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 Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:08 pm
"Don't look down," Jabari hissed harshly. "Don't ever be the first to look away, do you understand. This is more than just being a Ligi, Kay, this is a matter of them seeing your weakness. If they think you're weak, they will attack without hesitation. You will die, Kayin. And we can't even blame them for it. If I were in their position I would do the exact same thing."
That was another lie. He was such a b*****d, he thought, because he wouldn't do the exact same thing, he would do worse. "Don't die on me, Kay. Whatever you do, don't die on me."
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:30 am
Kayin tensed when his brother hissed at him, looking up sharply towards Jabari. Attack him? Even if he was unhappy, he was still bigger and more muscular than most of these poor starved lions. It would be a poor idea to attack someone like him... But if it was upsetting his brother... Meekly Kayin nodded, lifting his head though his heart really clearly was not in the action.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled, seemed he'd done a lot of apologizing lately. "I'm...not a good liar..."
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:44 am
Jabari inwardly groaned. He shouldn't have spoken so vehemently, not when his brother was having a hard time as it was. "I know, Kay," he said quietly. "But there are far more of them than there are of us. We could take most of them out, of course, but what if you're alone? What if they bring more lions? If I was going to kill a Ligi in their position I would do it that way. They're--no, we are far more vulnerable than the Shatkona, regardless of how much stronger we are than them individually."
He looked at his brothers. "You might care for them personally, but when they look at you, all they see is an enemy. Until... then, that is our fate."
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:37 am
Jabari was right of course. Just as mother had told them. But unlike Jabari he just... he couldn't flip into that mask, that false emotion. He couldn't hide his true feelings behind the Ligi's reputation. He was an open paw, all his emotions clearly written through his body language. He'd been that way all his life, how did he just...turn off his heart?
"I know, I know," he sighed, "I just... I can't do what you do. I'm trying, but... I don't understand how you do it! It's like you really are enjoying making them afraid of you! Mother taught us...mother...well. She didn't teach us to be cruel, to use our strength and skill to hurt..."
Even if it was their way closer to the Shatkona. Even if they needed him to not suspect them, not to guess that Indira did not follow him. He already watched them, watched her. Kayin couldn't stand the thought of letting his shortcomings cause her grief. Or his brothers. Or Kafele. Or even, somehow, Iaeratu though they had only barely met. The Shatkona...knew how to make people do as he wished. Just as he knew how to make people disappear...
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:16 am
"You think I actually hurt them?" Jabari asked, stunned. "You actually think I could be hurting them? After all the mock fights and training we've done, you think I can't control myself better than that?"
He stopped, hearing his voice get louder unconsciously. "Maybe... maybe we don't know each other as well as I thought we did," he said more quietly. "I need some time alone," he added before walking away.
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:53 am
What? No, no that wasn't what he'd-
"Jabari, wait!" Kayin pleaded, "I didn't mean it like that, honest I didn't. I wanted to ask how you could pull it off, please don't..." But he didn't follow, not if his brother wanted time alone. It hurt worse to watch Jabari walk off than it did to have to stand around with the Shatkona and feel the hate and fear radiating from all of those he'd thought that he'd someday be helping his brothers to save.
He never wanted to hurt one of them. Or upset anyone. Especially his family...
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