forum A Sort-of Lion, A few Witches, A Not-Quite Closet(malfunction). Stalkers wanted.

Started April 04, 2018 by @Ca1iCa1--Is--Tired

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Kaz glared at Sam for a moment before speaking. “Hey, fuzzball, How about you tell us where we’re going?” Sam turned to him, resisting the urge to snap at him.

“We were on course to Fortenhein, but Valiente would be closer. Safer as well,” he bit out. Argo almost immediately started protesting.

“Hell no, we are not going to Valiente. I repeat, we are not going there.”

Lata stood there, not knowing all the names for whatever places the two were talking about. While waiting for someone to explain, she simply crossed her arms.
Fuzzball… she might have to use that in the future.

“What’s so wrong with Valiente?” Michael asked curiously. Argo scoffed at that.

“What’s so wrong with Valiente, hm? Oh, I’ll tell you. It’s the renamed Lonakke kingdom, run by none other than my ex’s boss,” Argo explained with a sneer

Malachi decided that that moment was probably a good time to calm him down. He never did like seeing Argo so upset.
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Lata almost wanted to roll her eyes. It's not like he couldn't ignore said ex. Even if the person who ran the place was a bit nasty, Sam had claimed that Valiente was safer than where they were going.

(Heyheyhey Des u should bring Yeon in when we get to the city)

(omg)

(Ooooof maybe maybe)

Lucy nudged up her glasses, moving to stand by Lata. She gave Lata a smile before looking back up at the others. “If it’s safer, maybe we should just go that way. I’m sure the ex thing will be fine,” she spoke up.

“The ex thing is not going to be fine,” Argo muttered bitterly. Sam rolled his eyes.

“Come on, it’s not that far, so calm down.”

Lata becoming impatient asked, "Are we gonna get this show on the road or what?"
That Argo guy seriously needed to calm down. Lucy was only trying to help. Seriously, all this fuss over a dumb ex? Safe was safe and the forest was beginning to freak her out.

Sam sighed. "Alright, follow me. We'll be at Valiente's gates soon enough," Sam said. The others got to their feet, and Sam led them through the forest. After a while the strange trees began to grow greener and more normal-looking, though upon closer inspection the whorls of bark were actually lined with what appeared to be gold. The further they walked, the more gold-splotched the trees became until they finally found themselves in the middle of an enormous, beautiful orchard. Gold apples hung from the branches of the trees, and in the distance a massive golden gate stood in the middle of a sizeable wall. Sam made his way towards it, and Argo appeared more anxious the closer they got

Orion, trailing after the group, looks at the golden apples with something akin to longing in his gaze. With a heavy sigh, he hurries to walk besides Lata, giving her a smile as he does so. As they near the gate, he pulls his hood back up, and his footsteps slow, seemingly loathe to leave the orchard.

Orion, trailing after the group, looks at the golden apples with something akin to longing in his gaze. With a heavy sigh, he hurries to walk besides Lata, giving her a smile as he does so. As they near the gate, he pulls his hood back up, and his footsteps slow, seemingly loathe to leave the orchard.

Lata gives a small smile in return. Looking around, the area seemed to be more lively. The pass was quite tall and were she not here with people knowledgeable of this realm, it would be more than a bit intimidating.

(just gonna make a longass response out of boredom)

Sam led them to the gates, which were guarded by two men on either side. They looked relatively human at first, though when they drew closer it was evident they weren't from their strange gold eyes. "What do you want, strangers?" one of the guards asked.

"We seek refuge. We are weary and have no place to stay," Sam answered. One of the guards began to speak but was cut off by a voice from behind the gates. The guards looked towards them, and they swung open to make way for a tall, attractive man with the same gold eyes.

"Relax, I was expecting them," the man said, a lazy grin across his face. He looked over at the crowd, scanning their group for a moment before his eyes landed on Argo who was not-so-discreetly trying to hide behind one of Eriks' wings. "Hey gorgeous," the man purred before winking at Argo

Lata glanced at the man who apparently had been expecting them. Suddenly, she felt quite short next to everyone here. To be fair, she was quite young as well. It was tempting to snap at the man to cut the flirting to a minimum, but she kept her mouth shut as he was the one who seemed to be in charge.

Usually, Malachi would keep himself quiet, but he had taken sides with his Uncle Argo. If this man was upsetting him, then he wouldn't allow it for long. He was the youngest, so he really had no power in the group, so he quickly gave his uncle's hand a squeeze.

Lucy shifted her weight on her heels, crossing her arms over herself. This man had to be the ex that Argo had been dreading seeing. Though she had the urge to point out that they were just shortly passing through, she bit her tongue and decided it wouldn’t be best to let her exhaustion effect her attitude.

(my brain: why don't we cue Yeon stumbling out after him like "what the FUCK is going on")

"Bastian," Argo muttered bitterly. Bastian simply smirked before turning on his heel.

"Come along now, unless you like being eaten by the forest. I hear it's particularly ravenous lately," he hummed before beginning to lead them through the gates and towards what looked like the beginnings of a massive golden city

For the most part, Orion seems to be at ease with the man, though his eyes narrow when he mentions the forest. Like this insolent fool would know anyway. No reason to blame the forest for trying to live. Douche. With a sigh, and what sounds like a curse, Orion follows, keeping step next to Lata all the way. Not trusting the man completely, he keeps half a step behind her, so that he would be able to protect her if the need arises.