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The cold natured woman, with ice filled heart, was shocked by the girl's strength. Most of her prisoners would have already broken down by now and offered their lives to her. Of course, such acts are worthy of disrespect and often land them in more torture then they were to begin with. This girl had stayed silent while branded, and now, handed a harsh reality, she did not wallow in self pity nor beg for mercy. It was...odd. Being a lion, she was raised with strength. You are strong, or you die, but this hawk, was something else. It was very interesting.

She knew the others would pick her off like a fly. With a soft sigh, she walked to the windows in the hut, and locked them shut, then did the same with the door. The girl was so upset with something, that she needed something to distract her. And as much as the Regina hates to give away information, it might save the girl's life, which might be helpful in the future.

She kneeled down by the girl and spoke softly. "The shadow of which I speak has fangs. Out there, you are dinner. As are we. There is not much that can kill a lion, but two of my people have been killed in the last six months. None have gone missing, as I have heard rumors of. I beg that you stay, until the weather is clear and you can fly home directly from here. If you are killed and never found, my people could be blamed. We have children who are precious and do not need to see war, if we can delay it. I know you are not a spy. The pain you show is real, and if you allow me, I can do what I can. But my people must not see much of you. You do not want criminals to know much about your life. I promise you that. Even if I decreed it a secret, my people would still know too much."

It was a sad truth really. Being criminals, meant that they always gathered and stored information. Even if she said they could never use it against the hawk people or the girl, it still might happen. Accidents happen. If they are assassins, and ordered to kill the girl, and they just happen to already know who she is, for example. Its bad all the way around. The less they know, the better for everyone. Regina, however, does not share information with the lesser lions if she does not wish it. Thats the pleasure of being Regina.

Azura stood, not afraid of the Rex, whom intimidated many. He was a lion, in the full meaning of the term. But she was Regina. She had grown up with him and their other age mates, and she was a lioness. She knew her place, and she was just as dangerous. She did not tend small wounds or rock children to sleep. She carved her name into her enemies and stepped in the pools of their blood. She made people cower at the thought of her wrath, so no. She did not fear her Rex. "Rex, she was questioned. She is not a spy. I think she is a common Hawk, someone who simply wandered where they were not supposed to. Ive already marked her. " She looked down at the girl, then frowned.

She turned to attention back to the Rex. "You were ambushed?" Oh, that did not sit well with the Queen. She looked down at the girl. "Girl, this is our Rex. I will be back, try not to get yourself killed until then." She said, and left the hut to go find the guards .

She left , and wandered until she found the guards she was looking for. She inspected them, and began yelling , asking them how they could be so stupid. It only took a few moments, and the guards begging on their knees. She returned to the hut, and leaned against the wall. A few strands of her golden blonde hair, were loose and against her face.

She moved, and walked over to the Rex. She touched his arm, and generated a small layer of ice over the wound to seal it. She backed away back towards the wall. She just did not want the wound to get infected until it could be treated. Now her worry was for the Avian. This was not a safe place for someone soft of nature.

She watched as the guards came for the avain guards, but she knew not to argue with the Rex's orders, especially not in front of his men. She waited until the guards were gone, before she spoke directly to her husband. "Dustin, there is a blizzard coming. The girl is injured and will be killed. If she doesnt show up back home they could track her path here, and blame us. With this shadow and the cobras coming back, we can't afford a war. Not with the young at risk. Our people are not ready." As much as she hated to admit it, this was not a good time for war. Being a war bred creature, she wanted to fight, to prove herself , but she could not.

She stood nearby as the medic came to treat the Rex. She would double the guard, and the young would be kept inside, the curfew would be kept. It was the girl who kept her attention. "If she comes back. I will kill her on site." She said, agreeing. Even if the girl was innocent, returning would be an act of war, and she would have to treat it as such. But until then, the girl was still on their lands. She couldnt fly away, and until she left, she was their problem.

"I wish she was a spy. Then I could have simply tortured her and everything would be as it should be." Speaking of which, she had a date with a prisoner soon. She promised to break all of his fingers. She had to keep her promise. She had fun with her prisoners. Most of them are spys or people who did her pride wrong. She doesnt let those things go lightly.

She watched as the medic thawed the ice, and she felt the need to apologize. Almost. After all, it was a thin layer, nothing to worry about. Now a burn, that would be not so good. After all, for her, a burn was disaster. Simply standing near open flame could easily burn her. Its sad really.

She nodded, with a soft sigh. He was right. If they hurried, they might be able to make it. She still would have preferred that the girl had stayed, but she was at too much risk to be eaten. In full honestly, it was not a good idea for anyone besides their own kind to be here. The lions ran a tight ship, as was evidence by the way the guards rushed to do as they are asked. She watched the Rex leave, then come back to tell her he was checking perimeter. It made sense to her. She shrugged and and watched him go off with the guards.

She got up and ran out of the hut, heading towards the prisons. Her feet, though bare, were quick as she made her way out of the main cluster of huts and towards the prison huts. It was not far, and the closer she got, the stronger the smell of blood grew. The sounds of crying and screaming were clear, and she walked in, smiling as she walked to a wall where three prisoners were chained. She picked one, walking to him, and pulling him up. She used her key to unlock the chains, then pull him out of the hut, to the outside. She pushed him to the ground, and then climbed on top. He was weak, so he couldnt fight her. She grabbed his hand, and applied pressure to each finger, slowly, and the screams let her know, she was doing it right.

She finished, and smiled at him. "Now. Ive kept my promise. Now, would you like to tell me where you buried her?" She prisoner, covered in blood and tears, nodded. She climbed off of him, and pulled him up by his hand. The man was half starved, but he was willing to talk now. He was a tiger mix. Cast out from his own kind. He had mated with a lioness. But in a fight, he had killed her and their unborn child. A crime worthy of execution. But they never found her body. "I buried her in the woods, right past the edge of the border." The Regina smiled, and motioned to a nearby guard. The guard came and restrained the prisoner.

Regina took out her knife and slit the mans throat. She motioned to the guard, who dragged him away. The girls body was long gone, so they couldnt dig her up, but at least they knew what happened to her. It did matter.

She got up , and walked, blood stained dress and all, to her hut. She walked back to her hut, and stepped inside, walking to the bedroom. She sat down on the bed, simply thinking.

[[sorry if it sounds jumbled. i am watching a movie and posting at the same time. ]]

When they left Lyra's hut, the blizzard kept her from catching the scent of the non pack member. And although she was keen to ice, she still had trouble seeing. Thankfully he lead them back to the hut without any trouble. She walked inside, and watched as he locked and bolted the door. She walked to the window, and locked it as well. She walked to the side, and opened the door, opening it to reveal a small room. It was Conner's, but he was at Lyra's house with the others. It was important for the children to grow up together, and in groups. It gives them a stronger sense of unity. Besides, he can't very well follow his parents around all day. He has things he has to learn from his peers.

She walked back to her husband, taking the pins out of her hair, so it fell in curls on her shoulders. She sat down in a nearby chair, and looked at him. "We have caught three spies in two days. One of them was cobra. And we are missing two people. I can't feel them, so I know they are dead. They were good hunters. We can't afford to keep loosing people. " She paused. She stood up, and walked into the their bedroom, taking off her dress, and throwing it in a pile. Most of her clothes needed to be mended and that was the job of one of the other women. The girls who were not strong hunters, they did the small tasks like that.

She put on a different dress. This one was brown, and shorter. She came out, and had the dagger in its sheath at her waist. She sat back down. "I think we should have everyone stay within perimeters for a few days, so everyone can rest, and train a bit. We have plenty of food, and with the blizzard, it will make everything harder. " She could feel the ice gathering outside, and knew the blizzard would be..a harsh one.

[[Sounds adorable. I totally call naming him! He is...Conner! hehehehe
Wolf- it sounds great ]]

She caught the robe, and hurried to put it on. She slipped out the door and out into the blinding snow. She was barefoot, but the ice did not bother her. She made it to Lyra's hut and told the children to hide. Lyra did as well, pulling Conner to hide beside her. Conner was the future Rex and it was important he be safe. His peers looked up to him to know what to do. As they had Dustin. She left the hut, and fought against the strong wind to make it to the front gates. Eventually she gave up, letting loose a growl of frustration, and anger, as she too caught the scent. She shifted forms, her golden skin the light among the white snow.

She ran as fast as she could towards the gate. She finally made it, looking at her husband then at the guards. She shifted back to human form, and looked through the blizzard to the figure. He looked injured. She growled, not pleased. "I don't like this at all. Even an injured man does not dare come to us for help, let alone in the darkness or in snow." It made no sense. She looked at the guards, and agreed that death would come if the stranger got too close. She did not play mercy.

Unlike the Rex, she could not use a bow. Her only weapon was her dagger, and it was used for torture. For fighting, she used her lioness form. Or her human form, and her icy touch. She used her connection with the pack to try to keep them all calm. Some were afraid, others were just angry. "What is he doing here?"