The Tides Of War

Salineas

It was undoubtedly the voice of the famous second in command the feline heard. She sighed and looked down the rock she stood on. She wasn't sure how she was going to get to shore.

Making an attempt, said attempt resulted in her slipping into the cold water liquid below. She shrieked and grabbed onto a floating plank catching her breath. She growled and deadpanned as she knew she looked scrawny and stupid. Her fur was weighing her down.

Making it to shore she hissed and shook herself off on all fours. Her fur looking out but sagging once again. Dwelling in her uncomfortable state, footsteps approached the beach; approached her.

"Look what the tide dragged in~"
"I know I look terrible, Catra. No need to rub it in. "Silver sighed and sat in the sand, not making eye contact as Catra's mismatched eyes widened. She wasn't expecting a reaction like that, if anything she was expecting the feline to be happy to hear her snarky remark. This was rather depressing and Catra's ears drooped a little.

To confirm that it wasn't an ambush, she looked around. Finding no unusual sounds or objects she looked to feline before her.
" you're... Alone? " Catra crouched to her level.
"Yeah... I gotta find my own way back to BrightMoon as punishment. Your plan worked, you got Salineas... Yay... " Silver feigned a happy tone, sighing and squirming in her skin.

"What about Adora? " Catra narrowed her eyes. "The whole treason thing?"
Silver scoffed, "Glimmer didn't want to hear it, Adora...She's still mad I didn't tell her about the second time..."

A wind picked up and Silver shivered, Catra's eyebrows furrowed. They abandoned her. Left her to fend for herself as punishment. Yeah she helped someone on the other side of a war blah blah blah but... Still.... She thought they were oh so forgiving for everything. Turns out they had their dark sides.
The brunette extended a hand, "come on, let's get you cleaned up. " blue eyes looked to the hand and to the feline's eyes in disbelief. Catra blushed and grumbled, "this is not because I like you. "

Silver smiles and takes the feline's hand, getting help to stand.
As she was guided back to a hut that was probably Catra's. She realized theses were most likely the houses of the people who had to evacuate from the attack.
Catra sits her down and gets a blanket for her, but as it touched the feline's fur, lots of water soaked through.

"We're gonna need lots more. " Catra sighed and headed out, yelling at some cadets to bring towels and to get warm blankets. Silver blushed at the hospitality.
A few minutes later, Catra returned with some fresh clothes and a satchel, another cadet trailing behind hands filled with the towel and blanket requests.
"C-catra, you didn't have to-- I'm not worth the fuss. " Silver's pupils involuntarily expanded. Catra noticing and shooing the cadet.

"I know how cold the water is, trust me. " The magicat finally notices the cup of tea the brunette was offering her. She took it into her hands carefully and cooled it then sipped it. Ooo Cinnamon! While she drank, Catra switched the soaked blanket to a warm towel, their gazes meeting and locking for a minute too long.
Catra swiftly breaking it and turning away, going to sit on the floor by the circle window. To distract herself she got lost in other feelings.

Silver tried to read her body language, it was a bit hard but she could tell by the silence in the room. Something was wrong.
"Hey... What's wrong? " she sipped her tea.

Catra considered if she should answer, her ear flicking and turning back. She sighed and looked to the floor.

"Repeat it and you're dead, Fluff. " Silver pretended to zip her lips shut.
"I thought winning would be different... " she draws into the clay beneath her feet. "I'm not-- as happy as I thought I'd be. As satisfied maybe? Yes I won but... What now? " Catra's ears fell, Silver sipped her tea.