THE BLOOD'S RUN STALE

"Speech." ? ? ? Thought. ? ? ? 707.

Her gaze wavered briefly over towards Kaien to catch his reaction to her words, wondering whether or not the message lingering behind her vocals would prove to be distasteful to the male, however, his own gaze resided not on her with shock or anger, but at the ground like hers had before. Perhaps he had felt similar to her over the recent events that racked their pack, for she assumed he also held a twinge of shame for what had occurred and blamed himself as she had put the blame on herself. His next set of words only confirmed her assumptions correct, and as he concluded his speech, she succumbed to silence once more, allowing her pupils to draw back to her forepaws as she mused over her own thoughts. Anger ignited just briefly within her system as she recalled Cyanide?s words again, and the traitor?s undying loyalty to Nnoitra along with all of the other older members of Tortuga. The pallid queen could not help but wonder about the reason for everyone?s disrespect towards Kaien; everything she had offered to Collision on the subject of Kaien and Nnoitra were not lies conjured to appease Kaien, but they were the exact truth. Kaien had managed more than Nnoitra when it came to involvement in other packs; it was a curious thought to wonder why no one else saw it as it was. The mere thought only ticked Morphine off even further as she wasted more time on it and caused her to feel that much more remorse with losing Cyanide to Valhalla ? the girl had been so wrong.


A snort breached her leathery nostrils as the onslaught of repetitive thoughts subsided, returning to the real world and escaping her memories and thoughts as she looked back to Kaien. He had complimented her in a way ? probably to pull her as far away from her self-conscious mannerisms as he could ? but it was flattering none the less. A genuine smile flickered momentarily over her countenance as she tore her gaze away from him to rest upon the expanse of territory on the horizon, but it only remained there for a moment, for the wench loathed to even display her own happiness; she had a stoic attitude about her that she preferred to maintain even in Kaien?s company when no others were around. It was something of second nature to the wench and something that kept her from the vulnerability that went hand-in-hand with allowing another an insight to her internal thoughts and feelings. She was a tough creature to crack and desired to keep it that way, only playing the Joker with her infamous smirk and sarcastic jests. No creature would ever be allowed to see her in any other way.


?I sure as hell hope you are right, then?? she started with a sigh, placing her skull on her outstretched forepaws though making no notion to sleep or dismiss the male. She still had other things to discuss with the male, and she was certain he probably had other things on his mind as well that he wished to share with her. ?Neo?? she began as she remembered his verdict, ?They will come for him; I?m sure of it. There is no way in hell that that boy is going to comply to pledging allegiance to Valhalla again, and I think we should use that to our advantage.? She stopped for a moment, allowing the words to sink in before she made any further explanations. ?Perhaps a little bit of acting could go a long way. If we promise prestige within Tortuga and the undying love from the woman who is already fucking with his head, I?m sure we could get him to put on a fa?ade that speaks his gratitude for his family for setting him straight, when, in reality, he still works for us. A little bit of spying, if you will.? Of course, she had already discussed this with the young Adravendi immediately after the fight, but Kaien didn?t need to know of her making decisions like that behind his back. ?If he can gain their trust, he could pass along very interesting information to us??