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| - You are traveling through thick undergrowth. Brambles tug at your pelt, but you willfully ignore their constant, protesting pull. The only sound is that of dry leaves crackling underneath your paws. Suddenly, you stop in your tracks. Someone is near. Your pelt naturally begins to bristle in fear. Just then, the brush in front of you parts and out from the bushes emerges a huge, powerful black tom with a dark brown underbelly and paws. You flatten yourself to the ground, fear pulsing through you. You let out a desperate hiss, but it comes out more pleading than menacing. The cat in front of you looks as if he could end your life with one swipe of his forepaw. He bares he teeth at you, his yellow eyes piercing your own pelt. "What are you doing on our territory?" he snarls menacingly. "I...e
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| - You are traveling through thick undergrowth. Brambles tug at your pelt, but you willfully ignore their constant, protesting pull. The only sound is that of dry leaves crackling underneath your paws. Suddenly, you stop in your tracks. Someone is near. Your pelt naturally begins to bristle in fear. Just then, the brush in front of you parts and out from the bushes emerges a huge, powerful black tom with a dark brown underbelly and paws. You flatten yourself to the ground, fear pulsing through you. You let out a desperate hiss, but it comes out more pleading than menacing. The cat in front of you looks as if he could end your life with one swipe of his forepaw. He bares he teeth at you, his yellow eyes piercing your own pelt. "What are you doing on our territory?" he snarls menacingly. "I...err...I was only traveling through. I promise, I don't mean any harm!" you tell him, feeling the hair on the back of your neck begin to bristle with terror. The tom narrowed his sharp, yellow eyes. "How can I trust you?" he challenges. Feeling just a bit of courage crawl up your neck like a spider, you say, "There's no one with me, is there?" The tom hesitates for a few heartbeats, then growls. "We don't allow intruders here, but I see you don't wish to harm us." You nod. "Right! Just please let me pass through!" The big cat twitches his ears, nodding. "But before you leave...I have a proposition for you. You realize how vulnerable you are out here alone?" Your ears perk. "I guess..." you reply, even though his words had stung you. You had never been a part of a group before. You knew nothing better than to travel alone. "What would you say to joining a Rogue Pack?" he asks you, his huge almond-shaped eyes brightening as he forces his ears to shove forward. Stunned at the offer from the seemingly hostile cat, you hesitate. You don't know what to say. "A...a Rogue Pack?" you manage to choke out. "I cannot tell you it will be easy, seeing as you have never yet been part of a group...but it will be worth it to have others to help you as you fight against enemies and hunt prey. I will say, we only accept the best of the best, the strongest of the strong, and only the fiercest warriors will be given the rank of the Elite. However, I see something in you at I have never seen in other Rogues. You are brave to speak to a cat twice your size, and even braver to accept this offer. You're not the same as the other Rogues. I can see that." Stunned, you blink at the huge cat. He goes on: "In the Pack of the Fading Echoes, we fight and hunt together, protecting each Packmate as if they are family. We shelter the weak and fight alongside the strong. If you are up to the challenge, we will accept you." You swallow hard, waiting for this strange cat to add on to his story. But he remains silent, his yellow eyes fixed on you. You realize it is up to you now. "I...I will join." He nods. "My name is Cleave. I am the Leader of the Pack of the Fading Echoes. I am willing to let you join as long as you are willing to learn the code we live by and swear your loyalty to your Packmates. However, before you make any hasty choices, I will take you to our camp and allow you to learn a but about us. What is your name?" You tell him your name. "Very well. Now come. You are about to experience the most amazing change of your life."
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