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03-16-2013, 01:40 AM
Ears twitched as she caught the sound of hoofbeats, gaze seeking to spot whomever it was that approached. Surprise was her first reaction when it was Ktulu who showed up. Whatever in the world? Yet there was no need for her to ask, for the other mare was quick to inform her of the situation.
The fact of a battle was confirmed in her mind, mild confusion fluttering up over the fact that Jackal hadn't shown up. Bewildered and hurt by the blunt irritation in which Ktulu, who Kimber had thought was a friend, spoke to her, kept the young mare silent. Her blue eyes studied Ktulu and her bear, then drifted to the tall figure of Archibald. There her emotions were promptly shuttered from her eyes, not sure what to make of the stallion who had been leader here, and had joined forces with this Grey, this force of Ktulu's, in order to reclaim the land.
His words rumbled over her, but she ignored him. Her gaze moved back to Ktulu. "I cannot be at a battle if I didn't know there was to be one. War has never come to the Foothills like this, and I was unaware that I would have to worry about my friends taking my home from me." Her voice was relatively calm, growing in intensity as she pointed out that past they shared. Had Ktulu already forgotten that Kimber had gone with her and Ophelia and Aaron and Jackal to fix her legs? That if it wasn't for her and the two stallions she'd just kicked from their homes, she would not be this able bodied mare she was today?
"I know nothing of your Grey, Ktulu. But I'm not sure I want to follow someone who holds so little gratitude to those who helped her in the past. I don't know why you didn't just ask to join us." She deliberately avoided paying any attention to Archibald. She had nothing to do with his past grievances, and refused to be provoked by his petty passes.
Tiny Kaiden huddled in on himself beneath her, wary of Eytan and Loretta. They were both much bigger than he was, and he was uncomfortable with the close attention the malamute was giving him. Lips curled back from needle-sharp puppy teeth in silent warning. His uneasiness transferred through the bond with Kimber, unconsciouslessly signalling the watery fox to move in his defense. It surged between Loretta and Kaiden, tail whipping around as it spun before the malamute, likely to slap her on the nose and leave her with a wet face if she didn't back off.
Kimber spared a glance down and back at the companions and the fox that was an expression of her magic. She shifted a step back, deliberate in her movements to stand closer to the young kitsune and not accidentally step on a tail. "Had I known that you were going to invade my home, I would have been here. I wish to be a warrior, but have little experience in battle." This was the only admission she gave for having heard Archibald's words, though her blue eyes never left Ktulu. Privately she wished she had been here, had had an opportunity to put into practice the ideas she had to employ her magic within battle. A tiny part of her wished she could use one of those on Archibald, though he was big enough to seriously harm her. But with Kaiden to watch after, she didn't dare leave the kitsune unguarded. He was a helpless baby, her responsibility, and owned a piece of her heart and her soul. Not so much she could say of the same vein to the two standing before her, and she wondered where Ophelia was, if Ktulu was here. Where Hototo was, and what Archibald meant to Ktulu that she let him stand so close. Questions she had no answers for, and wasn't inclined to ask.
The fact of a battle was confirmed in her mind, mild confusion fluttering up over the fact that Jackal hadn't shown up. Bewildered and hurt by the blunt irritation in which Ktulu, who Kimber had thought was a friend, spoke to her, kept the young mare silent. Her blue eyes studied Ktulu and her bear, then drifted to the tall figure of Archibald. There her emotions were promptly shuttered from her eyes, not sure what to make of the stallion who had been leader here, and had joined forces with this Grey, this force of Ktulu's, in order to reclaim the land.
His words rumbled over her, but she ignored him. Her gaze moved back to Ktulu. "I cannot be at a battle if I didn't know there was to be one. War has never come to the Foothills like this, and I was unaware that I would have to worry about my friends taking my home from me." Her voice was relatively calm, growing in intensity as she pointed out that past they shared. Had Ktulu already forgotten that Kimber had gone with her and Ophelia and Aaron and Jackal to fix her legs? That if it wasn't for her and the two stallions she'd just kicked from their homes, she would not be this able bodied mare she was today?
"I know nothing of your Grey, Ktulu. But I'm not sure I want to follow someone who holds so little gratitude to those who helped her in the past. I don't know why you didn't just ask to join us." She deliberately avoided paying any attention to Archibald. She had nothing to do with his past grievances, and refused to be provoked by his petty passes.
Tiny Kaiden huddled in on himself beneath her, wary of Eytan and Loretta. They were both much bigger than he was, and he was uncomfortable with the close attention the malamute was giving him. Lips curled back from needle-sharp puppy teeth in silent warning. His uneasiness transferred through the bond with Kimber, unconsciouslessly signalling the watery fox to move in his defense. It surged between Loretta and Kaiden, tail whipping around as it spun before the malamute, likely to slap her on the nose and leave her with a wet face if she didn't back off.
Kimber spared a glance down and back at the companions and the fox that was an expression of her magic. She shifted a step back, deliberate in her movements to stand closer to the young kitsune and not accidentally step on a tail. "Had I known that you were going to invade my home, I would have been here. I wish to be a warrior, but have little experience in battle." This was the only admission she gave for having heard Archibald's words, though her blue eyes never left Ktulu. Privately she wished she had been here, had had an opportunity to put into practice the ideas she had to employ her magic within battle. A tiny part of her wished she could use one of those on Archibald, though he was big enough to seriously harm her. But with Kaiden to watch after, she didn't dare leave the kitsune unguarded. He was a helpless baby, her responsibility, and owned a piece of her heart and her soul. Not so much she could say of the same vein to the two standing before her, and she wondered where Ophelia was, if Ktulu was here. Where Hototo was, and what Archibald meant to Ktulu that she let him stand so close. Questions she had no answers for, and wasn't inclined to ask.
