Thread: The Shifting Tides [CajunDave and Original Content]

You are quite unlucky because you have not learned how to sneak a meal. The Keeperssss think that I do not know how to draw in a mouse, but I know, she spoke confidently and swelled up her chest with pride. It was a false pride for the idea she had long thought up hadn't worked for time, but she still held dear to whatever successes she could manage at any point. I'm not sure if I care for the games so much. They hurt so much. Never seems like enough food to me. She glanced over to see one of the Lower Keepers looking in the slaves' directions. She quickly bowed her head and looked away. They were never quite friendly if you shared eye contact, and especially when they heard the two conversing in beast speech, the only thing they could not hold captive from the two. Loria flicked out her tongue and caught the overwhelming smell of old and dead blood. It both ignited her hunger and sickened her, for such a meal could only lead to a night of sickness. Again she flicked her tongue, more out of habit than her own desire, and she caught the scent of the Alpha Keeper once more. He slammed open the barn doors, startling all within. A mess of noise erupted throughout the barn as he stomped to the two cages. Instinctively Loria scrambled to the back of her cage and hissed at the Keeper. He slapped the bars of her cage and shook it fiercely for a moment to prove his dominance than brought his face only inches from the bars itself. Oh if I did not need that scaly hide of yours I would I have long extracted the poison from your blood and sold well on the Under Markets. Now she sat huddled in a corner with her eyes down to her knees, trying to contain her twitchy tongue within her mouth. She occasionally glanced at Katrik, but not even his eyes could soothe her this time. Both were defenseless to the Alpha Keeper's whim. It was only luck that she was needed as manual labor and some other poor house slave was cursed with his real needs or else she would be as such. She often could smell the pheromones that he let off whenever she worked, which was often in a horrible torn pile of rags. The Alpha Keeper took a deep breath as though to calm himself then looked at both, though now he threw more of a glare at Katrik whenever he thought he heard the rumbling of the felines belly. You two will be well fed today, out of luck if anything. The fields are infested with rodents. Our crops are dwindlin' like hell and you're the quickest things I own. I ain't gotta show ya what to turn into today, but I better not get any dumb funny business from you two. He eyed Loria who was capable of shifting into the smallest form out of the two. Though she never intended to runaway, as fear bound her to her cage, she was not unknown for exploring. If either one of you get out of hand, which I 'spect you will, I'll make you cough off every rat and squirrel you swallowed. I mean it. I'll beat it right out of ya! He raised a horse whip threateningly then laughed and lowered it as he reached for the latches of the cages. I won't follow you today Keeper Ebel will be holdin' the fields down today. You best listen to 'em. He ain't no better than me and I told him to beat cha both first chance he get.