A Kingdom Divided (Amiko/She-Wolf)

[She~Wolf]

"So tell them everything. Red is a hot head just as much as I am, but she's a wolf, she understands family bonds. Annie respects the truth as well." He said softly. "I knew but I still trust you."

"Probably his blood or some black magic bull like that." She huffed.

The King sighed. "Connor... you can choose to go or not. I won't force you.. but I just thought it would be something that might help you."
"Your Highness, if I may, I think that's a good idea." Kai said softly.
The King raised his brows a moment, looking a littler surprised.
"The prince isn't well and there is something not good lingering around. Until Bryn, his mages or knights took care of it, it would be safe to have a weakened mage be away from here. I'll stick by him, feed him as much power to keep him stable, but you should exercise what your father says." She said, looking at Connor softly. "You and your sister are heirs, and it's both of your duties to make this kingdom have stronger ties to its people and its allies. And it gets you out from the people who annoy you here."she said, giving him a small smile to try and cheer him up.

[Amiko]

Eve sighed heavily before standing slowly leaving her stew untouched "I just....don't think they'll understand anymore Bryn. Everything I come up with sounds like a pathetic excuse and honestly.... maybe everyone would be better off if I just left...then my family couldn't try to use me, and I don't have to see that bloody betrayal in my friends eyes anymore..". She growled lowly and ran a hand hard through her unbraided white hair before she started pacing a bit with irritation radiating off her. "But then I'm no better than those blood thirsty arses in my family because they'll find someone else to infiltrate this place who'll actually go through with it for blood..." She then growled in frustration again sounding more like a tiger than a human this time.


Sin groaned and hit his head lightly on the wall behind him a few times trying to come up with an answer.


Connors eyes were hidden by his bangs as he slowly rasped out "get....out". He never said to any one person but rather to everyone in his room. He was losing his patience for the moment, especially with both Kai and his father so close. He wanted to be alone and felt like something was going to snap in him soon.



There was a loud snapping in the forest as a few trees groaned before they fell and crashed to tell ground making it shake as thy did.
Laying there at the base of the trees was Eve's mother barely breathing while zee stood a ways away and smirked a bit before dusting himself off and walking away looking at ease until his eyes slid towards the palace a ways off again. He smirked a bit thinking about Connor and the state the boy was in before licking his fangs. The human who'd tortured him for a very long time now had somehow made the young boy aware of what all was going on, and to see that was enough reason to go back and kill the boy. Anyone connected to the bloody wizard was deserving of death in his eyes.

[She~Wolf]

Kai growled for a second then sighed, "very well, but if you are in danger, I will come." She said. She bowed to the King and left the room. The older man sighed and moved away from his son, but didn't leave the room. "Such an odd and very rare creature that one is. Please do not upset her, her wrath can match your own if she wasn't honor bound to protect you." He said with a tired chuckle, dismissing the maids. "I had hoped she'd be assigned to you, not like this at all, but I thought someone similar to you could be a good friend and teacher." He sighed softly. He honestly did not want his son to be reduced to this, but the dark turns he was starting to take worried him. He looked at his son, remembering a time when he was little, stricken with a illness and reduced to bed like this. He remember he and his late wife tending to him, reading him stories. "I am sorry son, more than you could know. I just wanted to keep you safe." His heart hurt, more than his son could know.

Aela sighed and gave a swift kick against the door. "If it's simple as 'open says me' I will resurrect that bas**** myself and kill him again."

Bryn let out a heavy groan and stabbed Eves face. "That is enough. You are not like them. You're friends know who you are and they care about you. Anna could only hate you forever if you killed someone she held dear, Aela feels her pack is threatened and took action. Prove her wrong and tell them everything. Be a strong feline I know you are, not a timid kitten about to soil itself in fear." He said firmly.

[Amiko]

Eve snarled and lifted Bryn off the floor with ease as her eyes became that of what she truly was and no longer looked human at all "Ya know, I may be fond of you but you ever compare me to a kitten again and I'll squash you like a bug Bryn" She then dropped him again and whirled around looking towards the door as her ears caught the faintest sounds from the forest. She growled deeply still sounding like a tiger but fell quiet when a guard pounded on the door making her tense "Heeeyyy buuuddyyyyy. ya gonna come pour me a driinnkkkk?? I'm thiiirrssttyyyy"
Eves eyes hardened as her tail unwrapped its self from her waist and lashed behind her. She knew the voice of the guard outside all too well, it was Otis and he was nothing more than a pain to Eve. He'd thrown her in the cells more times than she cared to count always coming up with some kind of excuse that made sense to everyone else and on more than one occasion had tried to take advantage of her when he was drunk.
Without Bryn ever giving the ok he opened the door and smiled brightly, until he saw Eve who had just got her tail wrapped around her waist again before Otis opened the door.
[ Otis: https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/vs ... 0213191300 ]



The door before Sin and Aela slowly groaned open making Sin blink slowly before he started laughing hard and dropped his head back against the wall again. "The simplest answer is often the right one...and apparently he thought so too" Sin couldn't stop laughing the whole time he was talking and wound up wrapping his arms around his middle from the pain it was causing his ribs to laugh this hard.


Connor whipped his head to the side to glare at his father and seemed to growl out "I WAS SAFE BEFORE YOU HAD HER STRIP ME OF WHAT I HAD TO PROTECT MYSELF!!! I'M NOT AS STUPID.......AS EVERYONE HERE SEEMS TO THINK TO......FOLLOW THE IDIOTS INTO THE DARK!!" Pain exploded in his body from him getting upset and he wound up coughing up blood again. As the pain flared up worse Connors head dropped to his pillow once more as he fell unconscious. His body was screaming from all the pain and it was his minds last resort to make it stop was to make him pass out again.

[She~Wolf]

The King sighed softly and shook his head. “That tells me how wrong you are my beloved son.” He said softly. His heart was heavy, wishing his wife was still here to help. She always understood Connor better, wasable to get him to smile and open up. He tried hard to be a good dad to both of his children, but with Annie’s resilience to stay put and Connors obsession with shutting everyoneoutwas difficult and tiresome. He sighed heavily and looked down at his hands. “All I want is to spare you from the same horrors I faced.. and lost.” He put a hand on his sons head his heart aching before he moved to take of an amulet from around his neck. A healer walked in just as he did. “Sire! You’re not supposed to take that off, you’re body cannot fight the corruption without that.”
“My children have reached an age that they can take care of themselves and this Kingdom after a few final lessons. Besides, what kind of father am I if I let him suffer while I remain fine.” He said softly. He put the red genes amulet around his sons neck, and as soon as he did he went from tired but healthy, to weakenedand sickly. His right hand was blacked, liked charred flesh, and black veins appeared from his neck to his jaw. He stood slowly and winced. “My children always come before myself... when he awakens, please bring both of them to my chambers.” Hesaid softly and slowly left the room.

Aela eye twitched like her mind has snapped. “I will kill who ever made the door.”

Bryn chuckled softly “aww I knew you cared lass.” He said with a smirk. He groaned when he heard the drunken fool outside, and growled when the door opened. “Get out now.” He barked, flickinghis wrist to push him back. “I am not your buddy, I’m your superior. Get out of my sight before I put you on tower duty for the next six months.”

Annie sighed as she sat in a tree just outside the wall of the castle. She was furious with her brother, but that was just a mask for her sorrow. They used to be so close, it pained her to have him suffer. She twisted a logsword in her hand, the silver lines blade with the copper hilt was a gift her friends gave to her when she leaned to use a blade. She sighed softly as she looked at it, toying with the hilt design.

[Amiko]

Otis staggered a bit drunkenly before squinting to focus on Eve and started laughing drunkenly, sounding bit louder and a bit more annoying than normal "awww I see. So that's why *hiccups* you won't sleep with me. Aw come on, bryny will share" Eve's body trembled hard as she slowly walked towards Otis only to lunch his face hard enough that she felt his nose snap against her fist and sent him flying backwards. She snarled deeply as she slammed the door shut cursing the drunken idiot in a language used mainly by the tigers in the forest made up mainly of snarls and rumbles. Her body continued to tremble as she stood there fighting to stay human.

Zee cracked his neck before shooting into the trees once more and staring off at the palace smiling darkly.

Sin kept laughing but turned his head to look at his friend, " that would be the idiot you threatened to resurrect" he then stood up shaking his head and offered aela his hand to help her up as well.

With his father's amulet on his chest Conners bones cracked a bit as they began mending themselves and his body regained it's color that he had before where he didn't look deathly pale. His muscles had begun to repair themselves as well making it where his breathing was no longer weak and labored but was becoming even and slow

[She~Wolf]

Aelas eye twitched a bit in her frustration. “I hope he’s suffering then.” She growled as she took a step in, her eyes glowing slightly.

Annie sat on the wall of the palace, watching the city below on her left, and the forest on her right. She sighed softly as she closed her eyes, her golden hair dancing in the breeze. She wished for things to be how they used to, before her brother became stone and their mother passed. She wished she could stop all of this hate and darkness.

Bryn looked plainly at the man before the door was shut. “Nice, a power kick down south would have been well deserved on top of the broken nose.” He said, sighing softly before he put his hands on her shoulders. “Breathe Eve, calm down.” He said softly.

[Amiko]

Eve snarled deeply and struggled to speak English with her annoyance so high but managed "I'd have killed him". She then moved out of Bryn's grasp and walked outside ignoring the pain she was still feeling and walked back towards her small home. She needed to be somewhere she'd be safe and couldn't hurt anyone before she snapped. As she walked event dug her nails into her palms to try to contain herself and focus on not shifting. She winced when she bumped into a few guards who'd been completely oblivious to her but she kept her eyes down muttering "sorry"


Sin chuckled and followed aela into the room and began looking around the room a bit amazed at how much stuff the man had stored in the room. Considering it should have been smaller than most of the there rooms but seemed huge and was filled with scrolls, books, potions, and odds and ins that were used to make the potions. "How.....are we ever going to find what we need in here??"

[She~Wolf]

Bryn sighed and followed her, stepping over the man once her left and moved after Eve. “Eve. Hold on. Follow me.” He said, hooking her arm in his. He lead her towards the city walls, moving inside one of the doors that lead to a guard post. He led her to a cellar door and nodded towards it. “Here, Common.” He said softly, waving his hand as it opened.

“Well black books and notes are important things on the list correct?” She asked. “I can sniff out recent notes and you can search for any evil magic books.” She said, looking around the room.