One Kitty, Two Kitty, Red Kitty, Dead Kitty

Kore stands on the bank of the huge river, eyes scanning over the water. Ao and Kal are playing with the rest of their siblings some distance off, Kalyke undoubtedly finding all sorts of trouble. The pup shakes his head, a smile tugging the corners of his lips up. Turning away from the water, the galaxy hued boy starts to trot back toward all his siblings, realizing as he moves that he has traveled further away then he thought. Small legs move faster the need to be close to the group driving him forward faster. Then, a scent catches his nose and the awareness that there are predators nearby, heading in the direction of his family hits him.

He runs, no longer moving toward the group but moving to engage the threat. Fear does not enter the pup’s mind as he races to take on the threat, never slowing even when two huge cats come into view. To the growing Kore, they seem gigantic, towering over his smaller frame but that does not stop him. Racing into their path, the pup slides to stop and raises his hackles, barking and growling as fiercely as a pup can. The big cats are startled, stopping to cast each other an incredulous look before hissing and advancing on the pup. Kore stands his ground, fear never factoring into thinking.

"Kore Regni"