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The day had been a relatively uneventful one. Talasi had managed to catch a small antelope. A good enough meal for the day. She had certainly gotten much better since she had been out on her own, but even skill couldn’t help when there seemed to be a shortage of prey in some areas. However she didn’t let it get her down. There was certain to be something if she kept moving, and today was a good day indeed. She had not only come across a small herd but had actually managed to catch something. Maybe not the biggest meal, but it had been enough for now.

Talasi rested against a rock, tail flicking lazily behind her as she stared off at the horizon. It had been longer than she recalled since she had started her lonely travels, and she wondered quietly how long it would continue. Her gaze shifted and fell upon a few moving forms further off. From this distance she could not make out what they were, though curiosity kept her focus on for a time. “It must be nice for them, travelling together.” Tala’s spoke softly.

The pair in the distance had eventually wandered off, disappearing from her sight and leaving her to simply stare off at nothing in particular. That is until she saw something moving her way to her side. She watched silently for a bit before raising the front of her body up to get a better view. As the form came closer she saw it was another lioness, at least she assumed so by the lack of mane. Talasi pushed herself up and off the rock, making her way towards the other lioness. It would be nice to have some company, even if it was only for a short time, and the thought that this lioness might not be friendly failed to cross her mind. “Hello there!” She called out to the stranger, grinning and bouncing slightly to make sure she caught the other’s attention.

“Oh, no! I am as much an intruder here as you, though I have not yet seen any lions give claim to it.” Talasi certainly hadn’t seen any, and the thought that she might be within someone else’s territory had not crossed her mind until now. She was so used to moving through places with no bother that she had failed to even consider the possibility before. Perhaps then she had been lucky up to this point then to either avoid claimed land, or those who had claimed it.

“I hope I did not startle you then with the thought that this was my land or anything.” That was certainly the last thing she wanted. “I am Talasi. It is nice to meet you!” She couldn’t help but notice the bone protruding from both sides of the lioness’ muzzle. She cocked her head slightly to one side, her own nose twitching slightly as she wondered what it felt like. “That is certainly an interesting use for a bone. Does it have some special meaning to it?” The furless patches of scarred skin she had also seen, but she was not so brash as to bring up something that so obviously could be a touchy subject.

“I am sure it is an interesting story then.” She smiled broadly, still curious as to it’s reason for being there, but not sure if this too carried some pain to it. “Maya. A nice name you have. So what brings you around here, if I may ask?” Talasi was eager to perhaps keep the lioness Maya around a little longer if she could. Perhaps it was a bit selfish, but she was enjoying having someone else to talk to, even if it was only going to be for a short time before the two of them went their separate ways.

“I have nothing keeping me in any one place either. Family is gone, as well is my pride as far as I am aware of, and haven’t found any males that seemed worth staying with.” Talasi turned her own attention towards the horizons to see what Maya was glancing at. The sun was starting it’s descent and Tala realized she had not even found any place to sleep for the night. “I did not realize it was getting so late.” She looked back at Maya, wondering if the other lioness planned to continue her journey through the night or rest. “If you are not in a hurry to leave there is probably some nice shelter around here somewhere. There are also a few small herds roaming about. I saw a couple earlier today and they probably haven’t gone far.”

A thought quickly popped in to her mind, as just as quick as the thought came so did the words from her maw. "There also might be some antelope left!" She paused a second to gather her words. "I caught one earlier, and if scavengers haven't had a go at it there may be a decent meal left on it's bones." With a grin she turned and bounded back towards her earlier meal, hoping that it was still mostly there.