Redtail Rise the colloquy of monos and una

cameo post just to get some thoughts out (:

From afar Carrion watched the scene unravel, unsure of what had compelled her here in the first place. She had not been summoned, she had next to nothing to do with this whole debacle, but nosiness curiosity held her there.

Though her features remained impassive, her mind whorled in a blur of color and sensation, thought and uncertainty. She felt an aversion to the blooming conflict and knew that she should care more for one side over the other. Lilia was more of a mother to her than Avicus had been - yet there was a natal predisposition towards the blood of her true mother buried deep inside. She wanted to see neither of them harmed, she thought.

And still, Carrion could not bring herself to care for either in the way that they would need.

Her support felt like water slipping through cupped hands; she could not hold a torch for Avicus or Lilia. The red queen had been largely absent in her young life, which was more or less a neutral point for the solitary-leaning girl, and Lilia had also recently scorned her by admitting that she would not stay on the rise - she would cater to the oddling no more.

Ultimately though, Carrion came to the recognize in those moments that she only cared for herself. She held no attachments above this self-pedestal, and she realized that it did not matter to her who was in charge or who stood over who. It only mattered which side would better serve her. The ever-present beserkr or the returning queen? It did not help that Augur seemed indecisive as well. Perhaps she could rely on Masquerade's opinion then.

She watched her mother stalk away before doing the same, slinking back in the direction she had come, feeling emptied out of all emotion except wretched irresolution.

Curiosity, again, had stricken the cat.