"This is Forbidden..." (Complete)

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"My... my... my lady... I..." Sentes really was speechless, despite years of playing through such encounters in his mind, he was sadly at a loss for words at the real thing. He stood there, his heart beating wildly, but slowly he began to calm down, his composure returning and he raised his face to stare her in the eyes. Starting deep into her onyx eyes, he felt his world slowly melt away, his jealousy, his anger, his humiliation, it all slowly drained from him and he felt her love. "I love you, your high- I mean, Thalia," Sentes gently said to her, catching himself before he called her highness again. That was not a title that was needed here, not now. She was simply Thalia at this moment. "I have always loved you. You've been everything to me, all my life has been devoted to you, my life's work was to stand beside you, to feel you in my wings, to hear your laugh, to see your smile," Sentes said softly, opening his heart for the first time in his life. His tough, calm, manipulative person had vanished here, what stood before her was the true owl named Sentes, the one who had been locked away. Slowly the young barn owl leaned and let his beak run against hers, before inviting Thalia into a deep kiss.

[spice]

(Do owls kiss? O.o XD)

[Gabjas]

(*shrugs* Guess they can now. )

Thalia felt a shiver run up her spine as he spoke, and before she could reply he had leaned in and touched beaks with her. She embraced it willingly, and brought him closer with her wings. With a break for air, she gasped out a quiet "I love you too."

She could feel the outer layer of this owl melt away, the one no one else had ever looked past but her. She had always seen him as he truly was, a kind and passionate Tyto waiting to be set free. Her love, she supposed, had been the key to his cage.

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Katara burst into the chamber, out of breath. "M'Lady!" she snapped into a salute. "The scouts report- Oh…" she said, her voice tottering off. The sight of her Tytoness and Sentes sent her feathers crawling.

She shuddered involuntarily, then remembered her pledge to support her Tytoness. Who knew? Maybe Katara's beloved Tytus would see Katara for the first time. NO! She reprimanded herself. The High Tyto is THALIA'S mate, not yours, she muttered silently.

"I-I apologize m'lady," she mumbled.

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Sentes could have stood there with Thalia forever, feeling her heat beat against his own, feeling her breath against his face. Thalia was everything he had dreamed she would be, and so far more. He extended his own wings to surround Thalia in a loving embrace, but at that point the two were suddenly disrupted by Commander Katara. Sentes merely pressed himself against Thalia and stared at Katara, a calm and relaxed expression on his face. In any other circumstance he might have said something witty towards her, but for the first time he did not feel the need to fire back with some cheap comment. Instead, he simply relaxed amongst the feathers of Thalia, awaiting what his now-lover would say.

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Katara's onyx eyes grew huge when she took in the sight of her Tytoness in the wingspan off a strange spy. She choked on her words, her reprimand catching in her throat. She forced the words away, repeating over and over in her head "You promised to follow her, you promised to follow her!"

She backed up, her normally graceful movements slightly choppy and unbalanced. She extended her wings behind her, catching the feathers on a rock. She scrambled to her talons, then gave Thalia a lasting look, then sprung out of the cave, falling towards the ground. The thermals caught her and she soared upwards and away.

She needed to go find a storm.

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Thalia pulled away from the passionate moment, snapping her head to see Katara, who had just burst into the chambers. She wrapped her wings around Sentes, hugging him closer slightly. "Commander." she said, clearing her throat as her cheeks burned a hot red beneath her feathers.

"It is alright. What news do you bring?" She knew her friend disliked this idea from the start, but she thanked her for being so tolerant of it despite her opinions.

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Katara turned on her talons, surging towards the chamber's exit. She launched herself into the air, her wings propelling her up and away.

"I need to think," she said to herself. "Is it a wise decision? Should I have advised her differently? Have I lead her astray?" she asked over and over again, the voice in her head nagging and taunting her.

Her head snapped up, sensing a storm. Suddenly, a thought so vile and bitter rose to the forefront of Katara's mind. She felt the urge to yeep, and she wilted a few sizes. Her wings shook and felt weak, as though she would plunge to the ground in an instant. "What if did it for Tytus?" she wondered.

"What if I led her astray on purpose?"

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Once Katara had left the two alone, Sentes turned and looked back at Thalia, her face shining like a full moon hanging in the sky. He wanted to stay there, to spend the morn just cuddling up with her, feeling her feathers against his, her talons in his. But he did not think that was a possibility, which now led him to his next question. "What about Tytus?" He gently stepped back slightly and looked at her. "He still remains your mate and I know he would never approve of such a union between us. I will certainly protect our secret the best I can, but Tytus is smart, there is the possibility he will find out. What will happen then?" He asked, his beak twitching slightly, exposing his desire to embrace her once again.

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Thalia shook her head. "I do not know, my love. It is a sin I must bare on my shoulders, but if it means I may be with you, then it is worth sinning for. We will try our best to cover it." she turned and brought her head up so that her beak was just brushing his.

"He is away for tonight. Perhaps we could spend it together?"

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((I'll go ahead and move it to the next evening.))

Sentes awoke to the next evening and he was a bit confused, not realizing where he was. But it only took him a moment for the memories of the previous night to return to him. A smile gently formed on his face as he turned to find Thalia, his lover, his... his mate asleep right next to him, her wing gently draped over his body. Sentes gently wiggled from under her and stepped up to the exit to her hollow. He had to be swift, it would not be long before Thalia would awake and he wanted to be there when she did. But he also wanted to give her something... something to seal his commitment to her as a mate.

Less than ten minutes later and Sentes had returned, with a large mouse gripped firmly in his talons, ready to present to Thalia to eat. Sentes had honed his hunting abilities during his stay in Ambala, where he couldn't rely on another owl to provide him with food. It was actually easier to hunt here at the HQ, as small animals had fewer places they could run and hide to. Sentes made sure to check and make sure he wasn't seen before returning to Thalia in her hollow. Slowly a new mindset was settling upon the Barn Owl, he was coming to terms with the fact that Thalia was now his mate, even if it was secret, and now the desire sparked in him to protect her and take care of her. What had been devotion and idol worship was now being transformed into pure love for Thalia. Of course, he had to restrain himself, she still was the mate of Tytus and until that changed, he was her sole provider. But for this moment, that was not true. He was here with her, Tytus was not, so he had to take care of her, like a good mate would. Sentes stepped up next to her and gently began to scratch her forehead with his beak to help her wake up.

[Felidae]

(Trust me guys, I am completely fine with leaving. I just wanted Coryn into rps and so I just kinda put him in every one I could XD But yeah, bye guys!)

[Gabjas]

Thalia groaned and cracked an eyelid open, peering groggily at the hazy silhouette of a Barn owl, she had at first assumed it was her mate Tytus, whom she was so used to waking up beside, but as the figure came into focus she realised it was Sentes. Memories of the day prior rushed into her mind, and the High Tytoness felt a pit of guilt form in her stomach.

She felt guilty for betraying her mate, he had been so good to her and yet here she was sneaking around with another owl. She wished they could simply grow apart, she and Tytus. Still be friends but no longer devoted lovers. She would even be willing to give up her position as Pure One queen if it meant she could be with Sentes.

She also felt guilty for her good friend, Katara. She had simply watched as the commander had flown off in panic and distress. She had been too caught up in the tender moment between her and her lover to think about going after her. She made a mental note to go and apologise to her tonight.

"Good morning." she yawned, rubbing her facing against his in greeting. She looked down where a plump mouse lay. She looked up with a smile of thanks and happily gulped down the meal.

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"It's much, much easier to catch these thing here than it was back in Ambala, way too many placed out there for mice to hide. I'd spend hours circling the forest before I finally would manage to catch something, but here it took less than ten minutes," Sentes remarked, and as he watched Thalia, he could tell that she was different. The bliss was gone in her face, there was a sense a worry to her now and he knew what is was. "You feel guilty, don't you?" He asked her, letting out a small twitter and lowered his head. "Thalia, I do love you, but I have to ask you, in your heart, is this truly worth it?" Sentes looked back up into her eyes. "I want you to be happy, and if this is going to hurt you, if this is going to make you regret..." Sentes trailed off slightly, a little amazed at the thought that he was suggesting separating. He had spent years to get to this point, but now the he got here his concern for himself had been replaced by concern for her well-being. "If you are going to wake up every morning filled with guilt and regret, if your mind will only be filled with worry and not happiness, then maybe your heart still belongs with Tytus," Sentes said, his voice exposing his own conflicted emotions. He wanted Thalia to himself, he wanted to spend his life with her, but at the same time, he couldn't watch as Thalia was hurt by all of this.

[Gabjas]

Thalia looked away slightly, turning her head so that he could not see her cry. "Perhaps, it is for the best." she said quietly. "I don't want to leave you but a part of me still loves Tytus. And I don't want you getting hurt by this."

She lay her head on his shoulder, weeping. "But promise me that we can still be friends?"