Troubled mermaid

Unwelcomeed guest

Qin did not leave the cave unless it was to have a dip in the lake but she made sure always to be in the deep end, there was no playing and jumping in the air, like she had done with her brother and her dolphin, still she made use of what she could, her speed was getting better and she was getting to be an adamant hunter, there was enough of salmon in this lake and she ate them mostly since it was her favourite.

She liked to tell stories, she told them stories she adapted to this environment, she told them the story about the mermaid but changed it so it could better fit this world, they all enjoyed her stories and really could not understand how a cub like her could have such imagination, she told them it was the power of the mermaids, she made things up so it would benefit her. She had thought about telling them she was really from another world but she decided against it. She was born in this world and was now Qin, she thought it was wiser to tell them she could sometimes dream of things that could be and dream of things she could make, she could hint she was favoured by the beast goddess but not really say it. She did not like to be put in the same place as Bai since she was born into this world and was a beast herself. She liked being a mermaid, it was so empowering being such a strong beasts that could hunt and kill for herself, she wanted more, she had been trying to meditate to try to gain the power her brother had told her she had but it had been unsuccessful so far, maybe she had to be full grown for it to work, she was not ready to give up though, she would try all kinds of things to try to gain the power she wanted. She really wanted to sing to see how it would work but it was not wise to sing here, beasts had very good hearing and it was almost certain that someone would hear her voice and since no one sang in this world except mermen's, everybody would know who it was. Maybe the power she was craving to get was the voice or maybe it was a mixture of the two, She had plenty of time to find out so she was not worried.

Qin was afraid Bai would come and take her mates away, they were only her guardians for now and they could break their vows and follow her, she felt a surge of envy just thinking about it so she was quick to tell them all they were not allowed to help any female that did not have mates and if the female was beautiful they could not help her. They all adored her and thought she was so cute, they all agreed with smiles on their face, not knowing how serious she really was it was hard to lay down the law when you are just a cub, she really could not be the head of the family yet, she was still too young even if she was a full grown adult soul and acted like one they would never see her as such much to her dismay.

Qin was never left alone, Curtis and Winston made sure of that and for that Qin felt glad, it gave her comfort since she knew so many beasts were looking for her, she would much rather go back to her brother than to be found by Mitchel, she did not want to be used as a body for his fathers late mate, she shivered just thinking about it, she put all her hopes on her mates, she had to have a strong harem, she would not accept anyone with less power unless he was of use for her, she had to be smart, if she wanted to survive, she really hoped she would not meet Bai, she had a feeling it would not go well and would be a disaster for her, still she was so young and she had much more time to gain what she wanted while Bai did not, sure that Bai could do almost everything, what kind of a sixteen year old knows so much as Bai did, none she thought, maybe Bai was not all that she was seen, her talents were just too convenient and she was good at almost everything, so unlikely, still she did not think of Bai any further, there was no use, she hoped she would never come to meet her. She thought about all the beasts in the story, where there none as strong as Curtis that she could meet, she could only think of the deranged scorpion and he was not an option, she just could not remember but she hoped she would be able to find someone at similar strength as Curtis and Winston. She had all of bai's key partners now, she was happy, she had successfully stolen them, she wondered how Bai would fair, would the story let her meet another feral instead? Or was she just out of luck, she was a little curious but not curious enough to stick around to find out.

Curtis and Winston started to get ready for winter, since Curtis would hibernate during winter he did not have to prepare much but now he had to, he had a little cub to take care of of, he was a little stressed she would starve during winter because he did not hunt enough so he doubled his effort and hunted too much, Winston had to talk him out of hunting more, he had hunted enough for Qin, Winston was the voice of reason, he was a beast of few words but that did not mean he had nothing to say or show, he liked to show is love by action not words, Qin remembered that Winston was a beast of passion in the books and she could hardly wait to grow up so she could experience it for herself. She had been locked up in the cave for many years by her brother so she used her imagination so that she would not go crazy, she day dreamt a lot, even now, she often stared at the wall smiling like an idiot, her guardians had no idea what she was smiling so brightly about but they enjoyed watching her all the same.

Muir had been waiting and hoping to see what was happening, he had seen Winston come and go so he knew the tiger had not been eaten but he was a curious bird, what was the relationship between the three beasts? What were they hiding and why? He wanted answers so he waited until he saw the feral leave, he was pretty certain Winston would not kill him or at least he hoped not but he just had to know what was happening, he had been waiting for weeks and nothing was happening other than the feral went hunting and the leopard came and went but never slept there. He waited for his chance and decided to go for it, whatever would happen would happen, he was a very clever bird and also a good fighter.

Curtis took the last hunting trip for winter, he would soon hibernate, he did not want to hibernate with so many beasts there so he would leave and go to one of his other lairs for the winter, he really did not have to hunt so much but he wanted his cub to be well taken care of, as soon as he left and it was safe Muir quietly entered the cave, he knew full well that Winston would be able to feel his presence but he still kept on he had to find out. The cave was like a labyrinth, he had no idea where to go, so many ways and which one to chose, the tried to rely on his smell but it seemed Winston had been preparing for an unwelcome guest so he had scented all the caves, he had no idea which one to choose.

Winston got agitated as soon as he felt Muir presence, Qin was quick to ask what was wrong and he told her that there was an intruder in the cave, Qin was quick on her feet and asked if it was scorpions but Winston said no, he told her he knew the beast, it was an eagle named Muir, Qin told him not to worry, since he knew the beast he was most likely not working for the scorpions so it did not matter, she told Winston she wanted to meet him, she told him to fetch him and show him to her. Winston did not really like this idea but Qin told him it was alright. Qin was delighted, she loved Muir in the book, yes he could be a total ass and he made horrible decisions, if she would snatch him she would not let him make such stupid mistakes, he was a very useful beast to have, plus he could fly, she wanted him and she would get him. While she was figuring out how to charm the eagle Winston was in a bad mood, he did not like the eagle at all, he was too clever for his own good but what his cub wanted she would get even if he was not in agreement.

I hope you liked it, thank you so much for reading, liking and commenting, i will most likely update again tomorrow, have a great evening :)