Jackie didn't know how to answer Rider's question. She stood in silence and just stared at him. Before Rider could continue the rest of the group showed giving Jackie an excuse.
"We better get going." Jackie ignored it.
"Jackie. Wait!" Rider called out but Jackie had already left.
"What am I going to do?" Rider turned to Koa.
"Don't ask me." The leopard simply shrugged. "If I was you, than I would go after her."
"You're right." Rider agreed before mounting Koa.
"You said that like it was an uncommon thing." Koa growled at him before pursuing.
By the time they had gotten there, Jackie and Jet were already in the group, it was obvious that they were trying to ignore them. Rider moaned in frustration before dismounting and having to fit through and work his way around people.
"Hey!" Dylan called out to him.
"What now?" Rider moaned, as he tried to scan the crowd for Jackie.
"What did you do?" Dylan demanded to know.
"What do you? 'What did I do'?" Rider was taken back.
"Well, it was obviously you. Jackie is slightly pissed, slightly angry, slightly upset. She is slightly everything right now! And you were the last one with her!" Dylan argued.
"Oh good lord." Rider murmured to himself.
"Hey!" Dylan snapped him back out if it before pinning him against the tree.
Koa snarled and raised his hackles but Dylan's mountain lion blocked the leopard off.
"What did you do?" Dylan gritted his teeth.
"That is none of your business." Rider spat at him.
"Hey!" Suddenly Jackie's voice over came them. "What the hell is going in here?!"
"He..." Dylan was about to begin but stopped himself.
"Well?!" Jackie demanded to know.
"Jackie, please. I need an answer." Rider pleaded with her.
"No! I need an answer!" Jackie snapped back ah him.
Rider lowered his head, in shame and embarrassment.
"Rider, you don't just ask someone to marry you out of the blue like that." Jackie murmured, lowering her own head. "You surprised me and I freaked out."
"No, you are right." Rider signed.
"Well. This is awkward." Dylan murmured to himself.
Jackie walked up to Rider and took his hand, which still had the small ring in it. She looked him in the eye and smiled sweetly. He looked up at her, the same passionate love in his eyes. Jackie ran her fingers along the ring before picking it up. She looked up at the sky before smiling once more, after this she looked at Rider. Smiling at him, she slipped the ring on her finger. Rider chuckled before lifting her in the air.
"Man, I think that I am going to cry." Dylan sniffled.
Jackie and Rider chuckled before turning to one another, but before either one of them could say something a loud roar echoed throughout the territory.
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One of the scouts had returned and not long after had a roar echoed throughout the territory. Jake stood up, realising what that roar meant. War.
"Come on, people! Let's move!" Jake ordered them as he mounted his snow leopard.
The men rushed to their big cats, grabbing their weapons and making themselves look alive. Jake lead them to the edge of their post, from here they could just make out the post further up and the two on the other side. He looked to where the starting post was, he smiled before letting out a breathe.
"You ready for this?" Jake asked.
"Nope." Mountain replied.
"That's good then." Jake nodded.
"Together?" Mountain asked, turning his head to see Jake.
"Together." Jake nodded, resting a hand on the big cat's forehead.
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Brandon raised his hand to signal the group behind him to halt. Beside him was Christian, all he did was look in the direction of the Lionheart Tribe.
"You look like you haven't fought in a war before." Brandon joked with him.
"Says you. You have fought in many wars. These are just a walk in the park for you." Christian replied.
Brandon chuckled at him, before looking up at the sky. "May we wish that our ancestors watch over us and care for us."
"And let those whose time has come to come." Christian murmured after Brandon had finished.
Brandon turned and smiled at him before watching as they could begin small torches.
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Caged - Unleash the Beast
FantasyThe sequel to Caged White Snow: Jackie has finally become chief and with Rider as captain they have now taken their rightful place. But being chief isn't all serious and checking up on trainees training. Her father had warned her that anything can h...
