[IC] St. Sappho Academy, Medieval Magic Academy (Invite Only)

[Rune_Alchemist]

Miren, Maoin, Marie, Luna, Sorcha, Sol.

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Sorcha's eyes widened when the kitten finally woke. First, she felt amusement. Second, she felt minor irritation. Third she couldn't help but to feel concerned as this was sorely out of character for the kitten. She the dragons mouth turned upwards into a grin as she chuckled softly, giving Maoin a pat on the head, helping the kitten steady herself.

"Uncivilized Mongrel, am I?" She teased. "My, if you're feeling that energetic you should burn off some extra energy with a few laps around this castle, don't you think?" She didn't let the kitten actually even consider doing that for a second however. "And that was a joke, by the way Maoin. Is something the matter, little one? You look exhausted. Surely prowling around a simple ruin has not tired you so?" She could wait on the food for now, she needed to make sure everything was alright with the kitten.

"I need no teaching tiny human! I know exactly what cooking is." As if to demonstrate, a gout of flame left Avaline's jaw, launching itself straight up into the air as she smugly held her hands on her hips. Smoke sizzled out of her nostrils for a few seconds as she continued. "It is when I burn my prey alive, obviously!...but I see no prey here so there is nothing to cook." She seemed far too proud of herself.

Well, she wasn't wrong since the food had already been cooked, but she wasn't right either.

"...but I still fail to see food." She frowned, shoulders drooping a bit as she realized she hadn't solved that problem. "I can smell it but all I see is some weird green stuff." She gave a sideways glance towards the storm drake before glancing over to the rabbit and a table full of vegetables as a seemingly stroke of supposed genius overcame her, grinning smugly again. "...Yes, yes, tiny human bring me the food that is hiding from me and the you-ten-sils with which to dine with."

Hah, she was a genius after all.

Marie for the most part was enjoying her alone time with a bowl of stew taken from Miren when Luna walked up. She didn't look at her - just kept her eyes focused on the bowl she was eating out of as the Knight talked. Ugh, why turn that disgusting thing into a familiar of all things? Would have been better just to kill it. Though, she supposed it could have made a nice pet. When Luna finished speaking though, she couldn't help but to start laughing.

"WOW." Marie laughed holding a hand to her forehead. "Someone wants to kill me. I can think of a dozen people right off the top of my head." She placed the bowl on the wagon, hopping off and stretching a bit. "Hello, princess of hell here? I've had people after my cute butt since I could barely walk. One more isn't too different. Knowing that someone out here wants me dead though...that narrows down the list since only a handful of people know I'm here." She turned to face Luna, pressing her face almost uncomfortably close to hers now.

"That is to say, I don't need your help. So leave me alone, alright? I have better things to do than to mingle with the likes of you." She left, walking out towards the edge of the camp and away from the others.

Seemed like she wanted to be alone for now.

[Roleplayer001]

... head pats? Maoin looked up towards her mistress, a wave of relief washing over her as she was steadied. She pouted a bit as her words were brought up again and her eyes widened she was told to run laps. Of course, that idea was quickly discarded which made the kitten let out a sigh of relief.

Ultimately she explained the circumstances surrounding the chimera - not why she left, but where she went, how she was attacked and her failed attempt to escape, what the chimera did and her description, the venom, the anti-venom, and the sudden tiredness she felt from the cure. Cats were fairly vulnerable to poison - even some flowers made her sick, so it didn't surprise the servant that she was having such a bad reaction to this. It took a couple of minutes to finish explaining as the kitten had to continuously stop to catch her breath. "... and Miss Katherine's dolls brought me out here ..."

Maoin let out a yawn before taking a couple of steps towards her owner and somewhat slumping against the powerful woman - this was a nice and safe spot. It was at this point the cat really noticed a new voice in the group - a simple glance revealing a snake-like creature. The kitten frowned, but based on how Lady Sorcha was reacting it couldn't be anything too bad.

"Y-you can go ahead ... and eat. I'm not feeling hungry ..." The cat at this point slumped harder against Lady Sorcha's warmth, closing her eyes as she latched her arms around the dragon's stomach so that she'd remain close. "If you need anything don't be afraid to wake ... wake me up ..." Oh, it was probably important to ask her if she needed anything now. Might have been why she approached in the first place. "Any orders, Mistress Dragon?"

Meowka frowned as everything went well with the littermate. Damn, she had been hoping for some entertainment there. Her attention quickly returned to the Puppeteer as she was patted on the head. "F-food? Sweet cheeks, why do you always threaten my stomach!? You were calling me a good kitten not too long ago, and now you are saying you won't feed me!" The cat let out a sigh. "Anyways, you wanna sit down here? I call your lap, by the way. Its my throne, the throne of the prowler of the night!"

The cat seemed to have an odd sort of excitement about lap time which was probably simultaneously strange and adorable.

[Pyromania99]

Everyone

Katherine just stared at Meowka. If anyone is the King in this relationship it's me. You know? Oh, speaking of." Katherine turned to Miren. "Oh Miren! You might not have to worry about food tonight! Meowka has graciously volunteer to not eat tonight!" The Puppeteer said to the nearby bunny. She then took a peek back at Meowka, curious of her reaction. "Unless you want some of that nice, delicious fish?" She questioned. "There's a saying, 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you.'"

Sol couldn't help but giggle at Avaline. She just had to tap firmly on the Wyrm's head. Nonono. You don't seem to quite understand human culture. We have to wait for the food to finish cooking. The Bunny is cooking. Come here." The girl hopped off the Wyrm and grabbed her by the hand, leading her over to where the utensils would be. "Alright, so, here are the utensils! There are three important ones. Spoons, these guys. Forks, these. And Knives." She told Avaline, showing each as she said them. She took a couple of minutes to explain and show how each are used. "Understand it?"

Meanwhile, Luna pulled her head back as Marie got close to her to complain... Then watched as Marie walked off. "Hey!" Luna exclaimed as the demon walked off. She didn't quite understand why she was so standoffish. Well, realistically, she really shouldn't care considering what she did to Maoin... Still, it'd be bad to leave her to her own devices at this point. She quickly paced over to Sorcha, "Hey, Sorcha, I'm going after Marie. She just ran off after I told her what Avaline said... It's probably not a good idea to leave her alone." Without giving the dragon a chance, Luna walked off in the direction that Marie went.

It had been a minute or two of course, so Luna didn't quite know where she was. "Marie? Where are you?" Luna said in a loud voice, concerned of the wellbeing of the demon.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Miren, Maoin, Sorcha, Sol.

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Miren remained silent, not commenting on what was happening to Katherine and Meowka. It wans't her business, and she was staying out of it. Besides, Katherine was a bit scary when she was angry.

"O-okay then." The rabbit replied, shaking her head and turning to the group. "A-alright everyone! It's finished now!"

"I'll have a talk with this Chimaera later." Sorcha frowned. Well, it was good Maoin was alright at least, but she didn't like the fact this supposed Chimaera attacked her. She should be grateful the thing wasn't intentionally hostile at least. The venom was likely a precaution in case Maoin had been hostile. She gave Maoin a pat on the head, pushing her gently off of her. "For now though...I insist you eat something." Before she could drag Maoin over to the food however, Luna approached her with news of Marie. She didn't like Luna helping Marie, ever since what she did to Maoin the dragon had a made a point to treat the demon in a mostly civil manner...but she wouldn't be that upset if something happened to her. It was mostly the fact that the demon had betrayed her trust, really. Well, no matter.

"...Be careful, Luna." Sorcha replied in response to where she was going after Marie. "If whoever is after her is still around then its likely they're waiting." The dragon turned back to Maoin.

"Come, Maoin. Food is always good for the healing process." She began walking over to the table where Miren had seemingly now finished preparing it. "And yes, that is an order. Even if you do not eat much, I expect you to at least eat something."

"Weh?!" The Wyrm gave a surprised sounding, though decidedly 100% adorable yelp as Sol pressed firmly on her forehead. She didn't get much room to complain or talk to Sol before the tiny human hopped off her back and grabbed her by the hand. Avaline was careful to avoid using her claws on Sol. Even in a resting state, they would have been harmful. She slithered over to where Miren was cooking with Sol.

"Ah...?" Avaline listened intently to how the utensils were used, doing her best to take them into account. Honestly, knives and forks sounded just like pale imitations of her claw. The spoons, though. She held a spoon in front of her, eyes sparkling like she had laid eyes on the greatest thing in the world. "Tiny human this...Spoon, you said it was." She made the motion of 'eating' with it like Sol showed her. "Ahaha, this is the most amazing thing I've ever seen." She pulled the spoon towards her face, hugging it. "Ah, it's so adorable and useful! I can use it do drink things without going to the river!" She perked up, quickly taking a look around the camp. "A-ah! Where's master Luna? I must show her the wonders of the spoon!"

...Avaline was probably too easy to amuse.

Marie, Luna.

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Without the sun, the forest had become much darker. Shadows had grown long and Luna had walked far enough for the idle chatter of the camp to have faded into the night. Without her ability to make light, she'd very likely not be able to see very far. As for the target of her search, Marie seemed to be nowhere to be found. Or at least, she wasn't letting Luna know of her whereabouts. Perhaps she wanted to be alone? Perhaps she just didn't want to deal with Luna. Whatever the case was, it seemed that Luna wasn't going to find her unless the demon wanted her too.

"... here's after my life."

Soon though, she'd make out Marie's voice among the dark forest. She seemed to be talking to someone.

"Scared? Please. That emotion is foreign to me." She scoffed. If Luna followed the voice, she would eventually find the demon hiding among the trees. "I want my arsenal." There was silence as whoever she was speaking to likely replied, but their voice wasn't able to be heard by Luna though it was likely Marie was talking to her mom or someone similar. "I don't care!" She snarled. "I can't rely on these pathetic humans to help me. No, rather, I refuse to let myself be so weak." Silence again as the second party replied. "...FINE! I've had to work with less. I don't need any more than that." After all - it wasn't like she was going to lose any fight anyways if she actually tried doing it.

She was the absolute best at everything, after all.

"Tsk...I hate that bitch." Marie growled. By now, Luna would likely make out two, feathery black wings jutting out from Marie's back, wrapping around her like a cloak as she seemed to study something in her hand. Before she could greet Marie however, the demon swiftly turned to face her.

The human barely had time to react before there was a flash of bright, white light slammed into the ground in front of her. A spear had embedded itself into the ground, illuminating the area in an oddly unsettling light. It would have made most humans uneasy, at any rate.

"Humph. It's you. And here I thought it would be whoever convinced that repulsive creature to attack me. Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?" The spear of light embedded into the ground faded from existence, leaving nothing of its presence behind except scorch marks around the ground and a hole where it had just been. "What's the matter?" Suddenly, her mouth turned into a seemingly flirtatious smirk as she fixed Luna with a playful look. "Worried about little 'ol me? Scandalous. Won't your dragon be jealous? Not that I mind being the target of your affections, human. Feel free to grovel and tell me how great I am whenever you want."

The two black wings fluttered for a moment before settling again.

[Roleplayer001]

Maoin nodded against Lady Sorcha, until she was patted on the head and directed to go get some food. She wasn't hungry, but the dragon couldn't be wrong about this. By the time the dragon had finished her conversation with Lady Luna, the cat had only made it a few steps and allowed herself to be led the rest of the way to where the pair of them would be sitting barely managing to get herself a bowl of food on the way before staring at the soup before her.

She'd already cursed her owner out - this wasn't the time to be disobedient. The girl started to take a few unenthusiastic bites before speaking up. "If I ran from her I'd be dead." The venom would have likely begun to seize her heart and she would have died as a good monster snack. The servant forced herself to gradually take a few more bites while she looked towards her teacher for commentary.

Meowka's mouth dropped. Volunteered not to eat!? When did she do that? This woman wouldn't take her food away, would she? "Y-you're joking, right? N-not like I care." Meowka folded her arms defiantly and turned her cheek to her so called 'owner'. It didn't matter, she'd lasted longer than a day and this 'queen' wouldn't be able to-

-delicious fish?

Katherine would feel a wave of concern flood over her familiar as one of the few things she valued in life was in jeopardy as the poor, hungry kitten looked towards the food bowl out of the corner of her eye. "Of-of course I want some of that delicious fish, what are you talking about? And besides, I only nibble on your shoulder!" The cat's posture of defiance was already breaking as she sniffed the air slightly, but she was still trying to hold onto it a bit.

Also, she wasn't exactly sure what her 'mistress' wanted here.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword

Luna was slightly taken aback by Marie's weapon stuck in the ground. "Looks like I don't especially need to worry about you now... Or, maybe I need to worry about you in a different way." Luna pondered aloud as she put a hand to forehead. Of course it'd go about like this. "What do you mean by, 'Scandalous'? I can't just be worried about someone?" Luna asked the demon again, confused. Her eyes drifted back over to the scorching and the hole in the ground. "Though, I suppose that was quite the splendid weapon. That said though, I bet you've still yet to find an answer to that riddle. Or are you too proud to admit that you don't know?" She added, attempting to change the conversation from whatever it was she was trying to do.

Everyone except Luna

"Ahhh! Wait, wait, wait!" Sol said, grabbing Avaline's hand. "Well, Luna knows what spoons are! Though, I'm not sure where she went... But she'll be back! I'm sure. Plus, if you think spoons are good for drinking, wait until you see this Mug!"

Sol said as she was digging out a wooden mug, likely more for alcohol than anything. "Now, I don't mind letting you see it... But I'm not just 'tiny human'. I'm in fact 'Solana Lightsword' though I suppose it use to be 'Solana Duskshield' not too long ago. Just call me 'Sol'. I'll call you Avaline."

Meanwhile, Katherine was about ready to pull her hair out... Figuratively of course. "Let me spell it out for you then, Meowka. To you, I am a Duchess or Queen as per contract. Just call me Katherine. Do so and you may get to eat some delicious fish." Katherine added with an expectant look on her face, waiting for the cat to no longer use nicknames for her.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Miren, Maoin, Sorcha, Sol.

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"Hmm..." Sorcha took a seat next to Maoin, wrapping her wing around the kitten in a rather protective seeming manner as she let the young girl lean against her if she desired it. "You were lucky the Chimaera had some on hand...I am unsure if even Luna's healing could have healed such potent venom. Chimaera's venom is some of the deadliest in the world. I'm surprised she even had a anti-venom for it. It requires a special process...though if she was captive here then I could assume her captors made some for emergencies." The dragon herself, had a few sheep legs and a large mug of ale sitting next to her. Sorcha bit into the sheep thoughtfully, thinking about the best way to approach this.

She had been training Maoin for awhile now, but the cat simply wasn't improving as much as she had hoped she would. She should have easily heard the Chimaera, shouldn't have she? Chimaeras were felines, but only partially so. They weren't as stealthy as a pure feline should be. No, there talents were in physical strength and endurance, usually.

"Hmm...when we get back we'll have to do something about your perception and training." She continued.

Avaline, meanwhile was intently studying the mug that had been handed to her. She could...drink from this? Aha, such a wonderful invention! But...but why would she want to drink from this?

"It's...like a tiny little thing that goes on someone's head!" Avaline eyed the so called 'mug' wondrously, almost too engrossed to hear Sol's words as she introduced herself, but she managed to catch the main point of the sentence anyways. Tiny human wanted her to call her by a name, 'Sol'.

"Sol...your name is Sol?" She didn't comment that her full name was going to be far too much for her to remember completely. "Sol! Yes, Sol the tiny human! What a pleasant name. Almost as good as the one Master Luna gave--eer, calls me by, heh!" She fixed her eyes on the mug again. "Hey hey, Sol...can I wear that on my head?"

At least she asked.

Miren, meanwhile was finishing up the cooking, though she was keeping a few things warm for Eith and the Chimaera when they returned from their little duel - wherever it was taking place and whenever it would be done. She found herself a nice little stool to sit on and start munching on some carrots. Whew, she was tired, but seeing everyone enjoy a good meal was rewarding in and of itself.

Marie, Luna.

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"Hmph. The answer is simple, isn't it?" Marie said, confidently smirking. "A shield, is it not? The answer is very obvious when one isn't being attacked by a putrid serpent." Her smirk faded as a small sphere of white light appeared in her hand, illuminating the area a bit easier for them to see. "Hardly a challenge for me, obviously." She stretched, seemingly not bothered by the current state of affairs. If anything, judging from the teasing smirk she didn't have any intention of stopping either.

"That aside though...worry? About me? Don't try and obviously change the subject, human." She giggled. "Worry usually implies care of some sort. That's odd considering what I did to the cat - or what I tried to do anyways." She shrugged dismissively. "Why, it's like you're trying to be one of those disgusting self-sacrificing fools that go around spouting self-righteous mantras and words whilst failing to do any of it. I bet you're just doing what Livia's little plaything told you, or your scared that my mom might do something if something happened to me." She fell silent for a moment, almost hesitating. "So which is it, hmm?"

[Roleplayer001]

The kitten leaned against the dragoness as she took a few more bites, appreciating the protection and cover her owner's wings provided. As always, Maoin listened attentively - though she frowned as Lady Sorcha spoke, ears falling flat. She knew it had been very close to the end for her, and any number of things would have killed her if things had gone a little differently. She also knew she deserved the additional training she was being assigned - meaning less time off her already growing list of chores, and more days with sore muscles. "Yes, Mistress."

Maoin put down the food bowl as she finished her last bite, pressing harder into Lady Sorcha and buried her face into the powerful creature, shaking slightly before letting out a few sobs.

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What would have happened if she had died? Would her mistress be alright? Lady Lightsword? Sol? Tazia? ... Gwynn? "I ... I don't want ... to die." The teenager admitted. "I've only got ... twenty years, max ... and I nearly got killed after one ..."

Why had she run into the ruins again? That had been awfully stupid. "... because I was jealous of ... of Sol ..." For a couple of seconds the cat sniffled against her mistress before backing her face away and looking at Lady Sorcha after trying to collect herself. Which was nearly impossible considering her breathing was forced into an awkward shallowness. "... I thought I was ... little one ..."

"Yes, Kath-" Her stomach began speaking, but her mind caught up quickly.

It was a trick! It was directly contradicting what she had said previously! Meowka stood up triumphantly, looking down at her owner. "I'm not falling for it that easily, Mistress Katherine!" The cat pointed out a finger accusingly at the older woman.

[Pyromania99]

Lunalel Lightsword

”What? ‘Do whatever Livia’s plaything says?’ ‘Scared of your mom?’” Luna asked, confused. Livia’s plaything? She and Miss Lindall got along well, right? ”If you mean Miss Lindall, she just asked me if I wanted to join her on an ‘adventure’ or something of the sort.” She then shrugged as she moved on to the next point. ”As far as your mother goes, I’ve no idea who she is.”

After she finished answering the question, she put her hand up to her head and scratched it. She was suspicious obviously. Well, not like it probably wasn’t understandable. ”I mean, I know you did some unspeakable things to Maoin of which I don’t approve, of course.” The Knightess went silent for a couple of seconds as she mentally reached for the words she was wanting. ”I might be part of the fools you speak of. In my life, I’ve spent time with many soldiers and armed peasants, all of which I treated as companions as you are now. It’s just not in my nature to let my companions be assaulted by a giant land dragon and stand by watching. Especially when they can’t really fight back.”

"Haa? Companions? Is that what you think of me? Even after knowing what I almost did to that pathetic excuse for a familiar?" She laughed in mild disbelief. Humph. Lies. Marie didn't trust her for a second. Well, she supposed she wouldn't know who her mother was. Not like Viatrix went around announcing her presence…well, no, she usually did just that come to think of it. Attention whore.

"Well, I can't say I can't understand the sentiment. After all, you should be nice to your toys or they break, yes? Keep their morale up and all that. Loyalty breeds Loyalty as some say and we're at least forced to tolerate each other here." She smirked. "Naïve. I much prefer them knowing that if they do something I don't like, they'll suffer a fate worse than death - and make no mistake I certainly have the ability to do that." She hummed lightly for a moment to herself. "Ahh, but that's irrelevant." She sighed, seemingly taking a few seconds to find the words to continue.

"So I am right, then? You simply treat everyone around you with that same naïve kindness regardless of who they are?" For the briefest instant Marie's smirk seemed to waver. She obviously still didn't believe Luna, but her attitude at least seemed a bit less hostile now.

This girl was quite something, that was for sure. Luna was slightly angry with her with her comments about “breaking toys” as that was completely opposed to Luna’s thought process. ”What? ‘Naïve kindness’ you say? Perhaps it is. Perhaps it is not. I’m wary of you, do not misunderstand. Still, as it were, we are together on this journey. On my honor, I would fail myself if I were to let you fall and stand aside. That is my standing as a Lightsword.”

"I don't believe you." Marie replied simply as she began walking, the small ball of pure white light going out as she began walking back towards the camp. She stiffly brushed past Luna, not sparing her a second glance. If anything, she seemed rather disappointed for some reason. "Not that it matters, human. People are fundamentally selfish beings. Your kindness is just to feed your ego and bragging rights so you can show others just how ‘good’ you are.” She paused for a brief moment, glancing back towards Luna. "Heh, not to mention…I'm fairly certain if you had a choice between saving me and someone like say, Sol, you'd choose obviously the child."

That was… Oh what was it called? A loaded question? ”You’re most likely right. I probably would save Sol.” Luna said, bluntly. ”She’s a brighter soul than either of us, I feel. You can think of me selfish if you want but that doesn’t change the truth though.” Not that Marie would have likely seen, but Luna shook her head. Demons were both selfish and stubborn. ”If I wanted you to die, I could have let Avaline go to town. My heart wouldn’t have raced, my legs wouldn’t have moved and my arms wouldn’t have swung. Even if you did what you did to Maoin, you don’t deserve to be presumably eaten. However, you are going to think what you will”

"…Heh. At least your honest." Marie sighed, shaking her head with a shrug, dropping the conversation and heading back to camp. "I wonder what I do think? You’re a funny human, I know that at least." Whatever was going through her head, she wasn't going to be telling Luna it seemed.

”I don’t think I’m all that funny though.” Luna stated, scratching the side of her head wondering what exactly a demon found funny about her. She followed Marie back, feeling as if she had won the argument though it was more likely there was no real argument to make.

Everyone except Luna

Katherine couldn't help but sigh at Meowka, at least she wasn't calling her sweet cheeks anymore. "Yes, yes." There were worse things. "Just go sit at the table, it'll be along soon, Meowka." Katherine said , petting her cat before she headed over to Miren. "Nevermind about the no food for Meowka thing by the way." The Puppeteer added with a shrewd smile. "She's fine to eat now."

Sol just had to laugh at Avaline. "No, that's not a hat! Hehehe. It's for drinking stuff." She took the item back filled the mug up with nearby water and showed it off before taking a drink from it. "See? It's useful for drinking. There are better hats out there anyhow."

[Rune_Alchemist]

Eith and Chimaera

The Chimaera led the Shellagh back into the ruined castle, the noises of the camp quickly fading once they found themselves inside of the old stone walls. For the most part, they walked in silence. The Chimaera for the most part deciding there was no room for words until their little duel was over with. She led the both of them back down into the dungeons where Miren and Katherine had previously found documents regarding Eith's condition, though instead of going towards the kennels she led the two of them in the opposite direction until the came upon a large, round chamber. Well, large compared to the rest of the rooms in the place.

"Hmm...this will do," The chimaera walked into the center of the room, turning to face her would-be pack leader. "...this place is an unpleasant one, but having one last duel here would make him happy..." She chuckled lightly to herself, her snake tail looking oddly somber in the dim light of the room. "This one will spare you a story, for now, Shellagh. For now let us see if you are worthy of command."

She took an aggressive stance as she bared her claws.

The fight, was brutal. Chimaera was not holding back, and neither was Eith. The Chimaera adopted a brutal, fast, and relentless attack strategy. She closed the initial distance between them in a mere few seconds, her powerful legs carrying her swiftly across the ground to land an easy blow on the Shellagh, sharp claws digging into the Shellagh's flesh as a stream of lava-blood poured out from the wound. As fire spilled onto the Chimaera's thick fur, she merely ignored it - not seeming to care one bit if she was burned.

It seemed for a time the two were evenly matched, but even with the Chimaera's impressive physical strength and endurance, it was not a battle she could easily win against the demonic hound. Her venom was not overly effective against Eith's fire-blood, and the hounds regeneration of flesh wounds was nigh-instant, making cutting wounds from her claws nearly ineffective.

Even so, soon both combatants were done.

Chimaera was panting heavily, burns covering quite a bit of her body as she stood at the far end of the room. Eith stood some distance away, and though she didn't look too injured the Shellagh, at least by the Chimaera's estimations, was at least hurting some, but she couldn't keep up the fight any more.

She straightened her posture, and laughed.

"Well, then, Eith of the Shellagh...You have earned yourself a Chimaera. Use this one as you wish."

Marie for the most part remained silent. By the time she was back at the camp, she had lost the wings. She still kept to herself though, deciding to still not be active in the current affairs of the others at the camp. Instead, she propped herself up on her previous seat in the wagon and just remained silent.

Luna had put her in a bad mood.

"A-ah?" Avaline's eyes brightened once again as Sol showed her how to use the mug in question. She swiped it from the humans hands, holding it in the palms of her hands as she raised it in front of her as if it was some rare treasure. "Master Luna! Master Luna!" Before Sol could stop her, Avaline slithered over to Luna who was just now coming back from wherever it was she had run off too. "Aha ah! Sol has showed me the wonders of spoons and Mugs!" She held the items in front of her, still as enthusiastic about them as she was. "I am ashamed to admit it but you humans make some interesting things, yes! Such wondrous items!"

Sorcha, meanwhile, was busy dealing with a kitten. The dragon sighed, pulling the kitten closer to her. Yes, she supposed that was a problem wasn't it? The storm drake frowned as she let the kitten vent.

"...I am not sure what to say, Little One." Sorcha glanced over to Sol. "I am sorry if you thought such a title was special. I...that is what I call all children under my care." She replied honestly. "You are not the first, and I doubt you will be the last if this stubborn old dragon refuses to die anytime soon." Sorcha chuckled lightly, though fell silent as she continued. Ah, this was a right problem that she didn't entirely feel like dealing with at the moment. The dragon let out a long sigh.

"But, perhaps I can talk to Livia about your current situation. She is the best source of information regarding both the soul and things relating to it. She could likely give some insight."

"Aha? O-okay?..." Miren was just getting more and more confused by the second. She had no idea what was going on with Katherine and Meowka at all. What she did know, she was getting little worried about Eith it had been at least ten minutes or so since she went with the Chimaera to have their little duel and - "Ah!" Speaking of, she could hear them before they came into view.

For the most part, Eith looked fine. The Chimaera though, looked more than a little roughed up though she didn't seem bothered by her wounds or the burns on her fur and body.

"Y-you're back! I-I kept some warm for the both of you." Miren greeted them with a smile before looking over to the Chimaera. "U-uhm...are you...?"

"Ah?" She smiled at Miren. "Do not worry about this one. These wounds are nothing and will heal soon enough, but something to fill the stomach would be much welcome, little rabbit."

[Roleplayer001]

For a couple of seconds the cat thought for a moment. Talk to the Headmistress? About souls? The kitten wasn't exactly sure what the dragon was thinking, and simply nodded against her. Perhaps it was possible the headmistress could make her a more powerful cat? Either way, the business the dragon had with the Headmistress wasn't hers, but she was thankful the dragon would try and help her. "... thanks ..."

Despite her emotional state, the kitten chuckled slightly. "I ... I hope you keep being stubborn then ... I like you ..." After a couple of moments the cat forced herself to calm down before thinking for a bit. "C-could I have my own pet name?" If the dragon bothered to check she'd notice the cat was pressing into her again, but partially to hide her embarrassment. "Lady Sorcha?"

If a couple more minutes passed without Lady Sorcha choosing to deepen the conversation, Maoin would close her eyes and fall asleep quickly in the comfort of her owner's powerful wings.

"Aha! I knew it!" Meowka went over to the table, her owner likely feeling a bit of pride in the girl as she had figured out her mistress' trick and even gotten a nice petting for it. The cat waited for food to arrive, and gave a brief (and hungry) smile to Miren before her eyes drifted down to the fine fish before her. For a moment her tail swished like as if she was preparing to pounce and her ears twitched before she dived into the meal like she hadn't been fed in a week.

Soon enough, a smiling kitten would return to Mistress Katherine as she sat down, laying on the ground and placing her head into her favorite lap. "I'll go on patrol in a couple of hours if you want. Can't have anyone sneaking up on the woman who feeds me." Moving a single one of Katherine's hands to her head, the cat closed her eyes and prepared to be petted to sleep.

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Everyone including Luna

Luna watched as Marie went to her spot and sighed. Well, that went about as well as could be hoped at least. The Knightess moved towards the table when she was suddenly accousted by her new familiar. Sol... Had taught her about utensils... Right? She didn't accidentally just shown them off as divine items right? Well, it was a good way to get her spirits back up after having an intense moment with Marie. With a smile, Luna spoke gently and put a hand on Avaline's shoulder. "They are quite useful aren't they? They help you eat and drink without getting all messy. I'm glad you're amused with those."

She looked over to Sorcha as Sol finally made her way over. The dragon was taking care of her cat servant it seemed. Well, it was good that they were having a moment. "Ahh! Luna! Welcome back! Food's ready. Avaline, it's rude to swipe things from people's hands like that." Sol said before putting her hands on her hips and tapping her foot like an angry mother.

Meanwhile, Katherine sat down at the table to eat, slowly going at the stew that her dolls brought over for her. It was a nice delicacy. She always enjoyed a good stew after all. "It's a nice aroma. It's good to have someone cook for you." She mentioned aloud happily. Soon enough, she found a cat's head laying on her lap. "Oh, Meowka. I'd recommend not laying there right now. I'm still eating. And don't worry about patrolling tonight, I've set up a perimeter with my little partners. Rest, save up your strength. You're walking tomorrow. Miren and I are going to do a little work with those documents and book...s..." She turned to Miren noticing...

Eith returned with Chimaera and was quite hungry so she happily nodded when Miren said she saved food. Her eyes went wide after that though as she forgot an introduction. "Right. Miren, we fought so she would accept entrance into pack. There's three now. Me, Miren and C-- Chim... That's not a name. Chi...Chimera... Kira. Unless you already have a name, you're Kira now." Eith decided herself. She seemed as proud of herself as she could seem.

From behind Miren a voice called out. "Miren, you're still holding on to that Thesis on the Elasticity... What was that of again?" It was Katherine, deciding to pester the little group. She gave a wink to... Kira as she turned to Eith who spoke up.

"Thesis on the Elasticity of the Female Chest"

"Ahhh, thank you Eith. It seems it'll be worth fixing you soul after all." Katherine added, petting her kitten's head so she didn't feel like she was being ignored. She looked down towards Meowka while minimalizing the turning of her head, "It was worth coming all the way out here just for that."

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A...new pet name? Specifically for her? Sorcha frowned lightly, thinking. She wasn't entirely sure what would be appropriate here. She had a few more...affectionate nicknames from those she was close to over the year, though there was some she wouldn't linger on. Maoin didn't have any distinguishing features. She didn't have any sort of achievements to which she could be named for. Those were the sorts of things she gave one nicknames for.

Still...

"Hmm...we'll see, Little One. It is late and you should rest. I however, have things that need doing." She lifted the kitten off of her gently, finding a bedroll and laying her on it.

"Ehe, yes, they are so useful! The mug reminds me of a tiny little head ornament I saw once. I almost want to wear it on my head, and spoons are so cute I want to lay on a bed of them..." It seemed she wanted to use them for things other than their intended uses though. As soon as Sol ratted her out though, the land dragon's face turned pale, a somewhat shocked expression forming. "I-I didn't swipe it, Little human named Sol! I-I just...borrowed it! B-besides you said I could see it..." She chuckled nervously, scooting a bit closer to Luna, obviously aware she may have been a little overzealous.

"It is not good to lie, wyrm." Sorcha said coolly, walking over to Luna and Sol. "That one isn't causing trouble, my knight?"

"I-I would never cause trouble for master Luna or tiny human Sol! _{intentionally....}."

Meanwhile Miren was blushing furiously from the accusations of the type of literature she was reading.

"E-eh!? I-I'm not holding onto any such book!" Miren refuted a bit too defensively, cheeks turning a dark shade of red. "A-and even if I did it would be purely for scholarly interest, yes!" 'Kira' simply laughed at the rabbits denial, as she looked over to Eith.

"...Kira...that will be this ones - or, rather, my name now?" She fell silent for a moment, glancing towards the ground, a small smile forming on her lips. "I...will happily accept the name, Alpha." It was easy to tell she was happy, though the snake currently swaying behind her seemed a little less than enthused by the name, but Kira didn't seem to say anything as she turned to Miren. "So the rabbit is ours as well? Miren was it?"

"Y-yes, I am Miren...and I live with Eith." She replied with a small whine. "I-it is nice to meet you, Kira."

"And you as well, Miren. It will be...interesting living with others than the serpent for a change."

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Maoin only nodded in response and wondered what her nickname would be - would it be cute or fierce or demeaning? Either way, she was quick to obey her owner's next over, and wasn't even really conscious by the time she was placed in the bedroll where she passed out and snuggled the blankets as she drifted off into the land of dreams.

Meowka found herself sighing. Fine, she wouldn't fall asleep in the lap just yet. Of course, she wouldn't be upset about getting a little extra sleep but what was wrong with napping in the cart as they traveled? Seemed to be a lot easier that way - she didn't enjoy walking long distances and the thought of doing so made her groan slightly.

Otherwise she wouldn't have paid much more attention to the conversation until the thesis was brought up, which made Meowka's ears perk up. By the time the Puppeteer looked down at her pet, she'd see the girl was giggling profusely before she managed to agree with a nod, finally sitting up and rubbing against her mistress affectionately as she did so.

"I know springtime is interesting for all sorts of creatures, but I suppose what they say about rabbits is true!" She spoke aloud, but mostly to her mistress. "No wonder you like her so much Mistress Katherine! Do you read these books together?"

Meowka had no idea what a 'thesis' was, much less what any sort of academic paper was like. But she knew what was meant by 'female chest' and any book involving that had to be naughty, especially given the look on Miren's face and her owner's teasing. "I can't read myself, but perhaps you could read a section for 'scholarly' purposes, bunny?"

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Everyone including Luna

Luna gave an awkward smile as Sorcha came over and asked if the "wyrm" was causing trouble. Sol still looked a little miffed, but she wasn't really angry, Luna could tell with a glance. "She's just a little excited. It's a bit cute, you know? Give her a chance, I think she'll grow on you a bit Sorcha. I know you have your doubts but, for me?" The Knightess said with a soft smile. She then turned to Avaline. "Now, Avaline, you shouldn't just snatch things out of peoples hands." She said, poking at the creature's forehead. "I think she'll forgive you if you apologize though. Just tell her you're sorry."

Katherine had to giggle a bit at Meowka's enthusiasm in joining on teasing Miren. "Now, now, Meowka. Seems I must teach you the ways to give just the right amount of teasing." Katherine said putting a finger up to her chin. "Well, once we're back in Sappho we'll do that. I'm going to be a bit busy with these different texts."

Eith smiled at being called "Alpha." It was odd. She was actually pretty happy at that. Like it was something she used to be called a long time ago. "Yes, we are the rebirth of the Shellagh pack, though we are missing Shellagh." Eith said, stating the sad truth of it. "I place my faith in you two."

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Miren didn't reply, merely buried her face in her hands for a few moments as Meowka mercilessly teased her. That was completely unneeded and unnecessary. The rabbit walked out from where she had been attending the food, putting out the fires and walking over to Eith, obviously not really being too appreciative of being teased. Kira was quick to pick up on this, and while she didn't see anything harmful with the teasing herself...well, Miren was her ally now and she wasn't one to throw them under the bus.

"You should be careful who you offend." She said turning to Meowka. Hmm...that one was Katherine's, then? The one who had shown very obvious interest in her muscles. Heh. She turned to Eith, not intending to drag out the confrontation unless the flea-bag did something else. "You have my strength, so long as you are deserving of it, Eith of the Shellagh. That said..." She flashed an aggressive grin. "...what are my Alpha's rules on mating?"

"Bwuh?!" That question caught Miren completely off guard. Considering what she had already been teased about it was not doing her little bunny heart any good.

"Weh!" Avaline made a displeased noise as her head was poked again. "But but..." She pouted in the cutest manner she could possibly muster, holding both the mug and spoon to her chest. "...okay..." She said, almost rather somberly as she turned back to Sol, handing her the mug and spoon back. "Here..." It looked like Luna and Sol just broke the poor creatures heart for whatever reason.

"Hmph...I will tolerate her, Luna." She harrumphed. "But do not expect me to make nice." She gave Avaline a cool look before shaking her head. "I am going for a midnight stroll, Luna. I need to stretch my wings a bit." Before Luna could say anything, the dragon gave a powerful flap of her wings and lifted into the air, Avaline conveniently getting a facefull of a powerful gust, strong enough to mess up her hair.

"A-ah! Master Luna!" Her attitude quickly went back to normal as she turned to Luna. Perhaps the knock upside the head helped her remember something. "I just remembered the one who wanted to kill the silver one said they were heading to a place called 'Sappho'."

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Meowka raised a somewhat confused eyebrow at her owner as she was lightly chastised. "Yes ... Ma'am?" Sure it'd been a little mean, but she wanted to join in for the fun as well! Though it seemed like the poor bunny was content to turn tail and run. That was a little disappointing, although that turned into a little frustration instead as the newly dubbed 'Kira' elected to lecture her as well. The cat simply rolled her eyes a bit, but decided not to say anything else lest Mistress Katherine would be upset with her.

Of course the moment Kira was obviously about to re extend her offer Meowka placed a somewhat possessive hand on the teacher's thigh before removing it after a couple seconds of thought. The puppeteer had offered to play with Kira after all, and it wasn't like a simple cat could stop her. The bond would make her thoughts clear to her owner, however.

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Everyone

Eith just looked at Khira, confused. Mate? Why was that Eith's business? "Mate with who you want?" She said, curious as to why that even needed asking. Of course, Eith never really thought much about that sort of thing. She left that to the underlings in the past. That said though... She looked over to Miren. She walked over to the bunny and grabbed her possessively. "Except Miren. That rule doesn't go for her." She wasn't quite sure as to why she even thought that.

Katherine caught Khira's look at her and gave a wink, though around the same time she felt a ping of jealousy or possession from Meowka. "Anyways Meowka, you went a little far with the teasing. You have to pick your targets well and limit it when it comes to friends. I'd suggest apologizing to Miren cause she might forgive you. Didn't it feel bad looking at her? There's a line between being a tease and being a bully." She just hoped the cat understood.

Avaline looked entirely heartbroken. And Sol felt a bit bad, but she needed to learn in order to fit in to human society. Though, the fact she looked entirely renewed was shadowed by the words she said afterward. "Wait, they're going to Sappho?" Luna questioned, looking first to Marie, then over to the teacher... Who looked at her immediately and waved at her as she lectured her cat... That wasn't surprising. The teacher likely heard then, which was good. "Thank you Avaline."

After that was over, Sol walked up to Avaline. "You know, Avaline, I don't mind letting you see these. It's just not polite to snatch something out of someone's hands like that. I mean, if you just said, 'I'm sorry for being rude,' I'd just hand them back to you." The girl said, holding the spoon and mug behind her back.

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"B-bwuha?" Miren was completely unprepared for this. Mating? With her being off limits and currently being hugged by Eith in a rather possessive manner? "E-eith?" No no, she shouldn't think too deeply about this, this was already too much for her little bunny heart to handle. Khira though, just laughed and gave Eith a playful smirk, serpentine tail focusing solely on Katherine.

"Very well, I'll be sure not to nibble on the rabbit, Alpha." She grinned, turning and looking over to Katherine. "I have...other prey tonight anyways." She sauntered over to Katherine with very obvious intention. "So...shall we mate?" She didn't seem to much care for Meowka's presence, or care that she might have found the question objectionable. She seemed set on having a little fun with Katherine at any rate, at least.

Meanwhile, Avaline fidgeted slightly as she was approached by Sol, pressing two of her claws together sheepishly.

"Aha..." She didn't quite understand it. She knew she could have well, not 'swiped' them, but it wasn't like she stole them. Still, she supposed that she shouldn't have done that. She wasn't used to these humans and...how one should behave around them. She should at least try fitting in, right? "S-sorry for swiping the glorious cup of dreams and spoon of wonder."

...perhaps someone should teach her not to give such grandiose names to something so simple.

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The dog was hugging the bunny for now, which meant going over there was out of the question. "I'll think about it." The cat responded to Mistress Katherine's request for an apology, but her eyes were on the Khira the entire time, gradually boring a bigger hole into and hopefully eventually through her skull with her hostile gaze.

She looked towards Mistress Katherine for a couple of seconds, before letting out a sigh and standing up. "I-I'm going for a walk. Just don't get hurt, because I won't be there to protect you." Meowka looked at the woman for a couple of seconds to let her know she was serious before walking off into the woods.

The treeline, curve of the terrain, and the darkness of the night would quickly work to hide her from any onlookers - possibly even the dolls, considering they couldn't move very fast. She was alone, but she was a prowler of the night. Walking stealthily didn't take effort for her anymore, and neither did finding a place to hide. A good distance away from camp she jumped into a tree, climbed it about halfway up, and laid down between two comfortable looking branches as she overlooked the area around herself in her own silent thoughts.

Maybe if she was lucky, there would be something to hunt. That always eased her frustration. For now though, she cast an eye behind herself to make sure she wasn't being followed. It was never good for the predator to end up as prey, after all.