Ktulu stood in silence and watched as Kaj fought his battle with Confutatis. All the same emotions she had felt when she'd watched Apollo fight Confutatis bubbled in her chest. She whole heartedly hoped that Kaj would crush the mare beneath his hooves, but her hopes were dashed when the battle came to an end. She was not one to turn her back on an opponent and while Kaj limped back toward the heart of the Edge she stood as a sentinel, alert and waiting for a surprise attack to come, but it never did. The muscles in her shoulders twitched and she glanced to the side to find Lakota still there beside her, waiting. It was something she had yet to get used to and it astounded her everytime. The Constrictor touched her nose to Lakota's forehead then turned and trotted with her behind their new king.
The herd was already beginning to gather when they arrived mere moments behind the king. Ktulu took her place standing beside Lakota, but unlike her mate her attention was on the king. At least it was until Lakota murmured. She looked in the direction that Lakota was and caught sight of the two young foals. "Yes." She agreed, though she did not have much in the way of motherly instincts for other mare's foals.
Attention was drawn back too Kaj when he spoke of Aurelia, her transgressions, and the proposed treaties with the Basin and the Asylum. "I second her banishment." The Constrictor spoke after Lakota. "Attacking another herd on their territory is unforgivable." Had she still been leading the Foothills, or Falls is it was now known, Aurelia would never have made it back home. She would have stayed until she dropped dead and her body rotted in the sun and was picked apart by vultures and wolves. "She obviously does not have the herd's best interest in mind and is only interested in her own selfish endeavors. That kind of attitude has no place in her herd that tries to maintain peace." She cared not if anyone disagreed with her, Ktulu was not as forgiving as others in the Edge seemed to be. She found that being forgiving only lead to being punched in the gut later on.
The idea of an alliance with the Basin made the mare frown. In all honesty she wanted nothing more to do with the frozen herd, but it was not her decision to make on whether or not the alliance would be forged, she could only offer her insight. "I advise caution when dealing with the Basin, they are far more clever than they are given credit for." Why the group would want an alliance with anyone was beyond her. "Perhaps an alliance with them could be a good thing, or perhaps it could be another ruse on their end to make us lower our guard so the next invasion is easier. I have no opinion of the Asylum because I know too little about them."
Her tail flicked and her ears pressed forward as Kaj spoke of the Captain competition. She had been restless, wondering if she would be made Captain or if she would be just another warrior in the Edge's ranks. Whatever the decision was she would use her body to protect her new home and its inhabitants as her way of making amends. Her head lifted a little higher when her name was spoken and when Kaj asked if she would take the position she nodded. "It would be an honor."
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[O] Brokenhearted Aftermath [Mandatory Herd Meeting]
