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Guardian laughs "y-you think he doesn't respect you? HA that's hilarious!" Guardian soon calms down "look he still trusts you and really it's best that you told him the truth. if you lied to him he would have known and that would have made things much worse. probably bad enough to make it so he would support Sholeh even if he knew she was in the wrong. Trust me when you can trust him just tell him and it'll cheer him right up, guaranteed. If he didn't have any gratitude towards you then he wouldn't even be here especially since it's in the middle of a drought. he chose to stay not because it's a better option but because he sees it as a chance to show you his gratitude. In fact I need to work on showing you my gratitude for letting me and my family call this place home and for keeping an eye on them when I couldn't. and I'm going to start by apologizing for my actions earlier, you're right, I shouldn't have acted the way I did towards Sholeh. I've been stressed out with the whole coming back from the dead thing and being a cobra, which surprises me that I can't get rid of the sent of human, and how a son I thought was dead came back only to leave and potentially die in the outback, then running into a mongoose that is a spitting image of Terrence, combined with the fact that I've had almost not time to process all of this in a healthy manner is just a recipe for disaster. But I know better and I should have removed myself from the situation to calm down instead of lashing out at Sholeh."

Sybil listened with interest to all that Guardian said. She still didn't believe his human story, but she didn't let him know. She was instead glad that he was going to make peace with Sholeh, or at least try to. However, even if he had assured him that Crocux meant no harm, her opinion of him hasn't change.
"I'm glad you are going to apologize to Sholeh. But about Crocux, please continue to keep an eye on him. He really makes me nervous." Sybil expressed to Guardian, not being able to hide that feeling.

Afterwards, realizing that Sayan was still there, and that it was probably her keeping him from his companion, Sybil decided to end the conversation.
"Well, he's new, he will have to get use to how things are handled here." she said, trying to bring closure to the matter.
"Well then Sayan, I suppose we can talk another time. Rose is probably already wondering where you are." she said to the leopard, not wanting to keep him.


Near the Antarctica, the pod was trying to have a life similar to that of the Haven. But it was no use. Without the Haven residents, things were really starting to get boring. Many of them have already gotten use to the cold, but they still miss home. They envied Cairo for being there, since they believed that he probably had one last game before he would head there with them. The only entertainment they had was playing with bits of iceberg and having long conversations about the past. Some even plan strategies they could use to catch the Haven residents once they returned. Sybil was right about them, once they got back, they planned to be much more rougher than before, to both compensate the lost time and make the game more fun. Plus, it was the only payment they demanded for being so loyal and helpful always.

"You're probably right, but don't worry. She'll understand-- I'll see you later.," Sayan said with a nod. He soon made his leave, planning to pick up a fish or two along the way.

Sybil took her leave as well, bidding farewell to the cobra and heading to the kea's tree. She hasn't visit them in quite a while, she she planned to stay with them for the day. She then remembered she was hungry, but she was not in the mood of hunting, so she simply took the safest berries she could gather along the way. As she walked alone, she wondered what type of activities the Haven residents were going to take now that the ocean needed to be avoided.

Beyond the current, Cairo began his long journey towards the pod, remembering the place and hoping he could avoid the dangers he found along the way. He was too deep in thought to notice that the rest of the marine birds were flying just above him.

ooc: that's kind of hard to not notice since Guardian reeks of human.

Guardian started heading over to Sholeh's tree taking his time since he wanted to get a peace offering to try to make amends.

OOC: Well, we can say that Sybil believes the smell comes from him being handled by humans, not a transformed one.

While Sybil arrived at the kea's tree, they greet her with their always cheerful mood. Cole himself made sure that she could stay on a nice spot if she planned to be there for a while. They were doing marvelously. Since they had such a varied diet, they weren't starving, and even offered Sybil some of their food. She was so glad of their kind heart, it was hard for her to imagine why they had such a lousy reputation. With such generosity from their part, she was going to visit them more often, and what was better, they had a variety of activities, which she could participate on to get her mind of the Haven waters.

Sholeh in the meantime, hadn't left her tree all day. It was now afternoon and she didn't even plan to go for a walk. While Warren was out in the outback searching for corpses to feed on, she was having a swell time there, practically having room service. She was beginning to think that the thrashing of her home wasn't such a bad ordeal after all. She was so happy now, that she had forgotten the grudge she held not only towards Jr., but also to the cobra for so mercilessly attacking her like that a few days earlier.

Sayan, meanwhile, caught a couple fish and soon made his way towards his mate. "I brought breakfast.," he said with a smile not realising how long they had taken.

"Sorry about that.," Sayan said placing a fish in front of Rose and one for himself. "We ran into a little trouble with a resident, but nothing we couldn't handle.," he said vaguely referring to Cairo.

Saris was out in the open for Warren to see, exept that Saris was starved beond recodnision. he looked like a corpse and was to weak to move. he was definetly on the verge of death.

OOC: Sorry for my bad memory, but who was Saris?

Sybil spent a marvelous time with the keas, and was even planning to stay with them for the night. The tree was huge, practically as large as a baobab, and taller, so it was no problem. The keas of course, welcomed her with open wings, and Mambo even volunteered to give occasional surveillance to the Haven in her place.

And what about the dingos in the outback? Much hasn't change for them, and after just a few trips to the Haven, they believed it was boring and decided to either not visit them or visit them for other resources, like water. News of the drought had already reached the leader's ears, but he didn't seem to care. The outback felt like a place that was under constant drought anyway, so nothing has changed for the dingos except a considerable increase in heat. Their natural prey continued to roam around, so they didn't face the same problems that the Haven residents were facing at the moment.

ooc: Saris was the moniter that Sybil banished. he makes an apperence around page 16.

OOC: Oh that's true. Almost forgot about that event

Warren was about to feed off the rest of a wallaby that the dingos had hunted earlier. He was ready to fly off, when he took notice of the monitor. Now he was very sure that he has seen that individual somewhere, but he couldn't remember where. Seeing how in bad shape he was, and already too curious to eat, he approached the reptile, knowing that he wasn't at risk of being attacked considering his weak state.
"Excuse me Monsieur, but do I know you?" Warren asked, very sure that he has seen that particular monitor somewhere. Maybe a quick glance in one of his expeditions?

Saris opened his eyes, he couldn't see Warren clearly, his vision was blurred, he spoke weakly saying "i-i don't kn-know, S-Sybil banished me, *cough cough* please, help me. *cough*"

"Banished!?" Warren asked in shock, not visualizing Sybil as one to throw out somebody, even though his mistress Sholeh had assured him of that.
"Do you eat dead meat? That's all I can offer." Warren said, hoping he wasn't sick as well.

"i-i've never tried it. it's a-atleast something *cough cough* to eat." Saris said weakly. he only hoped the meat would be fairly fresh so it would be safe to eat. he felt so weak he might as well be sick.

Warren took a large portion of the wallaby and offered it to him. The dingos hunted it just one hour ago, so it was still quite fresh, though with an environment like that, flies were already starting to appear. But it was all that Warren could do at the moment.

Now several miles beyond the Haven, Cairo continued his journey, looking for hunting grounds. He was really worried about Sybil and the others, and her and Sayan's concern was beginning to get through him hardly. Did his kind was really capable of attacking their own friends if the desperation was enough? Unknown to him, Jhen was already struggling to fight his instincts, but did everything in his power to battle the urge of going tot eh Haven. Cairo trusted that Jet, having been an outcast before, could be helpful to everybody for much longer, and wished for nothing bad to happen to his land friends.

Saris ate it glad to have finally eaten something "t-thank you. i'm starting to feel a little bit better now. I'm Saris."

"I'm Warren." the vulture introduced equally, glad to have been able to help. This particular monitor didn't seem like he meant any harm, so that now that he was recovering his energy, Warren proceeded to eat his part.

It was getting late now. Only two hours before sunset, and Sybil was quite tired. She made herself comfortable in her assigned spot, when she started to wonder how Jack and Whirlpool were doing with their sick patient. But being reminded of the chimp made her realize why she initially wanted him there in the first place; having thumbs and knowledge about human things, she needed him to create fire to cook the meat that was stored up the mountain once it was needed. She started to wonder if perhaps the keas could help. She would hate to risk herself again going too the ocean to ask Jet yet again for a ride; not because of him, but because of the other two.

"Actually, it was more of a returning resident-- Cairo actually.," Sayan said deciding to tell Rose the truth. "He came back upon his own accord, under the guise of bringing back the other orcas. In truth though, he merely missed us and wanted to return. For the sake of his own good and for the sake of the others-- we were able to convince him otherwise.," he then said wondering how his mate would take the news. He imagined she would have wanted to say a final goodbye if her situation had been otherwise.

OOC: Alright people, I may forward the days soon to reach a point where the drought is getting at his worse.

Having reached the point where she could barely keep her eyes open, Sybil soon started to sleep, giving her best prayers to her and the Haven residents, in particular Rose and that injured serval, so they could all survive and be prepared for the horrific events that will surely gave them pain. And best wishes to Cairo, who was returning to the beloved pod, but above all, the three orcas who stayed behind, who were surely going to receive the worst part of the drought.

"I wish you could have too..," Sayan said with a solemn tone. "If it helps, he knows nothing of your condition and still remembers you as you were. Upon the pod's eventual return, I'm sure he'll be quite eager to play with you again.," he then said hoping to cheer the tiger up.

Unknown to the couple, Peepers was observing them from a distance, really happy that, despite the devastation that the drought was surely going to bring, there still sparks of light within the residents.

Soon, night came with another chill, not that different from the one before. Sybil slept soundly and erasing all her worries to get a good rest. The rest of the marine birds had settled on the nearest island overnight, and even though it was nowhere near as comfortable as the Haven, it had decent fishing water and not much danger. The pod back in the Antarctica also had a restful night, though a few were, as Cairo before them, tempted to return to the Haven, only to be stopped in time by Ellen. As for the former leader, he was feeling well after successfully catching several salmons. And resting for just a couple of hours, he continued his journey...

"I know you can.," Sayan said with a smile rubbing against Rose.

As Rose and Satan slept peacefully during the night, morning came slowly and calmly. Sybil woke up earlier that day, and being careful not to wake up the keas, she walked... right towards the beach. Although she planned to stay at a distance, she knew she was still taking a risk.

Now touching the gentle sands and looking at the ocean once full of orcas, she called to Jet.
"Jet! Jet! Please come. We need to talk!" she called, hoping he was the only orca around. She had to know something that has been bothering her from since yesterday.

Jr arrived at Sholeh's tree with a few more lizards. being completely silent he left them by Sholeh careful not to wake her since he arrived before she woke up. upon leaving Guardian arrived. Curious Jr hid to see how things would transpire being careful to stay out of sight.

Sholeh was having a pleasant sleep, netter than other ocassions. She had already grown use to the idea of having a servant that brought her food.

Warren was still at the outback, having spent the night there to keep an eye on the weak monitor. With Sholeh having Jr. and Warren supporting her, he felt useless at the Haven.

as Jr watched Guardian decided to make his presence known "Sholeh. You home? I'm not here to cause you any trouble. I just want to talk."

Sholeh was already awake, but she was still drowsy, and Guardian wasn't welcomed in any way, so she wanted him gone as soon as possible.
"What do you want snake!?" she asked, still incredibly furious for his attack and recognizing his hissing voice immediately.

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Jet made his presence known to Sybil and swam up. "Yes miss Sybil?"

Sybil paused for a moment before she spoke.
"Well Jet, I'm here because I'm very worried about you and the other two. I haven't seen Heede, but I think I saw Jhen at a distance two days ago. Probably trying to avoid being here. Now you know that I trust you when you say you won't harm anybody... but as Rose has just proven, nobody, not even yourself, can be certain of that..." Sybil did another pause before continuing.
"... I need you to know... to estimate, just how long do you think you can hold on the limits that this drought is already bringing." Sybil finally asked, needing to have an idea on how long Jet could be of service without the risk of a disaster.

Sybil simply sighed, wondering if that was overconfidence or pride. With nothing else to do, she decided to keep asking him for rides while keeping a very close eye on his behavior. Only time will tell if he indeed could handle it.
"Alright then. Whatever you say. Be around this afternoon, since I need to go to Hunted island to speak to Jack." she said, preparing to leave...

Peepers was on a tree very near Sayan and Rose, having kept an eye on them almost all night. He wanted to make sure that Sayan was doing a good job keeping Rose secured and without fear. He could just imagine how horrible it felt being somebody whose nature drives you crazy sometimes.

ooc: uh Jr is hidden so Sholeh wouldn't know he was their. Guardian was the one speaking.

OOC: Whoops, I guess I mixed up the names. I'll change it right away.

Guardian winced at her anger "I want to say that I'm sorry for attacking you. a lot has happened for me and I've had no time to process it. with the whole coming back from the dead thing and being a cobra, which surprises me that I can't get rid of the sent of human, and how a son I thought was dead came back only to leave and potentially die in the outback, then running into a mongoose that is a spitting image of Terrence who died saving Crocux's life a long time ago. I've just been so stressed out that it was a disaster waiting to happen. but that's no excuse to have attacked you the way I did, I should've left to calm down. I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me. I even brought you a lizard as a piece offering, I know it isn't much but it's better then nothing." Jr listened to the whole thing and was furious. he jumped out of his hiding place landing on top of Guardian and began to strangle him "HOW DARE YOU!" yelled Jr "HOW DARE YOU HARM SHOLEH! FOR THAT I'LL KILL YOU!!"

Sholeh was tempted to let Jr. do his job. He would have gotten revenge for her, but he was a mongoose like her, and even though she wasn't very fond of him, she didn't want the cobra to blind him as well, so she untied the grip he had over the snake.
"Oh come on Jr. We mongooses have too much dignity to filth our paws with such creatures." she said, pushing him away from Guardian. She knew that it looked like she had just saved the cobra's life, so she made sure there wasn't a misunderstanding.

"You snake, don't take this the wrong way. My species is more refined than anyone would give credit for. And you..." she said, turning to Jr. this time.
"We already had a bad reputation here for you to make it worse by killing one Haven resident." she scolded, keeping secret the real reason why she pushed him aside.
"Now you two, get out of my life!" she then said furiously, blinded to the fact that Guardian's apologize was genuine. And to make matters worse, she was too arrogantly selfish to realize that Jr.'s exaggerated reaction was due to true care for her.

"I love you too Rose.," Sayan said running against Rose.

Guardian coughed, gasping for air, he wouldn't have been able to blind Jr even if he wanted to with such a strong grip. Once Guardian caught his breath he said "I know how refined you mongooses are, I used to raise one after all." Jr wasn't listening to reason and argued with Sholeh saying "but Sholeh, he hurt you! And he admits that he attacked you without any good reason what so ever! Why should scum like that be allowed to live! We'd be doing this haven a favor if we kill him!" Jr's eyes were red with rage.

Sholeh had about enough with Jr.'s discussion. If it was up to her, she would let him kill Guardian without a second thought, but that would only invoke Sybil's wrath and further damage the specie's reputation.

"Now look here! This Haven was super peaceful until the lot of you arrived! Here we are in the mid of a drought and all you think about is ripping somebody apart! Perhaps you don't know, but the civet Sybil, who is in charge of this place, hates mongooses! And if you kill that cold-blooded sucker, you will only make things worse. She could get us banished, or worse, throw us to the orcas!" Sholeh explained furiously, believing Sybil capable of such cruel measures. While it was true that he made the civet promise to abolish that probational sentence, Jr. could make her change her mind.

Jr stood their, he hadn't thought about that at all really, "I'm sorry Sholeh. I didn't know, I just-I just wanted to keep you safe. when I heard that he hurt you, I just wanted to make him pay." Guardian sighed saying "Sybil isn't that cruel, and even if she was I don't think that Crocux, Shilise, Jack or Sozen would ever allow such a thing. and I for one wouldn't want any blood spilled on my account."

Sholeh was very furious with that last sentence.
"You wouldn't want blood spilled on your account... man how hypocrite can you get? And what about what you did to me, eh? Your offense was worse!" Sholeh yelled, not believing the amount of hypocrisy he was displaying.

"Who cares anyway!? The important part, you're underestimating Sybil. Everyone loves her because she is so kind and gentle. Of course, she needs to be, because she needs everybody here to be in a good mood. That's how she maintains power. But none of it matters anymore. She will soon be as defenseless as you and I. If I were you, I wouldn't trust anyone anymore, especially that crocodile. Haven't you heard? Rose the tiger had succumbed to her instincts, and it's only a matter of time before the rest of the carnivores, especially the precious Crocux, start to search for other food sources. Don't trust that you can control him." Sholeh recommended, having heard all the gossip from the chatty warblers. That was the most talked about subject after all, and both herbivores and omnivores were growing very worried.

ooc: you misunderstood my last post again so I edited it hope it clears things up.

OOC: I finally understood the mistake. I already fixed it. Next time, let's post these mistakes on PM so that we won't take too much space.

ooc: well i'm assuming that the "he" was Jr while the he should be Guardian who isn't a hypocrite since he didn't fight back when Jr tried to kill him. in fact guardian said he didn't want any blood spilled on his account.

OOC: See my last two posts now.

Sybil had returned to her tree, having missed it in the time she was away at the kea's tree. She felt a lot of sorrow seeing her beloved creek drying up so quickly. It was such a vital part to her, providing her with both food and water, she didn't know what she was going to do once the water was gone completely. As she contemplated it and had a small drink, she wondered how Cairo was doing at the moment.

Cairo was now far away, but he still hasn't even reached half the journey. He had to take alternate routes to avoid the troubles he faced before. Much like Sybil with him at the moment, he was really worried about her and the other residents, and wondered how his pod were doing. Unlike him, they were more worried on when they would be able to return. All of them, save for a few like Ellen and her brother, were more concerned on whether the Haven residents would be in the mood to play after such ordeal. It had barely been a week, and they already wanted to grab a resident and shake them up with little mercy. They were certainly restless.

(So, since I've been distracted and such, anyone mind giving me a recap of previous events and where people are right now?)