[Meta] Visions of the Future (Zimwi x Bilisi)

[Kimaria]

Zimwi was not a cheery looking creature by any means, but her normally stoic expression was tainted with darkness. It shadowed her eyes and tugged the corners of her mouth down into an almost pained grimace. A pale tooth jutted from her jaw as she curled a lip.

Visions.

Both a gift and a curse. A strange thing that tormented her and pleased her at once. But to hold the future in your knowledge. To know things that you shouldn't know...it was a responsibility. A big responsibility. And she knew that there were some who didn't believe in her word. What did they think? That she was lying? It was hard to decipher these visions! Surely she could be forgiven any mistakes.

This time, however, the vision had been clear and she rounded rocky crevice and lifted both ears in mild surprise.

Ah, there she was! Her beloved sister.

"Looking for me, Bilisi?" She grumped, sitting almost instantly to take the weight off of her old legs. "I've been...seeking a new vision." She hesitated, dragging her eyes across this new 'safe haven' of theirs. "I found one." And her eyes snapped back to her twin. "It...is not good. Not good at all, I'm afraid."  

[Kimaria]

Zimwi's head seemed to sink back at the very mention of the word; her ears pinned, her eyes narrowed. Again her gaze seemed to flicker between her sister's face and random details of the landscape around them. Then, at last, she spoke again.

"Yes."

Her tail thumped against the ground, stirring dust. Her nose crinkled. "Those filthy, disgusting creatures!! We cannot stand for this. We cannot!!" Her voice had increased in intensity and then she slapped a paw across her own muzzle and hunkered down again. The last thing she needed was others overhearing this. Not yet, anyway. "They're going to cause trouble, Bilisi. I've seen it." She drew in a short breath and shifted closer. When she spoke again her voice was slow and quiet and deadly serious. "War. They're going to bring war to us."  

[Kimaria]

She nodded sharply, her eyes dithering again in her concern for this new, dark situation. "The vision was clear--as clear as they ever are. Dark times have fallen here, though I know not why. Perhaps they see the growing numbers of the hyenas here and seek to destroy the enemy before it grows too powerful..."

She curled her lip and snarled; savage and fierce.

"Lions are cowardly, beastly things. They will come and they will start this war and they will fight to kill. But they forget our strength and our hate." A dark ear twitched and she growled anew. "The consort had better believe." She snapped, twisting her head to peer around them. "If my word is not heeded, our blood will be spilled, Bilisi. If they use surprise as an advantage..." She trailed, pressing closer still.

"If the consort refuses to see reason...then perhaps matters will have to be taken into our own paws."  

[Kimaria]

Zimwi hungered to pounce and grab this new information by the throat. And, once she had set her mind on something, it was near impossible to shake her loose. She was old and stubborn and convinced that her way was the right way. To turn around and tell her that this vision was nonsense, or perhaps that she had misread it, was an unthinkable thing. Calling Zimwi a liar had never been a healthy thing before and she certainly wasn't going to let that be any different now that they'd found a place to settle.

"I think there are some of them who would be happy to ready themselves for war whether they believed us or not." She grinned a little manically and then drew her thoughts back onto the task ahead.

"You always were better at reasoning with people, Bilisi. I think, perhaps, it would be wise for you to come with me when I deliver this news." She shifted as if suddenly uncomfortable and drew up her head to check to make sure they were still alone. "Shall we go now?"  

[Kimaria]

With an expression that came to as close as a smile as Zimwi's ever got, the old hyena got to her paws and shook the grey dust from her fur. If she had been alone, it was likely the others would have dismissed her long ago, perhaps. But with Bilisi at her side, things almost always went their way.

They were a good team.

"Very well." She continued. "Together, I think, it shall be done."