Double TroubleBa

Allie suddenly stood up from her seat. "Connor!" She tried to run over to him. "Oh Connor!"

Connor grunted as he was thrown on a mat and he had never was made to fight. Even others of his own species and he slowly stood up and rushed to Allie. He was free and they both hugged and kissed. "Oh Allie! I was so worried about you."

She looked at him. "Connor. I really need to go back to the shaman." She said to him. "Do you think we can leave now? What's he mean by training? And using us against each other?" She didn't understand and didn't want to budge. Her face turned pale. "You're not a fighter."

"I know that. Try telling the over inflated egotistical gorilla that. I'm not a born fighter."

Allie cried out in fright as a knife was pressed against her throat and then pushed against a wall. Something was placed around her throat and she tried to take it off. "No...Please." She begged Bartu. "Don't. He never fights anyone."

Connor was ripped away from her and he only knew that if he didn't fight, she'd get hurt. He never fought anyone in his life. Not even other humans. He knew he was about to get his butt kicked. He was never a fighter. "I'm no fighter." He said. "I'm a hunter and gatherer." He listed his duties. "I have no training whatsoever in fighting others. Honestly."

"Please, Bartu. Listen to him. He's right. You're forcing someone who is peaceful and kind to fight. He doesn't fight anyone. He gets along with everyone. I need a painkiller."

Allie landed on her side, grunting in pain.

Connor groaned as he was gripped by his throat. He would have shaken his head no. He had already given his answer. "I already told you what I can do. I'm a hunter and gatherer. I hunt wild animals like bears, boars, rabbits, and game birds. I gather roots, vegetables, and fruits for my wife and family." He listed his duties. "I'm not a fighter and I don't hunt members of my own species."

Allie slowly sat up, wincing. She couldn't believe how cruel Bartu was towards her. He dragged her from the careful eyes of the vets who were taking care of her. She knew that he would never understand what their duties were.

Allie wished she was back at the vet's office, safe in her bed. She had nothing here and being used against Connor. She scrunched her face up in pain. Well, that wasn't good. The vets were always careful about how they handled her. Distinctly, there were no words exchanged between her and Bartu.

"Leave her alone!" Connor ground out. "Can't you see that she is already in pain?" Connor didn't care about what he said about not having a family. "Oh I have a family. It doesn't consist of just Allie you big brainless gorilla. It includes parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. You are so interested in splitting families up, you don't see the damage you do." Connor grunted as he was dropped to the ground. He crawled to Allie, to see if she was alright.

She believed that she wasn't going to see the light of day if he failed or became a traitor. She was probably the only human that could carry. But what use was it to carry when she's been put down? She leaned against Connor.

Connor despised this gorilla, trying to use his wife against him and his grip around his neck was not fun. To get him to 'comply' with whatever he wanted him to do and if he failed, his wife would be gone. He really didn't like this gorilla and grunted as he was dropped again. He stood up, brushing himself off. He wasn't able to do anything that violated his own standings.

"I'm not going into a situation that requires my services...on the account of you threatening to put my wife down just because I fail and stuff. Failure is apart of learning anyway. What kind of an ape are you that threatens to harm another?"

Connor helped Allie up from her position. "Everyone fails." He kept her behind him. "You fail, too."

Connor wasn't really afraid of this ape. He was only showing 'dominance' to another male. He was a male, capable of making his own decisions. "Oh, who said I was rejecting a mission or a job?" He glared at him. "That's all you think about humans? That they're lowly and down in the dirt. That's my observation of just one single ape." He said, not really afraid. "To push and push a human into your bidding is setting yourself up to failure. You can push and push, but it'll end up as a huge fat let down."

Connor wasn't shaken by this ape. His intimidating factor resembled a predator. "You want a working relationship with a human? Don't threaten me or my wife. We did nothing to you."

Allie listened as Connor talked. He was full of common sense and decency. He had logic behind him. He also wasn't afraid of Bartu which meant a lot to her.

"You'd hurt her anyway. What's the chance you'd go back on your word?"

Connor didn't know about this council was or who the vets were. Connor began to suppose they were protecting Allie? But why and for what reason? He didn't know. He quirked an eyebrow. This ape was afraid? "That's my right. Whether to listen or not. But forcing a human to do your own bidding is like forcing them to do a 'job' they haven't trained for or have any knowledge. Spying is different than fighting." Connor found the term mutt demeaning. "Do you have to refer my wife and I as mutts? I clearly don't call you names or call you something you would find demeaning."

Allie was standing by, not sure whether or not to talk. But this was a breakthrough. At least, Bartu and Connor weren't fighting or throwing too much insults. They were holding an actual conversation. She was getting restless by standing idly by. She glanced around and began to walk around.