ruo laid on a rock, fully immensing herself within the pounding rain. it was the closest she could feel the sea's touch, and simply closed her eyes while feeling her fur drench in the water. 

she wanted to go home to her rock.

ruo opened her eyes to a rather unpleasant greeting, "it's the rat." she said, cooly to the warrior. she vaguely remembered he had a large absence long ago, and returned once more. however the timeline? no idea, she just know some facts.

"i see that your rank was taken." she didn't really care who held the warrior title.. because in the end she always saw it as Ying's spot, but it seemed instead of Orochi taking the reigns, it was another.

"so now you give a name." she vaguely knew of it, and of course others told her, but refused to call him anything until he gave it. she honestly was rather petty when it came to orochi, probably not enjoying his chaotic nature compared to the calm seas. 

"and why doesn't she?" wasn't it her sons mentor who currently has it?

man, ruo really has no idea about pack politics right now.

what the fuck is her own rank at this point.

"if i feel like it." honestly, she couldn't deny it was also very amusing to simply toy with the three-limbed fellow. she couldn't deal with such fireballs, but he gave such wild respondses, it somewhat made the day go faster, and entertained more. ruo also had confident he couldn't do anything without being exiled, since he seemed so determined to become a general again.

"she proved herself," the siren shrugged, unknowing of yuelong politics, "do the same." and he seemed quite determined to do so. she wondered who this 'saved life' was though, "or you know, aim for another position." that also seemed easier.

"last time i met him, he wanted to kill me," which was how ruo took their confrontation, "so yeah, i don't know his type." she also thought it was a perfect reason for him not to be some sort of general. she was surpised he became one. it was a whole reason she threw a massive fit to hua. and now another lady was it, someone she hasn't met thankfully.

another war maniac? who knows, who cares.

the siren didn't want to be in the pack politics anymore. 

whatever the fuck her rank was didn't matter anymore.

"i'm ruo. a cousin of the empress."

"You fought someone who doesn't fight. Do I look like a warrior?" She did not have the ample muscles of Ying or her lion. She was as sleek as an otter, one who rode the waves and not fight against them. Her body looked more built for running, and especially so for stamina then any of the warrior-ways. She thought at one point to ask Ying, but also felt it was simply.. Boring.

"We aren't fighting; i'm stating the truth." She didn't really count this as a fight, especially against a rat. Perhaps there was a little salt to the fact he rose to the ranks instead of herself, and especially got into a fight about it with hua. 

"you weren't in this pack before, so of course you wouldn't think so." he smelled of yuelong, but ruo never saw him previously.

"he wanted to fight me so i called him a weakened rat," she said with completely honesty. the siren didn't pull any strings on her harshness, "maybe less weak, but still a rat." he seemed stronger, way less angry then of previous times, but she still saw him as that; a rat.

ruo only waved her paw at his opinion. she didn't care how long the other was with him, for what happened in the past, was something she still held against him. she really wouldn't put it past him if he ended up hurting packmates, and wasn't sure why her cousin gave so much trust. 

whatever.

"weak-minded," she used her own paw, and the siren tapped her head, "angry at everything, so fight and yell at everything." point proven at his tantrum.

ruo only gave a knowing, coy smile, and said no more to the wolf named Hide. he said she was wrong, but all orochi has done shown otherwise. a man of power, maybe so, but rash, often to anger. weak-minded, she thought, and why would he deserve the higher position if he ran to that constantly?

she wouldn't put him to it. but hua wasn't ruo, so their opinions differed.

she offered slight suggestions just because, but in the end; he didn't change from the first time they met. and she doesn't think he ever will.