher.”[/b] [quote=Val]"Tell the General I said to go Dust himself. I'll await my ass kicking at his pleasure. And if I see a hint of green from you, Mercy has been screaming at me to come out and play."[/quote] Le Frey growled, gritting his teeth behind his mask. [b]”You're making this a bigger deal that it has to be. Just tow the line and everyone'll be happy, alright?”[/b] He did his best to ignore the threat rolling off Val's tongue. His muscles still involuntarily tensed up, though, and his stance lowered a little. Then Val had the audacity to go against the general’s orders, and threw his rations to VV, who caught them in mid-air. [quote=Val]"Whoops, my hand slipped,"[/quote] [b]”Ohh, that is [i]it[/i]!”[/b] Le Frey barked behind his mask, his right hand glowing as claws formed, about to lash out at Val. About to- before Mimi stepped in. [quote=Mimi][i]”No fighting! Fight will get nowhere!”[/i][/quote] [quote=Wren]”Tell the General I did it.”[/quote] Le Frey stared daggers at Mimi and Val, before twisting his head to look at Wren. Slowly, the claws deformed, and he sighed. [b]”You realize the general is more clever than that, Captain.”[/b] He said to Wren. [quote=Ferz][color=red]"Even as a prisoner you shouldn't go unfed, unless Ghost Corp are harsher than the Wild King, himself."[/color][/quote] VV stared at the changed demeanor in the Ghost Corp captain, putting two and two together that his wild was talking. Regardless, she narrowed her eyes at him, making a show of taking a bite of the ration Val had thrown to her. [b]”I'd eat regardless if some general said I could or couldn't… Done with having people try to control me.”[/b] She muttered bitterly through the processed meat. [quote=Mimi]"What of Mercy and Inu? You bind to human but... Does heart still follow the call of Wild King?”[/quote] Le Frey tilted his head, his eyes flashing green for a brief moment. [color=lightgreen][b]”If the Wild King were to call me, I would go. Much of the goal of Ghost Corp assist the King, as they thwart Umbra.”[/b][/color] Inu's speech came through Le Frey's lips, speaking matter-of-factly. Then, a new, weak voice cut through the conversation, attracting VV's eyes instantly. [quote=A]“VV…what…happened?”[/quote] VV set her rations aside, crawling a little closer to the bars. A piece of her hair fell in the laser's path, immediately frying it. It gave VV enough reason to pause, though she hissed with frustration. A pause, before she bit out as calmly as possible, [b]”The doctor wanted to know how I felt about you throwing the duel. I smacked her with the entity… “Why did you throw the duel, A?”[/b] Another pause, VV's gaze dropping to the floor. [b]”A… A, let's leave. The doctors won't find anything good. It's just Umbra all over again. I'll destroy this door, and we can just… get away…”[/b] Meanwhile, over the intercom, the general's voice sounded. [b]”Guardian, report to the inner courtyard for your… [i]ass-kicking[/i].”[/b]