Ferrahn yawned and looked around him. He had been up a bit too long, he had to admit when he noticed that no one was around. Humming to himself, he went to look for Evien and Luthien. They had been around for quite a while now, and had not said they were leaving, so he knew he would be able to find them. But after wondering aimlessly for a while, sleepiness coupled with boredom began to irritate him. Just as he was about to give up and look for Razkil instead, he saw them curled up tight together and purred happily.
Still purring, Ferrahn tried to make his way between them. He ignored Luthien's hiss as he tried to move their limbs aside. Evien snarled at him and Luthien pushed him away irritably. Ferrahn hissed at them, but they hugged each other tightly and ignored him. Annoyed, Ferrahn tried to push them apart again and Evien scratched him across the arm. Stubbornly, Ferrahn curled up against Luthien's back.
"Go away!" Luthien hissed.
With a snarl, Ferrahn got up and stalked away. The next time Luthien wanted to play, he was going to get a rejection just as scathing, he snarled to himself. Flicking his side to side, went to look for Razkil and the others. His mood lightened when he saw that Razkil was curled up with Errand and Variq and Silren. Walking into their presence, he purred as he caught Silren's eye. Errand stirred as he stepped in between him and Razkil, and Variq looked at him steadily from his side of Razkil. Ferrahn shouldered Errand aside as he made a space for himself beside Razkil. Errand mumbled slightly and opened his eyes sleepily. When he noticed that Ferrahn's back was beside him, he sat up groggily.
"Hey!" he exclaimed when he realised his spot had been usurped. "Ferrahn, I was sleeping next to Razkil!"
Ferrahn ignored him and purred against Razkil's neck.
"Ferrahn! Razkil, tell him to sleep somewhere else!"
Razkil looked at Errand helplessly and Errand pouted.
"Ferrahn, why don't you sleep next to me?" Silren asked, touching his shoulder.
"Or sleep next to Razkil on Variq's side!" Errand said, giving Ferrahn's back a shove.
"Don't bother me, mouse."
"Razkil!"
Errand sat on Ferrahn and tried to force him away from Razkil.
"Stop bothering me!" Ferrahn snarled at him.
"I was sleeping here first!" Errand shouted back.
"Ferrahn, you can sleep on my other side," Razkil said helplessly.
"I'm sleeping here," Ferrahn said, snuggling closer.
"No, you're not!" Errand sat on Ferrahn and pummelled him.
"Stop that!" Ferrahn sat up and knocked Errand off. "You dumb rat."
"Ferrahn!" Silren admonished, holding back his hand.
"Razkil!" Errand sobbed.
Razkil looked at Ferrahn worriedly and got up to comfort Errand.
Ferrahn glared at everyone and snarled. With a flick of his tail, he stalked away from them.
Who would he curl up with now? he wondered angrily as he stalked around. Despite having made up, Feyn was still a bit sore over recent events, and there wasn't anyone else he would care to cuddle with at the moment. He walked further and further from where the centre of their home was and just as he'd made his mind to leave, he saw a young boy sitting by himself. Ferrahn looked around; they were at the edge of the territory they considered their home and the boy seemed to be alone. The boy felt a bit strange, but he was emiting warmth, and he looked harmless enough.
"Boy," Ferrahn said, walking up to him.
The boy gazed up at him with dark unblinking eyes. Ferrahn raised an eyebrow, but the boy didn't break eye contact with him. With a shrug, Ferrahn lifted the boy in his arms and walked back away from the edge. When he was at a distance he could relax, Ferrahn lay down and snuggled into the ground until he was comfortable and made a sign for the boy to join him. The boy snuggled close as Ferrahn pulled him into a cuddle. Young obliging ones were so hard to come by, Ferrahn thought sleepily.
"Sleep," Ferrahn purred into the boy's ear. He yawned and closed his eyes.
In a few moments, Ferrahn was sleeping contently. The young boy in his arms gazed thoughtfully into space and then closed his eyes.
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