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He had waited only a little while before he would seek out his feline friend. Olive had told him of his appearance and that she had drawn him back to Elsewhen, though the feline did as he so desired and if he went off on his own, that's what he would do. Tiberius had his nose to the ground as he sought out the scent of the feline, torn paws thudding on the ground. He was likely much more healed now from the horrible state he had been when Tiberius had found him in Northfall and if he wasn't -- well, Olive was a skilled woman.

"Kuhn," he chuffed, jutting his chin out as the sound of rushing water reached his ears.^^

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Spring was here, so that meant for the cat one of his favorite things was now in the category of 'not suck'.  The intense mountain sun was harsh on the heavy coat of the northern cat, so swimming was now in season.  This spot that had Olive and Tiberius' smell all over it would be a good place to wait out.   

Approaching the rivers edge with ears perked, the cat pawed at the frigid water as if to test it out.  It was so good that he had to take a step in biting and lapping at the surface for a drink.  Slowly wading  himself into the water up to his chest, he couldn't help but exhale as the frigid water soaked the lower part of his coat and began to suck out the mountain heat. 

In the midst of his motion, a familiar voice called his name.  Typically, something like that would cause the cat to jump being caught off guard, but the familiar rumble of the Titian's voice, only made him smile warmly as he turned to meet the man's gaze.  Displacing a large amount of water as he turned to meet the man, Kuhn only chuffed back,  "Hey!"  
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There was never a time where he sought Kuhn and he didn't appear. Today was no different, the feline materialising in the water. He looked better, healthier, no longer battle-worn and Tiberius' marred lips tilted into a half-smirk. "Ain't there somet' 'bout kittens not likin' wa'er?" Tiberius drawled as he approached the water that Kuhn seemed to nestle himself in.

"Lookin' better, mate," he dipped his head as he stopped at the waters edge, liquid lapping at his toes. ^^

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Returning his own toothy smirk, "Misconception..."   Really, he did love the water, though swimming wasn't the smartest thing during the winter, but now, it was practically essential.   Lowering himself further into the cold rivulet, the water line reached his neck, only his head shoulders and tail where visible.  

Rasing back from the water, all bits of poofy fur now clung tightly to his anatomy.  Looking back over himself, his wounds did heal nicely, though some would likely be scars to serve as a preeminent reminder of the wickedness of some and the kindness of his friends. "Ya, feeling better too."

Trudging back to the shoreline to meet his friend on the edge, water dripped from his underside as he moved to more shallow ground.  Reaching his friend, he aimed to rub the dry section of his nose bridge into the man, though the lower portions of his mane where drenched.  "So...", he cut short, a devious grin hanging on his face: wanting to say something about @Olive.  Struggling, the cat opted to let the titian speak fist as to not prod.
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He snorted, "careful, yer might turn inta some type o'wa'er tiger. Scales an' all." Tiberius jested lowly, his own smirk settling upon his marred features. It was easy to fall into such a mood with Kuhn, recalling how genuinely, the man had become his first friend and now he would go so far as to call the rowdy feline his... best-friend. He hadn't had one of those before.

"Good, yer know Olive can 'elp wit' any lingerin' pains an' all tha' 'ealer shit," he added, knowing that wounds would take a while to fully heal and if the feline managed to rip open any weaker spots, well, Olive would likely seek to tend to them herself. His lady was was kind and genuine and still thankful for the feline, this he knew.

Kuhn waded through the deeper water to come greet him where he stood at the waters edge, Tiberius' head automatically inclined to meet the touch of greeting that Kuhn offered him. His tail wagged a few times behind him, his molten gaze affectionate. It didn't take a genius to know what that devious smile meant as it sat on the felines features and Tiberius grunted an amused chuckle, rolling his eyes as he bumped his head into the feline, "yer a righ' shit, yer know," he mused as he rolled his shoulders.

"Yer probably guessed it or been told by 'er anyway," the titan rumbled, "we're... together an' we startin' our own shit. Pack, thing, yeah," god, why did he feel a little tongue-tied? Tiberius cleared his throat as he eyed Kuhn, "realised I ain't much o'follower these days." ^^

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Clenching his teeth together at the dark man's joke, he had to look away to hide an expression of mild pain. It fell flat. Even though he had to be subjected to that, Kuhn was glad to have the man here. In the tundra out of all his friends, Tiberius was the most steadfast. Even through the events of Shiroshika, the Titian was always his advocate. It would also be easy to call the wolf his best friend, as strange as that was.

Slightly shaking his head from the recent blow of mental damage, the cat's smile finally cracked through, now that they where onto the next topic. "I'll keep that in mind.." , the humor of the dad joke finally reaching him.

Apparently, the tiger didn't have to pry, because the wolf happily spilled his successes to the cat after only a simple look. Chuffing warmly, he shared in his friends joy, "Olive is a great person... You are too!" They where perfect for eachother.

Happy for his friend the cat couldn't really contain himself. Coming back in for another rubbing the cat jostled his head around roughly, throwing a front arm around the man's shoulders from the side. It didn't even cross the cat's mind that he was soaking wet.

Trying to hold his friend in tight congratulations, the rough head motion didn't stop while he continued his chuffing, "Well, if someone is going to lead a pack, it might as well be the two of you."
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Tiberius was getting better with compliments. He wasn't quite there, though, so when Kuhn expressed he was a good person, the same as Olive, he found his smile was uncertain but grateful. It was small as it sat on his marred lips though it was a smile nonetheless. "Yeah, shits outta a dream, y'know?" As a boy, he wouldn't have thought this the life he was going to end up living. Not with the way his own blood looked at him yet he was... happy that this was how it was turning out. Happy that he was working for this, because it was what he wanted.

The titan would chuckle, a deep rumbling sound that somehow sounded light as he shouldered the weight of Kuhn as he threw a sopping wet limb over his broad blades and his chuckle would evolve into a laugh. "Fuckin' wet," the man snorted though he didn't actually care, instead he would bundle himself almost in delight beneath the tiger's celebratory ministrations.

"Ain't done much leadin' 'fore," he rumbled against the feline. He was excited and determined for it yet somewhat... nervous, was that the word? Shit was real. "Git lots ridin' on findin' somewhere ta settle an' keep safe," Tiberius thought of what might come of his time with Olive, of what children may be growing in her womb and he felt almost sick at how much he would have riding on being successful. ^^

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There was practically nobody that the solitary cat put much faith in, though Tiberius was one of those acceptions. By nature, a feline had to be wary of packs. Though one lead by this man would probably be quite unique.

Not really having much more to say, Kuhn really only continued his congratulatory roughhousing on his non reactive friend. Slowly escalating to get a reaction, tossing his head around on the wolf, he eventually opted to try to rub the back of his neck over the man's back. The feline's contortion proved to much causing him to slide off of the man, onto the floor, he just took a moment belly up.

Looking up at his friend from the ground the world was upside down. "You will do fine..." , he purred with an evil grin, taking a slow faux swipe up at the man.
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Tiberius tried to keep himself grounded, rooted to the earth as Kuhn tried his best to garner a reaction and Tiberius was a strong man yet beneath the weight of a tiger? He would falter, thick legs shaking and moments from giving way before Kuhn had stretched himself too far at the wrong angle and down he slid, landing on the ground in a sodden mess on his back. He barked a laugh as he watched him, his own fur dampened with the water from Kuhn's own soaked fur.

"Olive will," he agreed as he shifted and attempted to nip at Kuhn's offensive paw. The titan would try to angle himself so he stood half over Kuhn, caging him in with his forelegs whilst his hind legs remained off to the side, "yer welcome ta visit whenever yer wanna," the titan drawled as he looked to then drop his weight, aiming to bore his hefty mass upon Kuhn like a dead weight and see how he planned to go from there. Tiberius' marred face was holding a smirk, molten gaze light with brief flickers of amusement.

Sure, the titan would prefer to have Kuhn close -- especially after the attack that had been drawn upon him and his offer of a home was obvious but it wasn't going to be forced. Another part of him, more selfish wanted to have one of his few friends to call his home theirs but when was Tiberius in the business of being selfish? So very rarely. He only hoped that if Kuhn did seek to call Duskguard his home then the attack upon him would end there. It was unlikely Reiko would ever want to see Tiberius again, so she would have little desire to bombard his home.

He swallowed, trying to force his selfish thoughts out. ^^

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Upon falling on the ground, any dry bits of dirt and twigs, immediately clung to the cats fur; thus defeating the purpose of a bath. When the Titian landed his nip at the cat's paw, a look of shock washed over the striped beast's face, his mouth agape.  Really that shouldn't have been much of a surprise, leaving it hanging out there like that.  "Pfft...", Kuhn puffed, listening to man say 'it was only Olive that would do a good job'. 

Somewhat pinned under the large wolf's frame, the cat rolled his eyes, mimicking the man "OOO...Its only Olive that will do a good job...", trying to do his best Tiberius impression.  Smiling, he looked straight up into the man's molten eyes.  'He was welcome to visit whenever he wanted'.  Not able to contain a toothy smirk he tried to look away because, Olive already told him of his friend's intentions.  The cat knew that was a ploy to slowly reel him in.  Still the whole concept wasn't something to say no to right away... Maybe that would be a good way to dip a paw into pack life? 

For a moment, the massive cat semi struggled under the man's dead weight pinned to his chest, trying to make a show out of it.  Then suddenly with a laid back snarl, the cat launched his half ass counter attack, bringing all four paws in like beartrap, aiming lightly bite the man's chest or head.  It wasn't something he would really ever try in a real fight but, it would be funny if it worked. Though mentally, the cat was already prepared to have the man counter, and get pinned by the neck.
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