2020.06.29: Bella and the Litany

Bella and the Litany
Seamus and Stephen give Bella a run down of the Litany
IC Date	2020-06-29
IC Time	Evening
Players	Seamus Stephen Bella
Location	Kinfolk House
Spheres	Garou

"Pretty much that," Skully replies with a tilt of his head toward Nascha, finishing attaching the seats on the swing. "I've met a few. Met one the day I arrived here, an' she ended up in a dumpster. They ain't exactly a favorite cousin, what with the ain't-I-so-clever? behavior. World takes all types, though; we ain't everyone's favorite, neither. I try to remember that whenever I get a burr up my shorts over somethin' like this."

Seamus shrugs a bit here. "Hmmm...I aint met one of them before. Seems really playful though Ill keep an eye on my shiny things when shes around though."

Stephen murmurs, "She would not have felt adorable with a wolf's jaws on her throat growling for her submission." He sighs at that and shakes his head, but offers Nascha a small bow of his head, "I did not mean to alarm. Forgive me if I made any of the Kin feel unsafe. I would never bare fangs or claws at one." With that said, he shoots Skully a questioning look and purses his lips, "Did that finally get the last of it?"

Bella arrives at the kinfolk house while adorned in a white blouse and cut off jean shorts. The girl peeks over the area, having a smile of greeting for those here.

Nascha nods to Stephen, in total agreement. "I would have been VERY upset if her nonsense caused one of the kinfolk to be harmed. There are children still up and wandering about." She shakes her head. "No harm done. I am overprotective." She motions around. "I am the one who runs this place. Had Weathers the Storm-rhya not been here, I might have been more worried."

"Yeah, I imagine one good bite'd probably have her regrettin' her decisions," Skully agrees with Stephen, hanging up the glider swing and moving on to the JennSwing, a plastic seat with buckles to hold smaller children safely in place. "This's just about done, Broken Fang. I relieve you'a your offer to assist; I got it from here."

He nods to Nascha, smirking slightly, and offers, "I wasn't gonna let it get outta hand. Didn't seem likely to, but if it had I'd've been able to put a stop to it right quick."

Seamus shrugs again. "Im just glad Rosa took my niece home with her. Not sure how the baby would have reacted to all that and Id have been royal pissed if her antics caused that baby girl any upset."

Stephen shakes his head lightly at Nascha, "I would not have allowed her to put a kin in danger. She can deal with annoyed four legs, but I will fight you if you touch Kin." He sighs softly as Seamus talks about scaring the baby and nods, reaching up to rub at his face. Perhaps fortunately, Skully tells him he's in the clear, which earns the elder anotehr bow of his head, "Thank you, Weathers-rhya." The quiet Bella gets a bit of a faint smile and the wiggle of fingers in greeting.

Nascha nods to Skully and then gives a respectful smile to Stephen. "Likely Rocky would have stepped in as well." Whoever that is. "It isn't that it would have happened, it's that any intervention shouldn't be necessary. Some of our cousins seem to forget that this is the KINFOLK house. The first priority, always, are the kinfolk. This is the place where they should, at all times, feel safe and welcome. I did not feel that her fooling around, when the moon was this high, was at all safe." Her eyes roam to Skully to see how HE feels about it.

Seamus nods his head in agreement. "I can understand that entirely I take my duties as the Guardian of my niece very very seriously." He says with a nod. "So I can only imagine how seriously you take your duties running this place. If you ever need any help Im more than happy to assist you."

Bella looks over to Stephen, giving the man a smile of greeting. the smile is serious tough. She goes to take a seat on the swing. She then look so ver to Nascha with a polite nod. The girl keeps quiet for now though.

"Seemed a dumb move to me," Skully agrees as he gets the chains affixed to the plastic seat, which is a quick set-up as the majority of the work was done at the factory. He hangs it up, testing the strength of the fastening and nodding once in satisfaction. "I don't think she meant any harm by it, but it weren't wise. Seems she probably doesn't have a lot of experience with Garou tempers. If'n I recall correctly, Luna ain't gifted the foxes with Rage the way she did us an' most of our cousins."

Stephen murmurs, "She seemed a little bruised up when she left. I never laid a claw on her. If tripping over a branch hurt her that much, maybe fox should not be playing chase with wolf. Maybe I would have hurt her if I had caught her and not realize she's that fragile." He actually furrows his brow a little at that, then shakes his head, as if throwing the thought off for now.

Nascha offers Bella a smile, finally starting to relax a little bit. "You're correct, Weathers The Storm - rhya. They don't have Rage. And I'm sure they DO forget. That is no excuse, however, to put the kinfolk at possible risk. This is not a place for her to come in and push buttons. You know that I never like to be rude or disrespectful, but my kinfolk are my highest priority out here and I WILL speak up if the need arises." She gives her head a little shake, as if clearing her mind. "I'll be back in a moment with the scones." And turns to head inside and then will come out in a few minutes to serve people. Scones and tea. Is she british? Nope. Just likes scones and tea.

Nascha goes home. Nascha has left.

Skully goes home. Skully has left.

Bella continues to sit perched on the swing. She peeks over those still those here. "I forget if I met you both. I know I did Seamus the other night. But I am Bella."

Stephen takes a moment to rub his face again when Nascha takes her leave, looking a lot like someone who is not happy with what just happened. However, when Bella introduces herself, he takes in a deep breath and offers the woman a bow of his head, keeping his voice down, "Were it under better circumstances and not when something like that just happened. Greetings, Bella. I am Stephen. Rited Broken Fang, Fostern four-legged Theurge of the Wendigo."

Bella looks to Stephen, nodding. "I am kinfolk to the Children of Gaia." She says, giving more details about her introduction. "It is very nice to meet you." She then adds.

Seamus leans back. "Well now I guess Broken Fang you and I should coordinate how best to teach my lovely Rosa what needs to be learned yea? Bella here also said the other night she hasnt been well taught maybe we could teach her too you think?" He than turns back to Bella. "A pleasure to see you again Bella. Propriety when adressing us you should use Two Guns-Rhya for me or Broken Fang-Rhya for Broken Fang when we are among our own people." Donal states politely and in a way that shows teaching to Bella.

Stephen offers a nod of his head to Bella, but stays quiet to listen to Seamus and nod once in agreement with the other wolf, "I asked your Rosa to meet me here tomorrow...I'm not sure what she has already been taught so I am hoping to listen to what she says and then I will know what we should work on?" He does, however, agree with what's been told to Bella, offering the kin a small smile. "Have you been taught the Litany already?" Apparently lets start with Square One. Just in case.

Bella looks over to Seamus, nodding in response to his words. "Two Guns-Ryna and Broken Fang-Rhya." She says toward them, giving the man a smile. "I will try to remember that." She adds. "Well...the litany. no, I am not fully sure what that is." She admits.

Seamus nods his head. "Oh yes I know and she wants me to be here too. Come to think of it Ive known her for years and am not aware of what if anything shed been taught." He taps his chin for a few seconds before continuing. "Well just like with Bella maybe we need to start with square one with her teach her the Littany and its meaning and than teach her how we both view its meaning?" Grins. "Well Bella youre in for some learning than. Broken Fang would you care to start?"

Stephen mmms softly and glances back at Seamus, nodding slightly. He thinks for a moment, then walks over closer towhere Bella's camped out on the swing, and parks his butt down in the grass, "The Litany are the rules we live by, that all of us agree to and honor, kin and wolf, high rank and no rank. One of the most important is that the Veil should Never Be Lifted. You cannot tell others about Garou or what you are. The world is dangerous. We have enemies. And those enemies will try to strike us where we are weak...you. Additionally, humans cannot handle the idea of what we are...insanity grips their minds and they do irrational and dangerous things when confronted with it. It is always better that they do not know."

Bella looks to Stephen, nodding in response to his words. "I knew I shouldn't tell and haven't said anything, but.." She then trails off. "I didn't realize it is a formal rule. It makes sense that it is though, Broken Fang-Rhya." She says the title, but does seem to struggle a bit as if trying to remember. She then looks over to Seamus, giving him a sheepish smile. "Thank. I do want to learn."

Seamus moves to also sit beside Stephen in the grass. "Yes so if they find out what you are they may strike at you as a way of psychological warfare to hurt us. As you kin are the only way we can breed they take you out we cant breed there will not be more of use it in effect makes us weaker. Or rather I should say the only way we can breed without having issues. And the mating thing I just spoke of is another of our laws. We Garou can not mate with other Garou.

Seamus says, "As it tends to cause defects and deformations to our offspring"

Bella looks over to Seamus, nodding in response to his words. "Okay, so very very carefully keep such secret." She says and then ohhs softly. "So dating other wolves is probably a bad idea then. Can you date like the spiders and dragons?"

Stephen wraps his arms around his knees, sitting up a little for the conversation whil he listens to Bella then looks over at Seamus, nodding slowly in agreement, "When garou mate with garou, the children, when they are even born alive, are always damaged in some way. Cursed, so we have ruled such mating should not happen. Garou cleave to humans and kin, not to other garou." He pauses there, then shakes his head lightly, "I do not know about the spiders and dragons...I have not studied them at all."

Bella looks to Stephen, nodding to him. "I met a dragon and a raven and saw a raven and a spider fight here, so I wondered." She then pauses. "But that is sad about being cursed."

Seamus shakes his head. "Im not sure of that as I assume their all related to us some how Id assume not well I wouldnt want to try it at least. Another law is to respect the Territory of another. If youre in another Garous territory treat them and the territory with complete respect." He says. "As for the curse Im sure its sad as much as Im sure Gaia had her reasons for it, we are creatures of anger and rage maybe it has something to do with that."

Stephen rumbles softly and nods, "There are also two that go hand in hand....always respect those of higher station than you....that goes along with using the 'rhya' comment when speaking to a wolfof higher rank...but you also should respect those of station BENEATH you. Just because you outrank someone is not an excuse to treat them badly. Unfortunately not everyone handles that rule the same. Some tribes are...less forgiving than others."

Bella looks to Seamus, nodding. "This is anyone's territory here? I mean, I always try to be respectful though." She says then looks over to Stephen, nodding to him. "Okay, Broken Fang Rhy and Two Guns Rhya." She says a bit sheepishly, as if hoping she has that right. The girl continues to sit on the swing and she presses her feet to the ground, bringing it to sway a bit.

Seamus smiles at her. "Youre fine. These are lessons all of us must learn Garou and Kin alike." He thinks before speaking again. "Theres also Always accept an honrable surrender. If your enemy surrenders and doesnt wish to fight on we must accept that and stop the fight."

Stephen guestures off at where the fox had fled, "She gave up the chase and acknowledged I bester her, so it was only honorable that I accept that and not continue to make her pay for her mistake in taunting me, as much as I would have rather gone ahead and kicked her ass for it." He sighs at that and shakes his head, "There is also the rule that you cannot feast on humans. MOST wolves stick to this, but there are others that consider humans of the Wyrm and they will hunt them anyway, so just....be mindful of the wolves you are friendly with."

Bella looks over to Seamus, nodding. "I never bene in a fight before." She says. Her blue eyes then widen. "Not feasting on humans...that has to be a rule." She says, looking a bit concerned.

Seamus nods his head. "Oh yes dont forget lass we are as much beast as man." He says simply. "Another law is to fight the Wyrm wherever it dwells and whenever it breeds, so it is our duty to destroy that which is unnatural and goes against the true nature and workings of Gaia herself."

Stephen mmms and bobs his head a little at Seamus' words, "The Wyrm is trying to destroy and corrupt all that Gaia has created. If we do not fight it, all is going to be lost and none of the rest of those rules will matter because there will no longer be any of us to follow them. I know this is a lot to throw at you in one sitting. Do not think we are going to expect you to recite all of this verbatim tomorrow." he offers Bella a small smile, pausing before he continues, "The next is that you do not allow the others around you to tend to your sickness. Which...is more of a guideline for us. Kinfolk who are sick should absolutely let their wolves know. But wolves who have gotten old, or permanently maimed and are a burden to their sept, are expected to do the honorable thing and not be a burden."

Bella sucks in a soft breath, looking to Seamus and nodding to him. "I don't think I will forget that, Two Guns Rhya." She say sand then looks over to Stephen. Her blue eyes widen as she listens his next words. "I..it must be very hard to be a wolf."

Seamus nods his head. "It can be yes but we are taught from the time of our first change whats expected of us and we live and die by it." He says matter of factly. "The next rule is The Leader may be challenged at any time during peace. Which means when we are not at war if a leader is not doing their job right someone may challenge them to take the reigns, or even just because they think they can do better."

Bella kicks her small feet against the ground once again bringing the swing to sway a bit. She looks over to Seamus and nods to him. "That makes sense, Broken Fang Rhya" She says about challenging leaders.

Stephen pauses a moment and smiles a little, trying to conceal his teeth a little. He nods at Seamus, "I'm Broken Fang. That's Two Guns." He scrunches his nose a little in amusement and keeps his voice down, "You're doing fine. Did we miss...oh yes....the first share of the kill goes to the greatest in station. Alpha eats first, to make it overly simple. You will see this more with some tribes than others, but usually, the big wolf leads the way and gets the first honor for doing so."

Bella blushes at Stephen's words, her pale cheeks pink. "Oh sorry.." She says, looking between them both and trying to be careful to get the names right. "Broken Fang Rhya." She says, looking to Stephen. She then peeks over to Seamus. "Two Guns Rhya." She tries to look for two guns on Seamus and well at Stephen's teeth. "Oh, I see. So if we had a picnic here and they were grilling burgers and hotdogs does that apply there too?" She blushes a bit more. "I just wouldn't want to mess up and eat all the burgers first, not that I would probably do that."

Seamus nods. "Indeed, than this one goes hand in hand with Challenging during peach but You can not challenge a leader during a time of war we must be unified in solidarity." He says. "The final rule is Commit no action that will causes the Caern to be violated, in other words dont disrespect the Caern, dont bring the Wyrm there, or those outside the Nation.

Stephen chuckles softly at Bella's comment and keeps his voice down, "I think you will be fine." He pauses there to listen to Seamus while watching her face, slowly nodding, "That was a lot to go over. Do you have any questions? That's probably enough to try to shove into your head in one night, so perhaps we can offer to answer questions you might have, regardless what you want to ask. I mean, if we know the answer, that is."

Bella looks over to Seamus, nodding to him. "The Caern not violated..." She echoes. "I haven't explored there yet, the caern." She then pauses for a moment. "Well, am I supposed to call the wolves rhya? Its okay that I am sleeping her? I think so, but I haven't really met the owner yet."

Seamus nods his head. "As far as I can tell this is an open and safe place for all Kin. So Im sure its fine for you to sleep here if you wish." He says honestly. "But being new here myself Im not 100 sure."

Stephen nods slowly in agreement, "The Kinfolk House is here for you. I think you are not supposed to treat it like a hotel...you SHOULD be trying to find a place on your own in the city, but it is here so our Kin will always have a safe place to retreat to when they have nowhere else to go. As for calling wolves rhya, if you dont know them, that's a good idea. If you know a wolf and are very familiar with them, they usually do not worry so much about hearing the honorific. They know you give them respect."

Bella looks over to Seamus nodding and then she peeks over to Stephen, her cheeks pink. "I have been treating it a bit like that, but I don't mean to." She says. "I just don't have a job yet, but supposed to meet with Felicity soon and she might able to help me and.." She then trails off. "I am I suppose to say Rhya after comment I make, I mean not everyone, but like...should I say it now, because I talked?"

Seamus shakes his head with a laugh. "If you need a job Ill be setting up a private agency soon enough to offer my services to those who need it. Should you like it I can give you a job as a receptionist or something like that."

Stephen stretches a little and slowly lumbers back to his feet, nodding along in agreement, "I am sorry...I am much more tired than I thought, I need to head back the ranch for a bit, but perhaps I will catch you tomorrow and we can continue and go over any other questions you have when I catch Miss Rosa here?" He shakes himself out, raking his hands through his hair to straighten it abit.