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 Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:01 pm
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Alcmene had been having a fairly quiet, peaceful night despite the concerns that had been brought to her a couple nights before. She was expecting trouble, so she wasn't terribly surprised when Baba'nyota came to her with one of the Ilanga lions to talk. Fafnir was off keeping busy elsewhere and since this was so important she had sent Kivuli off to find his uncle, but she knew better than to send Baba'nyota away while there was a potentially dangerous lion before her. Still, he was off to the side and not taking part in the conversation.
"Kobe'gumu, you are the king of the Ilanga'izwe and you've been lurking around our borders these past few days," she said, almost a question but mostly a statement. She had his name and status from Baba'nyota, they were past introductions already. Names did not concern her so much as the reason he was here. He had no escorts with him, it was a daring move to just walk in and not even try to conceal your identity.
"Why have you come here?" |
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Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:27 pm
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He was very clear, concise and to the point. He knew what he was doing, Alcmene could tell that much about him. But he was a king, and whether or not he had made some bad decisions and lost much of his pride.. surely he would have been practiced at this kind of interaction at some point. She didn't respond immediately, considering what he said. One of his companions was pregnant and they needed a safe place.. reasonable, if there really was a pregnant lioness and if they weren't former enemies.
"Why would you choose to come here searching for safety?" she asked, "I was born after the war but I know the stories, and though we also lost many there are still many lions here who were there, who remember. Surely you haven't forgotten."
They had started it, so the stories had told her, perhaps they could be more forgiving.. except that they had lost the battle. The Mwezi'Johari had killed many of them, though they also had been killed. It was an unusual situation.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:32 pm
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"I could never forget," Kobe replied, shaking his head. Though he wouldn't bring up his personal problems at a time like this, the war would not leave him alone. It haunted his dreams. By now he accepted that he could never escape his past. But he could change his future.
"The truth is, I choose Mwezi'Johari because of that terrible war. Those who came with me were too young to fight in the war and our numbers are too small to pose any threat. I know now that violence was the wrong answer. That is why I came here, to make amends, if I can, and to start over." He held back a sigh. "Maybe that is selfish of me... but I know they will be safe here too, if you allow us to stay. Of course, if you would do that, I will step down as their king."
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:40 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:07 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:11 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:00 pm
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She considered his suggestion, weighing the benefits of letting him look into it and the costs of offering them some privacy to discuss matters. The accusation was not taken lightly, though, and it seemed unfair to give them the opportunity to get away.
"If your request to join is sincere, I suggest you bring your group here to speak for themselves," she said finally, "If you are innocent, you will be safe but you'll have to forgive us any precautions."
She could fetch Fafnir and have him weigh in on this situation, and they would certainly have whatever guards could be spared to make sure they were not outnumbered and the strangers did not wander through unwatched. It was not an accusation that would be easy to prove, they would have to trust their ability to detect a lie.
"Your presence on the borders has created enough paranoia, we can settle this tonight."
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:33 pm
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