A plan is set(Tagged)

[Argus]

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Chhaya was trying to find a wolf willing to help her with her plan. She could ask one of her friends, but Kiran knew all of them and would realize what she was doing as soon as he saw them. No, she needed a stranger, one who didn't know anything about her or Kiran and one who would be able to lie. She wasn't sure why she had thought she would find one in the redwoods but she had. So here she was trying to find a wolf to help her with her master plan to turn Kiran back to her side. She had to find a way to get rid of Juno and this was the only solution. She kept walking, weaving in between the trees, before she stopped.

This was the spot. She felt it in her marrow. She would find the wolf she needed here and then she would be able to ruin Juno in her brother's eyes. She sat and looked around, absorbing her surroundings. The trees were red but that was to be expected in a place called the redwoods. They were tall and appeared old. She looked up into the trees scanning them for anyone who might listen in on a conversation. She didn't know what she was thinking. She didn't even have anyone to have a conversation so nobody could really listen in on one. Unless she suddenly went off the deep end and started to talk to the trees.

She looked around and then up once more. "Hello?" The sound of her voice echoed off the trees and startled a few birds from their nesting places. In different circumstances this would be a good place to go hunting for some birds but at that wasn't why she was there. She had to get a grip and focus so she called out once more. "Anyone here?"

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Chess looked up from the bird carcass he was eating when he heard a wolf call out into the trees. He quickly darted behind a tree looking toward the origin of the noise disturbing him from his meal. Spotting the wolf a smirk grows on his face as he becomes more interested in the wolf. She definitely doesn't have a boring coat. He slowly walks out from behind the tree in long, slow strides, his smirk still showing.

"Why, Hello. You called?" He says stopping a little too close in front of the melon-green female, towering over her because of his long legs and her being short. He looks down at the wolf in a mischievous manner waiting to hear why she was looking for someone.

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She glanced at him and rolled her eyes. Another Lancelot who thinks I'll fall all over myself to please him. I hope he wipes that grin off his face before I get annoyed. She wasn't going to look up into his face to talk but she wasn't going to talk to his chest. She looks at him with fire in her eyes. She snarls a little but backs up anyway. "Yes, I called for someone. However, I don't believe it was you I called." This wolf might be useful to her, even if he was a little pretentious. Her face suddenly changed into a conspiratorial look and she stared at the other wolf with an evil smile.

Maybe she should have been nicer to him. She thought about that thought for a second. Nah. That just wouldn't do. I'm terrible at being nice anyway. She shrugged. "I take back my previous words, well not really, but anyway you might be able to help me after all. I'll get to that later though. First off, what do you want and why are you here?"

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Chess mockingly acts like his feelings are hurt. Before returning to his smug look, only wanting to mess with this wolf further until she either leaves or attacks. It wouldn't be very interesting to fight her though, she seems weak. What a frail wolf, she should be careful who she disrespects.

"Oh! How rude of you. I was here enjoying a mean and you interrupted me. Do you expect me to help you if you don't even act like you enjoy my company." Chess' smirk grows to the point his sharp teeth are showing, further messing with the female. I'm bored. I might as well see how she'll entertain me.

"If you expect anyone to help you, don't be so rude." His maniacal smirk never leaves his face as he stares down the wolf before him and his eyes watch her almost like he's criticizing her for every single imperfection he can find, purposely trying to rile up the female.

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Chhaya simply smiled, imagining all the ways she could insult this wolf. "Oh! I didn't realize you were all holier than thou. Forgive me all mighty lord! I realize my error now. I'm so blessed to be graced with your presence." Chhaya rolled her eyes and laughed sardonically. Just remember, everything that goes up must come down. Don't let the ground hit you too hard on your fall down pup." If he wanted to have an 'who can insult the other the most contest' she was down for it. She scoffed one last time at his words. This wolf thinks he can tell me what to do and not do. I've gotten enough lectures in my life from Kiran.

"Maybe you can't help me after all, majesty. I'm sure a king wouldn't want to get his precious paws dirty to help a peasant such as me!" Her eyes burned with blue fire and her pupils were fully dilated. Her face didn't show any anger though just a sarcastic amusement aimed at the other wolf. "By the way, maybe you should work on your acting skills a bit and get yourself a crown. That'll really make things believable." She shook out her shoulders and sniffed the air. She could smell the meal he had been having and her stomach rumbled. She walked towards the smell and smiled a toothy smile when she found the bird. There wasn't a lot of meat left but there was enough.

She bent her head and picked it up and moved back where he could see her. She sat down and began to eat what was left of the bird chuckling internally the entire time.

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Chess walks up and snatches the bird from her walking away nonchalantly completely ignoring the presence of the other wolf behind him.

"You're correct. I shall not dirty my kingly paws. You shouldn't take food from a king." Chess dropped the bird at his paws and guarded it with a new, murderous look. He sighs and throws it back to her, feeling full and looking at her with an amused look.

Chess changes his mind thinking about how much this wolf entertains him,"I'll help you. You amuse me and I'm bored. But if you continue being rude, we won't be throwing insults back and forth, it becomes tiring." Chess sits to watch what she does with the bird. If she annoys me I can just kill her in her sleep, right? Yeah. That sounds fine.

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She finished off the bird and as if sensing his thoughts, smiled. "Oh, no buddy. You don't get a say in what I do. If I want to insult you, I'll insult you. You can take it, or you can leave it. And just to make sure you don't get any funny ideas we won't be anywhere near each other’s sleeping forms. You see, I just need you to show up in the right place at the right times and recite a few lines to a friend of my brothers. This friend of his is getting in the way of things and I need to cut her out of the equation. It comes with the added benefit of making my brother realize that the world isn't all sunshine and flowers. That he can't trust every wolf he meets." She knew that he could reply that she was being hypocritical, after all she was trusting him, but it wasn't the same.

She was like this wolf's employer, giving him a job to carry out, and that was all. Kiran, with all his foolishness will invite a perfect stranger to sit and share his meal and when he's done that will tell them they're welcome to sleep in the same area as him.
She wasn't being nice to this wolf, wasn't offering him anything in return for doing this and would just as gladly stab him in the back when he wasn't looking.

Any wolf that believed another intelligent being could be kind and friendly just for the sake of being kind was sick in the head. It doesn't matter. I have what I came for and now I just need to work out the details with this wolf. I'd be naive to believe that he would follow my orders without an incentive though. She looked into his face and her eyes met his, holding his gaze. "You'll do as I say, wolfy, or you might find yourself with your throat cut while you sleep."

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Chess raises his eyebrow at the wolf's foolish words Does she want to run into someone who'll kill her? He stands up and laughs looking down at the female who had just threatened him.

"Oh, sweetheart, I don't think you could beat me to it. Plus, you don't need to be sleeping for me to kill you. I could do it right now but I'm interested in what you have to say, so don't bore me." Chess' words are menacing and they cut through the air like a knife.

"Well, you want me to do you a favor. But what do I get out of it? A nice pat on the back saying 'good job buddy'? Chess' voice returns to the original mocking sound, but he's willing to listen for now because of his interest in this foolish wolf, hoping she'll slip up so bad that she cant get back up. It's bound to happen anyways, this wolf doesn't think about what she says and it'll get her killed one day.

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Chhaya had had enough of this wolf. He thought he was in control of this situation, in control of her, and she was tired of it. Si she bared her teeth and growled. "First off, if you want to keep your tongue, you won't call me sweetheart, because I'm not sweet in any way. Another thing, if you want to kill me you have to catch me first." She could find some other wolf to do as she bid, one
who didn't think they could okay games better than she, one who didn't try and manipulate her. Although she did admit that that was probably asking too much. She needed to find a manipulative wolf for her plan to work after all.

She turned to go, her feet carrying her away, angry at this presumptive male. The whole point of insulting him was to prove that she wasn't scared of him but it just seemed to make him more determined to make her angry. He had succeeded in his goal, she was angry, but it wouldn't end the way he had thought. She didn't stop to tell him off once again but she did take the bird he had so 'graciously' given to her and toss it back in his face.

Maybe she could find a neutral wolf to do the job. One that liked playing pranks on others. In a way this was all a prank after all. She'd just decline to mention the consequences of the prank.

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Chess just laughs at Chhaya finally, who finally upset at him and he walks after her, ignoring the bird who had been reduced to feathers and bones.

"I'd like to help you. I was just testing you to see what you'd do." Although someone who needs to say specifically they're not sweet in any way is probably lying. Chess enjoys being around this foolish wolf because he thinks her attitude, although it might be extremely annoying, can be considered, by Chess, as hilarious. Plus he was also very interested in what she wanted and why. Recently becoming very bored with the wolves who he'd recently talked to, he needs some entertainment, so, why not ruin a relationship?

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"You'd like to help me, eh? Well, if you do so you won't even get a pat on the back and a good job. You'll get a 'you did your job,
served your purpose, now get lost' speech." She didn't stop walking, knowing that if they lingered too long they wouldn't make it to the setting of her plan in time. She still had to convince Juno that she was on her side after all.

She glanced at him. He was convenient but any wolf could fill the role. She didn't know if he was the best candidate for the job. He didn't seem to be the intellectual type, just the type that would enjoy goading another wolf. She needed someone who could think on their feet and so far this wolf had just proven he was capable of lame retorts and idle threats. He also looked like a brute, at least to her eyes. "I need proof that you can pull this off. There are already too many things that can go wrong without an incompetent liar ruing everything. Let me be clear, I don't need you to annoy someone, I need you to lie and make a believable act of being in cahoots with a wolf you've never met before. So, do you have any tangible evidence that you can pull this off?"

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"I don't think you understand." Chess lets out an empty laugh at the wolf knowing what she thought about him. "I've got a lot more up my sleeve than you'd think." Being someone who is put in this situation regularly, lying about his true intentions in a believable way would be child's play for him.

He nods lazily at her "It sounds interesting so why not." Even though this wolf annoys him he'd put up with her for now, because of his own personal gain, also known as, entertainment. he walks next to Chhaya with a lazy, monotoned look on his face getting bored of his past act, being smug and cheeky. He sighs with a bored tone wondering what next.

"Anyways. What's the plan?" He turns his head from side to side stretching his neck, his true attitude coming out.

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"Quiet La Fleur. She walked and explained that she wanted him to meet Juno somewhere around the barrens. Once he was there she would make Juno go in his general direction and he would say something with the gist of ' Great job, Juno. Just get rid of his sister and you'll be home free. Kiran will be watching and listening in and would think the worst of the situation." She turned to look at him with an annoyed look.

"For this so work you also have to prevent Juno from saying anything until after Kiran's out of earshot. I don't care how you do it but make sure she doesn't utter a word." She stopped suddenly and looked at him. "That's all you need to know to do your job. This is where we say goodbye and have a terrible life." She turned and walked faster towards the entrance of the forest. She needed to hurry if she wanted to do everything needed before they left for the barrens.