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Rythian's Cat Part 5

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    The following morning went on as though nothing had happened the night prior. The household wakes up. They come down stairs in their sleepwear. They eat breakfast. A normal morning.

    Rythian puts down my bowl as he did yesterday and fills it with my breakfast. He doesn't say anything to Zoey about last night. He doesn't say anything about it at all, to anyone. He was acting as though it hadn't happened. I suppose one thing has changed since our odd encounter last night.

    Rythian will no longer look me in the eyes.

    I'm not sure how I feel about it. It will be easier to hide my identity this way, but it also means that Rythian may be suspicious. Last night he said he thought it was his imagination, that he needed to sleep, but if that were the case why would he not look me in the eyes now? I brush it off and eat my breakfast. Which is tuna by the way. I love tuna...

    After we've all eaten we head out in the direction of my castle. We don't fly. Teep doesn't have a ring and I hiss and claw whenever one of them try and pick me up. I may be a cat but I refuse to be manhandled.

    After an hour or so of walking I start to limp quite badly, the pain in my paw returning ten fold. I lag behind the others a bit, and my ears lay flat against my head. I stop for a second to catch my breath and rest my paw.

    Teep glances back at me and slows. He turns and trots over, stopping beside me. He lowers himself close to the ground until his belly brushes up against the ground. He waves his tail, ushering me to clime onto his back. I hesitate and flick my ears.

    "It will only worsen." he says calmly, and I walk over to his side. I leap up only to come up short, and slide back down. I could have caught, and pulled myself up, but that would have required the use of my claws. I like the dinosaur and the thought of harming him isn't appealing in the slightest.

    He chuckles and repositions his tail. It's now pressed up against his side, creating a staircase of sorts. I graciously use his makeshift staircase and quickly leap onto his back. He lifts himself up off of the ground and we continue walking. Rythian and Zoey had stopped a few feet away from us and waited. I can see the smirks on their faces and glare at them weakly.

    It's surprisingly easy to stay on Teep's back without falling off. He's small for a dinosaur but big enough for me to fit snugly in between his shoulder blades. I use the time I gained, now that I don't have to walk to study my surroundings. There are so many sounds and smells that I find it hard to concentrate on anything else. I pass the time trying to distinguish them from one another.

    I pick out Teep and the others sent quite quickly. The scents were out of place in the forest. Teep smelt of leather and gunpowder, Zoey of mushrooms and metal, and Rythian of... Well, I don't know. It's a sent that can only be described as, Rythian.

    Other than the three oddities, the forest is full of scents you'd expect to find in one. Trees, flowers, grass, dirt, and a random assortment of animals.

    I recognize one of the animal scents, and shiver. I try to determine when it was here, changing my position in doing so. I stand up, keeping my balance be placing my front paws on the top of Teep's head, and breath in.

    The scent's fresh, only a few minuets old. I retreat to my original position and curl up in a defensive ball. Teep must have felt my discomfort for he arches his neck in an attempt to meet my eyes. When he fails he reverts his attention back in the direction we're walking, and speaks.

    " You smelled it to?"

    "Wolves." I say, fear and hatred evident in my voice.

    "You needn't worry. They wont approach. They might be stupid, but they know when they can and can't win a fight."

    I am grateful for his words, but they do little to ease my worry. I remain in my defensive curl, and scan the surrounding forest. Teep ignores this and continues in silence.

    We walk for about another hour before Rythian decides we're close enough to confirm what I already know. I'm not in my castle. Rythian agrees to let Zoey keep me and she cheers. She jumps up and down in place for a bit before expressing he excitement to a near by mushroom.

    Rythian looks up at my castle a confused expression on his face. I don't think long on it though, as my thoughts soon drift to the fact that I am now the pet of my mortal enemy.

    I consider making a brake for it but I'd have trouble climbing that mountain at full health, I doubt i'd make it on this paw. I remain unmoving but unhappy on Teep's back. I sigh and he chuckles, turning his head toward me again. He's smirking.

    "Welcome to the family."

    "Shut up."


I don't really have anything to say about this chap...Enjoy! ~Sanity
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