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It would seem enough people had gathered for her to officially start her first meeting as acting warden. The child took a deep breath, in through the nose and out through the mouth, trying to steady her nerves so that her voice wouldn’t come out shaky. Her eyes settled on each memeber that had gathered. She knew they expected her to make some changes but she didn’t know yet. “First things first. I’m changing the names of ranks. Heads will now be known as Commanders, and they will be the Commander of War, Commander of mending and I’m getting rid of the baron positions altogether. We have no need for a position that revolves around politics and foreign affairs if we have no allies. Also the name of understudies will be changed to lieutenant and I’m taking out the viscount rank altogether as well, we just don’t have enough members to fill all these high positions. I’m also going to be switching the ranks of guard and officer with each other so guard is the lower rank” she took a deep breath. There was so much she had to announce in this meeting and she was hoping that all this would be okay, that the changes she made weren’t too crazy and wouldn’t cause any outrage. “As for promotions and such, Leeisbae percy is demoted. He can easily regain his old position if he shows up again but I haven’t seen him lately. A warning goes to TOUGHPAW ! and blindlove! id like you to step up to the rank of commander of mending, you’ve been working hard and you deserve it.” Athena’s odd colored eyes closed for just a moment as she scanned her brain, trying to recall if she missed anything. Fuck she should’ve written it down. But for now, it would seem that it was over. “That is all for now, meeting commenced” she said, tail flicking back and forth as she jumped from her perch and disappeared.

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It was true that Lav had brought about a new era of peace within the exiles, choosing only to war with the black heart rogues for the moment. But still, when she scented the smell of another clan on their borders her mind immediately went to one thing and one thing only. It’s an attack Her movements were swift, recalling all the espionage training she had had earlier in her life the child moved through the shadows with ease. When she came the source of the scent she found that it wasn’t an attack at all and that lav had already confronted them. Still, the child remained tense. Lav was too friendly, she would’ve challenged him in a much more hostile way. The only time there was a treaty was in the case of clan wide events but showing up unnanounced on the borders was just an attack waiting to happen. Odd colored eyes continued to watch from the background for a moment as she attempted to scan the shadow veil leaders face for any signs of hostility, dissecting the planes of his face into sections as she tried to diagnose his purpose on her borders. The acting warden took a step out from her hiding place after she’s had determined he wouldn’t attack, for now, coming to stand next to lav, although her eyes never left the Shadow Vieler, her gaze locked onto his body, ready to retaliate at any moment in case he did decide to become hostile.

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Acting warden. The child wasn’t actually the leader of the rogues. She was only pretending to be. Lav was really still in charge. She was calling all the shots right now, she was standing in front of the pack, leading them. But Lav was still leading in the shadows. He was still leader. At any point that he wanted the title back she would gladly hand it over to him. She was content with being his second in command, she still had all the responsibilities and duties of a leader as second but from the shadows. Leading quietly from the background. She was more of a protector than a leader. So when he said he was here to help them, she was concerned, much to her knowledge the exiles didn’t need help but she was willing to hear him out. With a quick glance at Lav she stepped forward, the hair on the back of her neck laying flat. “I’m the leader of this place” she said, her tone even. She was used to being underestimated, her age didn’t help much and neither did her size. “What is it that we need help with exactly?” She asked, raising a metaphorical eyebrow in a quizzical glance aimed aimed at the leopard.

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His word choice made her wonder in what regards the shadow veil was a threat to the exiles but she wasn’t going to point it out at this moment in time. The exiles could very much hold their own, even if at the moment their numbers had dwindled a little. Athena was a fucking powerhouse, the war child that’s name used to be feared throughout the clans. She had been part of countless battles in her sort time of being alive. She had been bred for the fight, thirsted for it even, and still did. The taste of blood running through her mouth was one she was very familiar with. But today was not for fighting. Normally, she wouldn’t allow an outsider in their walls. She was very much against it, as a matter of fact. But the look on his face, the tone of his voice, indicated that whatever it was he needed to talk about was serious. Nevertheless she was still very reluctant in her own decision. “We can talk in the wardens office” she finally decided. It would offer some privacy and it wasn’t far into the prison, he wouldn’t get an opportunity to see much of their home. “Follow me” was all she said and she escorted him to the office motioning with her tail for Lav to follow, taking a seat in the giant leather chair and indicating for the Shadow Viel leader to sit accross from her. The office was anything but eloquent, the chairs were torn and stuffing was sticking out of them, the desk was equally fucked, with the top of the desk peeling off and scratched to hell, a chunk of the desk itself missing from the corner. Absentmindely she spun in the chair, not fully around just from left to right, propelling and stopping herself with a single ivory paw “so” when she spoke, her tone was bored, and uninterested, although truly she was very curious as to what he had to say “what did you want to tell us” she said her eyes looking down at the desk for a moment before traveling back up to his face. It was dark in the room, with only a little dim light coming from a small lamp on the desk, not nearly enough to illuminate the room, the blinds were closed and the door was locked. There was no chance of anyone seeing or hearing this interaction besides being the individuals in the room. The child stopped spinning, realizing how immature it probably made her seem. A frown crossed her pretty face but only for a moment. She had been forced to grow up way too fast.

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Everything she had done had been for them, for her pack. The exiles. She had been born for them, protected them, she had fought for them, and she had even given her life for them. Her death was not something she thought about often but tonight she wondered. Where did she go after her soul left her body? She had gone somewhere, she could feel it but she couldn’t remember, the emptiness intrigued her, called to her. It was the unknown. And although she was vastly fascinated by this variable in her life she was also terrified by the one question that seemed to haunt her every single night when she lay in her bed, unable to sleep. Where did I go when I died?”

When she had come back she hadn’t felt the same and she had changed. She was a demon now, like her father. Her blood was black, and she found that she healed much faster than she normally would’ve before she had left this earth. The ramifications of her death were still unclear to her. They were a haze. A mystery. She had been told she had been poisoned but by who? Sure she did have a lot of enemies but she wasn’t sure if any of them were capable of such a deception. The child was beginning to doubt herself. As a leader she couldn’t though. She had to be strong, for them. She had to do it all for them.

Athena took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She was still just a kid, how could she ever hope to lead them? What was Lav thinking, stepping down and leaving her in charge? She was scared, more scared than when she had died. The unknown was a terrifying thing and this was a variable. She couldn’t help but worry about what kind of leader she would be. Would they remember her for years to come or would she be forgotten, insufficient and unimportant.

// this is a one shot so y’all done have to reply to this just leave a like if you read it!! I’m just trying to develop Athena a little and get into playing her as a leader, show how she feels about it. Loved

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This, by all official means, was not a meeting. It was more of an announcement, so that’s what she was calling it. The child had called for it earlier, using the intercom to announce to what few members were still here that she had something she needed to tell them. Nervously, she shuffled her feet. What would they think? Would they support her or would they think a kid like her wasn’t fit to be warden? Lav stepping down entirely was a huge change. She thought he was going to come back, that he was going to take over again and she would continue to just be his second. You couldn’t stay his second forever she reminded herself This would’ve had to happen eventually yea but why had it have had to happen so soon? “Hey everyone I have an announcement to make. Lav is stepping down entirely so I’ll now be the warden full time, not just acting warden that is all” she waited for a moment, to see everyone’s reactions, allow it to settle in that a kid was now their leader. She hoped she had the support of at least a few, that they were even still around. Where had everyone been lately? The place seemed so empty nowadays.

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Justice. Justice for all the people that he had hurt. The name Feliks was one she was all too familiar with. It wasn’t a stain on the Exiles and thinking of the creature behind the name only made her blood boil with rage. If it were up to her she would’ve shown no mercy, she would’ve executed him. But it wasn’t her decision. The shadow veil leader was offering her a compromise. It wasn’t death, like she felt he deserved but it was a chance of redemption. It was a tough choice though. Athena had been tortured before. She had lost everything, broken, beaten, abused, and they still asked her for more. What more could she give to this place? She had already given her life, her family, a potential lover. And now she had to make this decision. For them. Always for them. For a group that was barely clinging on with wht few members she had seen around lately. They once had been something to be feared. They once had a name that made other clans shake. And they would again, she told herself that. But not now. Now, they needed to build themselves up again before they could start tearing others down.

Justice. Justice for her people, for the exiles. She closed her eyes, thinking. Rolling his words around in her head. “I want him to suffer” her words dropped with venom, something chilling for someone so young to be filled with so much hatred “he needs to pay for what he’s done, I agree. I want it to be public and I want both the exiles and the Shadow Viel to be there that is the only way I can agree to this otherwise I just want him dead” her voice was chillingly cold and her eyes became distant for a moment, she went somewhere else a dark place but only for a moment before she seemed to come back, waiting for what the leopard would say, watching his facial expressions for any adversity and then quietly she added “You can use telepathy or whatever you like just make him pay for all he’s done to us”

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introduction: hey! hello! so here I have a litter up for adoption. athena is much too young to have a litter of her own but I recognize that something of the sort is needed in order to draw more people into the exiles. they won’t be her children but alternatively, they will be cousins to the warden and may have the last name cipher disharmony if you’d like. they must remain in the exiles for at least 2 weeks. If you are found to be inactive these kiddos will be rehomed.

species: domestic feline (birth body) demon hybrids

age: any

theme: Greek gods/goddesses

slots: 4

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this was still only her second meeting and the weird feeling of lethargy was still upon her. It all felt like some sort of weird dream. She felt like a ghost, her paws barely skimming the ground as she made her way to the room that held the microphone for the intercom. Maybe she was a ghost. It was hard to deny that activity here had been dwindling. “Meeting in the usual place be there or be square” she felt like she was only talking to the walls at this point. Was she going crazy? Probably. The child made her way the the meeting place and hopped up on her perch. “Right I’m going to make this fast” she closed her eyes and took a deep breath “everyone but Blindlove is demoted. I haven’t seen anyone around lately but her. Thank you Blin for sticking with me through these tough times I appreciate it.” Now, Athena hadn’t told anyone about her meeting with Shadow Viel but she planned to make it public now, in this meeting. “The leader of Shadow Viel has made us a very.. interesting offer. He’s offered us justice. Everyone knows of the crimes Felix had committed against us in the past. Standstill has suggested we get retribution to settle things with him once and for all. No killing will be involved but there will be a public torture executed by yours truly.” This had truly been a hard decision for her to make but it had to be done. Even in the Exiles old times she hadn’t participated in tortures but she personally wanted to make sure Felix payed for his crimes against her pack. “Lastly we are still having a summer choice awards, if anyone around here is interested. I will need people for weekly tasks, I can’t hold them myself every week, and lastly the development challenge is still taking place for those who are interested. That is all. Meeting dismissed.”

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It has been Lavenderwishes that had been all about life’s love and the pursuit of happiness or whatever the fuck. Athena honestly didn’t care nearly as much as he had about sparing the lives of someone who had done wrong against them. Sometimes justice needed to be taken into your own paws. She knew it was dead around here. Lav had bailed out, handing her the reigns and jumping ship just as things were getting bad. An inactive leader led to inactive members. Athena had plans for this place, but these plans couldn’t be enacted without some sort of fighting force at her back. She was going to make the Exiles geared again. But for now they had to lay low, gather this force, they grew stronger and stronger every passing day. She did, in fact, remember Henri. How did one get exiled from the place that forgave all past crimes? They wouldn’t be the Exiles if they didn’t, but she understood that some crimes couldn’t be forgiven. Henri had been granted a second chance though. “Welcome back” she said, taking a step forwards from where she watched him in the shadows. Her voice was even, void of emotion. She wouldn’t let him know how she felt of his return.

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She had expected the controversy to her decision but it still didn’t stop her lip from curling up in disgust, for only a moment before she regained her cool. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes and then in a cold, almost monotone voice she spoke, all emotion void from her eyes as she looked up open the two who had spoken up against her. Henri had at least been respectful about it but here Toughpaw was, cursing her out for his own mistakes and then challenging her in the most disrespectful manner “The shadow veils terms to giving up Feliks to us were very clear. But, Toughpaw, if you had actually been around lately maybe you would 1. Still have your position and 2. Know what’s going on. As for you Henri I don’t expect you to understand but not everything can be solved by just killing someone. Sometimes people deserve a life of suffering. Death for Feliks after what I’m going to do to him would be a mercy. This is all I’m going to speak on the subject until a later time. Meeting dismissed.” With that she jumped from her perch and disappeared back into the shadows of the prison.

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