The Gems Of Ferden. (1x1/small group.)

[XxMystic]

~Isis~
Isis laughs at Cessna, who as looking around a bit confused. But nonetheless Cessna enjoyed the attention. Isis brows raised, a little shocked at the random question. She glanced k to Cessna who was purring loudly. "Ugh, sure. Why not?" She replied, petting Cessna.

~Lilly~
After the ordeal was over she turned her attention back to Cole. "As you just saw, the guards are way too picky in who goes in." She said walking away from them.Lilly laughed at Coles statement. "Psh, you probably won't see another here. All the "royals" like to stay tucked inside away from the world." She said shaking her head. "I was, of course, born into it, but not living it."She said.

~Alron~
Alorn kept his distance from the stall. "Ugh...that's Not some weird carnivorous animal that likes to eat people by chance is it?" Alorn said rubbing the back of his neck."cause if it is...I'd like to sleep in the forge."

~Jay~
Jay gave Umbra a pat on his neck. "His names Umbra." Jay replied leading him through the path Lekunai was taking them. When they reached the stalls he put Umbra in one, then is attention back to the right side of the stable. Jay walked over to stand by Luke,trying to peer in."what is it?" He asked a long with Luke. Alorn was shaking his head. "See what if that was dangerous. You guys would be dead." He said crossing his arms.

[Okami<3]

Lekunai

Lekunai chuckles as she goes into the room next to the stall on the right and wheels out a big ox carcass a few feet away from the stall". Carnivorous? Yes. Dangerous? She can be when provoked but she listens to me so you don't have to worry about that she doesn't harm anyone unless I or my dad says so. Does it like to eat people? No! Now the reason why I said to put Umbra into the stall first is because the last time she was fed was this morning. So I didn't want to take a chance on her not listening to me and in danger Umbra." She says casually as the animal in the stall begins to pace back and forward along the wall that lead to the outside of it's stall. Lekunai walks up to the big gate, unlocks it and grins impishly at Jay, Alorn and Cole". To answer your question about what is it....well just see for yourself." She says mischievously, slides open the gate and leans against it as her giant black and silver stripped feline friend Kilala runs out and starts eating the carcass". Meet Kilala a six hundred pound, nine feet tall at the shoulder, seven and a half feet long tilynx. There rare in other parts of the world due to hunting for their luxurious fur, reputation as a commodity in witchcraft and for their intelligence. So you probably won't see one anywhere else except for in the mountains where there are other tilynxes and right here in front of you. And she's my best friend up here in this whole town." The last part she said mostly to herself but it was loud enough for the others to hear her. Kilala was done eating and was licking the cart and ground clean. After that the large tilynxess lifts it head up and licks her lips and chin clean as well then lifts her head further, opens her mouth as she smells new scents in the stables, a stallion and three human males. Kilala swings her head in the direction of the three males and stares at them with her intelligent blue eyes gauging if they were a threat or not. Satisfied that they weren't she chuffs out a greeting then turns around and walks to Lekunai chuffing and purring excitedly as she grew closer to her human companion. Kilala lays down and presses her nose into Lekunai's arms purring loudly as Lekunai begins to stroke her head, ears and chin. Lekunai looks over at Jay, Alorn and Cole with a bright sparkle in her eyes". You can come over and pet her if you like she won't harm you. She can actually understand what your saying." She says then turns back to her friend speaking softly the tilynxess would answer with a growl, purr and or chuff.

Faren

Faren beams brightly at Isis happy that she said yes. Well more like why not but he'll take that as a yes any day". Thank you I haven't eaten with anyone else for a long time it's good to finally have some company." He says cheerfully and sits fully on the ground with his goat legs underneath him". Um...I have food with me do you want to eat here or somewhere else?" He asked curiously as he got more comfortable on the ground still stroking Cessna. He starts to think about the last time he ate food peacefully with anyone which was a long time ago.

[Shellpepper]

Luke
Nodded in understanding. "Born into it, not living it, sounds familiar," he said. He shook his head quickly, glossy black hair flying around and then resettling. He ran. His hands through it. "Know where a fella can get a cheap haircut?" He usually just did it himself, but this time he thought maybe he'd better look professional since at some point soon he was hoping to find a job.

Cole
Smiled a startled kind of little smile. When the beast was done he shook his head. "She's- excuse me, you're beautiful," he said to the cat. Then, to Lekunai, " She eats two oxen a day? How can you afford to keep her?"

[XxMystic]

"Lilly~
Lilly tilted her he head a bit when Luke said it sounded familiar, but didn't want to press into the matter. Lilly instead thought for a moment to answer his question. She ran names through her head making a short list of all she knew. "Well, there's one at the castle, one about 2 miles south, and another one about a mile west." She replied counting them off her fingers.

~Isis~
"No problem." She said, knowing the feeling. Cessna was usually her only company.Isis reached in her bag and pulled out some wrapped bread, a few apples, and a dessert pie thing. "Well, I've got all of this, I don't mind either option. There is a dinner about a block away, if you'd rather eat there." She said sitting down watching Cessna, who rolled on her side stretching her front legs out.

~Jay~
When Lekunai opened the stall, Jay backed up a step until Lekunai further talked about the mysterious animal. When she said it was indeed safe, he stepped in closer watching the big cat in front of him. He's never seen anything like it before and he was..Well...pretty mesmerized. He could see why the cats were hunted for their furs. Jay smirked looking back at Umbra who was wide eyed slowly backing up from the stable door he was in. Umbria was clearly creeped out by it. Jay shook his head watching Kilala eat. "How did you manage to get one?" He asked curiously s he went over to pet her head.

~Alorn~
After seeing the others didn't get eaten, Alron joined them marveling over the magnificent cat. "So..only kills when you or your dad says so...Well I'll be sure not to get on your bad side then." Alorn said rubbing the back of his neck. Hawk, who was trying to climb on Alorns head, was not liking the company. "Would you cut it out bird!? Go by Umbra." Alorn complained. Hawks talons weren't the nicest "paws". Hawk gladly flew on the stall door by Umbra, even though he hated the horse. Umbria took a sip of water and spit it out on the bird, with a winny. "Jay, your horse is being annoying." Alorn said shaking his head at the two. Jay turned around and shrugged his shoulders. He can deal with it." He smirked. Alorn let out a sigh, and joined the others to watch Kilala, but kept is distance.

[Shellpepper]

Luke
Chewed his lip as he considered. He looked over at Lilly, a sly smile in his eyes. "Perhaps my lady would escort me to the nearest one," he suggested, interested in spending more time with her...

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~Lilly~
"Well, the nearest one is the castle." She said grabbing her book. "But to avoid a lot of eyes, we can head up the back path." Lilly said starting to lead around the castle walls, when they reached the back of the wall, she moved some brush out of the way, exposing a hole. "They never got this fixed." She said with a small smirk.

[Shellpepper]

Luke
Hesitated noticeably. "Wait, is this where you kill me and take my things?" He raised an eyebrow. "Cuz if it is, I'll just find a job with messy hair."

[XxMystic]

~Lilly~
Lilly laughed shaking her head. "Does it really look like I'm the killing type?" She asked heading inside the wall, where they were now facing the back of the castle. "This is just an easier way in. I don't like being barged with questions and annoying conversations when I go through the front gate." She explained, heading through a side door in the castle.

[Shellpepper]

Luke
"A princess who doesn't bask in the glory of the public eye?" He shook his head. "How strange." He looked around, remembering this path. Just in case. "I guess you never really know a person until you know a person, anyway."

[Okami<3]

Lekunai

Lekunai and Kilala both looked over at Cole with bemused expressions. Sure Kilala was call terrifying, beast, livestock killer or man eater but was never called beautiful. She hated the two last ones because they weren't true. Lekunai blushes and bites her bottom lip no one really liked her in the Greater Peaks Village due to her heritage. So it was really nice to hear someone say that". Thanks Cole. Your question's answer is actually is in the story of how I got her." She says happily as Kilala turns her head to look at Jay's outstretched hand, she presses her nose to it smelling it to see if he was going to hurt either herself or Lekunai. Not scenting anything harmful from Jay or the other two she moves her head to the side and rubs the side her face on his hand. Kilala stops and looks at Jay from the corner of her eye as if saying well are you going to pet me on your own or do I have to keep moving my head. Lekunai laughs cheerfully after what Alorn said and at Hawk and Umbra's antics she continues to stroke Kilala moving from the tilynxess head to her neck and shoulders". Well it's pretty hard to get on my bad side so your good." She says and sighs at Jay's question, taking two handfuls of Kilala's fur she swings herself up and onto the tilynxess back sitting up on her like she had a hundred times before. Kilala didn't move or flinch when Lekunai hoisted herself up onto her back in fact she purrs louder and chuffs a little as Lekunai settled on her back. Lekunai runs her hands through Kilala's fur and tells them how she got her friend". I got Kilala four years ago. It was during the short spring and summer months that a man came to the shop with a large covered cart asking for some metal fountains to be made for his mansion. My father was at first reluctant to agree because if the man couldn't pay for the fountains. Then the fountains would most likely sit in the back of the shop. It's only once in a blue moon do we get a job like that. But the man was able to pay for it up front so we happily started working on the fountains. It was a week later and the man came by to check on our progress which really irritated my dad because we could be getting work done instead of showing the man how far along we were. I was outside next to the cart getting more wood and coal for the forges when I heard a small growl coming from the cart. Curiosity getting the best of me I put down the wood and coal and peeked inside the cart to see what made the noise. And there I saw this little." Lekunai pauses and laughs at what she just said". Okay little might be a stretch she was about the size of a large dog. Anyways Kilala was curled up in the back of the cart, her ears flat against her head and her eyes were closed. It only took me a second to realize that she was still just a cub despite her large size at the time. She was also really skinny....it broke my heart to see her like that. So I did something I won't ever forget I climbed into the cart and reached out to her. But she thought I was the man who currently owned her and she snarled and pushed herself further into the back of the cart. It was then that I started talking to her softly telling her that I wouldn't hurt her and that she was safe with me. Her ears perked forward and moved while I spoke to her she visibly relaxed but she didn't come any closer to me. I heard the door at the front of the shop open and the man and my father talking. Kilala's ears laid flat on her head and she tensed up hearing the sound of the mans voice. I quickly got out of the cart and back inside the shop. This went on for a couple of weeks, the man would come check on our progress and I would sneak out of the shop to see, feed and talk to Kilala. After each time the man left I would look through all the books in the house for the animal that matched her description. I had no such luck untill I went to the library and found a book about rare and mysterious beasts that's where I found out she was a tilynx. The fifth time the man came to our shop Kilala opened those pretty blue eyes of her's and I knew she had finally trust me being next to her...but as soon as the man came out of the shop she would close her eyes and lay her ears flat against her head. She was intelligent enough to know that if the man knew she could see and hear he'd probably force her to do something she didn't want to do. This keep going untill winter started to set in it had been two weeks and the man hadn't come back to collect his fountains. My father started to get ticked off while I began to worry about about Kilala the man finally came after three more days....as soon as he came into the shop I slip out the back and looked inside the cart for Kilala. She was in even worse shape than when I first saw her I called her name amd she lifted her head and opened her eyes. They were filled with sadness and hopefulness for a better life. After that moment all I saw was red I stormed back into the shop and listen to my father's conversation with the disgusting man. The man said that the fountains were not up to his standards and weren't worth his time and money. He wanted all of his money back and the fountains my father was arguing with him about it when I came into the front of the shop I walked straight up to the guy and punched him twice in his smug face. The guy stood back up after I had punched him holding his bloody nose. My father wanted to know why I had done that to a customer he didn't know about Kilala because I didn't tell him about her. So I barely calm at that moment told both of them about what I was doing and why I punched him. My father now looked at the man disgusted then he laughs and he said he make a deal with the man. If he gave us Kilala then he could take his money, the fountains, leave and never come back. The man must have thought that it was a good deal because he agreed without hesitation. I didn't understand at the time why my father did that I just ran out of the shop and gently took Kilala out of that freaking cart. As soon as the man left I asked my dad why he did that. He said that when he saw me punch the guy out on his back and defend something that wasn't mine but needed help he thought Kilala would be in great hands if I had her instead of the man and that it couldn't hurt for me to have some companionship which is worth more than money or the fountains." Lekunai sighs and runs her hand through her dark brown hair then looks at Jay, Alorn and Cole with her green eyes that had flecks of sliver in them to gauge their reaction". So that's how I got her, I raised her and taught her how to hunt wild prey always telling her to never hunt livestock unless I give it to her. But a couple days ago some neighboring farmer's livestock were found dead in the fields. As you just saw Kilala leaves nothing behind while at the kill sites there's animal body parts everywhere so they are blaming Kilala for the killings even though I go out hunting with her every single time she needs to. And there's a lock on the stable doors and her stall door. But do they believe us no!!" She says angrily chewing on the inside of her cheek she didn't like the famers blaming Kilala for something she obviously didn't do.

Faren

Faren shakes his head". I'm fine eating here I don't like eating inside. I prefer to eating outside to enjoy the lovely weather and scenery." He says charmingly as he reaches into one of his many saddle bags taking out some apples, a block of cheese, a loaf of bread, a few oats and honey bars and some beef jerky strips". You can eat anything I have." He says like a gentleman and holds out a strip of jerky to Cessna while eating an apple.