Zothra walked into the room of Orion, looking around the room in wonder. The glowing crystals shined in the ceiling, there were stone structures everywhere and it seemed to shine with a clean pristine glow. Wow, the cub had been in a lot of other rooms, but this one held its own above the others. For now, at least. "Goodness, what's the story behind this place?!" The cheetah knew there had to be a story behind this place. Though she may have been only a cycle old, at four cycles, she would be a force to be reckoned with. Cheetahs were one of the fastest animals, that could run at 75 miles, and they could reach that speed in three seconds. It was hard, extremely hard to top that, and you had to be built like a cheetah to reach those speeds. Cheetahs were quick, and Zothra knew this. Now she was just a cub wandering in the room of Orion. The cub focused on the shiny ceiling, then suddenly, her power awakened. Small sparks of electricity could be seen jumping between the outside of her body. Loud zaps could be heard as this happened. She noticed this, and was amazed at what she could do. "Woah! I can control electricity!" A mischievous grin formed on her face. "I'm an electricity user." Oh boy, the cub needed guidance, wouldn't want her zapping others without thinking. Or on purpose.

@Envy @Reign

Envy had been suffering a lot as of late. Green fur was a mess, a few broken quills stuck out, and every movement hurt. The healing process had driven them quite stir-crazy, though, so it was with a limping gait that they slunk away from the throne, leaving their daughter to her rest. She was, after all, an adult; she could handle herself for an hour or so, even though Envy hated to admit it.

Since the battle, their agonizing regret had faded gradually into numbness, although they had to admit that being wounded had helped to take their mind off of it for a while.

They felt like a hollow shell of their former self. Wounded, and full of sadness; and in a way that was worse than their jealousy had ever been. They were a broken king, and although their kingdom was in tact as of yet, what hope did they have of garnering any respect like this?

They really did feel like they'd hit rock bottom.

And so, as they wandered through crumbled city streets and heard a voice, their first move was to freeze, first instinct was to hide. Their black nose twitched, quills lifted. Someone was coming; someone with a young voice and a joyous attitude. Envy felt the distinctive pang of emotion that had given them their name. If only they could feel like that. If only.

Their jaw clenched as they listened. And perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps simply jealousy, they found themselves slinking closer and into the open. They were soon greeted by a familiar sight; and for a moment wondered if they were hallucinating back to their younger days. The cub that played before them reminded them so intensely of Reign that they paused, and stared. Finally, they shook their head. The cub had no crown, and its voice was different. It wasn't him.

Envy reached for their magic, and felt the worst of their aches and pains subside.

"Careful, kid," they said, their voice even yet punctuated with the slightest growl. "Magic isn't a toy for the careless."

Speech. Thought.

@Zothra

Zothra's magic stopped and her head turned to the source of the voice that had given her a short lecture on magic. It was a green weasel, and from what she saw it didn't look too good. "Oh, I'm sorry! This is the first time I've ever used used magic. The cub walked over to Envy and sat right in front of the weasel. "I'll make a promise to you. I'll do my best to use and control my magic wisely." She was just a cub, so she would try to learn how to use magic the right way. "Cool place, does anyone live here?" The cub was completely unaware of the weasel's affiliation, or his rank. Then her eyes roamed over the weasel a bit. It looked in bad shape. "Hey, you don't look so good. Did something bad happen?" Zothra felt kinda bad for the gembound.

@Envy @Reign

The weasel's ears twitched. First time? Not only that, but the young one promised to control and use it wisely. Not that they cared. "...Sure. You do that." The youngster then moved on, and Envy's gaze flickered to the world around them. "They do," they said shortly. "You're looking at em. One of them, at least. My name is Envy. I'm the King of the Sinful Seven... My kingdom lives throughout Orion and the Throne is mine."

Usually their introduction came with theatrics, but the weasel didn't feel like they had the heart for that today. It seemed like the child had noticed their ailings, as well, and they flinched as if they'd been stung. "I was attacked at a time when I couldn't possibly fight back. But I'm healing."

They paused.

Speech. Thought.

@Zothra

Zothra looked at Envy and was glad that he was healing. Her ears perked up at the mentions of a group called the Sinful Seven. She stood up as her tail flicked behind her excitedly. "The Sinful Seven! That sounds cool! Can I be a part of the Sinful Seven? Please?" Zothra thought it was fun to explore the caves on her own, but it would be even better to explore them having a group to come back to, and a home to share. "I bet it's cool to be a king huh? I already know that comes with a lot of responsibility. I don't know if I could ever be a king, or a queen. Too much pressure." Her brown amber eyes looked at Envy playfully, at the thought of her not being able to fulfill such a position. She really wanted to join the Sinful Seven.

@Envy

Envy was momentarily startled at the eagerness of the young one in question, their tail twitching and eyes opening slightly. "Yeah, of-- of course," they sputtered, before perking themselves upright and blinking slowly. There was a pause. What now? After a moment, they smiled awkwardly up towards the cub. "...Uh. Welcome to the Seven!"

They tilted their head at the cub as she questioned them on their position as King of the Seven. "Oh yeah. It's hard work being a good king," they drawled, a little of their old self resurfacing in that moment. "But I manage. Just ask Pride."

Speech. Thought.

@Zothra