Bone Collector Sully.V

“Arise young king,” a lioness purrs out above Sully. as the king goes to open his eyes he winces, hissing at the intensity of the lantern he was facing on the ground near him, against his weak eyes.

“careful now Vicky~” The voice hums out once again.

He doesn’t remember what happened last. there was a flash and an overwhelming feeling of numbness overcoming his body before it all came back slowly. Then tingling, his paws feel so heavy…it’s a crushing weight and he can’t move a muscle, not that it would be the best idea right now, everything is so unpleasant feeling. he can hear the lantern being pushed a ways behind him, thankful that the bright light isn’t near his face anymore.

“Ah. Ouroboros i think he’s done now, you may release him”

with a low hiss in response, the weight slowly shifts off Sully’s body and paws causing the young king to again open his eyes slowly, watching a hefty scaled body traveling from his to the female adolescent figure posed in front of him.
The young king gasps, scrambling to his feet, or trying to at least. he succumbs to the pains of his weak paws and only manages to move a few paw steps back from his original position.

“Careful young king. your soul just about settled in and you should take it easy until you feel just right” Lilith smiles as Sully looks down at his now spotted paws.

He doesn’t know yet how to respond, his head still a spinning mess, causing him to paw at it, hoping the pounding ends.

“You’ll feel better in the coming hours Sullivan.” Lilith purrs, smiling as her python wraps his way around her body, settling his face into her hood.

“Sully. It’s just Sully now…” is all the king can mumble out, giving the queen in front of him a pointed look. He straightens to a sit, now towering over the standing Swamp Queen.
“Riiight. My apologies, Sully ” Lilith gives a dramatic bow, snickering slightly. “SD will protect the pride while you rest up and regain your energy, Sully. For now, i’ll be back in my swamp. do give me a call if my services are needed again, yes?”

Lilith stands from her bow, shaking some dust off her body. She gives a nod at a figure behind Sully, nudging the lantern again closer to it.

SD picks the lantern up back into his mouth, giving the king a once-over before padding behind Lilith, seeing the Queen to the border of the lands, both escorting her and beginning his patrols. Once out of the cave, he fans his wings, knocking some dust off them and continuing down his path.

Sully looks back down at his paws once more in the now darkened cave. What has he gotten his pride into? The Swamp Queen is a good ally to have, but how much can he trust her really? as he ponders, the memories all come flooding back, a blinding pain that causes the king to roar, echoing in the cave, his agony reverberating in his head.