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Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 09:36 PM**

The Sun Drakes only persisted as far as the corpses of their masters, where the smell of blood caught their attention and the glisten of vulnerable meat beckoned to them. Their death were much better at tearing past Amal'jaa scales than mere weapons would be, and they loudly converged to tear their way into gray gore and dark fluid.

Ka'ijeen did stop running, though, clinging to Thal as she went. When she could no longer hear the sound of the tearing teeth, and when no more bolts seemed to be following them, she said, "I don't think they're chasing anymore."

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 09:45 PM**

"We're not gonna take that risk just yet," Thal spoke between soft thuds of his feet on the sand and tried to keep his grip on K'ile as secure as he could without jostling the Tia too much. "Keep going. All the way to the rocks."

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 09:53 PM**

K'aijeen obeyed. She didn't want to stop running. She thought there might be Amal'jaa hidden in high places out of sight, armed and furious, with more vicious Sand Drakes held back and starved to the point of desperation. K'ile had said the Amal'jaa would chase them. He had said he would kill, and they would kill. And K'aijeen believed that. She wished for the anger that should have made her feel, for the will to push against it, but all she felt was afraid.

When they arrived at the far rocks, as they climbed them, K'ile Tia took advantage of Thal's less steady footing and struggled against the man. "Put me down, damn it!"

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 10:04 PM**

"You gonna go running to your beastman friends?" Thal was forced to stop his assent to struggle with the Tia, pressing them both against a steep incline.

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 10:12 PM**

"Twelve damned... stop it!" K'ile's ears pressed back on his head as he pushed against Thal. "And what are you going to do, huh? If you go walking me back to the tribe the Amal'jaa will just find me there, and then they'll just take whatever they want from the tribe without any say from any of us."

K'aijeen hurried to the top of the rocks and spun to look around them. Feeling exposed, she dropped to her knees and made herself very small, watching the two men beneath her.

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 10:16 PM**

"And if I let you go and you go running to them, what? They all end up slaves. Not gonna happen. So." He jabbed one finger at K'ile's chest. "No, we're not going back 'til I'm satisfied you've got sense in your head."

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 10:25 PM**

"That's not going to do any good. They'll keep after me. Yeah, they'll only do it so long, but when they give up, they'll go somewhere else. And that somewhere isn't back to Zul'Farak." K'ile kicked at Thal meanly. "They'll go to the tribe."

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 10:29 PM**

"So you'll hold them ransom." Blue eyes narrowed behind his mask, and he bit back a grunt at K'ile's kicking. One foot shifted and slipped on loose rock, but his bare toes found purchase again. "Y'know, you're not making much of a case for me to keep you alive. You trying to tell me that family of yours would be better off moved somewhere else and with you dead?"

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 10:38 PM**

"I'm not holding them randsom, I'm telling you what will happen, regardless of what you or I do!" He kicked out again, trying to knock Thalen from the rocks.

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 10:54 PM**

"Stop!" Thal barked and spun, dragging K'ile around until the Tia was facing outward away from the rockface and Thal's back was pressed against the rock. "You want to condemn your family?" He snapped roughly. "Or do ya want to cooperate and maybe work out a solution?"

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 11:04 PM**

Grunting as Thal dragged him around, K'ile punched at the man's arm. "If the Amal'jaa try to take the tribe by force, it won't work! The tribe's too strong, they'll fight, but they'll be outnumbered and most of them will probably die. You think I want that?"

"Don't try to talk to him!" K'aijeen shouted down at Thal. "He's going to try to lie to you! Remember what he said!"

"Hey, butt out!" K'ile glared at Thal. "If you hadn't encouraged her so much when she was a kid we'd have all been a lot better off."

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 11:04 PM**

Thal nearly lost his grip with one arm when K'ile punched him, and he struggled to resecure it. "Don't go holding stuff against me I don't remember," Thal muttered. "Ugh. Y'wanna talk about being stupid, look at the mess you've made. Did I get to clean up a lot of your messes when I was alive, too? Tell me there's a solution here that doesn't end with a bunch of people dead or enslaved."

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 11:27 PM**

K'aijeen let out a long, low groan. "He's going to lie!"

K'ile ignored the girl, pushing against Thal again. "The Amal'jaa know the tribe will fight back. The plan was to empower me so I could bring the tribe in willingly. Just because I go away or change my mind doesn't mean they won't move against the tribe anyway."

Naunet · **03-08-2015, 11:36 PM**

"Gah--Alright!" Thal finally released K'ile, but not gently. He pushed the Tia to one side and turned immediately, muscles poised to chase or defend. "Stop with the hitting, okay?? Seems like I'm the only one here who actually gives a damn what's gonna happen to all those people, and I don't even know them!"

Twinflame · **03-08-2015, 11:56 PM**

K'ile rolled to get his balance under control, sliding down the rocky slope a few fulms before catching himself. "I'm doing this for them. You're probably not listening."

"Stop letting him talk!" K'aijeen tried once more.

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