Afon pawed after her mother as Noh moved, rapiddly. The lioness had a scent' a trail across volcanic land and night and a vision that woke her mid day, and banking on paleness, she roused her daughter, and as soon as the sun began going down they were off, running across the volcanic basalt and dried grass, to rich, lush grass ripened by volcanic ash long ago, and Noh'vah didn't stop, didn't pause as Afon followed her mother in curiousity.
Noh'Vah never roused her cubs to move so rapidly, not even her own sador of a son, treated like a king. No, she moved, and moved quicky across the fields to the border and stopped so suddenly Afon stumbled on untried paws to stop, blinking as Noh's blue eyes stared starkly across the Savannah, and realized what her mother was drawn to.
Their numbers amounted to nearly a small pride, some five lions and the adolescent wondered if her mother saw ghosts, by how pale the male was, or if the female saw something else. Afon's tail switched and she studied the world ahead as they came into view - a lioness dark as the night with wings almost akin a phoenix blazing on her pet.A darker male of sunset, a dark female of something etheric almost, and, of it all, a lioness and lion of pekts pale as a sador, but the female was older and tired and the male was almost a pale demon in markings, but not, and Noh stared, fixated on the grouping, so Afon sat by her mother as the lioness read each.
The Seer-Chil could See the group strongly. Something made them dance as visions, something so blinding she could barely handle it. Noh'Vah was unsure of how to respond but these weren't ghosts. Not the dead stealing blood in the land nearby. These were mortals, living beings - one was family, pale family, lonely, hurt, cold -
"What are you doing so close to these lands." Noh'Vah asked sternly. Her gaze fell to her cousin, tnhe pale and brown with a worried gaze. If only she were darker, dark enough to - a flash. No, no she was... She was Nova's aunt. That made Noh pale under her coat, and the starry female moved to speak.
"My-"
"Not you." Noh'Vah squared at the dark female, and Afon blinked in surprise as the older female pad to the lighter one, nosing her softly.
"You. You've no demon, why are you here??" She nosed at the female softly, and the pale lioness eyed her as if expecting some terror. None came, and she frowned.
"Visions. Saw somethin bad. Sent Primitus t' where he was needed. So he said we ought t' come here." Miira grumbled softly, a low, unhappy rumble in her chest to the lioness with her as Noh'Vah listened, and breathed slowly. Non-Demons sent for safety was unheard of and Noh looked to Afon, thinking before she gave Miira a lick, the lioness blinking and giving her a disturbed glance as she rounded to circle the others.
"And you lot? If we allow you into our land I must simply have a good reason to give my mother to allow strangers into our land." She flexed her claws, looking to Miira.
"Family, even non-demonic? I can justify. But you four. Oh, I need a good reason."
Afon's ear flicked, and she seemed to see Soprano rise in her mother, the demon a far cry more terrifying awake than her mother. Afon had never seen the demon of her mother riise, seen the shift, but today she did, watching her mother's stalk become wild, loose and unpredictable. Her mother's eyes that flashed, that rained of a restrained, angry animal, and Afon edged back, even as Izanagi hissed in her own mind, and Noh finally huffed, leaning into the starry female's face, tone drawled and low.
"Answer me this."
The female didn't balk.
"My father is Primitus. I am Accendo Nox Nictus. His daughter. The males are Rigel and Masago, the female Mwezi'Mpya. And the one you seem fixating on is Miira."
Noh paused, and moved to Miira, ignoring Accendo again to lick her cousin's ear fondly, Miira looking perplexed and disgruntled.
"The hell do you mean licking lady." Miira growled. Noh blinked, sitting by Afon cooly.
"I am an heir of the Aegnor'hini, Noh'Vah. This is my daughter, Afon." She paused, the group eying her before a slow, dark smile crept across her maw.
"I am a seer, like my father Kohrisu," She paused again, and Miira stared, maw dropping open. "And you are my cousin, as is another here."
And several half-siblings. So many, and she made a face thinking of Cuithil a bit Afon thought of her younger aunts and uncles as well and snickered, entirely amused. She finally looked up as Accendo studied Noh, the lioness thinking before the chil spoke.
"I suppose if you're his cub and guests," Noh snorted. "We can't turn you away. If only because Hakuna'jina wouldn't hear of turning you out. But if you stay for too long you may be expected to join."
Accendo shrugged, nodding.
"Naturally." She murmured. "I wouldn't expect less."
Miira however, pushed past, looking to Noh'Vah with wide, concerned eyes.
"Where's Kohrisu? Where is he? Is he alright?" She asked. Noh'Vah blinked, stepping back before nodding.
"Father's well. Ah... But he's... How to put it gently..." She looked thoughtful, then nodded.
"He'sthe closest to a leader our Sador have. His mate is my mother, one of the pride leaders." Noh'Vah replied. Miira breathed, and nodded, sighing and shaking her head.
"We thought he died." She admitted. Noh shrugged, nodding towards the pride idly.
"You'll be able to see him if you want. He's usually social."
Miira nodded, and Accendo sighed, motioning.
"I suppose that's settled then?" She asked. Noh sighed, nodding.
"As settled as we're going to be. I'll escort you with my daughter, but you will be watched." The lioness warned. She ignored Accendo's eyeroll, and shook her head.
"And mind your tails. We've had trouble lately and I don't need blamed for bringing more, so mind your tails and paws."
Without waiting for response, Accendo turned, tail flicking at the group as she gave Afon a porpuseful glance, the adolescent rising slowly to follow as her mother begAN Leading them into the pride, walking at a pace to sllow the group to keep up as she walked, and finally murmured to her cub, low and worried.
"Let's hope there's not more trouble." She whispered. Afon nodded, but walked with her mother as they led the strangers into the pride in a stark, eerie silence, the concern weighing over them heavily about what would come.
And as tey walked, Afon could only wonder at her cousin, and how so many of them had pale, white coats.
