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 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:37 pm
'Kota had spent ther last few days looking after Khepri, feeding her and making sure that she was safe and warm. He even figured out how to bring her water in a leaf. He was useless though when it came to healing, he had no idea what so ever how to heal the wound on Khepri's neck, he was fairly well adapted to catching fish and bringing Khepri the best he could to feed her hollow stomach but truthfully he needed more intelligent help for the medication side of things.
The dark male lion trapsed slowly up the beach in search of help amongst the pride which lived there. He wasn't sure whom he could ask, but quickly decided that he should simply ask the first lion he met and see what they had in mind for healing his torn and tattered mate.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:46 pm
Tamu was happily reliving a cub-hood favourite - rock hopping. She used to love trying to jump the various craggy rocks on this part of the beach, always aiming to jump them in one without faltering. Of course, as she grew bigger, it became easier and now that she was a blossoming adult, it was no effort at all. But it still let her feel childish and make her smile.
Of course, she could always try the BIG rocks but maybe not today. She was content to stand proud on these little rocks like a little queen.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:54 pm
The dark male paused mid step as he saw the hopping female and changed his direction. Heading down the beach he paused at the rocks and sat in respectful silence as he watched her conquer the rocky masses. "Scuse me las I dun mean ta be a interruptin' ye but I be a searchin' fer some help."
The females dark coat faintly remindied him of the kings so perhaps this female was related to him? If that was so, he decided he must definately show some respect. "Mah names Nahodha'kota lass, I be stayin wit my mate Khepri dahn in one 'o' tha unused dens by tha jungle, tha lord ere gave us permission. I woner if ye can be elpin' me I'ma lil uneducated when it comes ta certain things, ah need some advice from someone who be livin 'ere." He grinned sheepishly then, he realised he had ranted alot at this young female but he needed help and he wasn't proud to ask anyone for help or advice, especially when it concerned Khepri's well being.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:15 am
Tamu was blissfully unaware of Kota's approach and it was lucky that she was quite steady on her feet as he spoke - because he made her jump.
"OOOOH! Don't do that to a lady," she gasped and laughed.
After she had composed herself a moment, she listened to the stream of words that tumbled out of Kota's mouth. She pretty much only picked up his name, the fact he needed some help of some sort, and that her father had already met them.
"Errr....you need some help? With what?" she asked a bit bluntly, despite her heritage and title.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:12 pm
"Arg! I be mighty sorry lassy, I din't be meanin ta scare ye." He grinned bowing his large head lightly in appology for making the princess virtually jump out of her skin at his approach.
The large male chuckled lightly. "Aye lass, I be requirein' a lil elp on e 'ealin side o things. Mah mate she 'as an awful cut righ' ere." He points with a claw down the side of his own neck. "I dun be much good wit healin' bu' mah ma once tol' me that thars always 'ealers in evry pri' an if ye ask, they can prolly sort jus' bout anythin out."
He grinned roguishly, his dark eyes shining like two small onyx marbles.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:41 pm
Again, Tamu struggled a little bit to decipher 'Kota's thick dialect, and instead, just picked out the important words. Healing. Cut. Tamu wrinkled her nose in thought. Miani was the more spiritual one...but did that have anything to do with healing? She wouldn't call herself a healer, but she did know what some of the plants did around here. Maybe that would be enough.
"Well...errm...I can come have a look, maybe see what I can do?" she offered as she stepped down from her rocky perch and felt even smalelr against the male.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:50 pm
'kota smiled. "Aye lassy i would be most 'preciative ifn ye could come an' take a gander. She be mighty ill at tha moment, this ere cut on 'er neck, jus' keeps on bleedin. Ah'm jus' no good at all wit healin. Can catch tha scran and can keep 'er warm bu' tha healin's a mistry fer me." He looked ashamed at this admission, but truthfully he had never had to deal with any sort of injury, even on himself, his coat was immaculate and had stayed that way his whole life. Truthfully for the size of him 'kota was a very large sot lion, he had never gottn in a fight his whole life and he would certainly be the last one to start one though with his size he could certainly protect well enough.
"Ah'm sorry lassy I don't be thinkin I was a catchin' ye name thar, I needs a name ta thank ye fer ye help."
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:25 pm
Throught some of his speech, all she could was nod and smile politely, dreadfully ashamed of herself that she couldn't better understand him. But, it happens, particularly with lions that might have come from the far reaches of the plains of Africa.
"Oh, my name? Umm...I'm Tamu, a pleasure," she spoke and bowed in a way reminiscient of a child. She still had a very child-lke innocence about her.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:38 am
He laughed in a hearty manner. "that be a nice nasme lassy, and be ye related ta tha king? Ye be holdin 'is colours so I be assumin' so." He grinned cheekily his dark eyes glimmering.
"Any 'elp ye can give lassy would me most 'preciated. I be damn stumped when it be a comin' ta healin.." Picking up the pace slightly, though not too much as he fully realised Tamu had shorter legs than him, he headed for the opening in the jungle and the den the king had put them in to.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:53 am
"Ahaha...thank you...and yes, I take it you've met my dad...umm...my father," she laughed gently.
Tamu was always conflicted about how closely she resembled her father, not just in looks. In one way, it was something to be very proud of. He'd gone from adolescent play-about to a confident king, all without a father figure in his life, without a guiding light. But in a different way, Tamu wanted to make a name for herself. At the moment, she was simply 'the king's daughter.'
"Well, I will do my best," she smiled at Kota, and began to recognise parts of this land as they approached the den.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:47 am
"Aye lassy I met 'im, an a kinder king I aint come accross in mah travels. let me and khepri stay on tha shores in this ere cave. She aint ta well ya see, she's bin in a spot o trouble wit ou me." His roguish smile faded for a moment to be replaced by the worry lines of someone deeply concerened. This only lasted for a moment though, his smile returning and those onyx like eyes shimmering like marbles. "she'll prolly be sleepin lass, but ye can't miss tha cut" he said simply padding in to the darkness of the den.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:37 am
Tamu merely smiled at the compliment directed at her father. And she did feel proud for someone to say somehting so nice, but it rolled off her back for the time being.
"You mentioned an injury, and just now a 'cut'...how deep is it, and what are you wanting to be done?" she asked, with a more serious tone.
She waited at the den entrance, wanting more information about this problem first.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:34 am
'Kota paused and swayed his long thick tail. "Lassy it be lookin like it was done by tooth or claw, tis a dep wound on 'er neck." He paused for a moment, what could be done. "I 'member once 'pon a time my 'ol man tol' me tha there was some lines that could make a poultice tha' would suck all tha badness from a wound an 'eal it quicker. I aint never been any good at tha sort of thing. Unt an' feed, I'm good at tha but 'ealin', specially roun' a place I aint 'sperienced, is beyon' my compreenshun." He smiled weakly, his dark eyes looking to Tamu hopefully.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:37 pm
"Hmmm...deep cut...okay," she mumbled to herself, now deep in thought.
Without another word, she charged off into the jungle fringe in a torrid search for the plant that had popped into her mind. It wasn't exactly what Kota had described, but it was something that should help. She returned to the den with a mouthful of thick leaves.
Now here was the question - should she attend the sick lioness or her mate? Tamu knew neither of them, and if she might have an infection, she'd have no chance of fighting it off. But her mate would be used to her by now.
"Its an icky task, but you'll have to chew these up in your mouth. Get as much...err...juice-thingeh...out of them as you can. Then spit the pulp out and lick her wound," she tried her best to describe the method. "It should ease her pain and fever."
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:48 am
The dark male watched her vanish and for a moment he was flabbaghasted, he smiled though and waited at the mouth of the cave a short nod tilting his head.
On her return he listened intently, his dark eyes full of curiosity and an intence wish for the knowlege he could glean from her. "Thankye lassy" he smiles looking at the leaves with a tilt of his head. "Ah'll do anythin ta make 'er better." He gave her another affirmative nod.
"Thankye muchly, if ye ever need anythin', jus' ask." He smiled a roguish grin then and picked up the leaves in his teeth heading in to the den, he turned and gave her a final nod before vanishing in to the darkness. Anything that would help Khepri, wa smuch appreciated.
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