On a c[o]ld winter morning in the time before the light
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  /tw: suicide mention in second paragraph

  Admittedly, Seija found it somewhat strange that of all the survivors that had ended up on the mountain, only two of them (as far as she knew) were former leaders, and one of them was herself.

  Then again, perhaps the lack of surviving ex-leaders made some sense. The leader's job was to be responsible for an entire clan, and so any leader worth their salt would've died before allowing their clan to be nearly or completely destroyed. Failing that, some of the ex-leaders might have actually committed suicide; she knew the prospect had tempted her, and it was unlikely that anyone else had a Michael that they had to avoid turning into.

  Meanwhile, Lucifer's presence on the mountain could be explained by either a) the fact that he still had some former ShadowClanners with him that he needed to protect, or b) the fact that he seemed to have little regard for anyone but himself, and thus would have no shame in what had happened earlier. The latter was more likely, but keeping the former possibility in mind would prevent her from even considering the prospect of assassinating him. Which, considering that Lucifer thus far seemed uncannily similar to the BloodClanners and Exilers in the old region, was seeming a more and more necessary prospect by the day.

  Perhaps it was nothing; perhaps he was simply full of hot air, and liked to throw his weight around in an effort to convince everyone that he was stronger than he actually was. However, given that End Game had apparently started from a group of individuals' obsession with purging the weak, and belief that it was their divine right to enforce the laws of nature by doing so, she couldn't allow someone with a similar mindset to go unchecked. If Lucifer did indeed wish to destroy the "weak" to benefit the "strong" ones, she couldn't allow him to gain any followers, lest another End Game arise in this region.

  By this point, her only reason for living was to pass on LithiumClan's history, and to ensure that no other group befell the same fate- and preventing another terrorist organization from rising up fell under that goal.

  Fortunately, Lucifer seemed to have far more enemies than he did allies as of yet, so any threat he might have posed was probably minimal at the moment. She'd have to keep an eye on him, but hopefully that would be all that was required of her.

  ...Speak of the literal devil. Walking into camp with a cluster of herbs that she had found closer to the base of the mountain, Seija glanced over at Lucifer, eyes narrowing. Thinking about it logically, if the ex-leader was going to go after the weakest targets, Quietus was probably not in any danger- he was level-headed and presumably capable enough in combat- so allowing the two to stay within the same proximity wasn't particularly risky. No, more likely, Lucifer would try to kill one of the many children that had found their way here; or, alternatively, he would try to kill her first, knowing that a half-starved and sleep-deprived canine with no formal combat training would be an easy target. If he went after her, that was fine, provided that she told at least one individual about the record books beforehand and that said individual actually bothered to find and read said books.

  With a sigh, she headed toward the medic's den, but kept her gaze on Lucifer. He likely wouldn't try anything here, but she couldn't help but be the slightest bit paranoid; it was the easiest way to stay alive.


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no great deeds are commemorated here
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