Klo sighed faintly, glancing up at his mate. "Mai, what troubles you?" his helmet had been removed, as well as his armor. Only his muscular, large, and over scarred body, and his long whiskers and chin tuft remained, and his mane was pulled back into a bun.
The solid white she-cat beside him sighed. "I wonder if Jet and our daughter ever made it..." she said... the subject had been bothering her since they sent their eldest son away with their youngest daughter, back when they were still kittens.
"I highly doubt Jet would allow them to die without a fight." he smiled faintly as reassurance. "Now, enough with the negativity, my darling."
"Lord Klo!" a cat shouted as it ran towards him.
The large cat stood up, the bloodstone dangling from his neck like a prized bear fang. "What is it?" he said, his pearly white teeth shining. "What news do you bring me on Mau...?"
"Deir is... Deir is destroyed... the Onyx is now in her hands!" the tom said, panting and bowing.
"What...?!" the lord of the clan shouted, his voice echoing through the cherry blossoms. "How?!"
"Sh... she used the Amethyst... and the Sapphire...!" he yowled, a small pain building up in his throat from over exhertsion.
Klo fell silent... he sighed slowly, and looked over the horizon, seeing the bridge over the river.
