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The day had nearly worn down by the time Ankara came to a stop, her paws heavy from walking through the day. The sun’s heat had done well in draining her of energy, though she had manged to ignore it for a time and press on. Now that the day was nearly over she was finding the cooling air to be finishing the sun’s job. Weariness was setting in, but a low rumble from her stomach kept her moving, if only for a bit. As tired as she was she found hunger had the upper hand here. The dull pain in her belly was at least helping to keep her from simply rolling over and falling asleep out in the open. if she couldn’t find a quick meal perhaps she could at least find a suitable place to sleep for the night.

Another set of eyes had fallen on the zebra heard as Ankara was watching them as well, crouched in the grass and eying them hungrily. Just her luck though that before she could even make a move to try to catch one that a cheetah raced forward, chasing the herd off and dashing any hopes of a meal she had. That herd was certainly not an option any longer, so she woul just have to find something else. Ankara stood slowly, letting out a deep, drawn-out sigh. It figures she wasn’t going to be able to get an easy meal, and she was not looking forward to going to sleep hungry if she couldn’t find anything.

As she left her hiding spot i the grass she saw some distance off movement. It appeared to be a male lion, though she wasn’t sure from the distance if it really was, or perhaps there wasn’t anythign at all. Hunger might have been playing tricks on her mind, but whether it was someone or not she was going to find out anyways. If it was perhaps they had food to share, or knew a good place to get some. Ankara put on a burst of speed, not wanting to lose the possible illusion. “Hey, you! Wait up!” She called after him, slowing down slightly to catch her breath and hoping she had been heard.

Ankara slowed further, down to a slow walk, as the male turned towards her. Not only that but he also spoke. His hunt? She turned her gaze towards the zebra herd that was quickly moving away from the pair in to the distance, whether the cheetah had managed to catch him meal was uncertain from this disnatce as she couldn’t see it’s form amongst the hooved beasts. “i’m afraid I don’t. I was eying them myself for a meal so I guess we both lost out.”

Ankara looked back at the lion. “Are you from around here? I don’t sppose you might know where I could find an easy meal here, would you?” The sentence was emphasized with a loud growl from her stomach and a lop-sided grin. She felt a bit foolish asking about food, but she had been so focused on moving forward that she hadn’t stop earlier in the day to find a meal, which was not coming back to bite her in the tail.

Ankara would have been quite amused to see the male lion chasing after a cheetah, yelling after it about running off his prey and ruining hunts. A small, almost forced chuckle escaped her maw at the males attempt of a joke. It wasn’t completely bad, but Ankara’s sense of humor at the moment was pretty much buried beneath her hunger. Her gaze shifted around to scan the horizon, searching out any possible meal she could find. “Well I guess I will just have to keep looking for a meal then.” A sigh escaped her as she turned back to face the male, a lopsided grin on her face. “Maybe I should just follow the buzzards, they are sure to find something.” A hint of jest was mixed in her voice, but at this point she was startnig to actually consider it as an option.

Ankara sighed lightly. Of course they did, it was just her luck to find a place with rude cheetahs, and buzzards who made sure there were no leftovers fast. It’s not like she could find a place where all the prey was too fat to run, that would be far too much a parasdise for ehr to ever come across. She had almost resigned herself to another day of walking hungry, sleeping hungry, and then continuing the next day when the male offered her food. Her stomach growled at the mere mention of a possible meal, and she had to stop herself from immediately accepting. If food was so scare she couldn’t just take theirs. She was a stranger here after all, this male hardly knew her, or rather didn’t at all. Ankara looked curiously in the direction the male had indicated. “While the offer is quite kind I would hate to take all your food.” Another growl from her stomach cut in mid-sentence, making her grin sheepishly. “Though I certainly wouldn’t say no if you insisted.” She hoped it didn't seem to forward of her, but her stomach was winning the argument with her brain.