17 Creation of the Five Claws (1/2)
Marianna walked over to Bea and her group. At the moment, they were being a bunch of weirdos to clear their heads. Albus was carrying Furvus piggyback style, Gladys had Albus standing on his shoulders and was carrying Bea bridal style. When Marianna finally arrived in front of them, they'd switched to a more comical position.
All of them laid their heads on the thighs of the one in front of them without touching the ground with their hands
They made a donut shape. Marianna paused a bit, but spoke in the end. ”How do we get a bond with Lady Chao?”
”Why do you want a bond with the Lady? Are you looking for power?”
Furvus answered Bea, ”Maybe they're looking for revenge.”
Albus mumbled, ”Although our Lady can never be damaged by the likes of you, it never hurts to be cautious.”
”So why do you want to know?” Gladys glared at them prompting them for an answer.
”If we get a bond, can we repay her?” asked Lawrence.
”Yes” said Furvus.
”If we get a high enough bond, can we shoulder some of her burdens?” asked Marianna
”Yes” said Bea.
”If we get a bond with her, are we going to be prohibited from chasing debts?” asked Ignis.
”No. If you are in the right, we'll all join you in the chase” admitted Gladys.
”We hereby pledge our loyalty to Lady Chao and the almairusks.”
Furvus' legs got tired so he fell causing a domino effect with Gladys falling first. ”We should have an official name. After all these years, we still haven't established a name!”
”Ugh, you man child.” Albus groaned and looked to Gladys. ”It would be 7 of us, but I think we should have an element of surprise.”
Suddenly, Ignis looked up after in deep thought. ”Five Claws.”
Gladys also showed an expression of enlightenment. ”Five Claws. It's perfect. From today onwards, we are the Five Claws. We slaughter the enemies and feed the beast.”
”The first order of business is getting a uniform of sorts.”
”What are you thinking of Bea?”
”We can all wear our own colors, but we should have a matching accessory. Like a mask, necklace, or even earrings of some sort. We should also make tokens so that on missions, anyone can identify us after we make our group name known.”
Albus clasped her hand over Bea's. ”I agree. We should also carry around a voice modulator or a display screen so we don't reveal our voices. We'll seem mysterious that way!”
Gladys looked at her bewilderedly. ”No matter how long I've known you, I still find it difficult to associate this childishness with your usual resting face.” She stuck her tongue out and continued gushing.
”Alright love. Calm down. We'll wear masks with the trenchcoats. That way if it's a mission for 2 out of the three we can mix and match.” Furvus patted the hyper woman's head, calming her down. ”If it's a mission involving all three, we could add some hats or gloves. Alright?”