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Post by Kadin on Sept 29, 2020 18:03:30 GMT -6
Keto growled back, getting frustrated when her gesture was turned down. She flashed her teeth and snarled before reigning herself back in and huffing. She needed to befriend this bitch, not get pulled in to her fucking dramatics. She rumbled more to herself, unwilling to do anything that could be admitted as submitting herself, but also unwilling to be drawn into a fight. Finally, she huffed and turned her back on the other hen. She didn't CARE about this petty bullshit and neither should Annona!
Now that? That puzzled Annona. She stopped her noise, staring at Keto's back. This would, obviously, be the perfect time to ambush her. Her back was turned. She was practically begging to be attacked! But clearly she had some plan in mind, otherwise she wouldn't expose herself to risk so openly. Annona lashed her tail, hissing angrily at the other hen and herself for her own indecision. She would not be fooled by her rival, but at the same time... Maybe she wasn't planning something as sinister as she'd feared. The young hen walked over to her rival, trilling softly, more of a gentle hiss, really, asking a question.
Although, would his pets tolerate decorations? Hmm.. That might be a consideration.
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Post by Kadin on Sept 29, 2020 18:04:06 GMT -6
Then again, that might be a bad idea considering how destructive the inhabitants of his kennel tended to be. With a sign, Kadin bent down to pick up a pretty purple flower he'd already found. He had several of these already, but he liked them. He'd hold on to it for now and put it with the others. He just hoped that not of his pets ended up destroying them. Because they were asses.
Keto glanced Annona's way and then turned her head away, keeping her eyes off the other hen. For this to work? She needed to not see her as a threat. Keto trilled back, a more friendly sound than Annona's inquiry, and waited. This could still all backfire horribly. They hadn't been close all this time and Keto wasn't sure if that would ever change. But if she could just get her to believe she not longer wanted her dead? That would be a start.
Annona trilled again and paused. So. Keto was trying to call a cease fire. She was making her intentions perfectly clear with all... this. Even if Annona didn't trust her, she couldn't help but be curious. It would make life much easier if she didn't have to worry about looking over her shoulder every waking second.
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Post by Kadin on Sept 29, 2020 18:04:26 GMT -6
She really wouldn't mind being able to have another hen by her side, either, when the drakes were being fucking morons. Annona trilled again and sat next to Keto, gently nudging her with her snout and not even trying to bite her. Ok. If Keto wanted to be friends, Annona would let her pull this act for a little while. But if she was lying? She'd kill her right back!
Keto left out a huff of relief. That had been way more fucking dramatic than she'd thought it'd be. But at least Annona seemed like she was finally willing to stop with the pointless aggression. Keto trilled softly back, still cautious herself, but her nuzzled briefly against Annona's wing right back. They'd need to work their way up to social grooming, but this could be a start. She would need to make sacrifices, too, and get her brothers in line. But it would be worth it to have a strong hen by her side.
Next Kadin found some marbles. They were just like the others he kept finding, although there seemed to be plenty of different colors to find. He contemplated the marbles before putting them into his pocket, too, wondering if they were worth anything. He had so fucking many of them, other people probably found loads, too. Might not be worth it to try and sell them.
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Post by Nadia on Sept 29, 2020 18:32:25 GMT -6
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:48:49 GMT -6
Chiara was NOT happy about this. She had not wanted to take a break from the pit. She did not want to stop her fights. But the stupid, stupid human kept insisting that she needed more training. Something was coming, he kept insisting, something she need to be prepared for. And now she was here, in this strange place yet again, with small hens that she did not like the look of clogging up all the space.
She hissed at the hatchlings, displeased at how they did not immediately cower before her. She was a fully grown hen! She deserved their respect!
Last time they were here, Keto and Annona had come to a truce, of sorts. Shortly afterwards, they had left to go back to the kennels. Keto was a bit relieved about that. They could use some time apart, especially after so tentative a truce to begin with. But now that they were coming back she could only hope that Annona hadn't decided to go back on the pact they seemed to have made.
Annona still wasn't sure about Keto at all. The only thing she was more unsure of than Keto was this other hen that the human had brought them with. She looked... dangerous. Not that Annona had not seen dangerous hens before. She was a dangerous hen herself. But this one had fire in her veins and anger in her heart that Annona had seen on other males in the kennels. The type that only spelled trouble.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:49:02 GMT -6
She did not deserve to be faced with an attitude like this! She stepped forward menacingly, ready to put these hens in their place, but Kadin quickly got between them.
“Good girl, Chiara, but not just yet. We’re not working on that yet.” He pet her nose where it was softest, tempting her away with soothing words and gentle motions. Hmph. Maybe she wouldn’t kill them just yet.
Kadin led her over to twisting trees that seemed to be reaching for her with twisting hands and spindly branches. She growled at the trees, not liking the look of them any more than she’d liked the looks of those impudent hens.
Keto was mostly trying to ignore the strange hen. She didn't have very large wings so once Keto was grown she was sure that she wouldn't be much of a threat. No, what she was more worried about was making sure that Annona was still on her side. She nudged at the other hen gently, squeaking softly to her to try and get her attention. They needed to be on the same page.
Annona hissed as Keto nudged her. Her eyes were still on the other hen, the scary one. She was threatening. Heck, she HAD been threatening them! She really didn't understand why Keto didn't realize this was the larger threat that it clearly was. Even if the hen wouldn't be as large as them when they were grown, she was larger NOW and she was no ally of their's.
Intimidation: 1 Roar: 1
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:49:14 GMT -6
She was surprised when the human responded to her noise with, “Good, Chiara. Good girl.”
Generally that meant she had done something well. She eyed him, not understanding what tricks he was trying to pull this time. Was he trying to get her to do something? Something more than gaze mistrustfully at some trees, no doubt. She growled again, louder, and watched for his reaction. That would give her a hint as to what he wanted to do and the better she did it? The more treats she’d get. She’d been trained enough to know this by now.
“Good, Chiara! Good girl.” Kadin praised, offering her a small treat. It was really pretty small and pathetic.
Keto huffed at Annona's attitude, clearly unimpressed. So WHAT if there was a strange hen here! When they got bigger they could just force her to be allies, too! Right now Keto just wanted to make sure that Annona was her friend! That was all that mattered! That was, until Keto noticed the threatening gestures the strange hen was making. Suddenly, she froze.
Annona shivered, snuggling up to Keto's side. See? She knew it. She knew this other hen didn't like them. She knew that she meant business! If the human hadn't been here, what would have happened to them? They would have been culled to make more room for this hen's offspring! She could smell it on her, she was after dominance! No hen like that was safe for EITHER of them!
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:49:27 GMT -6
Chiara accepted it with a snap of her jaws, but it was barely enough to satisfy her. There was more to this! Something she was missing! But the human just stared at her again, waiting for her to do something. WHAT! What did he wanted her to do? She growled again, raising her wings. When that didn’t get a reaction, she hissed and grumbled. Kadin told her she was doing well. She was doing good. He gave her more praise the louder she became and he even started to give her treats for getting louder. Clearly the human wanted her to pick up the volume, with as loud as he was being!
Keto whined, snuggling back up against Annona. Ok. She could admit when she was wrong. She could even admit when another hen was scary. This one WAS an adult and Kadin was going to teach her something awesome and powerful, she was sure. It would be dangerous for them to be here! WHY were they here! Were they here to witness the other hen's training? Well she didn't want to see that!
Annona huffed and looked away, not wanting to watch whatever training the human and the stranger hen were doing. They looked close. Closer than they were with the human. He'd clearly been with this hen much longer and had taught her much more. They didn't know anything! This hen walked with a dangerous aura, one where it was clear she'd won battles. One day that would be her, but it sure wasn't her today.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:49:39 GMT -6
His voice was also picking up, getting closer and closer to a shout the louder she became! Thoroughly egged on, Chiara began growling as loudly as she possibly could, but that wasn’t enough! Kadin keep praising her louder and louder, and giving her small treats, but she reached a point where she couldn’t possibly get any louder while her mouth was closed like this!
Finally, frustrated, Chiara reared back and let out a small ROAR, echoing eerily through the grounds of the mansion. It was strange just how far a noise could go here.
Eventually, after so much cowering, Keto had to admit she was getting board of it. By now the strange hen and the human were completely wrapped up in the training they were doing. It sounded fierce, to be sure, but there wasn't any focus on her and Annona anymore. Carefully, she shook out her wings. No reaction. Next, she stood up. Still no reaction. Well! If they weren't paying her any attention, she could do whatever she wanted, right?
Annona hissed as Keto began shifting. Even if there wasn't any attention on them they still shouldn't be moving around so much! She didn't trust it! But Keto wasn't listening, she even stood up! Annona got up, too, only to scold Keto, but after she made all that noised and turned around in fright to see if the scary hen noticed, she saw that they weren't even paying attention to them. Huh. Maybe they weren't in so much danger after all.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:50:00 GMT -6
She immediately fell back to her feet, but before she could grow too mistrustful of the area, Kadin was on her with praise and encouragement.
“Roar! Good! Good Roar! Good girl, Chiara!” This time her gave her a proper treat, a fist sized piece of meat that a sarane SHOULD get for doing a job well done. Smugly, she snapped it up quickly, looking around for more. She was disappointed when she couldn’t see any, but she knew Kadin had some. She just had to get it from him by doing what he wanted.
“Roar!” Kadin said, almost roaring himself with out loudly he was saying the command. Chiara growled again, as loudly as she could, but Kadin didn’t give her anything for that.
Keto chirped at Annona (although her chirp was a bit over shadowed by all the horrible noise that big hen was making. Geez!), pleased that she finally seemed to be seeing her side of things. She stood up straighter and started prancing around, being careful not to get too close to the scary adult hen, but also trying to make a point of how big and unafraid she was!
Annona shook her head, clearly unimpressed. Even if Keto didn't care about the loud noised the adult hen was making, Annona wanted to keep at least one eye on her. Still, it was hard for a sarane as young as her to resist the temptation of play for too long. Eventually, with some reluctance, she got up, too, and pounced over towards Keto.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:50:11 GMT -6
“Roar!” He said again, encouraging her to be louder. He didn’t just want to hear growls from her! He needed something more!
Chiara flapped her wings, hard. She hissed and growling, but Kadin just kept saying that word, louder and louder to get her worked up and to try and get her to be even louder! Eventually she couldn’t take it anymore! She reared back again and roared, shaking her wings and the trees around them.
Once again, the sound echoed around the grounds. It was extremely eery. It was almost as if the mansion was roaring back at her… but it couldn’t be, right? But before she could even realize what might be happening, Kadin was shoving more meat in her face. “Good! Great job, Chiara! Good roar! Good girl!”
Delighted, Keto chirped again and bounced away, getting a little further from the large hen than they had been before. She crouched down, her butt wagging behind her, as she challenged Annona to play. This would be different than their other fights, she hoped! They wouldn't be out looking to kill each other, of course. It was just a friendly match!
Annona shook her head again as she snorted, still not completely won over by Keto's playful spirit. But she really couldn't resist the temptation of scampering after her. She eyed the other hen's tail, not sure if she really wanted to start playing with a dangerous hen so close, but it was really so very tempting. She was visibly wavering.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:50:25 GMT -6
He praised her and gently rubbed her snout and scratched under her chin, all the good things. She rumbled happily at all the positive attention, but of course, Kadin still wasn’t done with her yet.
“Roar!” He encouraged again, not quite shouting the command but still certainly saying it with enthusiasm. Chiara growled, low, but that still wasn’t enough for him. She got to it more quickly this time, flapping her wings once before roaring out onto the grounds.
“Good Roar! Good Chiara!” Kadin said, giving her more meat. The grounds still roared back to her, but she was learning to ignore in in favor of the promise of treats for her good work.
Keto decided to take the decision away from her! With another chirp, this one a challenge, she jumped at Annona herself! She didn't try to land right on top of her, not wanted to start a REAL fight, but she did crash into her a bit and take a playful swipe at her legs. Easy to avoid, nothing dangerous to hit. Surely Annona wouldn't be too angry for her at that!
Annona WAS angry, but she wasn't extremely angry, that was true. She hissed and sputtered and jumped back after Keto crashed into her, swiping back at the claws trying to hit her legs. Their claws tangled a bit as they started shoving each other back and forth, Annona acting grumpy about it but really, truly, secretly enjoying herself. It was nice to let out stress after being so scared before.
Roar: 7
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:50:35 GMT -6
She knew what she was doing out here, she knew what she needed to get done in order to get her treats. Nothing could scare her so much that she wouldn’t be able to defend herself. So, instead of worrying about it, she focused in on Kadin.
“Roar!” He said again, in a more normal tone this time, but still with enthusiasm. Chiara growled shortly before roaring this time, trying her best to make the treats and ground tremble before her. She was powerful! She was fierce! Nothing here in the mansion could scare her, nothing could worry her today! There was only this boy and only was she needed to learn!
Keto kept chirping and squealing with delight, batting at Annona's legs some more before eventually escalating to a full on wrestling match. She didn't try to claw Annona apart like she might have been doing not long ago. No, instead they were rough and tumbling in the dead leaves, claws mostly away, but still out to play! This was much more fun than cowering in fear.
Annona, despite herself was having a good time. Especially when they started wrestling for real. She growly fiercely, sure that she would win! she flapped her wings and put her back into it, trying to get Keto onto her back so she could pin her down and be the winner! This might just be play, but they did still need to figure out who was really in charge! Even if that had been mostly put on the back burner.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:50:54 GMT -6
Never mind that the grounds kept roaring back, she would work through it!
“Good Roar! Good girl, Chiara!” Kadin praised, pleased at her progress. It had taken a while to get here, but it was worth it, especially with the confidence he could see that she had at her work. He gave her another good rub down for a job well done. Then it was time for more practice.
"Chiara, roar!" He said this time in a completely normal tone, pleased as she immediately roared out onto the grounds, ignoring the eery echo of it. "Great job, Chiara! Roar!" Again, she roared, seeming even louder this time as he tried to be more and more enthusiastic about his commands.
Keto squealed, growled, and chirped, her noises going more and more in the growl direction the more they play fought. Really? The more the play fought the less it became play and the more it became straight up fighting. It was pretty predictable that this would have happened. Annona was really trying to win, but Keto wouldn't let her! She wrestled back fiercely, unwilling to lose.
Annona didn't want to lose either. She had the advantage of playing to win first. She grunted and growled, working hard to overset the other hen. There was no way she was going to lose to her. She pressed her advantage, getting Keto to her side as she desperately tried to counter. But Annona was unrelenting, growling back as she dug her back claws into the ground and PUSHED.
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Post by Kadin on Oct 2, 2020 16:51:06 GMT -6
She was really getting so good at picking up on his cues, he was very proud of her.
Kadin kept Chiara roaring, over and over again, until he was satisfied that she was loud enough to even scare another sarane. He had her raise her volume more and more to its limits before the finally settled on a sound that seemed to work best for her, her throat, and him. He had to start covering his ears, even, with how loud she was getting. But it was all worth it! Just so long as she was able to dominant the field in the upcoming tournament. He believed in her. She would be able to win her dominance, one way or the other.
With a squeal of almost fright, Keto was pushed back onto her back. Her wings thumped against the ground, her legs sticking up in the air. She must have looked hilarious! Or she looked pathetic. OR she looked both! She HATED this and she hated Annona for doing it to her! Quickly she drew up her back legs, ready to kick and scratch and make sure Annona could NOT stay on top of her!
She did it! Annona hissed in delight as Keto fell over, quickly jumping on her to press her advantage. She was in for a nasty surprise, though. She had forgotten just how many brothers Keto had and just how much practice she had being in a position just like this one. The other hatchling quickly kicked Annona off her and sent her flying, squealing in surprise!
Roar: 10
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