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[ Pelinore ]
The B'alam looked away from the still form of his other half, his eyes somehow more dull. It was as if a bucket of water had been tossed over the spark that had been there once, leaving only a smouldering ember behind. At first, he was hopeful that he would be dismissed, or added to this hunting party, but it seemed that his general had other plans...

Grab...the body?! There was no ceremony or reverence for the fallen in the tah's voice, just cold indifference. It was as if she was no more than a lump of meat that they feared would spoil in the sunlight. Anger replaced grief and he clung to it, knowing the emotion to be far safer than grief right now. There would be a time for tears- but anger... he could feel his blood slowly starting to boil as outrage screamed louder than despair. His mind flooded with thoughts- stupid, reckless ones - and he was forced to once again bring his mind back to the little idols sitting in his den, waiting for him to return. He had to... he couldn't be the soldier, he couldn't be the husband- he had to be a father now...and as a father he had to do everything in his power to return home to his family, no matter what.

Clinging to that, he took a slow breath and padded over to the downed body of his other half. Her eyes were still open, her mouth still agape. With a paw, he closed her eyes, quietly willing her to find some peace with their weaver. /I hope you can forgive me one day-/, he leaned down and gathered her up, his mind screaming as he felt the unnatural bend in her neck and the limp, lifeless, but still warm body against his. Swallowing a thick, ridged lump in his throat, he shifted himself so the nan's body laid over his back. With all the enthusiasm as a tah on his way to his own execution, he approached his general.
[ Shen ]
He watched the dark-spotted B'alam approach, but dismissed it for other matters. He reached out with his telephathy and gathered up his cloak to toss it back around his shoulders and secure it around his neck. "Kyle, you will handle the offense. I will find Smaug and have him begin our defenses... if this traitor has a connection there may be a threat to us here at home. All of you- you are my eyes and ears within this tribe. If even a whisker seems out of place, I want to be the first to know. We have cubs to think of, we have mates, we have a home, a nation, a future to protect."

He flicked his tail and turned back towards the city proper. He had work to do.
Telekinesis*

Seruta:

[Yahui] felt her ears roll back and her eyes squinted a bit at the sound of the body hitting rock. It brought her back to the present and out of her thoughts long enough to turn and look at the form fall limp. It was a visually painful thing watch, seeing her neck skewed in such a way. She sighed softly and flicked her tail, turning her gaze again on the soldiers watching in their silence. Pelinore up in front next to his commander. From this angle she couldn't see his face, but she could tell that there was turmoil roiling in that Tah as he watched. She idly wondered why that was but again thought it best to wait and approach him about it later... if she could.

If she heard correctly, his unit was planning on heading out soon anyways. Ears perked forward to listen to Kyle command his troops. She purred faintly and turned her head a bit to address Forge with a soft smile. "Looks like you're getting some work after all, Tah Forge." She didn't know Forge enough to notice the pipe had lost it's smolder and take any sort of warning or alarm by it. @RadicalDreamer

Seruta

[Yahui] tilted her head a bit. The soot covered B'alam did not appear to be himself... or perhaps she just didn't know him enough to understand his odd response? Frowning the Crimson Nan turned her red gaze back to the soldiers as they started to shuffle off to their duties and she rose in a stretch back to a stand. Her tail gave a small flick to shake off the dirt from it and she looked back at Forge with some slight concern.

She was likely one of the few that understood his standing and she began to assume it was because of this he seemed to excuse himself in such a way. She watched him leave then shifted her gaze to watch the rest take their leave. Finally, red orbs settled upon the fading figure of their leader, Tah Shen, and she sighed softly to herself, turning her figure to follow him back into the city. She had some more thinking to do as well as a few Paroos to entice with sweet treats. Her pace picked up slightly with the thought of maybe entertaining Shen with a few words as to why she had questioned that masked Nan... but then slowed again to a more casual pace once realizing that there was still a smoldering heat to his step. It was best to let his coals smolder back to small embers before touching that flame again.

Another small sigh escaped her black lips as she ventured back into the protective walls of the city, turning her frame towards her home for a spell.

[Belloblossom]

[Tsuki] Of all the things that the blue nan had expected to see when she came with her unit leader, the death of another nan was not one of them. Her stomach had clenched when the sound of a body hitting stone reached her ears and she couldn't look at the body. Knowing herself well enough that she suspected she would pass out at the sight of blood, she turned instead to her general, looking to Smaug for further guidance. She stood straight as she waited for any orders that he may give to her or the soldiers that had accompanied him. 'You don't have to look at the body. You can just look extra alert and ready to do as you're bid.' She told herself. Yes, she could do that and it would be a win-win situation. She just had to stand at attention and not think of the body or the blood that may of come out of it... Ooogh, she didn't feel so good.