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FIFTH PART
Grace-Winters
Avigail was starting to tire from the bumpy ride as the cart rode along. Seeing all the sights and sounds was very exciting to her, although their master seemed upset about something. She wondered if him and Rom were upset about the same thing, remembering Rom's sad face from earlier. But master was talking more calmly about something, so she guessed probably not. She looked over at Judas as they rode over a bridge, the river flowing under them. They weren't far from Cemenelum now.

Firewolf-Anime
Rom sat next to his father, holding the reins to the horses that trotted along, them being oblivious to his father's grumpiness.

Claudius waved a hand to no one in particular, "It's getting worse and worse. These damned men thinking they can go around killing who they please just because they don't care for how a person runs something. Julius Caesar was a great man, and damned be the ones with a hand in his death."

Rom nodded, having heard this rant a hundred times by now in only the past two months. He now pretended to listen to his father, staring at the backs of the horses, wondering what he had been talking about to this "Teren" fellow. He was brought around sharply as his father grasped his shoulder non too gently.

"Romulus, are you listening? I said stop the horses! It's getting too dark here and we're in wild cat territory, and I don't want to be running around in the middle of the night with them spooking the horses. The cat's won't be able to fight them off very well if the horses are running off.."

Rom nodded his head. "Oh right! Sorry Father! I was just... thinking about Caesar..." He lied.

Claudius gave him a stern look before deciding that was an acceptable response. He pointed over by the side of the road. "We'll move off into that part of the forest over there. I'll tend to the horses, go make yourself useful and fill up this pouch with water from that river we passed just a bit ago. Take the cats with you and don't be long.."

Judas glanced up at Avigail, as he had been trotting alongside the cart. "Looks like we're setting up for tonight." He breathed a sigh at the thought of resting without a bumpy cart.

Grace-Winters
"Thank goodness," Avigail said getting up she reached out her front paws for a long stretch, shaking her booty at Judas. Letting out a yawn, before ending her stretch and leaping off the cart. It felt good to have dirt on her paw pads again, Rom grabbed a bag for holding water and was motioning for them to follow. "Judas, Avigail, c'mon we gotta go get some water," the young master said.

Avigail looked back to be sure Judas was following, then padded on after Rom. Rom didn’t seem to be looking at them though, staring off at something, lost in thought. She had seen that face before, earlier in the day. She let out a grunt, “He’s making that weird sad looking face again,” she said as Judas came to walk besides her. “I wish I knew how to make him smile… Or why he’s upset. If it was some Empire cat making him upset, I could fix it…” A low growl escaped her. The idea of someone upsetting or hurting her young master angered her.

“But somehow I doubt it’s something like that…” She trailed off, perking her ears at a sound in the forest. Probably just a bird. She was pulled from her thoughts as the river came into view. The bridge looming over them and casting a shadow down on the trio.

Firewolf-Anime
Judas grinned, watching Avigail show off to him. When she landed on the ground, Judas stepped behind and to the side of her. As she spoke and then trailed off a bit, he leaned his head down, playfully nipping the scruff of fur above her tail.

"I'm sure the young master will be fine once he gets a decent rest. You could probably do for one too Avi." He gave a rough purr, his attention focused on his mate. As they walked for a bit of time to the river, Judas suddenly smelled something. Was that a hint of burning leaves? It smelled the way Master's study room smelled at times when he smoked his pipe. The fur on the nape of his neck rose a bit and he stopped. "Avi.. do you smell that?" He looked away from Rom toward the where the bridge sloped upwards. Turning, Judas moved away from the two. "Maybe there are more people up the road... I'm going to check it out real quick, Avi. I'll only be a moment."

Grace-Winters
Avigail nuzzled against Judas's neck fur. He always had thicker fur around his neck and she liked burying her face into it. So fuzzy, so warm. She would have loved to continue in that thought, but then he pulled away distracted by the scent of smoke. She sniffed the air and smelled it too though, swishing her tail slightly. "Sure, I'll stay with Rom, be careful though honey..." Avigail said, perking her ears to listen even as he padded away.

Firewolf-Anime
Judas moved off, past the other side of the bridge and looked around. Swiveling his ears, he didn't hear anything from Avigail, so he moved a bit further. The smell got stronger. An ear flicked as something rustled in the bushes ahead and he thought he may have seen a cat. Suddenly looking down, he saw something on the ground, still smoldering.

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Rom sighed as he half-heartedly plopped the deerskin water pouch his father gave him, into the river, not really paying attention to his pets. He was tired. This journey was so long. This is why he wanted to become a doctor rather than a merchant. Although he loved adventure, sitting in a cart and following a road wasn't what he had in mind for fun.Sometimes, sure.. but right now he just wanted to be home and in his bed. The feral cats that ran amuck in the forest didn't even bother to attack their cart as they rode to Julii. He reached a hand down to pat Avigail on the head, forgetting she didn't seem to like to be touched much.

A chuckle from behind him snapped him out of it and he turned to see a man walking toward him.

"Well well well.. We were just on our way to meet you and your father..' said the man, 'Fancy meeting you here young Romulus... alone..."

Rom reached down, grasping the blade on his belt as he recognized, not so much the voice, but the face of the man who emerged from the shadows.

"Come now, don't be so guarded. I've only come to talk." The man chided.

"You're Teren.. aren't you?" Rom recalled vividly the angry exchange between this man and his father. "What do you want with Father at this time of night? It's dangerous to be out here by yourself.." he spoke warily, glancing down at Avigail.

Teren's mouth pulled back, thinning his lips as he seemed to repress another sneer. "Yes.. Your father owes me something... I gave him fifty gold for his passage to Julii and now he says I owe him a total of two hundred gold instead of the hundred we agreed on.. You're a bright lad. I'm sure you can talk to the old man for me and set this straight..? Where is he by the way? Take me to him would you, lad?" Teren glanced around as he moved a bit closer, eyes turned downward toward the red clouded leopard.

Watching Teren gave Rom an anxious feeling. "You should go back to the city and wait until morning to speak with Father and settle your dispute. I will let him know you came to see him and I'll try to get him to wait for you... We are making haste to Cemenelum and can't wait long, but we need our rest for the journey. Stay where you are please.." Rom took a step back.

Teren suddenly dropped his attempts at passiveness. "Brat! Listen to your elders!"

"This is going no where.." Came a gruff voice from beneath the bridge. Another man emerged, holding onto the bottom of the stone bridge for support with one hand, and a dagger in his other. "We'll take the boy and find Claudius later..."

Suddenly, more men appeared from behind the trees, brandishing weapons, rope and one with a net.
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This page features a a surpised Zola as well owned by pastelmeerkat

This story is a collaboration of RPing and Art between myself and Firewolf-Anime !

(This story occurs in the beginning of the month of July, and goes on over the course of about 3 weeks)

Judas and Avigail depart from the city of Massilia on a short trip away for a few weeks from the city with their masters. Thought to be an easy little journey away from home, things do not go as planned...

(+12 EP?)

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FIFTH PART
Grace-Winters
Avigail was starting to tire from the bumpy ride as the cart rode along. Seeing all the sights and sounds was very exciting to her, although their master seemed upset about something. She wondered if him and Rom were upset about the same thing, remembering Rom's sad face from earlier. But master was talking more calmly about something, so she guessed probably not. She looked over at Judas as they rode over a bridge, the river flowing under them. They weren't far from Cemenelum now.

Firewolf-Anime
Rom sat next to his father, holding the reins to the horses that trotted along, them being oblivious to his father's grumpiness.

Claudius waved a hand to no one in particular, "It's getting worse and worse. These damned men thinking they can go around killing who they please just because they don't care for how a person runs something. Julius Caesar was a great man, and damned be the ones with a hand in his death."

Rom nodded, having heard this rant a hundred times by now in only the past two months. He now pretended to listen to his father, staring at the backs of the horses, wondering what he had been talking about to this "Teren" fellow. He was brought around sharply as his father grasped his shoulder non too gently.

"Romulus, are you listening? I said stop the horses! It's getting too dark here and we're in wild cat territory, and I don't want to be running around in the middle of the night with them spooking the horses. The cat's won't be able to fight them off very well if the horses are running off.."

Rom nodded his head. "Oh right! Sorry Father! I was just... thinking about Caesar..." He lied.

Claudius gave him a stern look before deciding that was an acceptable response. He pointed over by the side of the road. "We'll move off into that part of the forest over there. I'll tend to the horses, go make yourself useful and fill up this pouch with water from that river we passed just a bit ago. Take the cats with you and don't be long.."

Judas glanced up at Avigail, as he had been trotting alongside the cart. "Looks like we're setting up for tonight." He breathed a sigh at the thought of resting without a bumpy cart.

Grace-Winters
"Thank goodness," Avigail said getting up she reached out her front paws for a long stretch, shaking her booty at Judas. Letting out a yawn, before ending her stretch and leaping off the cart. It felt good to have dirt on her paw pads again, Rom grabbed a bag for holding water and was motioning for them to follow. "Judas, Avigail, c'mon we gotta go get some water," the young master said.

Avigail looked back to be sure Judas was following, then padded on after Rom. Rom didn’t seem to be looking at them though, staring off at something, lost in thought. She had seen that face before, earlier in the day. She let out a grunt, “He’s making that weird sad looking face again,” she said as Judas came to walk besides her. “I wish I knew how to make him smile… Or why he’s upset. If it was some Empire cat making him upset, I could fix it…” A low growl escaped her. The idea of someone upsetting or hurting her young master angered her.

“But somehow I doubt it’s something like that…” She trailed off, perking her ears at a sound in the forest. Probably just a bird. She was pulled from her thoughts as the river came into view. The bridge looming over them and casting a shadow down on the trio.

Firewolf-Anime
Judas grinned, watching Avigail show off to him. When she landed on the ground, Judas stepped behind and to the side of her. As she spoke and then trailed off a bit, he leaned his head down, playfully nipping the scruff of fur above her tail.

"I'm sure the young master will be fine once he gets a decent rest. You could probably do for one too Avi." He gave a rough purr, his attention focused on his mate. As they walked for a bit of time to the river, Judas suddenly smelled something. Was that a hint of burning leaves? It smelled the way Master's study room smelled at times when he smoked his pipe. The fur on the nape of his neck rose a bit and he stopped. "Avi.. do you smell that?" He looked away from Rom toward the where the bridge sloped upwards. Turning, Judas moved away from the two. "Maybe there are more people up the road... I'm going to check it out real quick, Avi. I'll only be a moment."

Grace-Winters
Avigail nuzzled against Judas's neck fur. He always had thicker fur around his neck and she liked burying her face into it. So fuzzy, so warm. She would have loved to continue in that thought, but then he pulled away distracted by the scent of smoke. She sniffed the air and smelled it too though, swishing her tail slightly. "Sure, I'll stay with Rom, be careful though honey..." Avigail said, perking her ears to listen even as he padded away.

Firewolf-Anime
Judas moved off, past the other side of the bridge and looked around. Swiveling his ears, he didn't hear anything from Avigail, so he moved a bit further. The smell got stronger. An ear flicked as something rustled in the bushes ahead and he thought he may have seen a cat. Suddenly looking down, he saw something on the ground, still smoldering.

-----

Rom sighed as he half-heartedly plopped the deerskin water pouch his father gave him, into the river, not really paying attention to his pets. He was tired. This journey was so long. This is why he wanted to become a doctor rather than a merchant. Although he loved adventure, sitting in a cart and following a road wasn't what he had in mind for fun.Sometimes, sure.. but right now he just wanted to be home and in his bed. The feral cats that ran amuck in the forest didn't even bother to attack their cart as they rode to Julii. He reached a hand down to pat Avigail on the head, forgetting she didn't seem to like to be touched much.

A chuckle from behind him snapped him out of it and he turned to see a man walking toward him.

"Well well well.. We were just on our way to meet you and your father..' said the man, 'Fancy meeting you here young Romulus... alone..."

Rom reached down, grasping the blade on his belt as he recognized, not so much the voice, but the face of the man who emerged from the shadows.

"Come now, don't be so guarded. I've only come to talk." The man chided.

"You're Teren.. aren't you?" Rom recalled vividly the angry exchange between this man and his father. "What do you want with Father at this time of night? It's dangerous to be out here by yourself.." he spoke warily, glancing down at Avigail.

Teren's mouth pulled back, thinning his lips as he seemed to repress another sneer. "Yes.. Your father owes me something... I gave him fifty gold for his passage to Julii and now he says I owe him a total of two hundred gold instead of the hundred we agreed on.. You're a bright lad. I'm sure you can talk to the old man for me and set this straight..? Where is he by the way? Take me to him would you, lad?" Teren glanced around as he moved a bit closer, eyes turned downward toward the red clouded leopard.

Watching Teren gave Rom an anxious feeling. "You should go back to the city and wait until morning to speak with Father and settle your dispute. I will let him know you came to see him and I'll try to get him to wait for you... We are making haste to Cemenelum and can't wait long, but we need our rest for the journey. Stay where you are please.." Rom took a step back.

Teren suddenly dropped his attempts at passiveness. "Brat! Listen to your elders!"

"This is going no where.." Came a gruff voice from beneath the bridge. Another man emerged, holding onto the bottom of the stone bridge for support with one hand, and a dagger in his other. "We'll take the boy and find Claudius later..."

Suddenly, more men appeared from behind the trees, brandishing weapons, rope and one with a net.
-----------------------

This page features a a surpised Zola as well owned by pastelmeerkat

This story is a collaboration of RPing and Art between myself and Firewolf-Anime !

(This story occurs in the beginning of the month of July, and goes on over the course of about 3 weeks)

Judas and Avigail depart from the city of Massilia on a short trip away for a few weeks from the city with their masters. Thought to be an easy little journey away from home, things do not go as planned...

(+12 EP?)