Rising Horizons

Aurelia had been lurking behind the congregation, her irises reflecting the icy blue hues of the winter scenery. This had been a mere excuse to leave anyways. Fuck him. Her cyan gaze flicked from the tracks to Rhazien, then to Kaino and Aresenn in turn. She sighed heavily, rolling her eyes in evident annoyance. "Oh, brilliant," she snarled, her words dripping with biting sarcasm. "A buffet and a battle all wrapped up in one convenient location. What could possibly go wrong?" She shifted her weight from one paw to the other, her tail flicking with impatience. Beyond them, the forest opened into a clearing, snowy and still in the midday sun. Of course, her mood had already been tainted by the waves of nausea she was granted. But that was an entirely different problem beyond expanding territories, and it left a pang of anxiety for what was to come.

"We take this land," she began, mimicking Aresenn's words. "And what exactly?”

"Aurelia Veratti"