Just Another Day

To the Scissortails' surprise, the Weolcen held an informal lunch at their reception on an above ground patio. The Weolcen found their mention of the rogue knight very interesting and agreed to pick a few gatherers and hunters to be conveniently located near the border for the first meeting. A few dicussed ways to bring the knight in further for other visits so as not to endanger the gatherers for longer than necessary.

After lunch, the Scissortails enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the Weolcen gardens as the Elders talked amongst themselves and at times asked the Scissortails further questions.

"You handle this much better than we expected, given how the Fernwick reacted," Katari mused.

"The Imperials are sorely misguided. And a rebellion might help right some very old wrongs," Chartek replied thoughtfully.

"Like what?" Katari asked.

"One thing the Imperial hypocrites will never admit to these days," Chartek said coldly as he fixed his gaze on Katari. "Is that we Ferals only wished to limit our dependence on shifting forms to achieve what we needed. It was the Imperials who said it must be abolished entirely, regardless of the consequences. They made us the scapegoats of that war with the humans, and forced us to stop shifting prematurely."