Aster brought her hand up and carefully tapped Raziander's soft, pink nose. "Boop," she said quietly, as she did so, her voice high pitched. "Thank you," she said solemnly. "That is a very important ritual to me. With your consent, I would like it performed periodically." She tilted her head to the side. "Raziander . . . " she said suddenly. "Do you have a nickname perchance?"
What the hell kind of witch….? Razi's nose twitched after the touch, the only sign of her surprise. But she could not say that it was unpleasant, because it wasn't. It was highly amusing and felt wonderful. Razi scooted closer to Aster's face, gently kneading the girl's shoulder to show her happiness. "If my M–Aster, wishes so mote it be. I enjoyed this "booping"." She pressed the side of her tiny face into Aster's. "You may call me Razi, if you wish. Raziander was a name given to me when I guarded the home of the Pharaoh's over a thousand years ago, but I do not mind the shorter version."
(what the hell kind of witch indeed)
Aster smiled, trying to keep from beaming. She was trying her hardest to remain somewhat professional, but with all the nuzzling and Razi's facial expressions, it was becoming harder and harder not to squeal aloud. "Well, I'm glad you do not mind Razi. I would have called you Raziander if you had wished me to, but it is long. So you guarded the Pharoah's home?" she asked.
Razi dipped her head in a nod, giving Aster one final rub before leaping off her shoulder into the space before them. "Although," She said growing to the size of a large dog. "I looked more like this." She flicked her tails, grinning. "I had a flare for the dramatic when I was a kitten, but the Egyptians loved it." She sank back down to her normal size, licking a paw.
"Woah!" Aster's eyes widened. "You can shapeshift?" She looked up, her expression thoughtful. "Or size shape, I suppose." She looked back at Razi. "Unless you can shift your shape." A thought crossed her mind. "Were you the cat that the Pharaohs worshiped and stuff? How old are you anyway?" She clapped her hand over her mouth. "or is it rude of me to ask that?"
(This is so damn cute! Can I stalk!!!???)
Razi chuckled, whisker's trembling. "Size shift. Yes. I can be any size you need me to be. Shape shift? Well…not yet. Once I assume my final form, I'll be able to shift from a human form to a Cat Sith form, but I am a long ways off from that." She waved a paw as if in a vague gesture.
Strutting over to Aster's bag she batted it open before sticking her head inside, looking for more treats. Her voice could be heard from inside, although muffled. "No, I wasn't the Cat God that the Egyptians worshiped. I do not have that much arrogance to pretend to be Bast. Although," she paused as she dove into another pocket. "I have met her. Interesting…being."
Razi returned to Aster, looking a bit peeved at the lack of treats that her search provided. "I'm about four thousand years old." She said, showing off her little teeth in a smile. "Still a kitten!"
Aster raised her eyebrows. "What were you looking for?" she asked, picking up her bag and looked through it, making sure everything was still in its place. Her small medical kit, her to-go jars of herbs, her enchanted pocket knife, her spellbook, her three leather-bound journals, pencils, fountain pens, quills, ink, enchanted ink, duct tape, tarot cards, dried flowers, nail polish, silly string, chalk, and two glass bottles, one with an orange, shimmery liquid, and one with pink salt. "Wait. I'm only 19 years old. What does that make me?" she asked, her head almost buried in her bag. "A fetus?"
(This is so damn cute! Can I stalk!!!???)
(Yes, please do!)
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Aster Sicarius)
"More treats!" Razi said, cleaning a paw and flashing her fangs at the girl. A purred laugh shook through the tiny cat sith. "Don't be ridiculous. My species can live for hundreds of thousands of years. You know the 'nine lives' tale actually is referring to a cat sith. If we achieve our final forms we become immortal with added benefits to our master's if we are bound at the time."
Razi plopped herself down in Aster's lap once again. "So. To what purpose have you called me to be your servant?"
(Eris eris eris look at the aesthetic board thingy I made for Aster in the gallery
Aster Sicarius)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS i love it
Aster has been listening listening intently to Razi talk, and was about to pet her when she crawled on her lap, until Razi mentioned the purpose Aster had called her for. She froze, confused. “Uh . . . servant? Purpose?” she asked. Her voice was almost nervous.
Razi blinked up at Aster, quirking her head to the side. "Yes. A familiar serves their Master in away way they so choose. Generally it is for a greater purpose. War, defense of a royal family…" She trailed off, tails flicking curiously.
"Hm. . . . " Aster pressed her lips together and gazed off into the distance. Her eyes glazed over as she thought. "Your purpose is the defense of . . . me," she said, saying the most recent thing she could remember Razi saying. Yes. That sounded good. Not like she would ever need the protection. Everyone loved her. But still, Razi needed a purpose. "It shouldn't be too hard, though, so don't worry," she said, smiling at Razi.
(Jk she's a little shit and everyone's always ready to fight her, but she's totally oblivious. It's a miracle she hasn't died yet tbh)
(Aster sounds like my little sister. T_T looooooooooooooool)
Razi's hackles rose and her tails flicked menacingly. "Are you in danger, Aster?" She asked, her purring lit replaced by a rough growl. "I will destroy any enemy that would think to hurt you. You have my oath." She lept off of Aster's lap and began pacing in a circle around the girl, growling at anything and everything.
(Sorry I know I've said this so many times but aawwwwwww razi's so cute I love her)
"Um." Aster watched her familiar pace around her, slightly alarmed at how quickly she had jumped to action. "It's okay, Razi. No one is trying to hurt me right now. You can be, uh . . . off duty for the moment." Aster reached out tentatively and lightly ran her hand over the soft fur on Razi's back, trying to calm her without startling her.
Razi immediately froze, relaxing into a purr at the stroke. She flopped down onto her side, exposing more petable body parts. "Very well." She hummed, eyes closing in contentment. "What are we do to next? Find treats?" Her tails flicked happily.
(Razi is obsessed with treats so just kinda ignore how often she brings it up. lol)
Aster smiled at Razi. "I figured we could go to my place, you could get the lay of the land, etcetera. I probably have some treats at home." Aster shrugged, pet Razi once more, then started putting her things in her bag. She stood. "Ready to roll?"
Razi perked up at the word 'treat'. "Of course!" She grinned, tiny horns sparkling in the light. She carefully lept from the floor to Aster's bag, shifting her size as she went so that she was once again small enough to comfortably sit on the girl's shoulder. "Home! Home!" She chanted, eyes gleaming.
Aster squeezed her eyes shut and pressed her lips together. I have the best familiar. She joined in the chant. “Home! Home! Let’s go!” She started walking very slowly and cautiously through the forest, taking more care than she normally would.
Razi curled her tails around Aster's neck to hang on better as she looked around curiously. "It has been centuries since I last was on the earth plane. I wonder how the world has changed." She mused, peaking around the forest. "Trees." she muttered unimpressed.
Suddenly she stuck her tiny face into Aster's. "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Aster blinked as her head leaned back. "Um, no. Ew." She wrinkled her nose. "Yeah, I don't do those. Hey." Aster looked up, temporarily distracted by a bird singing nearby. "If you haven't been to Earth in a while, we should take a trip to the city. We don't just have trees, I just happen to live in them."
Razi hummed in surprise, little body freezing. "A girlfriend then?" She asked once again poking her face into Aster's, green eyes wide and curious. "I would like to see the city, but we have plenty of time for that." She kneaded her master's shoulder in excitement, ears twitching as she began to pic up sounds from far ahead of them.