Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20151024172147/@comment-5583506-20151025010906

Shakti approached Siri and shoved her spear into the hands of Utahsi while she embraced her youngest sister. "This one is here for you now, little cub", she said and kissed Siri on the neck. "Did they hurt you?"

Siri nodded and returned the hug. "They... they hit this one. Slapped her across the face."

Shakti placed her hands on Siri's shoulders and stared deeply into her eyes. "And they will all pay for it, you hear? Shakti will remove the bad people."

"That's what you said during the rebellion as well", shrugged Sari. "And look where that brought us."

Suri slapped Sari over the back of her head with her palm.

"Ouch!" growled the younger one.

"Don't be such a tramp", warned Suri, clearly not amused. "We have yet to ask Shakti what she went through."

Shakti flinched. It was true. Her sisters had been treated mildly in comparison. "Khajiit... does not wish to speak about it."

Sari loosened up somewhat. "Oh... That bad, huh?"

"Y-yeah..."

There was a moment of awkward silence before Sari put her hand on Shakti's shoulder. "Well, your sisters are now here with you. And we are eager to finish what we started. Race you back to the Waterfront?"

"N-no!" said Shakti. "You don't understand. There has been a change of plans."

Suri raised her eyebrows. "How so?"

"You see, while this one was imprisoned she encountered this man called Talin who set Khajiit free..."

Shakti retold the entire story to the event where she had decided to leave the group.

"So what you are saying is that the emperor who now sits on the throne is actually Jagar Tharn, the battlemage?" asked Suri.

Shakti nodded.

"And that he is the reason behind the poor condition the Imperial City is run in?"

Shakti nodded again. "Correct."

"And this Talin... he is eager to stop Jagar Tharn? This group of his that you left in order to find us... are they sharing his vision? Are they all out to put a pin in the wheel of Jagar Tharn's plan?"

Shakti nodded for a third time. "Yes. When all of you are now safe, Shakti will be returning to him and his people. She can't ask you to come along with her, concerning the danger you just narrowly escaped."

"You won't have to ask us", said Suri sternly. "We are coming with you."

"N-no, you can't. Shakti can't..."

"We are coming with you", repeated Suri.

Shakit could tell by her younger sister's expression that she was determined and had already decided. There could be no arguments.

She is so like this one in personality it is almost scary...

"Sari will come to", said Sari. "Who else will manage the crossbow? One of you cats? Don't make Khajiit laugh."

"Siri will be joining as well", said the youngest anxiously. "She is the only one of you who knows how to tend to wounds and to mix the poisons you coat your weapons in. Besides, she doesn't want to be left alone."

Shakti shrugged and placed a small kiss on Siri's forehead. "You won't have to be alone. Shakti will be with you. And so will Suri and Sari." She grabbed her spear from Utahsi. "And what about you, lizard? Will you be staying here in this torture pit or are you tagging along with Khajiit?"