The story was long and weighing heavily on K'mana it seemed, but the more K'luah listened to it, the more it pained her. Leaving on such a feeling, running into the Amalj'aa? It was too close to a story she knew. Too painful to think on. K'luha clenched her fists and bit her pointed canines into her lip.Â
Even as K'mana fainted, K'luha fought raging feelings to kick her sister's limp body and cradle it until she healed. But whatever her feelings, there was one that she was sure of. That an outsider would dare to ask for permission to join them when she knew not what they did, and that she would pick up her sister without letting K'luha attend to her? Oh no, K'luha did not like the arrogance of that woman one bit.Â
K'luha snarled loudly and like she was prone to, skidded fast across the dust to block K'mana and the outsider's exit; kicking up her signature miniature sandstorm behind her.Â
"K'mana does not deserve to pass her trial." K'luah stated loudly, narrowing her gaze at the outsider. "She has shown more than anything, that she is still nothing but a child. Abandoning her tribe on a 'feeling'. Running into the desert without supplies. Running head-long into a pack of Amalj'aa and nearly getting killed. Bravery and Foolishness have a very fine line running between them, and her poor decisions have only demonstrated her childishness. An adult member thinks of the tribe before herself. An adult makes self-sacrifice without doing so in vain. An adult knows her limits and strives to sustain the family, not abandon it on a whim." K'luha looked sharply to the elders, her ears flattened and her tail flicking behind her, a sign of her torn emotions and yet serious declaration.Â
"She is still a child. She has not earned her place by abandoning us on a foolish whim that just so happened to work out for her. And yet..." K'luha paused, still looking to the elders. "I believe her sheer dumb luck does warrant her another chance. Let her fight with us against these Amalj'aa. Let her show that she is brave and not foolish. That she can take the time to prepare herself properly, and that she will self-sacrifice for the good of the tribe, rather than the good of herself. That is my proposal." K'luha gave a curt not and rounded her head towards K'rei, baring her teeth.Â
"As for you... You do not touch my sister and aide her like you know her. Give family who has cried and worried and lost days of sleep the privilege to treat her. You want to be a part of our tribe? Go do something more useful like begin setting up our defense for this attack." K'luha hissed loudly, stepping forward and moving to take her younger sister in her arms.
Even as K'mana fainted, K'luha fought raging feelings to kick her sister's limp body and cradle it until she healed. But whatever her feelings, there was one that she was sure of. That an outsider would dare to ask for permission to join them when she knew not what they did, and that she would pick up her sister without letting K'luha attend to her? Oh no, K'luha did not like the arrogance of that woman one bit.Â
K'luha snarled loudly and like she was prone to, skidded fast across the dust to block K'mana and the outsider's exit; kicking up her signature miniature sandstorm behind her.Â
"K'mana does not deserve to pass her trial." K'luah stated loudly, narrowing her gaze at the outsider. "She has shown more than anything, that she is still nothing but a child. Abandoning her tribe on a 'feeling'. Running into the desert without supplies. Running head-long into a pack of Amalj'aa and nearly getting killed. Bravery and Foolishness have a very fine line running between them, and her poor decisions have only demonstrated her childishness. An adult member thinks of the tribe before herself. An adult makes self-sacrifice without doing so in vain. An adult knows her limits and strives to sustain the family, not abandon it on a whim." K'luha looked sharply to the elders, her ears flattened and her tail flicking behind her, a sign of her torn emotions and yet serious declaration.Â
"She is still a child. She has not earned her place by abandoning us on a foolish whim that just so happened to work out for her. And yet..." K'luha paused, still looking to the elders. "I believe her sheer dumb luck does warrant her another chance. Let her fight with us against these Amalj'aa. Let her show that she is brave and not foolish. That she can take the time to prepare herself properly, and that she will self-sacrifice for the good of the tribe, rather than the good of herself. That is my proposal." K'luha gave a curt not and rounded her head towards K'rei, baring her teeth.Â
"As for you... You do not touch my sister and aide her like you know her. Give family who has cried and worried and lost days of sleep the privilege to treat her. You want to be a part of our tribe? Go do something more useful like begin setting up our defense for this attack." K'luha hissed loudly, stepping forward and moving to take her younger sister in her arms.
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