Dealing With Blonds

coffee with some cats

I Pretty much growled at the men around the fire. Jarico tried his best to not laugh as the men who were unfamiliar with me took a few tentative steps away. The youth called Rayly scrambled around the camp to find me Koltro powder and then he stammered as he handed it to me.

It took mere moments to empty the ground powder into the boiling water, as the brown powder dispersed in the kettle several of the less caustios men tried to take up convocation with me. Soon they realized talking with me was impossible and they moved on to conversing with Jarico about various soldierly things.

Not soon enough the kettle whistled and I snatched it off the fire before the men could move and I made off to the kings tent with Jarico grumbling at my heals. I wrinkled my nose at the monstrosity of Tramontane's tent, it was larger than my pitiful chambers in the lower levels of the mountains. I threw open the tents flap and declared loudly, "Iv got you so unburned Koltro!"

Faster than lightning a crimson pelted mountain cat was at my knees and rubbing his blood colored head on my leg. Moments later the king was in view. His usual robes had been striped away to an emerald shirt and gray pants. But what threw me the most off kilter was the fact that he was barefoot. "Come on you gaping fish and lets have some peace and Koltro." Tramontane crossed the tent with Jarico on his heals. In a short whistle the crimpson colered cat had fallen in line.

I sighed and was left with nothing but to fallow. So I did.

Off of the first tent was another slightly smaller one with a three legged table and a few chairs strewn around it. The king was seating himself and Jarico had snatched a chair close to him. The king had already set a few cups on the table and was beckoning me to fill them. I did as I was told and filled two of the cups. When I didn't make a move to fill a third or sit down the king quirked a brow.

"So you think I just dragged you out here to make me my morning drink and leave you out." I just nodded my head. "Nonsense fill another cup and sit down."

I quickly did as I was told and I muttered my thanks as I sat down in the chair. 

A/N So i realized some of you are clueless about Koltro. Its a drink like coffee (hence the chapters name.