Kings and Queens

[Amaterasu]

(OOC: May 4th. Open to anyone who is allied with Amaterasu, and anyone who wanst to join.)

Amaterasu lay down slowly onto the cool stone floor of her castle, with a small grunt as she did so. She lay her muzzle on her paws, eyes closing slowly. The white wolf was very tired, yet soemhow restless, for a reason she could not name. Sleep would ease her buzzing mind, at least she hoped so.
Howver, the footsteps of someone approaching made her open her eyes and her ears prick expectantly. Fly entered trhough the doorway, slowly. It made the wolf goddess wince inside watching the poor boy limp like that, even the limp was feeble.
She knew she could not speak to the boy, so instead she gave a soft bark of acknowledgment.
He smiled at her. "Hey, Ammy," he replied. "You don't mind if I come up here, right?"
"No," she replied. This came out as a small blink of her eyes, a gesture that Fly had come to recognize. He painfully sat himself down besie the wolf and let his hand rest on her pure white flank.
He said nothing, only stared at the wall, deep in his own thoughts. Amaterasu did not disturb him. She knew that he had a lot on his mind. She simply lay there and let him stroke her flank, gradually lulling her to sleep.
Fly heard footsteps echoing from the stairwell not far off, and his gaze shifted from the wall to the threshold. He did not call out, so as not to disturb the wolf.

[Fluttershy]

Fluttershy quietly peeked through the castle door, glancing around. "H-h-hello?" she called quietly, in a hushed whisper, she was afraid that if she got higher than that the vocie would echo off the walls and that would scare her. Slowly she made her way inside, the flapping of her tiny wings kept her off the ground as she looked around the castle. "oh my..."

[Simba]

"Hello there new commers" A quiet male voice approached and it turned out to be her loyal advisor simba. Simba for the past time has been with this wolf for quite awhile and receiving enough trust he got to this high position and then he saw fly feeble and knowing the boy for some time it made him nervous and concerned "Fly... Are you alright?" Fluttershy and the new people appearing were forgotten for the time being

[Amaterasu]

Amaterasu's head was lifted from her paws as Simba's voice woke her from her dozing. She blinked a few times before replying to her advisor, "Yes. As you can clearly see. He wanted to be alone, but I'm sure he won't mind your prescence."
Fly, not able to understand Ammy's utterance, replied to Simab's question. "Oh, nothing," he said quietly. "Just my old wound. It's been hurting mroe than usual today." He tenderly placed a hand over the scar on the side of his stomach, telling Simba with his gesture that it hurt.
Amaterasu nuzzle the crook of Fly's arm. "It will be all right," she told the boy with her gesture.

[Simba]

Simba nodded and sat beside the boy and quietly spoke again to the new people comming in "So you need sancuary we can provide" Simba then looked about and said to fly "Ammy is correct you'll be alright soon enough" Simba then adressed to fluttershy mostly and he gave a smile "Don't be shy come closer"

[Dongwa]

Dongwa padded forward, his tail flicking from side to side as he moved. Official translator of Amaterasu had arrived, and he glanced around at the group as he approached. There was Simba, adviser of Amaterasu, Fly, and a winged horse he wasn't familiar with. "Hey, everybody." Dongwa greeted, dipping his head slightly in respect for his leader and her adviser. The kitten was conscious of the fact that he wasn't alone. His ears flicked at the sound of approaching footsteps from behind him, and quickly he glanced behind him to see who was coming.

...It was a girl. A blonde girl with bright green eyes who, admittedly, looked pretty exhausted. This was the first place Maka had come across, and she was glad just to have the opportunity to rest. "What... what is this place?" Maka asked.

"Amaterasu's home. Don't worry, it's safe here." Dongwa explained. He looked back to Amaterasu, almost expecting her to have something to say as well. As her translator, the kitten would need to be ready to speak for her.

[Amaterasu]

"Indeed," Amaterasu agreed with a small nod of her head. "I am the catsle's protector. If you wish to join me, I will be more than happy to provide accomodations and protection."
Fly didn't say anything, but simply watched as Fluttershy quietly made herself known and Maka came up behind Dongwa. Hm. Maka was just about the only person he'd seen so far-- at first he thought that he was an odd case, being the only human in the Crixa, but he supposed he was wrong.

[Dongwa]

Maka blinked, clearly not understanding Amaterasu's speech. She opened her mouth, preparing to ask what she had said, but Dongwa seemed to intercept her question. "Amaterasu said that she's the castle's protector, and that you're free to join our group if you wish." Dongwa explained. Well, that was easier than he thought it would be. He had anticipated a long speech. Short explanations were always welcome.

Maka was surprisingly well receiving of a talking cat. After all, Blair had been able to speak. Then again, she had the ability to use magic. Dongwa looked like a regular Siamese to her. "I see. Actually, I don't think joining you guys would be that bad. It's better than being out there where you don't know what to expect." Maka said at last. And weaponless. Oh, Soul, where are you? she wondered. "I'm Maka, by the way." she added as a bit of an afterthought.

"Nice to meet you. My name's Dongwa. I'm Amaterasu's official translator." Dongwa greeted. It wasn't that Simba couldn't translate. The lion was fairly capable. Dongwa just seemed to... have a better grasp of being concise and to the point with translations. He glanced at the others, almost anticipating that they would greet Maka as well.

[Amaterasu]

"I'm Fly," he introduced himself to Maka. "I'm not really anyone special," he added with a laugh. "I'm mostly a scout. I look for any lost people out in the Crixa." He would have added that soemtimes he liked to go outside the Crixa, but he didn't really want to see how Ammy would react to that. She was lenient on most things, but she also made a point of making sure everyone was safe under her jurisdiction.
"Where do you come from, Maka?" Amaterasu asked. This sounded like a regular dog whine to human ears. "Did you find yourself in the Crixa, or have you traveled from afar?"

[Maka]

"It's nice to meet you, Fly. And you too, Dongwa." Maka said with a slight bow of her head. She had a feeling she was going to like this place. It was definitely more welcoming than the outside appeared to be. Amaterasu seemed to be asking a question, and so Maka turned her attention to Dongwa once more. The kitten nodded, preparing himself to translate again.

"She wants to know where you came from, and if you found yourself here or if you traveled here." Dongwa explained. He didn't know about Maka, but he had been ripped from his world. It had been a painful experience, but at the same time he didn't mind too much. At least Sagwa and Sheegwa hadn't been brought with him as far as he knew. He did hope they were okay, secretly of course.

"Me? Oh, I came from the Death Weapon and Meister Academy. How I came to be here..." Maka hesitated. She wasn't entirely certain of that matter. Frowning a little, her gaze went to the castle's floor. "I'm not really sure. One minute I was at the Academy with my partner and one of my best friends, and the next thing I knew I was knocked out. When I came to, I was in a place I'd never seen before. I've been walking for a while, trying to figure out where I was and how I got here." Maka explained. She wanted to ask if any of the group had seen Soul or Crona, but decided against it. It seemed like she might have been the first human other than Fly to join Amaterasu's group, and so she doubted that Soul or Crona had been seen.

[Fly]

"Huh, that place... it sounds kinda interesting," Fly remarked. He pushed himself off the ground slowly, and grit his teeth as the scar sent another sting of pain through his whole torso. Ammy was instantly on her paws, letting Fly push his weight on her as he stood up. "Ow..." he hissed, hand at his stomach again. "Uh... sorry... I have an old wound that... tends to act up if I move too much."
The wolf goddess shooft her fur out a bit before replying. "I see. Well, Maka, I assure that you will be perfectly safe in my castle. If there is any danger, we will face it together and protect one another."

[Maka]

"Believe me, things got pretty interesting around the Academy." Maka told him. Seeing the boy in pain made Maka want to see if he was all right, but Amaterasu beat her to it. She nodded a little at his explanation of what happened to him just then. "Try not to move around too much, then. Don't want to cause yourself pain all the time, do you?" Maka asked teasingly.

"Oh, and Ammy... that's Amaterasu... she said that you shouldn't worry too much, and that you'll be safe here. She also said that we'll protect one another. I, myself, and a trained martial arts user! I'll defend us with a hi-ya!" Dongwa exclaimed, standing on his hind paws and doing a small kick in the air before going back down on all fours. Fortunately for him, he didn't fall over on his face. He was afraid he had been a bit too rusty for such a demonstration.

Maka chuckled softly at the kitten's display, but she was a bit worried. How was she meant to protect anyone without a weapon? "Well, I'm not sure of just how much protecting I'll be able to do. I was separated from my partner when I came here, and I'm guessing he isn't around here, so I may not be able to do much just yet." Maka said.

[Fly]

"Heh, yeah, that would probably be best," Fly replied with a laugh. He would have said that scouting required a lot of moving around, but he didn't want to seem rude. He suddenly hoped that she wouldn't ask him where he got it... he didn't like to bring up the subject about how he'd been a fish...
"Do not worry, Maka," Ammy assured the girl, padding up to her. "I'm sure you will find a way. Though..." she flicked a bemused glance at Dongwa. "...I suppose Dongwa could protect you if it came to it."

[Maka]

While Maka was curious about just what had caused Fly's injury, she felt it was best not to ask. After all, there was no reason that the group needed to know absolutely everything about each other. Although she couldn't understand just what Amaterasu had said, and Dongwa hadn't translated yet, Maka nodded a little and placed her hand gently on the wolf's head. She felt she could trust her. After all, if she couldn't trust her then who could she trust?

"Amaterasu says for you not to worry, and that you'll find a way somehow. If you don't, I could always protect you if it came down to it." Dongwa translated at last, padding up beside Amaterasu and flashing a quick smile at Maka. Maka had to chuckle a little at that remark. A kitten protecting a scythe meister? The idea did seem silly, but she supposed anything was possible.

"Thank you. All of you. I appreciate it, really." she said.

[Fluttershy]

Fluttershy looked a bit worried but floated slowly to the ground and walked up to join the group. There were some new creatures here. Ones she had never seen, but she had probably heard of them. There was a cat, as stated, a human, a wolf and a lion. "I...It's nice to meet you all..."