Re: [Ch01] Riverside Ruckus
The Vernim frowned at Nerina's joke, and let out an annoyed 'tcheh' sound when one of the Jaguars began laughing and the other could barely contain his own amusement. As Kachende finished his sentence the mouseman spoke up raptly, his voice exasperated, "Appetite eh? She best stay off me and mine then, or we just might decide to have some fowl fer supper!", the vernim glared up at Nerina and the Jaguars unflinchingly; he wasn't quite joking around like they had been either. And in the same stroke he grumbled and shook his head before turning his attention back to Ryxis. "They wiff ye, ain't they, big fella? There ain't more feathers to deal with, is there? Too many already... I just might nick some to pad out my pillow with at this rate.", the Vernims last sentence was a low, but still audible, grumble.
Meanwhile, while the mouseman was busy bemoaning his fate, a pair of Harpies were conversing with a pair of white-furred, blue-eyed, mousewomen. "So ya, our brother went off to find whoever the Felyn has sent to escort us, but I'm sure he will keep his word to ya. You'll get your ride, and ye two help protect us.", the other mousewoman sighed softly, slowly shaking her head. "I dunno why he agreed to it in the first place, I'm sure the cats won't leave us hanging... They want what we're sellin' after all, but our brother is... A lil too careful at times. His call though, so I guess we'll be gettin' to know eachother the next coupla days.", the second Vernim paused to look around herself, then spoke in a hushed tone to the two harpies. "Just be wary 'round our brother, and watch yer tailfeathers, he's been complainin' that his favorite pillow could use some more padding as of late."