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Terrence says "she insulted me after I offered her a home and food after wen she lost all of her own. I have no faith left in her and I thought she was my friend. you wanna find her go to the beach. I'm better off without her treating me like trash."

Warren glanced at him with pity, and said;
"Well, I have been through that and much more, and for far longer. I know I can make her change. I am not giving up on her. She's mean to everybody because she thinks kindness is a weakness, but if I could just managed to teach her that isn't so..." Warren expressed, feeling very sorry that Terrence was giving up on Sholeh so soon. The vulture felt that was a fight to face alone...

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"You don't need to look for me Cairo I'm here. " jet said.

"Well, good... here's a little disturbance you need to take care of..." Cairo said in a whisper, retreating to leave Jet to talk to Sholeh. The mongoose went further from the group and into a corner, wanting to talk to him alone...

Sholeh was glad that Jet at least still addressed her than miss, so she supposed that he still had some little respect for her.
"Well, as you know, the warblers don't know when to shut their beaks off..." she said in her typical bitter tone, getting to the point.
"... and I heard that you and the other orcas are leaving. Well..." Sholeh paused, not really wanting to say the next sentence, but she was left without hope;
"I want to leave this place. Left me on the first island you find. I don't care if it looks pleasant or horrible! I want to get out of here! Be miserable all alone!" Sholeh expressed, still believing that everybody, including life itself, hated her.

Terrence understood "well I suppose it can't hurt to keep trying. but I've said some awful things to her." he found his resolve again "all right then. I hope I didn't case to much damage. lets go get her before it's to late."

Warren gave a faint smile, glad he won't be on the fight alone, but then figured something.
"Let's not go to her yet Monsieur Terrence. She needs a bit of space." he said, imagining that if Terrence did say some awful things, she wanted some privacy, but then she remembered something.
"Although I don't think it will hurt to keep an eye on her. She never goes to the beach. That is unlike her." the vulture suggested, worried about the mongoose. Sholeh was afraid of the orcas, which is why she never went there.

Sholeh answered begrudgingly, seemingly not wanting to keep secrets from Jet.
"It is over Jet. Nothing matters anymore..." she paused, before continuing.
"Nobody likes me here. Even though I have tried to be good, not even life wants to give me chance... my tree..." Sholeh then started sniffling, and one could see she was trying extremely hard to contain herself...
"... My tree got destroyed... along with my food... I'm going to starve to death... That stupid Shadow with his balls of fire..." And then the moment came. The reserved, stoic self that Sholeh was trying so hard to keep was no more. It was impossible to contain herself, and she broke down, bawling like nobody in the Haven has ever done before.
"My whole life is *sniff* against *sniff* me! No matter what I do, or what I *sniff* try to be! Good or evil, life *sniff* is always cruel to me! Not even when I *sniff* am trying to redeem myself *sniff* not even when I try to do *sniff* something right *sniff* nothing EVER goes right *sniff* for me!" Sholeh said, with so much tears coming down it would be only a matter of time before her eyes got dry. It was too obvious that she has been containing herself for the longest time, but the destruction of the tree she has worked so hard on to call home, to have been gone in just a few seconds, was the last thing needed for her to break like that.

Terrence realized something "Warren we have to stop her! she's going to try to leave!"

OOC: It's quite the distance from Warren's tree to the beach. The, being there already is not realistic. See the map.

While Sholeh was talking to Jet, Cairo seemed very unease, and it was making Sybil nervous.
"Cairo, will you stop pacing around like that? It's degrading!" Sybil scolded, not tolerating his swimming around endlessly.
"I can't help it miss Sybil. I almost forgot that Sholeh lived here. I don't think I won't be able to leave knowing she is around!" Cairo expressed, demonstrating that he still didn't trust that mongoose.
"Cairo, don't start! It's been a very long time since Sholeh has caused any trouble. I think she finally starting to turn over a new leaf." Sybil declared, showing that she too was starting to have a little faith on Sholeh. Cairo was another story, and when he was about to express his hatred, it only took one glare of Sybil to make him stop insisting.

AJ: Being out and about, I hear Sholeh crying; I quieltly sneak up on her. Once within range, I walk up behind her and tap her with a paw. Being the most gentle and compassionate of the bunch, I am just what she needs.

ooc: Terrence is at his tree not Warrens and you already put Sholeh at the beach so Terrence is just putting 2 and 2 together. which by the way makes 4

Sholeh, with her eyes even more swollen than before, wasn't taking AJ's hug very nicely.
"What the..." she said, getting off his grip.
"What's the matter with you? Don't you know about personal space?" Sholeh said to AJ, very annoyed, and slowly returning to her old self.
"And you, don't you think I know about the seeds. Do you know how much a tree lasts to grow? I'll die before that happens! And with the forest as it is, lizards are harder to find!" Sholeh said, knowing that lizards perished with that fire, and perhaps many warbler eggs, but they would be rotten my now.

OOC: Alright ShadetheDragon, let's make it work.

Warren was further away from the beach, since he didn't like to spy, but was startled with what he heard.
"What did you say?" he asked Terrence, not certain on what he just heard.

Terrence says "think about it. after everything that happened she would want to leave. she knows it takes a long time for a new tree to grow and she wont be around for it. after everything that's happened it makes sense she would want to leave. I've been through the same thing more times then I could count."

Warren didn't dare to come any closer in fear that he would trip and the sound of the foliage would alert Sholeh of her presence.
"That's impossible Monsieur Terrence. The Madam loves this places too much." Warren said in denial, not believing that if Sholeh.

Terrence couldn't believe Warren was being that nieve. "Warren, with all do respect, are you blind!? She hates this place! I mean just look at her! she's a total mess and her eyes have swollen shut because she's been crying so much. her home just got burned down and she thinks everyone even life itself hates her!"

Warren was still trying to be in denial, but realized that what Terrence said might be making sense.
"She use to love this place so much! And what about me? Don't I care for her?" Warren complained, believing it was Sholeh the one who was blind. He wanted to stop her, but if he appeared, Sholeh would know he was spying.

AJ: "Oh, sorry Sholeh. You were crying, so you looked like you could use a hug. I'm AJ, and you could live with me, if you wanted. I love company, and there is a nice little stream nearby that is protected by the undergrowth. As for food I have some that you could have, and we will gather together for future storage," I say with a smile.

Syris slowly begins to stir after resting for a while. He has no idea that his big brother is just about to discover him. He is in too much pain to move so he remains laying down.

Terrence says "may be she is blind but she views kindness as a weakness and an impossibility in and of itself. She can't see that I isn't a weakness yet. If you don't act then you don't care! I may have said some horrible things but I'm going to do something if you don't."

"NO! Don't you understand? I'm not going to owe a favor to ANYBODY! And YOU..." Sholeh screamed, pointing at Jet.
"... If you're not going to take me away, I know somebody who will!" she said. Looking at Cairo, who was about a few hundred yards away with Sybil. She knew Cairo hated her, and he wouldn't have any problems banishing her.

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Terrence says "may be she is blind but she views kindness as a weakness and an impossibility in and of itself. She can't see that I isn't a weakness yet. If you don't act then you don't care! I may have said some horrible things but I'm going to do something if you don't."

"But I know her. If we go there, she'll know we were spying, and it will make things worse." Warren said, knowing Sholeh way too well. It only took her scream to Jet to make him fall into reason.
"OH THAT'S IT! Come on Monsieur Terrence. This nonsense's got to stop!" the usually gentle vulture furiously, grabbing Terrence with his taking and taking him to where Sholeh was. He was tired of Sholeh's negativity, and he was going to make her stop even if he had to tie her up.

AJ: "You won't owe me anything, Sholeh. I doing this out kindness, nothing more. Now come here you, poor little thing," I say opening up my paws so she can relax and let it all out within a warm and safe, place.

Terrence happly went along not wanting Sholeh to leave.

Sholeh didn't obliged. AJ said the forbidden word in her world; kindness.
"Now listen weakling..." Sholeh began to say, when Warren, placing Terrence by her side, appeared.
"Well, if you are still to dense to see that many are really indeed trying to help. If you are not taking that hug, I will..." the vulture said, facing her for the first time.

Sholeh remained in silent for just one whole minute, when she finally took a decision.
"Fine, I'll go to the kitty cat's home. But I'm warning you, if you dare to ask for a favor in return, I'll bite your neck." she said bitterly, walking to the edge of the forest to wait for AJ.

Warren looked at her with a sigh, now certain it was going to be painfully hard to change Sholeh.
"Well, at least she ain't leaving and is now accepting help. That's a start, isn't it?" he said to AJ, Jet and Terence, knowing that those three were the ones so far to be willing to help the mongoose.

Terrence nodded "aye, that it is."

Warren was at first certain that Sholeh was going to choose to live with Terrence, but after their arguing, it was understandable why she chose AJ.
"Well, I'll be heading home myself. Excuse Madam Sholeh you guys. She is very emotional." The vulture commented, excusing her behavior.

Cairo in the meantime, had spied on them from the distance, but since they were pretty far away, neither him or Sybil could hear their conversation.
"Come on Cairo, don't start. Whatever is happening there, let them solve it between them, alright?" Sybil said firmly, knowing that Cairo still didn't trust Sholeh.

Terrence nodded "I understand." and decided to head home himself not wanting to leave the egg alone for to long.

When Terrence walked past her, she scoffed and looked the other way, clearly still very angry at him for their last arguing, and continued waiting for AJ to lead her to his home. She didn't know AJ very well and has barely seen him, but she knew him as the weird, over sentimental margay.

Warren flew home, much less clumsy than he was in the past, and somewhat happy that Sholeh changed her mind about leaving and that was more or less welcoming help now.

AJ: Her threat scares me, as I am probably the most gentle of the group. Still I do not let it bother me, as I have a misson. I don't consider it, as it means I get another friend from helping another. Leading Sholeh to my tree, our tree, she finds a massive, thick hardy tree with a beautiful stream and surrounded by undergrowth. "Welcome to our home, Sholeh," I say smiling.

Sholeh gave another scoff, kinda admitting that it was indeed a nice place, and it was almost completely intact thanks to it being so far from the beach, thus escaping most of the enemy fire.
"Just tell me what is your spot and I will choose mine." she said, not wanting to be on the same room as AJ. Whatever his room was, she was going to make sure she stayed as far away from the margay as possible.

Now with Sholeh gone, Cairo couldn't wait any longer, so he swam towards Jet.
"No Cairo! Wait!" Sybil yelled, not wanting Cairo to pester Jet. But Cairo ignored her.
"Alright Jet! What did the witch wanted?" Cairo asked, not being able to contain his curiosity.

"You convinced her to WHAT!?" Cairo yelled, not happy with the news.
"Have you lost it!? If you had taken her away, we wouldn't have had to worry about her ever again!" Cairo expressed, hating Jet and the others's stupidity. But Sybil took her stand, and was furious.
"CAIRO! That's enough from you! I already told you! Sholeh hasn't caused any trouble in a long time! When will you accept it!?" Sybil scolded, having enough of his distrust.
"But..." Cairo began to say, but Sybil didn't want to listen anymore.
"Just, just stop! Yu know, just leave please! I understand your concern, but you're exaggerating things! Shadow was a long cause, but Sholeh isn't!" Sybil said with closure, showing that she was willing to give the mongoose a chance. Cairo was harder to convince, but he hated to argue with Sybil.

"But guys? Have you forgotten how much harm she caused? Miss Sybil almost died several times because of her. And you Miss Rose! She made you suffer a lot too. And let's not forget she worked for that stupid Shadow!" Cairo pointed out, still refusing to give her a chance. But Sybil was losing it with him.
"Ugh! This is going too far! Someone please reason with him?" she begged, tired of trying to convince Cairo to just forget and forgive. She knew the orca had to leave soon, and she wouldn't want an arguing to be the last thing between the,, but Cairo was just making her so mad.

OOC: Shade, don't forget about Syris, Saris's little brother.

AJ: "You see that hole below mine? That is your place. It is just the right height and everything. Now let me know if you need anything, okay Sholeh," I say with a smile helping her into her new home before climbing into mine.
Inside her place the ground is covered with a thick layer of moss, making it nice and soft, perfect for sleeping. Also there is a nice hidden spot for food and valuables. Beside the storage place there is berries, fruit and some lizards for Sholeh.

Sholeh inspected the room with a frown, and sighed.
"Meh, not as good as my old place, but it will have to do. It certainly needs a female's touch." Sholeh commented as she looked around, certainly not impressed, but knew she had to forcefully be satisfied with whatever favor was done to her.

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"That was in the past and she has more than redeemed herself in my eyes by keeping to her promise in our agreement we made those years ago. Please just give her one more chance Cairo......for me." Rose then hugged his snout.

Cairo rolled his eyes, hating those mushy displays, but it was Rose. He couldn't say no to her.
"Oh heck alright! I'll do it! I'll try to be nice to her, but I won't like it!" he warned, showing his overbearing pride.
"Just remember that if she's at it again, don't say I didn't warn you!" Cairo said sternly, demonstrating beyond a shadow of a doubt that was far more harder to give second chances than anyone else. He had a hard time with Jet, but with him, it didn't took that long due to him being an orca too, ad he had high respect for his own species.

AJ: "Sholehh, is there something that you want? The moss there is natural, I didn't put it there. The food however I collected for you," I say with as smile, giving her the space she wants but letting her know that I am here if she needs anything.

"How come is it for me? You just invited me!" Sholeh pointed out, seeing that the stored food would have taken days to collect.
"Just never mind. Off! Off you go!" she said rudely, wanting to be alone. She was very hungry, so she helped herself with some of the stored food, though of course, controlling herself so that it would last

AJ: "Alright, let me know if you need anything. Well, I guess, I hoped I would have some visitors is all. Anyway its nice to have you here, Sholeh, even if you are unsure about this. Call me if you need something or just want to talk."

ooc: I haven't forgotten. It's just that I had to watch a movie with my mom so I couldn't get around to it.

Saris was wandering around feeling down that he lost his brother. but little did he know that his brother lives and isn't that far away.

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"Thank you Cairo. It means a lot to me you are willing to try." Rose said.

"Hmph" Cairo mumbled, stating that he did it only for her, and of course for Sybil. Then a rumbling from his stomach gave away the signal that it was time for them to go.
"I guess we have stayed here for too long..." he said, looking at the group.
"It is time for us to go. But don't worry. We"ll be back soon, as full of energy as ever... and we won't show any mercy." Cairo indicated, saying that last sentence playfully. It was no doubt that the game was something nobody was safe from.

"See you later Cairo. And thanks for understanding." Sybil said, bidding goodbye and looking at Rose as thanks for helping Cairo see some sense.

"Let's go Jet. Let's find Jhen and Heede and leave." Cairo said with sorrow, wishing the best for the Haven residents and hoping they didn't need to suffer too much.

"Good luck.," Sayan said saying farewell once again to the orcas. He smiled at Rose, proud at his mate's ability to gently influence Cairo.

Sybil stayed to see the four orcas off until their dorsal fins disappeared into the ocean, into their temporary home. It was now when she realized that their home was in trouble and that they all had a lot to take care of, but first things first.
"Alright guys. It's time for us to get to work, but first, a little honoring to the warblers who didn't make it." Sybil said, looking at Rose and reminding her on what she suggested yesterday. The warblers were probably awake by now, so it was all a matter of gathering them all, say a few prayers for their comrades, and resume the restoration of the forest. It was going to be who knows how many months of hardworking activity, but they have been through worse, and Sybil was certain they could make it and return to the pleasant, happy life they use to have before all went downhill with the war and drought.