race me! race me!

Hanako settled under Mortis' wing as he began to explain, her ears flicked forward all ready and eager to take it in. Just as she anticipated it was a long story, the sort that had taken years to fully unfurl. But as complicated as it no doubt was, Mortis had such a way with words, that when he explained things it all just made sense. Maybe it was because he'd heard this story countless times before and that recounting it was as easy as breathing but she liked to think that it was just part of who he was. Come rain or shine Mortis would always have the right words for the right moment.

Hanako hummed as she rolled the words over in her mind, taking a moment to truly let them sink in. Try as she might she just couldn't picture Sirius as a slave, it was probably cause she'd met him as a free man and a Warlord, but the thought of him bowing down to anyone was hard for her to imagine. He was so tall and broad, strong in all the ways a warrior ought to be, so she supposed that it made sense that he'd been bred for war. But to have his whole life mapped and planned out without him even having a chance to put in a word edge ways... Hmm, Hanako couldn't help but feel as though she too- Nope. Some thoughts were better left alone, she wasn't going there and nor did she need to. Ever.

At least things had gotten better for Sirius and Deathbelle. For all they'd lost it must've been nice to find solace in one another, to be able to rebuild something together and to know that no matter what happened they'd have each others backs till the end of their days. Hanako was a little jealous but she knew she wasn't an empress, nor did she deserve all the perks that came with it.

Hanako made a thoughtful rumble at the back of her throat.

"What do you think though? About the Empire and what not?" She asked with a curious flick of her tail. She had a feeling that Azure wouldn't be so keen on serving Deathbelle, but if Mortis somehow came to the throne what would he do? "It makes sense now that I know but I thought it was a little weird at first, to be honest. I was always told that pack was it's own kingdom, having them overlap...I dunno, it's like you're trying to sleep in your den and someone tells you scoot over. It's theirs too, don't you know?" It was a silly comparison for sure.