Smells like Blood, Tastes like Fear, Sounds like Betrayal
Echo was the best spy in Azgeda, but something falling from the sky could distract anyone. If she had just been paying attention, maybe she would have seen the Mountain Men.
Echo Positivity Week Day 2 - Pre - Canon (Echo Gets Captured by the Mountain Men)
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“Find me the trishanakru scout who stole from me.” Nia commanded.
Echo knelt on one knee, her head bowed, and then she stood, and turned, to do her duty to her queen.
She made her way to the trishanakru village where the scout had come from, blending into the background of the world, like she had been taught. She listened, and waited, and heard his name.
He had gone to polis, to bring his stolen goods to Lexa kom Trikru, Heda of the 12 clans. No doubt to try to find a way to get Azgeda removed from the coalition.
Nia had not told her what had been stolen from her, but she had no doubt it involved some plan to try and over throw Lexa.
Ontari’s face flashed in her mind. A full grown natblida, hidden away. A conclave between Ontari and the noviciates in Polis would be no contest. Ontari was a fierce and brutal warrior, and the noviciates were just children.
An Azgeda Commander hadn’t been seen in 7 conclaves.
If Nia wanted power, killing Lexa and presenting Ontari would get her that. A heda that she could control.
She rode towards Polis, stopping in every village along the way to find him.
When she made it into Trikru territory, she slept in high trees and rode only at night.
She may not have scars on her face like the Azgeda soldiers, but the white fur on her coat would be telling enough here, amongst the green and brown, amongst the trees.
She had made her way almost all the way to Polis when a loud sound made her turn her head towards the blue sky.
A huge object, made of metal, surrounded by fire, was falling to earth from the sky.
She had seen rocks fall before, but nothing like this. Nothing this size, and certainly nothing made of metal.
It slammed to earth, shaking the tree she was perched in, and she could see trees falling away from the sides of the giant object.
Her interest was peaked.
She leapt through the trees towards the huge object, stopped far enough back to see it, but to stay unseen by whatever may come from it. Her curiosity did not disappoint.
A huge door opened, lowering down to the ground like a bridge, and out stepped people.