War on Empyria [NSFW, Anthro, all species allowed.]

@NyantaStarhunt  
midnight: “how do you plan on doing that?”

@Cerebrate  
…..Shhh
 
he waits/follows his guide unsure how to handle himself.
 
It hurts that he pretended to be my friend. and it hurts that these cats have left us

@NyantaStarhunt  
Midnight: “i don’t think he pretended, his first thought when you saved his life was to trust you with his back, and yours was the same, you knew he would not put a knife in it.”

@Cerebrate  
the cat is silent for some time thinking in thought
 
Maybe your right midnight

@NyantaStarhunt  
“he doesn’t hate you, that is obvious… but he is a lynx, and his tribe has made their decision, he could leave but… in his situation, could you?”

@Cerebrate  
he breaths out deeply and nods agreed my friend

@NyantaStarhunt  
they have reached the palce he is being kept, a wind whipped spire top, offering a reasonable living space but basically impossible to climb down from, at least if you wanted to get anywhere before the next guard shift finds you in the valley below.
 
Tempera: “we artificially put that crater down there when we discovered these spires, you can climb down, but before you get anywhere we pick you back up, because you’d have to climb the walls again. even catfolk aren’t THAT good at it. he’S been surprisingly cooperative all things considered, the little flame not so much, but a sealed lantern took care of that.”

@Cerebrate  
he nods and meows
 
Understood. Thank you!

@NyantaStarhunt  
she lets you off at the “cell” height. dure enough CHaser was there on his bed staring at the ceiling above.

@Cerebrate  
the cat meows and bows softly
 
Chaser, I am sorry to see you here.

@NyantaStarhunt  
“well, i had plans to abscond somewhere between getting out of that mosh pit alive and the bird lady showing up, turns out she has really good eyes. hardly your fault, Nyanta. I like to imagine when we don’t have to be enemies we make decent friends.”

@Cerebrate  
he huffs a little i suppose so eh. she does have pretty eyes…unless you mean she can see really well. he becomes flustered before sighing and looking to him
 
I wish i could find a way to help you

@NyantaStarhunt  
“I’ll figure something out, and if i spend the rest of this mess on the bench rather than having to fight catfolk, that’s hardly a problem to me.”

@Cerebrate  
the cat nods I wish i could say the same he sits down and leans afainst the wall resting his head on his knees
 
So you gonna tell me any secret information

@NyantaStarhunt  
“the lynxes don’t have secrets, we are metalworking people and have seen that while nature makes incredible work, it is not alone in skill.”
 
he fixes you directly with his gaze.
 
“due to our chosen profession, the leaf heads always detested us. Always coming with demands… In order to betray someone you’d need to be their friend first, right?”
 
he sighs as he leans his head back.
 
“siding with the mechanists was a natural choice. In fact it was no choice at all. We’d have been press ganged into abandoning our ways to please the floranim, but our identity is the hill we choose to die on.”
 
“i don’t hate you, nyanta. I just wish you weren’t a slave to those walking salads.”

@Cerebrate  
I am no slave. But i see where you come from.
 
I have already told the king that the way he treated catfolk is why we have lost 2 catfolk groups. The plantfolk are a stubborn people and I informed them that they need to improve how the show love and care he stands they are still my family. All of us cats had a choice.
 
he sighs just like you. You chose what you thought was right….
 
But if you think burning down our homes is the right way to do it. Then i can’t side with that. I won’t. Those war machines bring nothing but death and fire.
 
(Edge lord confirmed

@Cerebrate  
(Remember, nobody outside the top echelon of the cabal knows grimm is the leader, everyone assumes its cerus)
 
I will inform him. Ill be leaving behind a group of soldiers to manage the demons.

@NyantaStarhunt  
Chaser: “to one tree in particular, the rest are just in the way.”
 
he sighs out again.
 
“not that it matters to you. the flower brains were smart enough to use all cat tribes as living shields, what the technologists want is yggdrassil, then they will retreat, the forest is not interesting to them.”

@Cerebrate  
he clencches his fists those trees that are in the way are more than just objects that need to be moved.
 
They are life as well. They hold tribes, they hold life, and they give it.
 
We are not living shields. We are allies

@Jinx  
(but the cover story is an “empress” overqueen, hidden away.)
 
he nods to the commander.
 
“expect us to be in touch.”
 
 
@NyantaStarhunt  
Chaser: “the heart of the floranim offers no warmth, because they do not have one. if you could realize that… no matter. i can tell you refuse reason, because you were raised to.”

@Cerebrate  
You have truth to your words. Sometimes us cats don’t feel the same love. But thr forest and the jungle is our home regardless of the florem. We will die to protect our homes and our family

@NyantaStarhunt  
“I can respect that, but i’ve seen what can and likely will happen. if you or the other tribes spot purple sprites, do not let them anywhere near the big tree. if enough make it through, you’ll be dealing with an actual nightmare. that’s all i have for you. the cult is coming, and you’ll be WISHING you had let it all burn when they do.”

@Cerebrate  
Maybe. But i would rather die then let it burn and just watch.
 
 
he bows i am sorry. I wish you the best

@NyantaStarhunt  
“tch, we’ll meet again, well before they decide to let me go. and when that time comes it’ll be me bringing the hedge trimmer to your slavers, hopefully by then you’ll know your situation.”

@Cerebrate  
he bows again and meoes till thr next time then