The mask is pulled off your face and the sudden increase in light caused you to momentarily close your eyes. As you open them again you see you were in a large room that had large wooden support beams with colorful banners adorned on them. Leading toward the center of the room was a bright red rug with gold trim, at the end of the room on a slightly raised platform was a throne, but what was sitting on the throne was surprised you the most. Sitting in the throne was an female anthro feline of sorts, you couldn't tell exactly what type of feline it was because it had features that belonged to a lion, leopard, and a tiger. The feline looked you over with glowing yellow eyes while you did the same, she wore a clothing that made it obvious she was in charge, but in charge of what was still a mystery to you.
For what felt like hours the feline looked you over and sat on the throne in silence, little by little you feel the ability to move your limbs return. As you regain movement in your hands and arms, you realize that you weren't bound, but merely being held up by two sets of hands and they weren't holding very tightly onto you. Suddenly the feline gets off her throne and walks over to you and makes a gesture and the two sets of hand pull you to your feet. She stops in front of you and examines your gear on the floor next to you, she reaches down and picks up your rifle. After turning it over in her hands she sets it back down and looks at you, "well two things are obvious: you're human and you're some type of soldier, but whose army you belong to, I don't know" she finally says.
"Did you find any more like him?" she says to a female anthro german shepard, "no your majesty" says the guard. "Hmm take him back to the cells while I decide what to do with him" says the feline, you didn't want to go back to the cell they had kept you in so you start fighting to get free. "Quit your struggles" ordered an anthro Wolf, during the struggle you fell over due to still being slightly paralyzed, "get to your feet" the german shepard ordered. "Screw you" you yelled, the guard grabbed you by the shirt and lifted you up, "why you little...." she said as she raised a clawed fist and prepared to strike you. In one quick motion you reached down, drew your sidearm and jammed it under her chin causing her to freeze. At that moment the whole room went quiet, no one moved, the sound of clapping broke the silence.
You look over and see the figure you know as 'her Majesty' standing there clapping, "my initial assumptions about you were wrong" she says with a smile. "Samantha let the human go" she says to the dog, who lets go of your shirt, "Sara come here and find our guest a room for now" says the figure. A female anthro fox comes out from behind the throne and walks toward you, "follow me please" she says in a soft voice. Slowly you holster you handgun while maintaining eye contact with the german shepard as you follow the fox out of the room into a long corridor. "Who was that?" you ask when the two of you are alone, "she is The Empress, she is the ruler of our people" answers the fox, "ok, but what is her name?" you ask, "here is your room, someone will come for you later" says the fox, she opens the door and leaves without answering your question. You enter the room and look around, in the center was a small bed that could hold two people, next to it was some type of wooden dresser and on the left wall was a large banner with some type of insignia on it, suddenly someone knocks on the door.........