Hunted [P, Trick, Jaime]

[Tamari]

was out exploring the wide expanse that the loners called their home, as she so often found herself doing. Under the pretense of collecting herbs, she was in fact just out for what would hopefully be a peaceful walk.
Looking left and right, Tamari felt something change in the air. The birds stopped singing and it seemed that the wind itself had stopped moving just for this moment. Tamari wasn't alone, someone was coming.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick was on the prowl. He had been following his little sister
for a while now, keeping silent and to the shadows. He was
surprised and a little impressed at her resilience. After all,
she had been abandoned at six, and somehow managed to
survive in her own.

After a while he decided to speed things up and make
his appearance, wanting to end her quickly.
Leaning casually against a tree just behind Tamari,
he fingered the knife that was adorned with a snake and
hawk charm, identical to the ones Tamari had in her possession.

"Morning, little sis. Long time no see."
His voice was drawling and bored, but his eyes were sharp.

[Jaime]

Jaime smiled, in his wolf form like usual. His head held high as he was on his way to see his one and only love, Tamari, someone he was protective over and someone he loved with his all. Every fiber of his body. Of course, he could smell her nearby but that didn't shake the odd smell within his nose. He walked along the trees, going to surprise her as he walked towards their usual meeting point. He froze when he saw her, crouching low within the brush, about the pounce out of it all before hearing a voice.

A voice he knew as his Deputy's. The one he was suppose to protect Tamari from. His eyes widened as he listened intently, waiting for her answer. He would wait to see if Trick was going to attack, if he made another step towards Tamari he would attack without hesitation. He felt a growl rising but suppressed it, keeping low and hidden, making sure not to make a sound. Only listen.

[Tamari]

Tamari froze at the voice, the sound that she hadn't heard in so long,
but was so eerily familiar. Her brother, her tormentor, her torturer.
She didn't turn around, didn't need to.
Trick could kill her in a heartbeat wether she was facing him or not.
She spoke quietly, hiding the fear that she truly felt.
Ah, where was Jaime when she needed him? If she was going to die, she wanted to be able to see him one last time.

"You lost the right to call me sister long ago, Trick."

[Trick--->Arien]

He clicked his tongue in a mock scolding way.
Pushing off the tree he walked over to Tamari, standing
just a few feet from her, still fingering his knife slowly.

"Touchy, touchy. What's the matter? Are those poisons I put into you
ever so long ago giving you headaches again?"
His question was sarcastic, but he was honestly interested as it would
give him more results to contemplate on his experiment.

[Jaime]

Jaime saw Trick's knife finally and that set him off, along with the step towards Tamari. Jaime shifted to her human form and jumped in front of Tamari, his own knife drawn. It was more like a machete, his eyes were narrowed and his teeth her bore into a snarl. He let out a feral growl that sounded like a wolves. A warning to back away, he was protecting what he loved and if the attacker didn't back off, he'd tear some fur off. His ears were drawn back as he raised his knife to his own Deputy "Trick! Back away." he said in a stern dark voice.

One arm extended to the back of him and pushed Tamari closer to him but more behind him, keeping her safe and trying to hide her, as if that would do anything. He let out another growl and glared at Trick. His anger was rising within him, knocking his insides around like the tide pulling in. His heart hammered as he watched his Deputy, who would soon be just an exiled enemy "How dare you even think you're Deputy type after you've murdered your own family. You have no place within the tribes, Trick, you belong in hell." he spat, his eyes glittering with anger.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick's mouth twisted into an easy smirk as he examined his leader, so eager to throw
away his life to protect something so meager. Crossing his arms with a pout, Trick examined Jaime.

"My actions of the past have nothing to do with my life now, if you had bothered to ask,
you would know that I joined Mentis to begin a new life. I am not in the wrong here, she
is a of a rival tribe. Just because you're going around behind your tribes back, playing
love birds with her, doesn't make her safe by any standards."

His grin widened ever so slightly.
"To my eye, it is you Jaime, not me, that is disloyal to his tribe."

[Tamari]

Tamari didn't know whose appearance startled her more, Trick's or Jaime's.
When she felt Jaime moving her behind him, she went willingly, making sure
to stay a distance back so as not to get in his way.

She didn't know wether to let Jaime continue to defend her,
she didn't feel right, depending on someone to keep her safe,
she felt useless and weak, but then again, that pretty much defined her.

"Jaime, don't do anything stupid ok? Not for me."
She pleaded quietly to his back.

[Jaime]

Jaime smiled "You talk like the gods are not angry with you. I've spoken to mine about Tamari and I, they sent signs of doves. Peace." He spat, his muscles tense with anger "You're disregarding the fact that you killed innocent people, Trick. Innocent people. Your own parents and now you're trailing around for your sister!" he scoffed, his voice getting louder "How dare you call yourself a member of Mentis with such a murderous past. And a thirst for killing!" he yelled, clenching his knife "Back down from her, Trick. Or i'll show you how loyal i really am." he growled the last part.

He narrowed his eyes again and let out a huff of air "Stupid? Only without you." he replied, his voice held the serious tone but with a hint of sarcasm.

[Trick--->Arien]

He tilted his head a little, regarding Jaime with emotionless eyes.
"You are not loyal. You take the word of a girl you met a few days ago,
over the word of your deputy. That is jot loyalty Jaime."

Shaking his head he glanced around Jaime to peer at his sister.
"Besides, you never thought to ask my side of the story.
Perhaps you are jumping to conclusions, as leader of Mentis,
the wise tribe, you are not living up to your name."

[Jaime]

Jaime got a few inches lower, tensing up "I take the word of someone whom i love and trust. I've only known you for a few days too, Trick. Days. And i trust her over you." he narrowed his eyes, they were glinting with pure hatred. How dare he talk so modestly over killing innocent people. He believed Tamari no matter what, she wasn't like any other Crudelis member.

He bit his bottom lip and looked up at Trick "A wise leader goes with their gut. The way you look at her Trick, they way you look at anyone! You look at them like they're a piece of meat waiting to be cut." he scoffed, looking at the knife Trick was fingering still "If you were an innocent man, why would you have that knife with you, drawn over someone who posed no thread!" he growled.

Jaime blinked once, hard. He could feel Tamari behind him still "I'm asking you once again. Back down and leave." he growled, taking a step towards the deranged deputy.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick twirled the knife a few more times before sheathing it and grinning at Jaime.
"I plan to kill her. I already told you, I want to start a new life, and my sister is a constant reminder of what I have done, she is a personification of my old life. I can't move on until she's gone."

He blinked a few times then shook his head.
"Everyone is meat, everyone can be cut. I'm practical, not sadistic. I see how fragile people are, but that doesn't mean I go around hacking them up."

[Jaime]

Jaime narrowed his eyes "I won't allow it, Trick. By killing her, you'll cause panic throughout the tribes and tarnish our name of Mentis!" He scowled, letting out another feral growl "You dare step forward and try to harm her, I WILL banish you and i will attack!" he snapped, his teeth sharpening with every growing second. His fists clenched as he tightened his grip on his knife.

He started to count mentally, trying to keep himself calm.

[Trick--->Arien]

Trick gave an exagerrated sigh of dissapointment. Though he wanted Tamari dead, he wasn't going to risk his place in the tribe for it, not yet. He had worked hard under the previous leader to become deputy, and he was constantly proud of what he was doing for his tribe. Even though Jaime didn't trust him, Trick knew that he was a good deputy for his tribe, he always made sure to go and talk to all of them whenever he could.

"Whatever you say Jai," He spoke, bowing deeply, his eyes still glinting with frustration, but his demeanor had remained calm the whole confrontation.
"I'll see you back in camp."

Before leaving, he quickly pulled out a scrap of paper and a writing tool from his pocket and quickly jotted something down. Placing it gently on the ground in front of him, he turned and was soon swallowed up back into the trees. He needed to go and check on Noah anyway, the boy was sneaking out of camp far too often.

To anyone that examined the note, it read:
'Nara pra reu Naru hidn, priya vara. Sora li neda'

[Tamari]

Tamari watched from behind Jaime's back as Trick left.
Back to the tribe huh? Well at least she knew that he wouldn't
hurt anyone there, even Tamari had to admit that he seemed loyal.

Her eyes on the note on the ground, Tamari stepped around Jaime and
walked over. Picking it up, she scanned the note, recognising the language
that the two had made up together when they were still children and Trick
was kind to her. Her eyes glanced over it, reading the words then she
placed it in her pocket quickly.

Turning back to Jaime she frowned and crossed her arms. Of course she was
happily, grateful and maybe even a little honored that he had come to
protect her, but she didn't like the thought of Jaime putting himself in
danger for her.
"That was reckless Jaime, you shouldn't have come after me.
What if you had gotten yourself hurt? Then it would have been my
fault."