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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:19 pm
 Anger and frustration coiled around a gum-tree trunk. Squeezing the life out of it wouldn't solve his problems but that didn't mean he shouldn't give it a try. Mystic was bad enough, now the clan had another female. The new female was easier to deal with, far less irritating then Mystic until the two got too close to each other. Then it just became a headache. Silence of his tree assault was welcomed respite, and above was a screaming treat shaking in the canopy. If it was too stupid to jump to relative safety, then it was an easy snack all the same.
There was something to the feel of the tree creaking and groaning, pure power of an Emperor without the rolling of eyes thanks to Mystic.Only thing he was missing was his hood out, but this was a stealth kill so the sign of his power remained folded back. For a stealth kill he was awfully hissy about it. Not far but happily free of the newest clan member, Mystic remained watchful of the emperor she was trying to mold. The clay was malleable if lacking substance of any sort. That new tarty hatchling threatened to undue all her work! The match of wits was refreshing, she'd sooner mate a harpy then admit that! However, it wasn't helpful to working on the hopeless emperor. Now more than ever she had to be sure of her place in the hierarchy . That included making sure the empty hood didn't go inviting any more trouble for her to deal with.Fea Line Ignore the scrawny teen bod, he doesn't have his emperor lines but is one, he wishes me to tell you he is "The most fearsome and impressive emperor to ever be emperor" Quote: Wanted to let you know in case Kahina decides to slide in
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:30 pm
 Kalipetra had found herself some blissful peace and quiet, away from that horned irritation of a faun and his incessant babbling of power and empty promises she had little to no interest in. His world revolved around himself and his greatest desires which left little care for anything else. Especially not the needs or interests of a naga. Still... He proved useful as far as entertainment went but too much time spent with the brooding half demon was only ever good for a headache.
It was rare she found the right moment to slip away so Kalipetra seized the opportunity and slithered as far from the great tree and as quickly as she was able. She followed her senses to where sustenance awaited, prime for the picking. However the sight she was greeted with was less than....ideal.
Instead of finding an easy meal waiting to be snagged, she found a male of her species coiled around the trunk of a tree, attempting to strangle the life out of it's bark but failing. Something shrieked overhead, causing quite the ruckus. Not far off was another female, pale in color and adorned in cloth and accessories that Kali herself lacked. She glanced down briefly at herself before back to the pale fem and huffed.
"Wonderful." she mused aloud to herself. She was hoping for a quiet relaxing meal... not another headache.
But still.... these were the first of her kind she had encountered. A slight childish curiosity drew her closer. She only prayed she'd not regret it.
"Your hunting technique is inadequate at best." she offered, quip of the tongue before leaning back slightly on her coils and crossing her arms about her chest. Her glowing blue gaze focused solely on the male.
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 7:15 am
The tree cracked as the strange voice mocked him. Facing the other way afforded the opportunity to really scare the scales off of the intruder. Whipping around the tree so fast that with his coils it was harder to tell just where he was going to come from. Metal skin slipped on as smooth as water rolling off his back. With his hood fully extended he fully reared up bring the whole of his front on fearsome display. Harsh hisses matched narrowed eyes.
All of this before he really took in that this was a female. All at once he deflated. The metal skin dropped replaced back with his deep blue scales and golden belly. The hood remained on display but the rest of the aggression faded. Instant irritation settled in where excitement had just been. This was all he needed, another female around!
With a huff he regarded her and practically growled out, "Training, not hunting!" This was as bad as his sisters criticizing his amazingness when they were hatchling. Just how impressed they'd be if they could see him now! Mother most of all, oh he'd impress her too. There was plenty of training just keeping the two females happy already in his clanMystic deserved a medal, fresh harpy male served half dead and endless praise for not losing it. His display was laughable, that she managed to hold even a snicker was a feat the Gods themselves would struggle to achieve. If she were fair to herself, the amusement came from knowing the male for as along as she had, it wasn't half bad if he had been a stranger. However, Mystic is not fair.
The female was ignoring her, but that was fine. It gave her time to look the other over. Sure, her scales had a decent pattern to them, but that was birth adornment. Just what had the little snake done? Was she here because word got out that the clan had a fool of an emperor and no empress? After the last bit of trouble any newcomer was suspect. For the moment she held back, watching with narrowed eyes studying the other. There was the potential for her to be useful, only time would tell if the potential was wasted.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:39 pm
Kali let an amused smirk cross her features as she saw the results of her words. As the male whipped around and flared his hood at her she leaned back further on her coils momentarily as if taking his full image in. What caught her attention most, however, was what he had done with his scales.
For a brief moment they seemed to have changed....transformed even. A glistening look almost like...metal.
Curious.
Drawing herself up she slithered forward, hand slightly out stretched but not quite making contact with anything. "Curious how that..." she gestured towards the poor tree he was strangling. "... makes a better training partner than...... that." she paused again and turned her attention towards the pale female. Kali couldn't help but wonder as to the female's relation to the male. She looked more decorated than he...and not just because of her bits and baubles but because of her scale pattering as well. Surely she wasn't his sibling or paternal figure.....Was she his mate perhaps? Or just a babysitter?
Regardless, Kalipetra wan'ted to know more about his scale changing abilities than whether or not the female changed his diapers or fed him from her hands. "Tell me..... how did you do that with your scales earlier?" she peered closer, her eyes wide. As she drew closer under the shade of the tree it became more apparent of how subtly her eyes and belly scales glowed a faint blue.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:43 pm
Watching her closely, the coiled emperor waited for the next annoying thing to be said. She was female, thats all they knew how to do, apparently. Her remark did not completely disappoint though the answer should be obvious. Mystic was female, there was no fighting females, or sisters. Lessons of hatching day cemented in his brain. "I can squeeze the life out of a tree, can't do that with a female." Momma would be displeased with him.
Feeling no need to introduce his watcher, he rolled his shoulders back to display his very impressive pectoral muscles as intimidation enough. Only, it wasn't working, she was coming closer. Narrowed eyes started to widen and the harsher features of his grimace began to move more north to confusion than anger.
Oh, oh she noticed his powers? Smiling, ever so pleased with himself, Takshaka started to uncoil more moving a little towards the female to allow his impressive length to stretch, it was more impressive that way. Slipping right back into his metal scales, he at once turned into a impenetrable tank.
The act helped not only highlight something only he could do, but uncoiled enough that he didn't have to move thus show how slow he was in this form. "This?" Cocky little Emperor, he raised an arm as if it were noting and lowered it to knock against his side. The distinctly metal on metal sound bore witness to this being more than a parlor trick. "It was a reward for taking down a Harpy Matriarch as a just teen." There was a decent chance that she hadn't been there to know just how much truth there was to the statement. "I am the only one able to do this." None of his siblings had his ability not a single sister nor his useless father.
Only he had gone to his mother's defense, she proved she loved him just as much in that fight. Memories of them fighting together protecting one another were so charshedly gripped reality itself bent around them.
There was something special about her as well, a rare complement to even be noticed. His on gaze went from her eyes right to the belly scales before going back up to the original focus. That blue glow was entrancing. Just what trick was that?Than that?! Oh that little unadorned missy was going to get it. She earned her feathers and she could teach that hatching about manners. Slithering closer, her own eyes narrowing now she she judged the female more trouble than use. "I am mystic." Also the only one to give a name at this point. This girl would learn who sat at the top of the hierarchy here. It wasn't the overgrown legless lizard even if he had his uses.
One such use was on full display, just looking at him so proud of himself was enough to make her want to gag. This girl just had to find the one thing about himself he was as proud of as his mother. That was a whole 'nother barrel of eels.Fea Line Tutu, you are a naga not a peacock ><
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:41 pm
Oh that stirred a response out of the female.
Kali chuckled inwardly but kept her focus mostly on the male. It was an impressive feat, she'd give him that. It would definitely prove a challenge to break through his scales if he could make them as hard as iron. Thoughts of that being useful to her flashed across her mind. But if that was all he could do...then what good would keeping him around really do?
Besides, this female posed an issue. Kali had no interest in... "Mystic.... was it? Charmed I'm sure." she briefly quipped with a wave of her hand before turning back towards the male. He was so full of himself, that much was easy to read. Brain gorged on ideals of might and power, not unlike some daft demon faun she knew.
Still.... this could be fun and entertaining.
Her hand reached out more so as she slithered even closer, her features changing to look more....awestruck. But with a hint of something else. Something a little more....risque almost. "My what a strong, brave and...handsome creature you are. A Harpy Matriarch? How impressive....why that makes you rather....special... doesn't it?" she cooed at him, her tone having taken a complete three-sixty turn from before. It now dripped with convincing, if not over exaggerated, interest.
Slowly she circled around to one side, hand tracing over his coils in mid air. She leaned in delicately, words an almost breathless whisper. "Do you mind if I.... touch?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:17 pm
Female talk existed between females, even he could sense animosity but just didn't care. Not even sparing a glance to Mystic herself to acknowledge she was there, his sole attention set on the female talking. Rolling his shoulders again, he clinched and eased his fists open just to prove there was muscle under those scales.
She was interesting, there was a glow about her no other naga had possessed. Not the purplish wafting familiar among the twisted dragnid, something else he couldn't put his finger on.
Flaring his hood again, straightening up even more, a moment passed where he wanted to bring her to his Mom. She should hear this, understand that other naga saw his power and worth. Maybe being around him his whole life made it harder for her to see? Sisters were empty-headed but mom certainly wasn't.
Maybe she'd be worth keeping around? The last one stayed but that hadn't been much more then an offer after she'd irritated the scales off of him. Giving a rather menacing twist on a smile and confidence to remain still while she inspected him, he in-turned appreciated her. "I am best of my brood now emperor of my clan." New clan, one he started himself to be away form sisters only to find himself attracting females again. It was curse. With her around that wasn't too horrible. "Your own siblings must have been too shamed to leave the shell"
For her to notice how amazing he was, there had to be a kindred there not to be blinded as the others were. "It does, matriarchs have the finest feathers and the best fight of all the oversized chickens." Even as a teen he was destined for the Hood to earn it on his own as he had. That battle fearice and proving showed just what he was made of, and the bond between him and his mother. "The feather would compliment that glow" Naga ladies loved feathers, trophies always worked.
Predatory interest grew and he delighted in consenting. By touch alone she'd see how real his defense was, he was the prefect defender. "Be my guest" Remaining still, proudly puffed out and confident in himself, he just waited to see her reaction to his power. Starting with cool near disinterest gave back the off handed greet. "Quite. And you are?" Well if the overblown lizard wasn't going to find out who in the Dragnid this daughter of a harpy came from who was? Another ambitious female with an eye on the position of Empress?
The theory was becoming disgustingly real to the point she was sure her scales were turning green. One hand had to go over her mouth to keep from gagging. Bad enough this thing was flirting with him, though caused her to shudder. He was responding to her! Never had she seen him so much as attempt this besides giving of trophies like they meant anything. The new hatchling got some attention when she acted sweet, Takshaka couldn't see through her and he wasn't seeing through this one either.
It was getting tempting to lose her lunch on the girl, except she earned that meal and wasn't about to waste it on this glowworm. Surging forward, Mystic moved to try and create space between the two raging over their behavior. There was no hood but she was alpha here. "Having fun are we?" Nondescript question came with a river of animosity. This little girl was not going to think she was getting away with this! Emperor ego may be practically eating out of her hand but he was not the only one to contend with here.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:19 pm
The fem naga smirked. Oh he was too easy. If she could get him wrapped around her finger she'd be living the life of luxury. She'd finally get away from that horned fool, have someone to hunt for her, adore and adorn her, protect her...not that she couldn't protect herself but. If he was willing to shove himself into harms way with that special quirk of his, who was she to complain? "I never bothered with my siblings....wherever they are. They would have only slowed me down. You on the other hand...." she cooed richly, batting faintly glowing eyes up at him. "Such a flatterer you!" she laughed, masking the pretend behind it all.
Her hand reached out to stroke the scales along his side when she was cut off rather abruptly. The pale female barged her way in between the two, causing Kali to lean back a bit, a slight hiss of irritation escaping her lips. She narrowed her eyes at the other female, glancing her up and down. "Kalipetra." she said curtly with a slight spit before maneuvering around Mystic and once again closer to the male. Her tones softened yet again as she played up to him. "Is my name.... but you big boy... you can call me Kali." she all but purred for a snake, one finger reaching out to touch down gently on an iron scale. Slowly she traced it down half a coil.
Slight surprise took her at its texture. It really did feel like metal and wasn't simply some illusion. As far as she knew, she wasn't capable of anything quite like that and she was fairly certain this Mystic couldn't either. Which meant where he lacked in brains he made up for with something unique.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:03 pm
Very briefly his mind went back to his own clutchmates. His brothers were useless, as was his father. Only mother kept the clan together, the jury was out on if any of his sisters could make anything of themselves. "I understand, I left my own to found this one myself." Siblings were trouble, especially sisters. Here, he built this on his own with his own strength before Mystic found him and put her own touch on it. In time Kahina would likely put her own mark on the clan. Nothing existed with out him as well.
Hissing low and slow at the clearly too ambitious girl, remarking dangerously, "Don't get too comfortable..." This, this she was putting her coils down. There would not be another threat to her hold that showed too eager to supplant her. Even worse, she was using a tactic even Mystic wouldn't dream of.Takshaka finally looked at the the irritated Mystic, first time he'd looked away form Kali the whole evening. "Take it up with the Empress." The barb shut the adorned female up quick. There was no Empress, quickness of Mystic showing she recognized that enough to back down proved a point in of itself.
Back to the charming Kalipetra, he remarked, "I am Takshaka, Emperor of the Panzer clan." A grand gesture was made, sweeping hands to show the expanse of it all. This was his domain after all.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:51 pm
Kali had let her hand linger a moment on his coils as he spoke before his attention was torn from her and onto the pale female. Something flashed across her face as the male tossed harsh words at Mystic.
Take it up with the Empress.
Brief smugness tickled the corners of her lips at learning this pale female was not the empress and was probably far from it. Something else replaced that smug grin however at the thought that this male already had an Empress. But if so, then.....where was she?
Pushing her emotions aside, Kali slithered her way around Takshaka and onto his other side. "Emperor Takshaka... my my....but then again, one look at you and it's no wonder your an Emperor." she cooed to him sweetly yet again. Daring to be bold she drew closer to his side, hands gently touching his iron scales as she leaned in closer to him but her gaze was now upon Mystic. Almost as if she were peering over his shoulder to glare smugly at her. "Your Empress must be so lucky...." she purred to him though still kept Mystic in the corner of her vision. A bit of taunting and a bit of prying all in the same breath.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:02 pm
With ease, he hit Mystic' sore spot without a thought, "There isn't an Empress, no naga of this clan earned that right. The strongest Empress I know belongs to another clan." His mother, the epitome of what it meant to be an Empress and the standard for all that followed. However she earned her hood, some other female would have to do the same. To be of his Mother's equal has been a task no naga seemed worthy of. Well, looking at her with a smirk, that as yet. Maybe with more females one would earn it then she could handle all the annoying aspects of dealing with the clan.
However the hood was earned, that was on her. He earned his it was up to whoever she was to even try to equal his Mother.From her post glaring at Kali, Mystic rolled her shoulder and crossed her arms hissing lowly. The over-inflated hood could have vanished for all she cared, though the idea was preferred. "It takes more than strength to be an Empress, cunning and skill are also needed. Perhaps we were too small for a true show of ability." Eyes dead set on Kali as threat flowed under her words like a rip current.
Her ability was without doubt, but maybe the little lizard might provide just what was missing. An Empress stood on her own, she wasn't raised by and Emperor. He could favor her all he wanted the right was hers to earn. By hers, she meant herself. Just putting up with him as long as she had should have earned her the position of power.
All of Mystic's blustering fell on deaf ears, again, a female problem no of his concern. This one was far more interesting. "But of course" Smug and proud of himself as always. "Your glow is so..enchanting." Probably the smoothest thing he could ever managed to peg together. The uniqueness of it, and her pouring of words just captivated the emperor. She clearly she needed something to set it off. one of the red and gold fancy feathers he'd be saving, just one wouldn't hurt.Fea Line pretty sure two females could actually try to kill each other and he'd be "Not my problem" rolleyes
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:09 pm
No Empress.
A wicked smirk twisted its way about Kali's features before she quickly wiped it away. She steeled her voice and leaned gently forward, yet even closer to the male. Her eyes peered up at him with a mix of wonder and...... perhaps something else? Jealousy? Determination? A flair of seduction perhaps?
"Oh? Another clan? But then that would mean she is unobtainable, no? So that means you have no lady worthy of being by your side?" she peered 'innocently' "Does that not make a mighty male such as yourself a .....touch lonely?" she asked though she dropped her gaze this time down towards his chest, a finger trailing down it faintly before she turned and cast her gaze back towards Mystic. "Or perhaps there simply isn't anyone worthy of that title in your clan." she grinned smugly, darkly, wickedly. All before adding a quaint. "Yet."
Turning back around, she peered up at the hooded show of arrogance and pride. Not unlike herself she supposed, though she was certain she held far more intelligence than he did. By the way he went about strangling trees well....that was a given. His flattery was cute, deserving of an A for effort she supposed. She tittered cutely, hand rising to her mouth as she let herself be forcefully charmed by his words. "Oh this?" she held out her arms and gestured towards her belly scales meekly. "Enchanting perhaps, but nothing quite as special as you, my Emperor. Why if only it served some other purpose than beauty...." she let her voice trail off with a wistful sigh, leaving him to guess whatever it was she might have said next.
EvilSilverDragon Ahh sorry for the pause, it seems I've died x.x
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:03 pm
Lured in by her glowing eyes, Takshaka’s hood relaxed and any remaining tensions seeped out. The look just called to him. Was that squawking thing above them still causing a ruckus? It needs to be dinner to stop being so annoying. Glancing up to the canopy, he tilted his head to consider before her words figuratively grabbed his head and jerked it back down to her.
“She is my Mother.” Unabashed pride echoed to the standard to which all empresses could only hope to attain. Even now he could see her looking at him with pride her own hood telling of her stature. There was no need for it, even without the hood any naga would be able tell instantly that she was the best there ever was.
Pulled back at that, he finally gave Mystic another glance before answering, “Some might think otherwise.” Mystic viewed herself Empress, where Kahina stood he wasn’t sure. That was female business, not his concern. What did concern him was her actions. The touch sent a shudder right down his back reigniting the hood but not out aggression. Quickly devolving into ‘what do I do?!’ territory he managed, “I wasn’t lonely, content on my own. I am getting used to them, you..you are welcome change.” She wasn’t arguing or nagging.
Nodding at once to her observation, “Exactly, the title is earned not given.” Neither female developed a hood, it wasn’t up to him to bestow it. It wasn’t given to him by anyone as far as he was aware.
Mystic had about as much of this as she could stomach, the nice meal she’d had earlier was threatening to come back up. That was a waste of a well-earned meal. “He isn’t wrong, the title has to be earned. Sitting at the top of the hierarchy and enforcing it should do it.” Oh that wasn’t a threat, her cutting eyes sold the promises. If this little eggshell was going to crack the moment Takshaka wasn’t there to swoon over her. Seriously this was going to make her scales itch.Once again Mystic barely got a look before the glowing naga pulled him back. Bobbing his head back, he proudly enjoyed her response back. The change was..nice. Her emperor, he could get used to that said so positively. Not even a roll of the eye. “A glow to disarm before the prey remembers you are a naga, powerful.” Assumption of her abilities came quickly as his tongue tripped over give that compliment. Reaching out for the first time just to touch her arm still drawn to the glowing
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:57 pm
When he admitted to the other female being his mother, several thoughts crossed her mind all at once.
One thought was.... well that makes sense.
A second thought was wondering what kind of quirks his mother had and if that led him looking for a certain something in an Empress then would she have it?
The third thought was......weirdo.
Kali was quick to shove everything from her face as per usual by now and dropped back into her grove of flattery. "But of course she is your mother, who else would have molded such a... powerful Emperor. I bet she's greatly pleased..." she beamed up at Takshaka. Yet again however, her mood was soured by this pale female. If only the worm would get lost already she could really make some progress here.
"Why no, he could never be wrong." she said tartly, turning on her coils slightway to glare Mystic down. "Its a nobrainer that one has to earn that title. It wont just fall into anyone's lap." she retorted, biting back a huff. "I fully intend to prove, no...show...that I am worthy." she boasted, before turning back to Takshaka. A slightly different tone took her lips and her eyes as she spoke directly to him. And only him in that moment.
"That is... if my Emperor would allow me that chance and.... accept me... as part of your clan?" she cooed, her voice getting softer as she leaned closer and closer to him, hands gently pressed against his chest, using her coils and muscles to push herself up taller, closer to him, yet still below him so that he could still look down. Still feel powerful. Like he was in total control.
At least for now.
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:00 pm
No Naga in all of their kind could compare to his mother. Of course she was proud of him. Wait till she sees him in his hooded glory! Why, she'll ditch his father and join his clan to rule it as supreme empress. He could hear her praise him even now, though her voice seemed off more like Kali's currently.
Boasting, he informed her, "Mother took over Venus's temple by herself the day we hatched, scared those two legged moving dinner right out of the temple. We lived there until it got boring, no challenges there. Venus was an ancient supposedly powerful pink fluff." Explanation came with a hand waving off the creature as insignificant merely window dressing for the wonder that was his Mother.
There wasn't much of the time he could remember, mainly screaming and terror. Such sweet memories of their introduction. Nightmares were real, and Nadira embodied them all!
"She is, I am her favorite of the brood, naturally." He just had to leave to prove himself to the world build up strength then return. Empress didn't have to say it outloud her favorite son knew his place at the top of the siblings. Smiling full on, pride and ego shined in equal measure.Mystic bit back most of a laugh at this haughty little egg. "I give you two days, two days tops before you go slithering away. Crying." Her flat look echoed her flat tone. This egg shell would rue the day she said that. Really, Mystic didn't have to do anything, empty hood would chase her away with his...himness.
Next time, Kahina could babysit him, she was having enough of Takshaka getting lippy and someone to stroke his ego was going to make him intolerable. Eventually this little tart would fall in line, Mystic ruled the Panzer clan. "I look forward to your success." The s was held hard as he stared at her. Maybe, maybe an empress wouldn't be so bad? She wasn't bad or annoying as Mystic. If only his mind could understand the feelings she inspired. How long had it been since he actually wanted a female around? Not since he left his clan.
Looking down at her he took several deep breaths almost considering the proposal to join his clan. There was one word, "What is between you, Mystic and Kahina is for you three to settle. I don't get involved." Says the emperor that glared down Mystic a few times in this very encounter. Was Mystic even there?
Placing his hand on hers, he held there just absorbing the feel of another's hand. It was almost, pleasant? Stretching his coils out to settle parallel along side Kali, he then slid an arm around her offering, "Let me show you home then. I have something that will suit you quite well" There was still room in the den but would probably need to be expanded if anyone else made it in. Or if the three females couldn't get along.
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