"Of course," she murmurs, not believing that to be their final conclusion. For one who claims to hunt for the answers to things, 'an odd tale' would be most unsatisfying. "I'm sure your wolf pack has aided you well in unearthing your answers. Or non-answers, in this case. It must be frustrating."
Lions and wolves were one thing; she'd seen the dog-like masks in Gallipoli.
...This speak of a tale about siblings, though. Her shoulders stiffen the more Kebechet explains. Diluting the blood, vengeance, two siblings surviving an attack which wiped an entire family line? They mock me.
Hot anger roars to life, pouring into her veins. Exhaustion from that ever-shifting room nearly makes her lash out. Her name and birthright, her accomplishments were not things to be belittled. She is the blood of the dragon, and she would not me mocked.
"COST bombed your home?" she asks instead, voice steady. The only indicator of her temper is the coolness in her gaze and the way she tightens her hold. "I regret hearing that, and for your loss. I hope the revenge you've sought has brought you some semblance of peace, thus far."
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Lions and wolves were one thing; she'd seen the dog-like masks in Gallipoli.
...This speak of a tale about siblings, though. Her shoulders stiffen the more Kebechet explains. Diluting the blood, vengeance, two siblings surviving an attack which wiped an entire family line? They mock me.
Hot anger roars to life, pouring into her veins. Exhaustion from that ever-shifting room nearly makes her lash out. Her name and birthright, her accomplishments were not things to be belittled. She is the blood of the dragon, and she would not me mocked.
"COST bombed your home?" she asks instead, voice steady. The only indicator of her temper is the coolness in her gaze and the way she tightens her hold. "I regret hearing that, and for your loss. I hope the revenge you've sought has brought you some semblance of peace, thus far."