Hearts Desire (5)
We need to combine our faction with the Dog's faction.
''I decided to marry that Dog to suppress the Humans, Only by marriage can we stop the internal fights, if not, after we defeat the humans a rift will slowly form which leads to another war between both the factions. To make it not to happen I want to marry the Dog and combine our factions'' said the Lion Cat.
Rat clan Chief rejected immediately.
No Way, You will marry the dog and have a happy life? Good very good, then what about our clans? Our clans have a life, and death enmity with the clan's in the Tiger Dog faction and you are saying you will merge both clans? Asked the Rat Chief.
Hearing the Rat Chief's words rest of the clan chiefs got agitated, they too, agreed with the Rat Chief and rejected the proposal.
They started a heated discussion stirring the present situation.
Lion Cat saw a headache coming. She wants to say something to sooth the situation but the Rat Chief interjected.
The Rat Chief stood up and said ''Once the two factions were merged they will silence one of our clans, just think, will merging the factions reduce the enmity? Absolutely No. What is the best option to avoid the fight?''
All the clan chiefs became silent after hearing the Rat Clan Chief's Questioning.
''No one was willing to answer? Then let me tell you. Just annihilate one of the clans and the other will be subdued'' said the Rat Chief.
No one dared to comment.
The Lion Cat saw the escalating situation and used her own reasoning to waver the hearts of the clan chiefs.
The Lion Cat sighed like there was no other option and replied to the Rat clan chiefs questions with her counter-question in a pitiful tone.
''I understand your worry and I agree with your reasoning but you shouldn't forget this, 'Who is more Formidable? Humans or the enmity Clans?' First, you have to survive from the threat known as Humans, if you can't even survive then who cares about the enmity with those so-called clans?'' said the Lion Cat.
The Clan Chiefs started to discuss.
''Correct! If we die in the hands of the humans then who will give a damn about the enmity with the other clans? First, We need to survive'' said one of the clan chiefs, who was on the same side of the Lion Cat.
Another Heated discussion followed up, a few of them agreed and a few rejected.
A slight majority of them compelled with the Lion Cat leaving the Rat Clan Chief at a Loss.
With no other option, the Rat clan chief revealed a secret they have suppressed for the past few days. ''Our Rat clan Ancestor was killed in the middle of the breakthrough'' We didn't even join the factions but our ancestor was killed mysteriously. ''Who do you think has the gall to infiltrate our Rat clan and kill our ancestor? What do you think will happen after you combine the factions?'' saying this sentence the Rat Chief looked meaningfully towards the Lion Cat and left the Meeting Hall.
Rat Clan ancestor was killed? All of them were shocked including the Lion Cat.
The Pig Chief said the similar thing ''Our Pig clan Ancestor was killed in the middle of the breakthrough'' Pig Chief looked at the Lion Cat for a few seconds and left the Meeting Hall.
The Entire Meeting room turned Chaos.
The Lion Cat was tongue tied, She didn't expect this kind of outcome and also those deaths of the Rat and Pig ancestors gave her a sudden shock! She had planned to use them in a different cause.
The Lion Cat was not as stupid as that dumb Tiger Dog. When she heard about their deaths, she already knew that someone was plotting behind her back.
Like WenWen and the others, The Lion Cat was in no position to change her plan and find the schemer behind the scenes, She thought she should act as soon as possible before she fell in someone's scheme.
Over the Tiger Dogs side, The Tiger Dog was dumb and short-tempered but he somehow managed to convince the others, everything went smoothly over his side.
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After they left the Meeting, Rat, Pig, Snake, and the Vulture Clan members who planned the Coup D'etat arranged a meeting again.
This time they didn't have any thoughts on Coup D'etat, they were scared shitless by the new Revelation. And the Rat chief felt more threat than the others.
Inside the secret room, The Rat Chief spoke, 'Looks like The Lion Cat was not responsible for the death of our Ancestor.'