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Dizzy/Tiger-Lily

She stands there for a moment, feeling ignored. Then she moves to the doorway of the room he is in and meows loudly.

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Such a loud noise coming from such a small feline startled him and he sat upright in his desk chair.

"What's the matter, Dizzy? Didn't you get enough to eat?"

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Dizzy

This is her home now but her burden still requires training.

She meows again and turns to head for the back door, confident that this time he will follow.

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"Be back with you in a minute, Gramps," he said as he got to his feet and followed the damned cat to the back door.

"What is it now? Do you want out?"

Jayden opened the door just wide enough for her whiskers to clear.

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That which does not belong needs to be sought out. He followed the scent.

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Dizzy

She looks up at him in approval, not that he would recognise her expression, as she trots out. She heads for the first of her wards that circle her territory - this is home now - to check all are intact.

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Jayden rolled his eyes and grinned weakly at the sight of the young female feline almost prancing off into the back yard, her tail erect and waving slightly almost like a signal flag.

"Crazy damned cat," he muttered and then headed back to his computer monitor.

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Shadow began to follow the scent. Soon it resolved itself into that of something burnt, or burning. As he moved, he realized he was nearing the edge of his territory, in fact that smell came from another's. The old building that held ancient human things held a lone angry spirit. The burdens of course were unaware of its existence. Yet Shadow knew of the spirit and its annoyance with the feline populace. It had long been a tense truce, leave it alone, and it would leave them alone. It was also a spirit that dealt in fire.

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Tiger's wards were indeed still intact. A small nudge here, and a bit of cleaning there, just to maintain them in working order. That completed though, she was free to go and do whatever it was she wished.

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Jayden sat down in front of the glowing monitor. Today would be that famed day, well night anyway. It was All Hallows Even, when children dressed as monsters and pranced about town looking for sugary treats. Yet this Halloween seemed just a little different, maybe because of the old ghost watching him.

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Jayden had always thought of Halloween as being something just for kids... perhaps derived from some old superstition or arcane religion, but nothing really serious.

Now he was not sure.

Not sure of many things that had happened lately.

He turned and used his peripheral vision to get a glimpse of his spirit grandfather who seemed to glow slightly in the growing dimness of the room.

"Tell me what's going on, Gramps," he said reluctantly.

"And what those damned cats have to do with it."

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There was a truce, but a violation of that truce such as harm towards Burdens could well be worth getting his claws out. Besides, given this was adjacent to what was His, expanding territory might well be in order.

He followed the scent to see what was going on...

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She looks at the house.. her new home. Her burden is as safe as she can make him just now. She is already outside, free from observation. Time to do what she is here for.

She takes a moment to look at her home and to remind herself of all the things it means to her, safety, love, food, shelter, companionship.. and then turns away, ready to fight to protect it.

She goes off in search of Shadow.

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Jayden didn't get an answer for a long while. The spirit was still visible out of the corner of his eye. Though he could see it more clearly than when in the hospital. It was almost as if he was becoming more accustomed to being able to see the ghost.

Out of the blew his tired old voice says "I don't rightly know all the particulars. I ain't kiddin that my telling you this could get me, banished I guess is the right word. It could even get you killed. You sure you want that boy?"

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Tiger locates Shadow moving across and along the edge of his domain. As she approaches, she smells something odd, something different and out of place. Shadow spots Tiger as well.

The building they approached was about the size of a burden dwelling. But the cats knew that wasn't what the place was used for anymore. They also knew the burning spirit that inhabited the place. Normally it kept to itself, but it was an angry spirit. The cats had long come to terms with the fact that they couldn't banish it. The spirit was too strong. But it kept to itself and stayed within the building.

This time it was different. The building itself looked as if fire had scorched it.

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She sniffs at the air. Not a smell she likes but one she recognises. In her previous home there was a place with lots of animals. The Burden there often made fire. Of course being new to the area she has no idea that a spirit is involved.

"Hi Shadow. Can I help?"

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Jayden cocked his head to one side and gave the spirit of his grandfather an incredulous look.

"Kill me? Who would it be who would think me so dangerous that they would need me eliminated?"

"And how crazy would they have to be to think that?"

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The ginger tom looked down at the young cat in more ways than one, but the twitch of his tail revealed his concern.

"You might. A powerful spirit of fire in that Burden place. There is a truce between it and the true people, but if that smell isn't raising your hackles already, it should. If it has broken the truce, we will need to deal with it, and it's strong enough to give me pause."

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"Could two of us deal with it.. if it comes to that?"

She thinks for a moment.

"And is there any way we can find out if the spirit has broken the truce? It might be something else, might even be connected to the other things happening around here."

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"If it comes to that? We find out if we can. As for seeing if it broke the truce, we ask. We go, we see. We leave when there is peace."

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The old spirit answered him. "The cats. Prior to tonight what did you think of the world?" Though phrased like a question, it clearly wasn't one. "You didn't know spirits existed. You didn't know that cats held the keys to the city and everything else. You didn't know a lot of things. The more you know, the more of a threat you could pose. That is what could get you killed boy. That is what I am asking. If I answer your questions, now that you know the risk, do you still want me to?"

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The building that the burdens would call a museum is the domicile to the spirit. It was a caretaker and guardian to the building, though it was angry too. It wouldn't take kindly to their interruption of whatever it was doing. Shadow knew that.

Yet they had to find out what was going on.

Getting closer they saw the building was still fine, it wasn't smoking, nor burned. Yet they could see the spirit moving about inside.

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She trusts that Shadow knows what he is doing. He is older than her and has been in this area for a time.

"Do we call it out.. or go in to talk to it?"

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That, at least, was straightforward: The question of staying out or going in had long been resolved for catkind.

"We go to the threshold and meow, asking to be let in."

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"OK. Should we take any precautions at this stage? There are defences I.. and I guess you.. can put in place."

Best ask these questions now rather than when it is too late.

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"The truce goes both ways: We cannot afford to be the ones to break it ourselves. Be ready if it becomes necessary, but warding off the place is not an option until we know where each side stands."

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She indicates her understanding and moves to stand by Shadow ready to move forward when he does.

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And so, the cats prowl towards the threshold of the building...

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As the cats get closer, their sensative little noses are assaulted by all the smells of fire. Though there is no obvious sign of damage, their senses are telling them something different.

As they arrive at the threshold, they note that the spirit is more present, more real than Shadow can remember it being. Soon if it continues to change, it will be visible to burdens.

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