Tiger Lily

Tiger Lily smiled as she walked up to the boys, kneeling down as she greeted them. The boys themselves, kneeling out of respect just as they were taught to. Tiger Lily bowed her head down, holding the boy's hands as she said a welcome prayer, finishing by giving each of the boys a symbol on their foreheads.

Pan smiled softly, crossing his right arm over his heart and his left hand behind his back, bowing his head softly. "Thank you for welcoming us to the camp" He lifted his head, Tiger Lily standing back up after greeting the boys, looking towards Pan. "Anything for the Prince of Neverland and his guests" She bowed, in respect to him.

The people of the Le Clan de L'Aura Radieuse had always worshipped Pan ever since he was a child, now even more so. The people had a prophecy that one boy from the mainland would save all of Neverland by an act of selflessness. Since Pan had been the first and only boy to come to from the mainland, they trusted him to fulfil the prophecy.

Though he hated the pressure so he started bringing the lost boys to Neverland, though they continued to call him the Prince of Neverland. They had always followed Pan's words, they trusted him with their lives. Tiger Lily walked over to Pan, holding his hands in hers, bowing down to him. "I do not have anything to offer but we will house and feed you for as long as you stay..."

A twinge of pain ran through Pan's heart as he heard her words. He sighed quietly and tightly grasped her hands. "It is alright Chief, you know I never ask for offerings from your people. For now, let's bring the boys to camp, these two cannot wait to start playing with Uzumaki." He smiled softly, putting his hand on Marmadukes back as he looked down at the boys. Tiger Lily nodded and stood up straight, leading them towards the camp.

Most of the villagers were working on cooking and preparing the meat from their most recent hunt. The others were cleaning clothes or sewing or tending to the children. What Pan noticed was that there were a lot more women than usual. Tiger Lily brought Pan and the boys to the school where the children were finishing their schooling.

The boys ran off to join the kids while Pan and Tiger Lily went around the village. Pan stayed quiet as Tiger Lily showed off the improvements from last time. There was more weaponry being made and there were more defences set up around the camp. Pan broke his silence, his tone serious. "Where have the other men gone?" Tiger Lily froze, becoming silent as she looked back towards him.

She sighed softly, fixing her hair out of her face before answering. "Hooks men have been stealing our younger boys, but especially our men who have come of age. They leave our sick and elderly." Her eyes both saddened and angered by the disgusting world that they now lived in. Pan looked at her shocked but didn't want to push anymore into the topic right now. He stayed silents as they finished their rounds.

Once done, they made their way back towards the main tent, which was where the council had their meetings and it also was known as the Chief's tent. Tiger Lily parted the sheen cloth as they entered the tent, three other council members sat upon their knees as they prayed. They finished their prayers and got up to greet both the Chief and Pan, once everyone was settled they got straight to work.

Tiger Lily was the first to speak, she had a loud and commanding voice though she did have a tendency to be quiet and kept to herself. She had long hair that went down to her waist, most of it fell down to her waist but the top of it she kept slicked back out of her face. In a few spots, she had her hair wrapped in a tan cloth that most of the woman wore.

She wore an earring made from an earring of a feather that was bright orange and red. Her clothes consisted of long robes that were mostly red and brown colors, a belt made of animal skins and furs all adorned with golden jewellery and a flower wreath around her shoulders. She had tattoos all across her body and she walked with the tribe's staff, which had been passed down from each Chief. Her eyes were a golden hue and her face was covered in tribal marking and her eyelids were painted a crimson red color.

Tiger Lily sighed softly before speaking, looking around at everyone as she spoke. "We call this meeting to get a sense of where we are and what we need to do to be prepared for the next attack." As Tiger Lily spoke the blue gem that sat at the top of her staff glowed, symbols on the stone table in front of them glowing as a map of Neverland appeared. There were places marked off, Pan assumed that those were spots that were off-limits.

Once the map was up Tiger Lily continued. "Hooks men were last seen near Cannibal's Cove, their last attack on the camp was about four weeks ago. With our short food supply and his men cutting off our hunting grounds we will need new tactics and help from the Prince of Neverland." She looked towards Pan, letting him speak, he looked towards the map, circling the area that was Hooks cavern. "This is where Hook and his men are stationed as we all know, I recently went there and it seemed that they have doubled the number of prisoners since our last meeting." He looked up at the council members for a moment before back down at the map.

Pan pointed towards the dark wood where he and Bell were attacked. "These forests are filled with dangerous creatures now and are not a safe place for hunting, I know that hunting on open waters can be dangerous but it's the best bet when it comes to hunting. Especially in the waters that surround your camp." The council members gave Pan a questioning look, while they already fished, it wasn't always a reliable source of food.

Since there were bigger creatures that lurked down deep in the waters around the camp. Pan looked at them reassuringly. "You can fish here without leaving the safety of the Camp. Plus with the native plants around your camp, you have easy bait and an easy way to make fishing equipment." The council members nodded as they looked back towards Tiger Lily.

She stayed silent for a moment before speaking again, trailing her finger down the side of the island. "Our best hunting grounds are in the scarce forest just before you hit Cannibal Cove. So how far down would we be able to go before we risk our safety?"

Pan looked at the map curiously before answering. "Well, you would risk having to go through part of the Dark Wood unless you go along the shore in a boat. Then I'd say you could make it about halfway down the island." Tiger Lily nodded understandingly as she thought for a moment.

She didn't like the idea of going on a boat because they had nowhere to hide or no easy way out if they needed one. "Alright, for now, we will go by boat till we hit the middle of the island. On the way there our hunters can fish, then once they get to the island they can hunt. This will hopefully start bringing in more food and we won't have to leave as much."

The council members stayed quiet for a moment, looking between each other before nodding in agreement. Tiger Lily called the meeting to an end, all the members holding Pan's hands and bowing as Tiger Lily did early as they left the tent. Tiger Lily sighed softly, the glowing map faded as she placed the staff up against the wall.

Pan looked towards Tiger Lily as she spoke again. "Come with me, I'd like to show you something." A smile across her face as she took Pan's hand as they both made their way to the Northern part of the Indian Camp.