03-30-2012, 09:14 AM
She had not gone far when the dangerous call of the mad man rang out. She pushed Timori back towards the mansion with a snarl before turning back to the place where the meeting had just adjourned. Zana watched as their Aquilla prepared for the challenge but who was challenging him made her freeze. Helotes brother seemed to have come off his rocker and for some reason found fault in their leader's rule. The hair along her back stood on end as she weaved through the gathering towards the scene before her. Her fingers itched, the poison tipped darts she always carried were close at hand but she was torn. She couldn't kill her lover's brother could she.. and what would it prove if another killed him instead of the Aquilla himself. This had been a ranked challenge. She pinned her ears back as the battle began.
She was not prepared for what happened though, she did not believe that Helotes would take the life of his sibling but the dark hued Lykoi did just that. She knew that this was his duty in rank but now it seemed he had gone a step further for the clan, for his leader. She turned her eyes away as he gave the death blow, knowing now that Helotes had nothing more to prove to their lord. She heard the words of Ezekiel after the shock had worn away but she didn't want to stay to watch the aftermath and the gossip start.
With sad eyes she looked to her lover, the grief and distress apparent on his frame, the heavy load he now bore on his shoulders was easy to see. She took a step to follow him, knowing what he had to do and where he was going. Leaving the devastation behind she caught up with Helotes, slipping her small hand in his as she murmured. "You don't have to do this alone.." While she had little liking for his sibling she still loved him. She would not allow him to stand alone when darkness was threatening, not this time.
She was not prepared for what happened though, she did not believe that Helotes would take the life of his sibling but the dark hued Lykoi did just that. She knew that this was his duty in rank but now it seemed he had gone a step further for the clan, for his leader. She turned her eyes away as he gave the death blow, knowing now that Helotes had nothing more to prove to their lord. She heard the words of Ezekiel after the shock had worn away but she didn't want to stay to watch the aftermath and the gossip start.
With sad eyes she looked to her lover, the grief and distress apparent on his frame, the heavy load he now bore on his shoulders was easy to see. She took a step to follow him, knowing what he had to do and where he was going. Leaving the devastation behind she caught up with Helotes, slipping her small hand in his as she murmured. "You don't have to do this alone.." While she had little liking for his sibling she still loved him. She would not allow him to stand alone when darkness was threatening, not this time.