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Har'koa had been raised to firmly believe that balance was in all things. When Ligi had started making life in the Ashnai'le a little more difficult, Koa wasn't entirely sure where the balance was in that. She had always considered herself an intelligent lioness. Gentleness was prevalent in her life, it was simply how she'd been raised. She was still young with Sahen had become Shatkona -- she could remember the pride before his rule.

She still had hope that one day balance would return to the pride, but she was wise enough never to speak outwardly about her hope. No, Har'koa wasn't stupid. At least, that's what she told herself as she lugged a huge haunch towards the Jaw. She despised coming close to this place. Koa's intentions were just to offer the leg to whichever Ligi she came across first and then run.

Kill them with kindness, that's what her mother had always told them.

Koa was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't see the Ligi approach until he spoke. She almost dropped the haunch on the ground and had to collect herself. No, it would not serve her purpose to flash him a scowl. Calm, cool and collected, that was Koa. That had always been Koa.

Dipping her head she gently laid the flesh at the Ligi's feet. "Of course," she said softly, offering him a genuine smile. While many despised the Ligi (sometimes even Koa disliked their purpose in the pride), Often times Har'koa went out of her way to be nice to them. She knew what others said of her, she heard the whispers. They worried for her. It had been done before, unsuspecting females dragged away against their will to be used as entertainment by the Ligi.

Tilting her head to the side, Koa watched him. He looked tired, exhausted. "You look beat," she said softly.

Koa frowned the slightest when he tossed the leg carelessly inside the jaw. She watched it disappear into the darkness of the cave before turning her attention to him. Koa wasn't completely sure why she followed him as he turned up the path that led to the top of the weeping lion. When he did misstep, she was there to brace him though he didn't seem to be in danger of tripping.

"Careful," she muttered, clearing her throat once she was assured he was in no danger of falling. "Sorry, I don't mean to be a bother." Koa offered a faint smile. "I am Har'koa. Call me Koa. Let me help you up the path?"

She'd been in the pride for the entirety of her life. While she'd seen this Ligi in particular here and there (and had seen him grow up -- she was older than he, after all), embarrassingly enough she'd never stopped to introduce herself.

At first she wasn't sure she'd heard him correctly. After realizing that yes, she had heard him tell her that now was her time to kill him, she scowled at him. The frown that marred her pretty face was intense, and more than anything it was the expression of one who had been utterly and completely offended.

It took a lot to upset Har'koa, and he'd pushed her to that edge. She had yet to step over the precipice, but she was close. Very close. Inhaling deeply she made an attempt to curtail those emotions that she despised; anger, rage, fury... Koa knew there was no point in feeling those emotions.

Her voice was tight when she spoke. "You Ligi are all the same, aren't you? I have to admit, this is the first time I've ever had one of you be rude to me outright, but I guess I shouldn't have expected niceties."

"Hush yourself!" Koa whispered loudly, glancing around as if someone might be listening. What was he going on about!? She'd never heard such words from a Ligi, of all lions. Koa recognized that he was nearly asleep and was probably talking dream-words, but he could still get in trouble if another Ligi heard him. They were everywhere, watching and waiting. "They'll kill you if they hear you talk like that, fool. You're a Ligi. You should know better," she chastised, brow furrowing.

For a lion that was supposed to serve under the Shatkona, he sure made it seem as if he despised his duties.

Koa snorted softly, the sound very uncharacteristic of the female. "While you are wise to be wary of lions in the pride, I for one cherish my life far too much to make such a move." That much was true. Though the life she was living couldn't be considered happy, she still had hope that someday in the future balance would return to her beloved pride.

"I am not stupid," she said evenly, her eyes locked on him. No, Koa was not stupid. She wasn't a clever female, really, nor did she have endless wisdom. "I know that my life could be snatched from me easily if you or another Ligi deemed it to be necessary." Koa shrugged.

Koa opened her mouth as if she had more to say, but after a moment she closed it, teeth making an audible 'clack' as her mouth shut. With a shake of her head she turned around and carefully made her way back down the path. He was an odd one, that was for certain. Then again, most Ligi seemed to be.