Selective Breeding | EDITING

Part 45

Three weeks.

The past three weeks, have been chaotic in the nicest terms. Ruma was working almost double was she normally was, Ratok was doing the same. There was a rare moment when all three of them, Ratok, Ruma, and Deon were in the room together.

Ruma was tired more often now. She nearly slept every moment she wasn't working.

But they had everything set up for the incoming visitors. As they prepared for Bvelpio to arrive that day.

Deon was once again left up in the room, he rarely had a moment to leave the tower with either of them in the past couple weeks, and was getting a bit grouchy because of it.

Today, Ruma had to leave him again, as stood near Vassenhilo as they watched a large carrier come into view of orbit. On her other side stood Ratok, not for her, but to be head guard as he should.

From the large carrier a smaller ship deported from it and descended towards the large open space that was being used for a landing pad. The wind off of it whipped and stung Ruma's skin from where she was standing.

Ratok moved himself behind her so that the wind didn't knock her backwards.

With a loud whshee sound air sprung out from the craft, as it landed. It took a few minutes of it settling before the door lowered, and out walked Bvelpio and a small percession of others behind him.

"Vassenhilo, good to see you." he said walking up and greeting the other. Vassenhilo returned the greeting.

"You are looking well. How is you pet breeding business?"

"Doing better now that I have mixed in a few offspring off of your pet. Say, lets talk business later. I have a few males, that are quite the lookers, that would do well with your Ruma."

Vassenhilo blinked. "Unfortunelty, I don't see Ruma willingly letting us do that, now." He pointed over his shoulder. "The big bear kin, is her Meager."

"A Meager, you recreated Geildeto's hyper race?"

"No, no, he isn't a true Meager, she just selected him, so best not to fight her on that aspect. Though between him and her, I see a few decent bloodline coming out"

Bvelpio looked Ratok up and now, "Would do quite well." behind the two that were speaking several people started bringing out boxes and crates.

Ratok took that as his cue to go instruct people where to go, and how to find things. Leaving Ruma to stand near Vassenhilo.

Bvelpio looked over at Ruma. "She is looking well, must be from having that Maeger around, say does she have a brude?"

"She does. That was a recent addition."

"Very good, so we should see a increase in her production, both in quality and quantity?" Bvelpio asked eagerly.

"We should, and if some arrangement are made, I may be purchasing you know what from you, to keep those two around longer." Vassenhilo looked over at Ruma, then to Ratok, and back to Bvelpio.

"Enough about work, trades, and pets, let us go eat. You know how I enjoy my food. I brought things for you and your precious girl there to enjoy. I do however want to see that Brude of hers, is he manner trained? Or will I get to a wild spit fire?" the two walked off.

As they did Ruma stayed for a moment. When a familiar scent came through the air. She turned and watched a child no older than nine walked out, with two personal guards on either side of them. The child wasn't chained or forced to go anywhere, just was highly protected.

Ruma bit the inside of her lip, as it had been 3 or four years since she last laid eyes on them. Their hair was longer and had started to curl. In the sun bits of red undertones could be seen bouncing off the dark brown.

"Meski" Ruma's voice strained, but was loud enough to catch the little girl's attention. Ruma quickly ran up to here and got down on her knees. Trying to hold back the tears in her eyes.

The girl stared at her blankly for a little while, then went to speak, "Mother, it is nice to see you again." she said, with no emotion behind it. Speaking how a porcelain doll would, and not a child.

Ruma started signing to her, "You look so much bigger, your hair is so pretty, does your siblings have the same curls as you, how are you, are happy." unable to control her excitement.

Meski blinked slowly. "I do apologize, I have seemed to have forgot how to understand your non-spoken language."

Ruma sat back on her heels. Then gulped down, ""T-thats, alright. I can speak if this is ea-easier fo-or you."

Meski shook her head, "I'm sorry, I don't have anymore time right now. Master wants me to get settled." the little girl turned away with the guards in tow. Ruma sat there blanked watching her daughter walk away from her.

Once Meski was out of sight she looked to the sky, using gravity to help hold in her tears, as she felt a painful tightening in her throat. She gulps again, forcing in a large breath.

Then sat there looking at the sky. Watching as some birds flew over head.

"Is something wrong?" Beskra voice broke the silence. Ruma looked over, to see the cat kin staring at her. She refused to speak or do anything but her sign.

"What do you want?" she signed angerily.

Beskra nodded, "Vassenhilo told me to come get you."

Ruma stared, she figured he didn't actually know what she was saying, so she stood. Wipping the crust from the corners of her eyes, where some tears leaked out.

She looked around for Ratok, but saw he was off busy with his own work. So she silently walked toward the mansion where she had watched him and Bvelpio head towards. Since it was going to be a fairly long walk, she cried on her way there, so it was go by the time she got to the steps.