[PRP] Too much grass! [Kanelin & Zimran]

[Ritikine]

The little cub wobbled outside in the grasses beneath Pride Rock, out under the watchful eyes of his mother, as well as other lionesses lying close by. Him and his siblings were all still quite small, though big enough now to be allowed outside, and he was enjoying the time out quite a lot. All these new sights and smells. Kanelin was still unsure of this green stuff though, and high-stepped in an attempt to keep it away from his belly, an attempt that was in vain. It tickled his underside and made his grunt unhappily before he finally rolled over in to a small patch of dirt.  

[Quaji]

Zimran was settled nearby as well, helping watch over the litters of cubs that had been born around the same time finally be out in the world and allowed to explore for what was the first time. A smile spread over her maw as her blue eyes watched them crawl along the ground, taking in everything. It had been a while since she had had cubs in her own den and there was just something about their noisy mewing that she missed.  

[Ritikine]

From his little spot of dirt Kanelin stared out over the grass at the large world that lay beyond the dens, which until this point had really been all he knew. It was all so big and colourful. The little cub squinted up at the bright sky, watching as bits of white sailed across the vast expanse of blue above him. Bored by watching the slow moving, fluffy white things the little cub turned his attention back down to more exciting things going on around him. Aside from his own litter mates there were other cubs out as well, those who had been born around the same time.

Kane eyes the grass again. He wanted to move about, not just stay in this spot of dirt, but all that green stuff. It was just everywhere! However the little cub was determined to explore more of the area, and with a wiggle of his bum he leapt forward, bounding as quickly as he could through the grass in an attempt to keep it off his belly. Still such a vain attempt, and the action only led him to pumping into a lioness. The little cub shook himself and looked up, peering curiously at the light coloured lioness he had bumped into.  

[Quaji]

Zimran's eyes suddenly fell downward as she felt a small thump against her legs. She wasn't exactly expecting to find a cub looking up at her when she looked down though. Perhaps she should have though. The Pridelands had been experiencing a huge burst of new litters being born and it was not too surprising that one had wandered into her. She quickly looked around her to see if there were others around, while there were, none seemed particularly distressed with the sudden loss of a cub. If his parents were around, they were likely busy with other cubs of their own. "Where are your parents, little one?" The goddess asked, her words soft and gentle. She was sure they couldn't been too far away, but his coloring was similar to many of Pridelanders and could be the child of a number of them.  

[Ritikine]

The lioness looked down at him and Kane stared back up, silently watching. This lioness he had not seen before, though he had not seen all that many thus far. At her question he continued to stare for a moment before looking behind him. The tiny cub searched the lionesses present until his eyes fell on to the one most familiar to him. “There!” He said, pointing his nose forward to point at a lioness who was, at that moment, attempting to get one of his more colorful siblings down from the rocks. Kane stood back up and backed away from the larger lion, high-stepping the grass once again. Curious eyes roved over the lands he could see, and there was much of it. There was so much more than this little area and his dens. “So big.” He said in awe, taking a few more steps away from the rocks.  

[Quaji]

The lioness turned her head to look towards the one the cub was motioning towards. Her eyes softened and a smile spread over her face as she saw how busy the mother was, especially with the brightly colored cub that seemed to cause some amount of trouble. A cub she could only assume was the young one's brother at this point. Again Zimran's eyes moved to where the cub's were, this time he was looking at...well, everything. "It definitely is." She said in agreement. "Even for us grown-ups the world is really big. It must be sooo big for you."  

[Ritikine]

Kanelin nodded slowly, before bouncing forward with a determined expression. “One day I gonna see it all!” He exclaimed excitedly. One day he’d see all this big world, although the cubs thoughts were merely set on the lands of the Pride, not quite knowing there was anything beyond that. He looked back at Zimran, curiosity on his face as he asked. “Have you seen it all?”  

[Quaji]

The lioness' head turned upward and outward to look out into the roguelands that she had been for so long, looking...searching. "I've seen enough of it to get me by for a while. Perhaps I'll explore again one day. It's a grand adventure though! I do suggest seeing it for yourself, but when you're older." She paused as she glanced back to the cub's mother for a moment before looking back down to the cub. "Right now, I think this small adventure you're on may be enough for now. Come on, it looks like your mother needs help with your brother. Don't wanna worry her, right?" Zimran moved in front of the cub, lightly nudging him back in the direction of the other lionesses.  

[Ritikine]

Kanelin watched Zimran as she spoke, grinning widely. One day he would see it, all this big world, maybe more! A grand adventure. Kane would have his one day, for now he looked back towards his mother and nodded. “No, dun wanna worry her.” He turned at the nudging and bounded back towards his mother. “I gonna help!” He called out towards his mother as he hurried her way, still trying his best to keep the grass from touching his belly.  

[Quaji]

Zimran stood where the two had been, watching the cub as he bounded back to his mother. A smile crept onto her face at the sight of the family, even though it looked like it was tough work of course. Watching all of those cubs, but for some reason it was all worth it. It always was. Her ears fell back with worry of her own children. It had been so long since she had seen her own, perhaps one day they would find her or visit, or she would go find them. For now though, the Pridelands needed her body in their numbers to aid with the care of cubs, even if it was not her actual duty in the pride.

As the mother and son were reunited, the disguised goddess turned and made her way back towards the center of the pride, keeping and eye out for any other stray cubs that may have wandered away from their family.