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Italics for thoughts (Edward can hear it if he's present)

Stages of forms

Tiger: first form (actual tiger)

Tigris: second form (were-tiger, like werewolves, larger than actual animal)

Taiga: third form (cat ears, tail, more tiger musculature, fur, full canines, paws)

Tigam: fourth form (half and half, humanoid form, light fur, tail, nearly full canines, paws)

Tegamen: fifth form (mostly humanoid, no fur, stripes marking the skin and claws and longer canines)

Higar: sixth form (human but with cat senses and scent, regeneration and able streak mind)

Human: seventh form (completely human)

Chapter 25

Blinded

Renátka POV

I cursed my luck as I watched the young ones turn from me. It would be harder now to let things play out with Bella's death when they already thought to rebel. Some of the other elders had begun to seek for advice from me as to what might happen if the wayward young one named Daniel began a separation of the clan. I played my role as supporter and assured them that it would never get to that point. Had we not worked for centuries to unite all the clans into the single clan we currently had?

I recalled the wars happily but put sadness in my voice so as to ease the worries of Remka. This single clan made wars quite nearly impossible, then again that had been my goal. Trying to recall I would ever want the wars and feuds to end, ah yes my little daughters. I grew icy at that thought before shoving it away. I would have done anything for my little ones; it's a shame that that thing's child was the only one to survive. The one I could not touch, or even hope to be mother to. Charles, it was a good day when he left this life I was only sad that he didn't take his daughter with him.

I felt a pull towards Kari and then Gabriel and knew that they were dead. Shit. Who had she bonded with? The wolves were not this strong; it had to be the vampires but how? I smiled at Kale and moved to walk and think it was good that she was seeking advice. My actions made sense in her mind and I could ponder this new hell in piece.

My daughter I sneered the very thought of her in any relation to me had managed to kill and put to final death two of my top warriors. I paced as I plotted my new course of action. The others would feel their deaths how would I explain it to them? Perhaps I could lay blame on my beloved daughter, no to obvious.

Daniel, he would be a good choice for this. He has begun a rebellion I can say that I sent my best to properly honour my daughter and most would believe it. I may be cold but my love for my children has been seen to be limitless. I did not count her as my own but I had played the game well and most thought I loved her dearly.

I could stand against Daniel and be baffled when I saw my daughter at his side. Claiming that I had not felt that she had lived, that she had hidden it from me surely they would believe their queen. I suppose it doesn't really matter if they follow her then they have to fight their family, for the children they will pause and their elders will right the matter swiftly enough.

"My queen?" Kayla called to me before approaching and I smiled falsely at her. "I have felt something I was wondering what it was?" she asked her tone not fooling me. She was just as aware as I was that Kari and Gabriel were dead, this was going to be tricky.

"Yes, they have left us. I was pondering over Kale's questions and it struck me quite fiercely. You could not identify it?" I asked her smiling gently. Kayla was nearly as old as I surely she could feel this and was playing with me. Then again her senses are known to be weak as though she were preparing to depart of this life, she would be the first in over 700 years.

"No I only felt loss, what does this mean? Who has harmed them and where are they?" she asked her tone clearly confused and I began to doubt my first conclusion. Surely there was no gain from playing this unaware. I had seen her guiding the children perhaps it was not what I thought it to be, maybe she was only trying to calm them not insight a division of clan.

"I sent them after Daniel, I was unsure of how the clan would see my favouritism for my last daughter. I could not let her come home from final death without honour." I told her and her face lit up before falling again. I had been wrong she was a simple Tiger and a follower of her queen.

"Do not despair Kayla, I am sure this can be sorted out easily with little to no loss of life. We shall go and find our fallen and those that would act so harshly against us and right it." I assured her and she smiled at me happy and yet saddened by this turn of events. Perhaps I would not get the war I wanted, I would have to make one myself.

Returning to Kale I sat heavily and frowned at her. She looked startled and confused, when she should be pleading and disheartened. What had she felt that... oh yes. I held her hands in mine and lead us in a simple pray for the dead.

"I do not know who could have done this." I commented to her, it was an advantage to have her gossiping my words verses one of the children's. "I sent them after Daniel and Tam and I..." I sighed looking as pitiful and wounded as I could while not being seen as a weakened queen. "I fear that it may have been the very people that I had sent them to assist that have harmed them. Though I can think of no reason from them to do this, to harm another out of a duel, and to strike at my very guard." I smiled up at her.

"I will fix this though I don't understand its source. There can be no such actions against ones own clan, family. Perhaps we should all go... I don't want it to be seen as me slaughtering my own people to the children. Mayhap we should pull the clan into one for this horrible task." I rambled seemingly thinking out loud as she nodded along with me. I knew my words would flow through this camp and others in a matter of hours. All that must be done now is to plan and prepare. I may get my daughters hide after all.