[PRP] You're a what...? (Cruithne x Viher)

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Cruithne had promised that he was going to stop complaining, but it had taken him a while to remind his brain that he was an adult and therefore entirely responsible for his own decisions. He had made his bed, now he had to lie in it until such a time as he knew what he wanted to do with his life. Ah, but this must have been what his parents meant when they said he needed to have a direction in life rather than simply 'winging it'. He had disagreed for the longest time, but now that he was idle it was beginning to make a bit of sense.

...He was bored.

...He hadn't been more of than a mile from his 'safe' spot that he had found.

What had once made him content and comfortable, now felt a lot more like a leash and he suspected that he was going to need to get out (and soon). Where he would go was an entirely different issue, whether or not he could find his way back was another to consider, but at this point he was beginning to suspect that anything was better than staring at the same rock day in and day out, without anyone to talk to!  

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Company!

He wasn't sure what it was, but then again all he had seen in these parts had been, conveniently, prey beasts. He had never wanted for food or water in this particular location, but when it came to budding conversation from various individuals he had not had the pleasure. Whether it be male, female, canine or feline... he hadn't actually seen any carnivorous individual since he had gotten here which was all a bit...depressing.

Still, he knew it wasn't quite a lion but it was a feline of some description and he couldn't help but smile. He didn't want to come across as too relieved, but having a decent conversation wasn't something he was about to look in the face and then spurn. Perhaps this was how parents felt when their only conversation was with their children!

"Well...hello?" he offered after a few moments and raised his paw to try and get the passing felines attention.  

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"In the vaguest sense of the term, I could probably provide you with clarification on where you are," Cruithne replied in a measured tone, glancing at the hybrid with interest. All in all, the earthen lion knew where he was, but he didn't know if this was going to be terribly helpful for the hybrid!

"That being said, I'm not entirely certain that it'll be helpful," he smiled wryly and took a seat again, curling his tail around his paws. "You are in the rogue lands, just on the outskirts of the Mwezi pride," he continued. "Though I wouldn't suggest entering it at the moment as it's...not the nicest of places," he wasn't aware that the Mwezi wouldn't respond well to a hybrid as it was, but he was acutely aware of the social unrest in general.

"Hopefully your regional geography is better than mine is, I wouldn't know where this place was in comparison to well...anywhere," he mused.  

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He nodded.

"One can only hope," he replied, in reference to the view that his pride might improve given time. He would like to return home, embrace his kin again, but it simply hadn't sat well with him what had happened. Then again, he didn't know many who would settle in the knowledge that their king had died under incredibly suspicious circumstances. Worst of all, no one really seemed to have stopped the changes that followed, even when it turned absolutely everything on its head.

... He was but one lion, there was no way he could have stopped it and no one else seemed to care about doing so either.

"There are mountains nearby, if that would help?" he hazarded after a few moments of quiet contemplation. "I've heard that there are those who like to reach a certain height so that they have greater scope of the land... Or perhaps find a bird of some description?" he added. He didn't possess a bird either, so he couldn't exactly offer that in aid!  

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"You and I both," Cruithne agreed with a slight bow of his head. He wouldn't keep the feline for any longer, it was clear that he had places to be...or at least he intended to find somewhere. He was sincere in his hope that said feline would find what he was looking for, but he knew that his own ability to provide direction was seriously lacking.

"But if you find yourself in doubt or unable to find your way to...wherever you're looking for, you can at least come back here," He glanced about him. He might not be here when he returned, but at least he'd come back to somewhere warm, with some water and at least some food. It was a reliable spot and would leave him with some sustenance for a while...provided he didn't share it.

It was about time the darker lion moved elsewhere anyway, if he stayed here for much longer he'd be stuck in a rut.

"Until then, all I can do is wish you luck in your search," he finished.

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