Chastity

As the ferocious but curious snow leopard was roaming around. She observed the surroundings. She has never seen a grass greener than the one she was stepping on. I t was so green, that it was a sacrilege to step on. She realized that she was being to intimidating and decided to let her guard down. After all the horrors she had seen and done in the unknown land that once used to be her home. She though to herself

I’m never going to catch bait if I keep being so tense. I must relax, but not too much.

She knows that when the time is right, she can let her wrath be known and felt, it’s now a waiting game.

Emilina

The white femme loped down from the steep hill, sensing an unfamiliar scent on her territory. Luckilly, her king was away on buisness and she didn't have to be so careful. She could actually relax and walk around.

Her swollen belly was a heavy weight to carry but she did her best as she approached the leopard, eyes suspicious.
"Can I help you stranger?"

Chastity

The solitary snow leopard was startled. As her wide pale honey eyes rose up to see who this stranger was, she was indeed surprised. She was in the presence of a wolf. But she had never seen such elegance in such creature before.
"I am just waiting for a friend at the moment. I hope to make this my permanent home as well... I'm sorry Where are my manners? My name is Chastity,and you are?"

Emilina

The queen was wary, being so heavy with child, so she watched as the leopard spoke, intrigued by her form. She had never seen one of her kind before. Then again, Emilina hadn't been far from these lands in years because of, well, being abducted and all.

Emilina seethed in her hate for N.

But not now. Now she had to deal with the feline before her.

"That is all and well, but you are on King N's lands, and he has to accept you into his kingdom. I am his queen, Emilina. It's a pleasure, Chastity. I have to say, I've never seen one of your kind before."

Chastity

As the leopard was going to speak to her majesty, she caught a golden orange figure on the corner pf her eyes. As she abruptly turned, she was releived that her friend had finally arrived. It was great seeing her friend for so long. Chastity had noticed that Ivy had grown stronger. As she saw her friend dip her head as if the wolfess, reality soon caught on. The leopard soon dipped her head as well
" My apoligies your majesty. It is an honor to meet you. I'm not from here, I used to live high up on the mountains far from here."

Ivy

Ivy padded up the mountain quietly, her feline steps almost mute compared to the rustling noises about her. Her coat was a vibrant orange and in great contrast to the spring flowers blooming on the mountain

The large tigress was a bit irritated as she looked around. She hadn't seen her friend in days; they had promised to meet up here.

Sighing, she raised her head and just as she rounded the bend, she saw a white wolf and a spotted leopard that was her friend Chastity.

Relieved, she bounded ahead to meet up with her and the strange wolf, eyes flickering with question.

"There you are, Chastity! Where have you been?"

Ivy dipped her head to the wolfess in recognition. "Hello. My name is Ivy."

Emilina

Emilina followed the leopards gaze towards the tiger that approached and smiled at the cat's elegance. She didnt mind the company. In fact, she welcomed it. It was a refreshing change from the company she usually had, whch was just the wretched king, N.

The wolf placed her clear blue eyes on the cats and bowed in return. She was very excited to have new guests.

There was a sudden cramp in her side as a pup started to move within her belly. She winced and her knees buckles. Her time was coming closer and closer each day.

Regaining her posture, she smiled apoloegtically.

"Sorry about that. The pups are like a demon inside me. Strong and fierce. Anyways, you're welcome to stay as far as I'm concerned. N, -ahem-, King N should be home soon." As she spoke the king's name, her face contorted into a hateful disgust as she accidently exposed her feelings towards him.

Chastity

Chastity could feel the hate coming off of the elegant wolfess queen.

Queen Emilina must be the imprisoned queen that the other creatures speak of. King N must also be the tyrant king as well.

She began to get startled, maybe she would give birth soon. The thought of a liter caused a strange warm feeling inside, as if it breifly melted her cold heart. It gave her a faint memory about her very own litter that she never had the chance to raise. They were all stripped away by the cursed fire, where she had lost everything.

"That's fine your majesty, there's no need to apoligize."

Knowing that her hate for the king was obvious she decided not to ask anymore questions about him.

Ivy

Ivy moved closer to Chastity since they were in new territory and she had heard the wolven king was ruthless.

Ivy, too, could sense the heat of hate that began to seethe from Emilina. The tenson grew thick in the air, but Ivy wasn't one to be unsettled.

"DO you have a problem with your king, Highness? it seems he leaves an awful aftertaste on your palate." Ivy's hazel eyes glistened in the evening light knowingly. Ivy had heard tales about ths place and its prisoner queen.

N

He didn't understand why everyone' resented him. He did what was necessary to establish a strong and well-feared kingdom, even if he ended up being the only feared being. It made way for good subjects who obeyed him under penalty of death, just the way he liked it.

Now, as he strode back towards his home, N caughton to the scents, new scents, that had entered his territory. He wasn't very happy.

Before he had even the reached thetrio, his throat wasalready emitting a low, dangerous growl. As the felines and his beloved queen came into view, he didn'tcalm a bit.Just because his bitch was with them, doesn't mean anything wasgoing well.

He slinked up behind Emilna and placed his canines on her neck, demanding submission. Then, he glanced casually to the big cats, not at all intimidated. "Can I help you, cats? DO you knows who's territory you are on?"

Emilina

She didn't even have time to answer the curious tiger. Before she could spew her hatred for the rotten king, he was upon her, biting and grasping her neck, and all she could do was whimper and collapse to the floor. Her tail tucked beneath her and her ears flattened onto her skull.

"I-I'm sorry my lord. Forgive me."

Emilina looked to Ivy and Chastity, eyes pleading and helpless.

Chastity

She saw the sorrow in the Queen's eyes. Her maternal glow in her eyes was suddenly gone and was plagued with pure fear and hatred. She had never seen so much fear and helplesness in such creature. As her wide and fierce eyes met the King's she could feel his hostility and dominance. It reminded her so much of her father. She gently dipped her head to show her respect

" You must be King N. My name is Chastity your majesty,and this is my friend Ivy. We were just here frolicking. I have heard wonders about you and your land. I am in seach of a new home."

Ha ha...Wonders

She thought. That amused her, to tell such a lie. She had heard nothing but atrocities about him, yet the horrible things that she has heard about him never seize to amuse her.

Ivy

Ivy watched closely as the tyrant approached. His ebony coat with his domineering eyes poised a formidable looking being. He carried himself as a king should, confident and strong, but he also had an air about him that reeked of oppression.

Once he took Emilina's nape into his jaws, Ivy was sure of who he was. N, the wretched king.

The tigress was three times the wolf's size, and this alone gave her a sense of strength. That and the fact that one swipe of her heavy paw would break the canine's back. So, there was no need for Ivy to worry. In fact, she needed to get on N's good side since Chastity and herself were here for...other reasons.

Ivy sat down on her heavy haunches and gave a sympathetic nod to Emilina before facing the king. What an arrogant fool.

"I am Ivy, Lord N, and t's true: Chastity and I have sought out you and your land, specifically, to call home. We've heardyou and your kingdom are known for it's strengths..." At those last words, Ivy hissed quietly and smiled, fangs exposed. She hoped N would appreciate her enthusiasm to join his forces.

All the while, Ivy kept an eye on Emilina. Sometime during the week she'd have to catch the queen alone andspeakto her. They'd need to plan her escape and N's demise.

N

N eyed the strangers with a wicked suspicion in his eyes. he wasn't one to trust too easily. In fact, there wasn't a person in his whole kingdom that he trusted entirely, except his friend, Cobalt, the eagle, and his dear queen's head guardian. Oh yes, he had her quite under lock and key. There was no way she'd escape from him.

Turning to his beloved bride, he smiled, a smile full of sharp fangs that was clearly sarcastic. "No need to ask for forgiveness, my dear, can't you see we have guests? Guests that may become residents?"

The king didn't appreciate Emilina's groveling at such an inappropriate time. He didn't want to seem like a complete sadist. It didn't matter what these two knew. Unless they witnessed it first hand, it was all just gossip.

The wolf's tail rose over his back as he displayed his dominance. It was getting quite interesting around here, seeing as he had just returned from slaughtering Emilina's mother. Haha, that's right. A little fact Emilina wouldn't find out about for awhile.

It wouldn't be so bad having muscle about the place, he thought. Why not let two big cats join?

N smirked and gave the two felines a nod. "Well, chastity, Ivy, you two are very welcome here in Montagne Meadow. Just understand who I am, and that my word is law."

With that, he looked back at Emilina on the grass and snorted angrilly, demanding she pick herself up.

Emilina

The young wolfess listened intently to N's words. At times he could almost be charming, but this was a vicious mask that hid his true intentions. He wanted to take over the whole valley with his sadistic subjects, and that included the pups growing inside of her.

Emilina felt trapped by her burden, for although her instincts told her to care for them, her heart knew they were bastards of a demon, and she needed to be rid of them.

The white wolf wasn't surprised when N welcomed them. He needs as big an army as he can get, which saddened her. Chastity and Ivy would soon be as cruel and cold as he was, and she'd have no friends.

When N looked at her, her heart raced and she tried as best she could to stand. It was a pathetic effort to see such her try in such condition, but she feared for her life.

As she stood, her knees shook and she gasped. It hurt so bad, but she tried to hide it in fear of being punished later.

Chastity

The leopard could see such fear and pain in the wolfess queen eyes. It now became apparent that freeing the queen and eliminating N was going to be a bigger challenge for her and her friend.

Hmmm.. I have myself a challenge. *laughs* Just what I've been craving. This will be quite entertaining.

While the leopard fantasized how she was going to slowly dismember and cause N's demise, she didn't notice herself smirking.

" Thank you my lord."

Her wide pale eyes met the queen's giving her a reassuring look.

Ivy

N's arrogance didn't bother Ivy in the least. She knew his type, his evil kind, and she also knew that there was some dormant torment going on deep inside him. What it was didn't matter, but all evil things were just tortured children deep down.

Ivy growled softly in return, a mild thank you to to the king for his permission to reside here for the time being. Glancing towards Chassey, Ivy made a motion with her head saying, "Follow Me".

Rising to her massive paws, the tigress smiled to N and Emilina, tryingto make light of the tension N brought with his words. "Thank you Lord N.We are most grateful. If we may, Chastity and I would like to get settled, possibly in the direction of a stream? We are quite parched."

Ivy wanted to get Chastity alone to talk about what needed to be done. Emilina needed their help, and the pups were coming soon. Ivy wished to talked to the queen aswell, but she figured that quite impossible so long as N wasn't preoccuiped.

N

N was growing quite bored. It was sad that no creature here in the valley that posed a threat anymore. He would die a very bored, but very much remembered, wolf.

Ivy question landed on deaf ears.The king had left this place already; he was already thinking of what he wanted for dinner tonight.

He felt an awkward silence rise, and he looked at the big cats. They were waiting for his answer.

"Oh yes, well that's fine and all. There's a stream to the north of here, by the main den. Emilina will show you, won't you dear."

His question was more of a statement now as he turned his back on them. N would never realize what he had done so carelessly. He allowed his desperate queen to meet up with two strangers whose intentions he didn't even know yet.

And with that, he looked to Emilina, and gave her a steely gaze, reminding her who she was. She was his, and there was no escaping.

Then, with a small snort, he bounded away, intent on filling his empty stomach.

Emilina

The young queen was very surprised that N was being so...well, careless!

Usually, N would keep over newcomers, with either his own eyes or a Guardian, as he called them, which were really bullies that kept anyone from escaping. Emilina had two of them.

The white female tensed up as N turned her way, and she cringed inside. Ivy and Chastity were losing his interest, which could be very dangerous, but her ears picked up on his stomach growling, and she was relieved he'd go out hunting and leave them alone.

Emilina felt there was something happening here, the way the cats watched her. She felt very uncomfortable, but somehow hopeful. Did they understand her strife?

She quickly moved out of N's way as he strode off and sighed heavily, with a small smile.She could finally relax.

"I can show you where the water is, if you like."

Chastity

As the mighty king walked away, he took the heaviness and tension that was in the air with him. She could also feel the queen's uncertainty towards them.

"That would be great your highness."

The cautious leopard would have to wait until N was completely gone and they would be a bit safer once they were in by the water. But something inside her was eager to know about her pain. In a morbid way, she would feed off of it.

As she turned to look at her friend, the sunlight on her golden fur made her look like some divine entity. She gave Ivy a look, that meant it was time to get to the bottom of things.... So that their plans would soon take action.

" How long your majesty?"

Shocked that she had accidentally let what was on her mind slip out just like that. Her eyes widened with more caution. She briefly froze, but knew that she had to disguise her clumsiness.