He Said, She Said (The First Meeting)

[Lennox]

The tom stepped forward out of the shadows in the alleyway his muscles rippling from underneath his dark orange coat. He growled the colonies had not had a meeting since his mother had died. Silas was not easy to deal with anymore perhaps at one point he had been able to be more reasonable but right now all he saw was red.

He felt a bit vulnerable not having a queen by his side however Assiah was back home or what was their temporary home caring for the young kittens. He was at least proud to share the news of his kits arrival.

The tom leaped on top of a tin trash can his eyes scanning the dark alleyways for the arrival of any other cats. The tom slowly began to groom himself hoping to pass time.

A lot of the time they often came here to feast and chat of good times but lately Silas had not been eating to sick to his stomach over how he was going to with this fight. To the tom there seemed to be no silver lining he felt almost dead inside and some of him wished his had been him and not his mother to be killed by the Roshen. He shook his head closing his eyes for a moment.

[constantine]

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The Shamsi Queen trudged along the street until she reached the alley. It had been a long journey from the Blackburn Hills to Meow Alley. It was something that couldn't be helped, she was an expecting mother and she needed to take her time. 


She should have been at home resting, thinking over names or something deemed nonstressful. She sighed, turning the corner and finally spotting her final destination. The Sheeva king, Silas was perched atop a garbage bin, midst grooming session. Osiris had been very determined about keeping her home. She couldn't tell if it was genuinely nerves or if he felt there wasn't any reason to come. 

"Hello Silas." She greeted him politely. Just because they were 'sworn enemies' didn't mean that she couldn't give out a little kindness and respect. 
Since the first Roshen attack there hadn't been a meeting. Any meeting, any attempt at contact with the Sheeva king was futile. He wouldn't listen to them despite going through such similar struggles. She-cat found herself a relatively nice piece of cardboard to sit on. Her paws were tired and she was cold. She dropped down into a laying position and waited along with Silas for the other cats to arrive. She hoped today would be different. Different than all those other attempts at failed communication. Something needed to be done and soon. 


@dawn
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The day was fine, but the tension in the air was enough to knock Osiris over. He was going to see the violent and unreasonable Sheeva king, Silas, and Seline was with him. His pregnant mate was with him on what could be called a suicide mission. His worried filled green eyes kept on flicking over to Seline, and his heart raced anytime she seemed at all troubled, even if she was absolutely fine.

The two cats were soon at the meeting, and Silas was the only cat there. Osiris wanted to attack the stupid King of the Sheeva colony, but instead he followed his mate's good example, "Hell Silas, I hope we find you in good health. How are things in the Sheeva colony?" Small talk with the enemy! Disgusting! But I must be polite, even if I want to tear into his stupid face. He was doing this for Seline, his kits, and the general good of his colony. This wasn't about making friends. This was about making allies.

{Okay it isn't a great post, but I want to make sure things keep moving.}
Lennox
constantine

[Lennox]

The sheeva king's eyes flickered up from grooming in between each of his paws pulling out small tufts of dirt and a tiny pebble that he had picked up from his journey through the dark alleyways. He saw the Seline,the Queen of the Shamsi's and rolled his eyes. He was already disgusted by the way she wanted to act all nice nice.

It wasn't until his temper began to rise until he spotted her mate come out of the shadows as well. The ginger tom leap down and stretched out his front legs unsheathing his large claws just as a warning.

His lip rose in disgust as Osiris started asking him questions I hope we find you in good health of course he was in good health or he wouldn't be standing before them both "The colony is fine as always" he said abruptly, before turning towards the daughter of Shamsi "I should have you know the only reason I am here is to carry on the tradition of our mothers before us."

There was one thing the tom held dear to his heart was to carry on the traditions of his mother. During you time she had always made sure to attend the weekly meeting is order to gain info on other Colonies she did not see this as a friendly greeting but a way to learn about her enemies. As the saying goes keep your friends close but your enemies closer and that was what Silas planned to achieve.

[constantine]

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Seline couldn't help but glare at the flame colored tom as he lept down from the garbage can. "I should have you know the only reason I am here is to carry on the tradition of our mothers before us."
That was comical for him to say.  For the past four years no such tradition had been kept. The colonies were bitter with eachother and yet nothing had been discussed. No weekly meetings until today. 


"You say that but your actions say otherwise.  Why do you wish to meet now? Four years have passed since I have lost my mother and you yours in those four years I have only seen you in passing. " It was clear the Sheeva kings intentions. He wanted to see how the Shamsi colony was doing. Checking up on the status of his enemies whilst there was a bigger issue at hand. "I have no interest in continuing our rivalry now as we have bigger problems at hand Silas. We are all aware of it so we must do something about it." She tried not to sound angry, or frustrated with the king but she couldn't help the little hiss at the end. 


She was feeling it. The tension and the sudden stress weighing down upon her shoulders. That rivalry, the hate that consumed her mother was slowly beginning to course through her veins. She personally had no qualms against the Sheeva. She respected their choice of lifestyle and the strength of their clan. The Shamsi and the Sheeva were clearly different clans in how they lived and acted. Seline was a cat with tolerance, she didn't care for differences, she judged by personality. However their was a sudden hatred that revealed itself. A hatred that rooted itself deep within her with no probable cause. Perhaps it was genetics, something her mother had passed down to her and stayed dormant until the right time. The Shamsi queen was no longer calm and collected as she was when she arrived, instead she was tense. An intense fire burned through the she-cat's eyes as she waited on Silas or Osiris' reply.


@dawn
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Osiris's fur prickled slightly as he listened to this arrogant tom's words. He wanted to rip off Silas's face, but violence would help no one. "Queen Seline is right, we need to focus on the Roshen. They are a danger to both of our colonies, and they are preparing to take us out." The Shamsi King narrowed his eyes at Silas, "I'm sure we both want to keep our colonies alive. This was a strange bribe to throw at Silas, but it was because Osiris didn't think that the Sheeva King was completely loyal to his colony. This was a theory mostly created by Osiris's hate for Silas, but he honestly was worried that Silas would turn his back on the Sheeva colony if it was to save his own pelt.

"I know you hate it when we Shamsi start talking about peace, but i'm not talking about us becoming friend. I believe-" Osiris turned his head to look at his beautiful mate Seline, "-me and my Queen are proposing a short-term alliance. Once the Roshen are no longer a threat, you can go back to your life, and we can go back to ours." The gray and white king stood with his back tall and his chest out. He didn't want to show a single shred of fear or doubt in his eyes or body. However, Osiris did doubt Silas.

"I don't know about you Silas, but there are a few things I still want to live to see. I am assuming there are a few things or kits you would also like to spend a little more time with." A few days ago, a scout had reported seeing a pregnant Assiah while searching for Roshen in the territory around Shamsi territory. Osiris knew it was not polite to bring up Silas's mate, and it defiantly wasn't professional, but he wanted to see if the King of the Sheeva colony had any emotional connection to another living creature.

Lennox
constantine

[Lennox]

Silas stood back finding it humorous how he was crawling under the Queen's skin, all Shamsi's were the same they all had a hatred deep down-somewhere for the sheeva's. Silas was smart his ears flicked from both Shamsi King to Queen as he listened to them.

At first he was almost been persuaded agreeing with them both two colonies were stronger together and better then one however his eyes snapped towards Osiris and he began to walk towards the tom fire burning throughout every inch of his entire being "Excuse me Shamsi. Are you spying on me?" He hissed ready at any moment to jump and attack the tom with the queen being pregnant with kittens she would not be much help to save her beloved King.

No! Silas shook his head he could not afford to be hurt not at a time like this weakness brought nothing but hard ache and if word got around that he had been hurt the Roshen would just starting digging his grave the next day. Silas had to be smart it couldn't be that hard right?

The large muscular tom let the fur on his body settle some as he sheathed his claws getting his composure back. The look he gave both Seline and Osiris was pure evil "look here you slimy Shamsi's I quite frankly don't care what you think of me but if you think for even one moment in your pea sized brains that the Sheeva's would ever seek an alliance with you then you can think again." He laughed. He was done with this, with the Shamsi's. The seed of hate for Osiris had been planted in the toms brain and he would see to that the tom didn't see another season if he had anything to do with it.

[constantine]

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"What the hell is your problem?" She spat. Seline jumped up to her feet as quickly as she could, moving herself between the Sheeva King and her mate, Osiris. "Who's side are you on? Don't you realize that the Roshen could mean our destruction? Not just my colony but yours too?" She was glaring daggers into the male before her, at the complete nonsense he was spewing. 


"I for one, Silas, admire the way you are strong and able to lead your colony however at this point in time you are being a fool. You're letting your pride get in the way of the well-being of the cats under your protection. That is your family. You're supposed to be the one to make the tough decisions for them and get what needs to be done. Done. " 


She turned her head slightly to look back at Osiris. She felt defeated. Silas was stubborn and often changed his mind quickly. Seline wasn't planning on leaving anytime soon however, hoping Osiris felt the same. Things probably wouldn't get done unless something drastic happened. Like a death. Someone Silas knew or was close to. Only then would he potentially see the truth in her words and actually consider a brief alliance. 


"I am not asking to be your friend. I am not asking you to like me or Osiris. I am not asking you to merge with us or do anything drastic and potentially life changing. I am simply asking you to assist us in taking out this threat that is targeting both of our bloodlines. I know that if my mother was still alive she'd be here doing the same." 



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