We Own The Cage (Kaie)

by **Kyra** on October 12th, 2013, 6:11 am

A mix of emotions ripped through the crowd as the fight ended. Some happy with the ending others enraged. Coin had been lost and coin had been won. Kaie seemed satisfied with her victory, a victory that appeared to be as much about justice as it was the coin. Kyra had another take on the fight, and her feelings were very different. It was bitter sweet, the fight that happened hadn't been the one that she was expecting. The kelvic was sore, bruised and sticky, but in the end she had done what she set out to, and earned her coin as well.

The building was so hot, and there were no winds to cool her off. Dry, musky air through out and the only dampness was the sweat and ale that clung to her body. With her weapons collected, Kyra turned her gaze upon the crowd once again. They were a violent crowd, and had more malice than any animal on the face of the planet. Luckily for them she was too tired to climb the cage and attack the ones who had thrown ale on her before.

The sudden laughter from Kaie caused Kyra to stare at her curiously. It seemed the woman had gone mad, or was having so much fun that she could no longer contain it. People enjoyed the strangest of things, and she wished that she had felt the same at the moment. Golden eyes glanced down at the woman's extended hand and it took her a moment to realize what she was offering. Kyra had also noticed people exchanging in the hand gesture, but it wasn't something that she had tried. At first she reached out, and only her fingers gently touched Kaie's, before she attempted to take her hand.

She didn't shake however, and just stood there looking from their combined hands and back to her companions face. "A coward? Why would you think..." She paused in thought and released the woman's hand. "Are you really so angry about that?"

The clicking sound at the cage door caught her attention as the door was opened and Gene stepped inside. He had the same look on his face as he normally did, and tucked two coin pouches under his arm so that he could applaud the women for a well fought match.

"Good work ladies, you earned this." He nodded to them and held out a pouch for each of them to take. "Gotta get this cage ready for the next match, so unless you two want to be a part of it. You can go."

Kyra took her pouch, shook it to make sure that it was filled with coins first before she left. This caused Gene to glare at her, but the kelvic had to be sure. Glancing towards Kaie again, Kyra nodded and headed out of the cage. "It was good to fight at your side, even though you are still angry." If Kaie had nothing else to say, then Kyra would slowly make her way to the door and leave.

by **Kaie** on October 20th, 2013, 6:38 pm

That once flashy, winning smile Kaie had painted across her lips before all but vanished at Kyra's reaction. Her victorious mask was remolded into one of pure confusion. Her brow drew together in thought, grin fading some as her own eyes studied the Kelvic woman's. Through her attempt at offering peace and ridding any lingering hard feelings, had it backfired and offended the woman?

The savage woman blinked at the first questions. Her accusation was originally a combination of both truth and poor humor. She hadn't dared allow herself to trust the blonde from the start, previous encounter aside. Lips parted as if to protest her loaded question but the sound of the door redirected her attention.

Like the proper entrepreneur he was, Gene strolled in the cage applauding the participants. Naturally Kaie's eyes immediately locked to the twin coin pouches pressed to his body.

"Good work ladies, you earned this."

Damn straight.

The Myrian took the pouch with practically glowing eyes. A single nod in his direction as he retrieved it signaled both her thanks and her understanding. As much as she'd love to stick around and see if she could crack anymore skulls, the truth was she was in no condition to. If anything it would be the blessing of Myri that would keep her alive for another round. Maybe not even then.

Feeling the weight of the purse in her hands, Kaie took a moment to admire the earnings. Beneath the fabric she could practically feel the edge of each Miza. The sound of shifting coin itself was enough to make her heart sing. Just by the single second she appeared to admire it (even if it was really a mere moment), it could've easily been written off a greed. Yet this new wealth meant more to the savage than just that. It was her ticket home. This was how she would pay for her supplies, her transportation, and her hospitality on the road to Falyndar.

Kaie looked up again in time to see Kyra already on her way out. Perhaps though there was an invisible wedge between the two, certainly this fight had counted for something. Apparently she was the one who once harbored less than desirable feelings toward the Kelvic anyways. If nothing else, the Myrian would leave her teammate with a proper goodbye.

"Hey," She called suddenly upon impulse, not even really sure where she was going with it."If someone else were in there I probably would've been petched. Besides, I don't think I'm allowed to be mad when I got to keep your cut anyhow," Kaie added a bit of a lighter joke toward the end for good measure. And then that was all. Invisible setting her jaw, she made her way out the door of the cage with her weapons and her coin. All the while hoping getting up the next morning wouldn't prove too agonizing.

OOC:Sorry for the delay! The closing of the soccer season usually gets intense but I didn't forget about ya. This is my closing post. Thanks for the thread!