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I shook my head looking down some upon hearing her words.

"I didn't mean to be." I responded, and she nodded and moved back a step.

"Of course not. You cannot help being who you are. You were just placed in the middle of the feud." she told. I nodded.

"My master told me what happened to his woman." I replied. She nodded and sighed some.

"A terrible loss. My oldest has not healed." she replied looking at me once more. "But he will in time… you seem to have a large connection to my youngest." I was unsure of how to respond but I shifted a bit.

"He takes care of me… I do care for him." I admitted.

"Do you love him?" she countered, and now I shook my head all too quickly.

"I do not know." I responded, and she nodded and waved me to follow her to the window. I did so slowly. Once I was there we stared out at space together.

"Tell me what you see?" she asked. I glanced at her and then then back at the glass.

"Nothing." I said. She nodded slowly.

"I see worlds and galaxies yet to be hunted and explored by our people." she said. I looked at her mildly confused and she nodded. "When you are older you will become a hybrid should Orion with to keep you near."

I nodded and looked out into space.

"Why did your husband choose you to be his mate?" I asked softly. I saw a soft, gentle smile come across her lips.

"I didn't. The elders and ancients did. Long ago my grandfather was seen as a strong warrior as he was being hunted by a yautja back on my planet. He refused to be killed and the yautja hunting him respected him greatly for it thinking it would be futile to kill such an honorable being. So the two made a deal to give the children of their children to one another once they are older. That was my husband and I."

Her story astounded me for a yautja to see a human in that way was rare. I mean that should have made the yautja want to kill her grandfather even more.

"And you were happy with the arrangement?" I asked. She nodded.

"It grew on me." she answered. There was another knock and we turned to see the same woman who guided me to Napalla.

"The king demands you both." she said and we nodded. I was a bit nervous of how this will go. What if War does not let me go? Napalla took my hands in her own and smiled.

"It will be alright. Come." she said and began to lead me from her room. As we walked, Orion met us and now the three of us walked with him in the middle and Napalla and I on either side of him. He was dressed in his armor and I could tell he was ready for a fight. We followed the woman down the hall. Everyone seemed to be walking a bit fast and it hurt to keep up, but I said nothing. The woman stopped at a door and Orion led us into a dark room where only a large silver table with a few chairs were positioned in the middle of the room. On the walls were maps that looked as old as the yautja in this room as well as large body parts and skulls of large unknown creatures.

War and three other yautja officials were already sitting on one side of the table so we moved to the other side. I could feel the tension in this room. War and Orion were the only yautja who didn't wear their masks, and Napalla and I of course didn't wear any.

When we were at the table, Orion pulled out a chair for Napalla and she smiled her thanks and sat down. I knew my position still and did not let our round of rough love making change that. When Orion sat down I stood behind him somewhat leaning on the chair for balance since my legs were tired again. Orion didn't seem to be bothered by this and I was so glad.

"Now let us get on to business," Napalla started and now all eyes were on her, "We have a human reincarnation here who is the love of my savage son, but is owned by my other animalistic son."

It seemed both Orion and War took Napalla's words as compliments for they both seemed to raise their heads with pride.

"Great King War you want her clearly." Napalla said. War looked at me now causing me to feel put on the spot.

"Yes." he answered. Napalla nodded and looked at Orion.

"And she is yours by right and law. Your property." she exclaimed. Orion nodded.

"Yes." he said with a bit of force in his tone. Napalla nodded and looked at War.

"Being a king who has helped make so many laws and rules for our race, you already know it is dishonorable to take someone else's property… but the circumstances here are very different." she said curling her fingers together and looking down in thought.

"Orion are you attached to your human?" she asked.

"Yes." he answered causing great relief to wash over me.

"And my king, what would you do should she had remained in your possession?" Napalla questioned. War's eyes never left my body and it made me curious as to what his answer would be even though I knew what it was.

"I would make her mine… she would not be a slave but be a queen. She would have humans tending to her every need and I to tend to her body and other needs." he explained. I was tensed now at his words and Orion growled some. Napalla nodded.

"Both males are attached to this female human but violence and betrayal caused it." she said now looking at Orion who didn't seem effected by her words.
"This blood feud ends today."

War growled.

"It will end when his head joins my room of trophies." he told. Orion snorted with disgust.

"Only a suckling thinks about himself not caring about others… that is why Aurora was going to have an even more painful death, because you cared about your feelings over the pain of her suffering and I will not let you put my human through that!" he snarled. Before I could really think about that low blow, War was on the table running right for Orion who had stood up already and extended his blade. War removed his sword and its blade was already heating up. Before I could really comprehend my actions, I moved right in front of Orion separating him from War who stopped swiftly in his tracks with his sword up.

"Should this not be my decision since you both see me as an object right now!" I said swiftly with fear. I hadn't even noticed Orion's arm around my waist with the intention to move me from War's blunt attack. Now it was quiet and the two officials with War had stood up and was ready to fight with their combi sticks in hand. I felt a tear slip through my cheek as I looked at War. "Do I not deserve at least that inkling of respect?"

War looked stunned and now his eyes softened as I kept my arms out. I felt like a wall who you'd have to kill in order to tear down.

"The human is right," Napalla said, "There are numerous ways to settle this, but you must think of her. Either you fight for her and gain her as a trophy, War or Orion you ask her what she wants." Slowly Orion released my waist and I looked up at him and he looked down at me with a light gaze.

"What is it that you want my pet?" he asked softly. I looked down in thought and closed my eyes now. I slowly looked up and turned to War who still looked down on us from the table.

"Who do you see when you look at my face?" I asked him and he shrilled lowly.

"I see her face." he answered. I slowly turned and looked at Orion.

"And who do YOU see?" I asked gently and he just looked me over and then back up at me.

"I see your face." he replied and I couldn't help but smile and I looked at Napalla.

"I want to stay with my master, for I was originally a gift to him." I replied and she nodded and looked at War.

"As a king you are not above any laws made by the other kings of this galaxy. You took someone else's human, son. Orion came to reclaim her." she said. "The blood feud ends now."

War shook his head slowly.

"I can't accept this." he said lowly and jumped off the table and landed on the ground with a thud. "You all will stay two more days and properly rest, then you have my permission to leave."

Without saying much else after that, he left and his officials left with him. He sounded so defeated. Orion's blade retracted and he placed he placed his hand on the back of my head pressing our foreheads together.

"Finally." he whispered. Napalla raised her body from the chair.

"Orion, it will be your job to speak to your brother before we leave." she told. Orion lifted his head from me and looked at her with a light growl.

"Must I?" he asked. Napalla looked at him firmly.

"It's not an option. You will do this so I may return home to my mate knowing everything is okay." she said and moved from room leaving us alone.