Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20151023161926/@comment-5583506-20151028213551

I wish he would come over and sit here with me, reflected Cat. ''But who knows what's going through his head? Maybe he believes that I didn't mind staying with Sidion. That I didn't want to be rescued? He is just so... quiet... Like he hasn't missed me at all...''

She stroke Rikki over the head, watching as the Khajiit slept in her lap. "You wouldn't leave me at least, would you?" she whispered, not sure if Rikki heard her or not.

"Never", murmured the Khajiit in response.

"And yet you did go on to make a deal in which you doomed yourself, knowing fully that we wouldn't be able to see each other again."

"This one did it for the sake of you two", said Rikki. "She cares more for Cat than she does for herself. And she thought that if there is one way to make sure that at least one of of us could walk away from this whole ordeal happily, it would be you and Pierre."

"You know I love Pierre", said Cat softly. "But I also love you. Do you think it would be an easy living with a heart split in two?"

"Rikki believes one should consider themselves to be happy to have at least one who loves them as much as they love them back. Rikki has never experienced love from anyone before. She only found it in you. Khajiit loves both you and Pierre, yet only one of you returned that love."

Cat raised an eyebrow. "You love Pierre?"

Rikki nodded.

"I am... surprised", she said. "I thought that you only loved..."

"This one knows. This one thought so too. That was until Pierre started to live with us. She became very fond of him. She found his presence and company to be more rewarding than any girls she had experienced before. And that day when we all three shared a bed..." Rikki blushed. "Well, that confirmed how much Rikki cared for Pierre. She believes that she will never be able to love men, but for Pierre's sake she is willing to make one exception."

Cat smiled and stroke Rikki over her hair. "So why would you do such a deal then? You love both me and Pierre. I love you and..."

"Pierre doesn't", sighed Rikki. "Well, maybe he does. As a friend. But that's not good enough for Rikki. The looks he gave you. Rikki wanted that. Nothing would make this one feel more complete than to be loved by the people she holds dear more than she cares for herself. This one made the deal, because at that time, it felt like the only thing she could do to make sure that at least one of us had a happy ending. And she chose that one to be you. You love Pierre and he loves you back. You were the one who had the most to lose."

"But I am going to save you, you hear me? We are going to take you back to Nightcaller Temple and then I will force mother to revoke that deal."

Rikki curled up into a ball in Cat's lap. "And what comes after that?"

Cat rolled her eyes back up into the sky and looked at the stars above, taking a long breath. "I don't know..."