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The day was new, the birds were singing and Vestip wanted no part of it. The large, young adult shuddered and curled up tighter in his makeshift den. He wanted to sleep longer, to be lazy. But he couldn't. He had things to do today, places to go. Where, he wasn't sure, but he wanted to wander around. Right now, he found himself close to a pride of lions, but he didn't know what pride it was, nor did he really care. The air the pride gave off was carefree and easy, not exactly something for him. Besides, he'd seen lions closer to his color a bit north from here.

Either way, it was time to hunt something for breakfast, but he had to cross into the lands in order to do that. He saw the watering hole when he emerged from his den, started at the gazelle there and whined. Why in the pride? Why not out here? "Snake again, it seemed," he huffed out, turning his back towards that watering hole and then shuffled away.

Despite himself, he stayed close to the line of the pride and the Rougelands; the guards watching him closely, making sure he didn't cross into their territory. He growled at them a couple of times, probably a bad move, but he didn't like being stared at.

"Eh....?" Blinking a bit, those different hued green eyes focused on an adolescent female who didn't look familiar. Of course she wouldn't look familiar, look how well taken care of she was! Vestip's ears twitched a little and then blinked. "What? I didn't do it! See? I'm outside of the boundaries!" He said snorting a bit and frowning. So the guards sent a female not adult to deal with him? What did they think that'd do?

Pawing at his nose, which itched from the dirt he'd been sniffing at, he sat down on his haunches and huffed. ".....Well, I guess it's a good day. ...Or something."

She had a point. It might be a good day after all, but still. He didn't care for the way the guards watched him. Made him a little jumpy and paranoid. Licking his whiskers before watching her again, he let his tail thump against the ground. "Just... wandering, looking for something to eat." He honestly had no intention of doing much else near these parts after he grabbed a meal. Maybe go back towards the swamps to see Kile again. Maybe.

"....Know where I can get a descent breakfast around here besides in your lands?" he asked, attempting to get the sarcasm off his voice. She didn't do anything to deserve that.

He watched the little bundle of energy with a smirk upon his maw. She seemed to have lived her all her life. Which could or couldn't be a bad thing. But was she to young for him? She was old enough to bare cubs, and that thought made his smirk grow even further.

"Ah? I'm Vestip. Ves if you want, just not Tip. That doesn't sound..... You know?" he said, not sure of the right word. He was awkward around her because she was younger. If she'd been any older, he'd be flirting with her, trying to get her comfortable enough so he could do his thing and split the next morning. Now he kinda wanted to tackle her and play. But after his belly was full.

"Might not be a nickname for you but sugar..." he purred out at her and then blinked. Wasn't he having a hard time figuring out if he wanted to hit on her or not? Old habits died hard, he supposed. Just be himself, that's how he got others to fall for his quirky charms. He continued to follow her to the watering hole and then spotted it up ahead and moved a bit quicker. His fur slid along hers as he brushed up against her and then dipped his head into the water once they were there.

Ah, cool liquid. How wonderful it was.