With a sweep of her arm, the priestess cleared the room. Icy stillness stabbed the air as she swept her skirts aside and paced the room. Her own blood was boiling in an attempt to not unleash her fury. Finally she spoke,<br/><br/>"After I implicitly told you to forgo carnal knowledge of the Hume! We have standing not only among the Kuguar but in the Warren as well. We can not afford to consort in low manner. The specie are never meant to mix. What chaos would result in half Kuguar and half Hyane!? " She shuddered. "Can you imagine a Kyote/Hase? Abomination. But more than all the mixtures that could occur, there is none so evil as polluting the Warren with the blood of the Hume. They who devastated a natural world and who would annihilate us for the most minor infraction. They will not see this abomination as a lover's tryst but will cry for your blood, son of mine. for you have violated a Hume warrior/talent. They will say it was forced for no Hume female would suffer the indignity of mating with animals! for we are animals in their eyes."<br/><br/>Her voice cracked like a whip as she paced, and spun and paced again. Taryn stood stone still, afraid to breathe.<br/><br/>"Oh, yes, Mother. You should strip Raschen of his rank." Loz nearly purred.<br/><br/>"She must go, tonight. You will take her out and rid the Earth of her presence. She and the cursed offspring must die." the priestess snapped. "You will be responsible for her death, Raschen. You are responsible for this grievous abomination and you must rid us of it. There is no time to waste. Feed her body to the Raving Wolves. They love to eat the flesh of Hume but have little opportunity. This will insure their gratitude to the Kuguar and insure there will be no trace left to remind any one of this sin."<br/><br/>She turned so abruptly that her beaded braids, flicked around her like serpents.<br/><br/>"That is all. The priestess of the Kuguar has spoken."<br/><br/>Loz rubbed his hands together.<br/>"Good decree, Mother. Shall you order me to watch it executed?"<br/><br/>She sighed wearily,<br/>"Shut up, Loz."