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Unawares of Ammon, Kailayna was also passing through the same area, looking for somewhere to shelter from the coming storm. All her hair stood on end feeling the energy latent in the atmosphere, the air itself seeming to buzz with the potential that had been building and was about to burst loose. Thunder rolled at her back and she pressed forward, a shiver running down her spine and sending her hackles up as the first drop of rain slapped her nose, compelling her to sneeze.

"No no, I do not want to end up soaking out in the open...." in spite of her words, the downpour had already begun behind her, and didn't care what she thought or felt. The weather was the weather, she had no control over it and she knew that, but it didn't mean she had to like it. A hiss escaped her throat and then a whine. She was going to get soaked, nothing to be done about it.

Sure enough, by the time she approached the cave that Ammon had claimed as his den, she was soaked to her bones, and shivering wet. The rain wasn't kind, it wasn't warm. It was cold and so was she, and she was annoyed. Kai didn't notice the recent male scent, the rain having washed it away at the entrance, though as soon as she entered the drier part of what appeared to be a rather large den, her nose lit up with the scent of another lion. An adult male lion, and she stopped. Because if she could smell him, he most certainly could scent her, soaking wet as she was.

Kai paused, wary of the new situation that had presented itself. A rogue male could be a good or a bad thing, it just depended on the male. Hesitantly, she called out. "Hello? I... I'm only seeking shelter from the rain..." She squinted in the dark, barely able to make out a figure at the back of the den. That must be the male. And if she could see him, that meant he could see her, sopping wet and shivering. She wasn't a very imposing sight, she was rather pitiful, actually.

Kailayna let out a shudder at the sound of the return voice calling out. She still could make barely anything out in the darkness, but then when the lightening flashed, she could see the other lion, just standing to head towards her. Though his voice had been friendly, she readied herself to flee, just in case. With lions, you never knew whether a rogue would be a friend, competition, or a fight. He didn't sound aggressive, but she wasn't in the best state to defend herself, so Kai thought she ought to be a little more careful than normal. She trusted readily enough, given reason to, but when at a disadvantage, she was often wary for awhile.

"...Thank you." she shivered from the cold rain soaking her pelt, and hoped it didn't make her look weak. The lion was larger than she was, and that always gave her worried pause. Especially in close quarters...

But when he turned around and headed back towards where he must have been laying before - and apparently all day, if his words were to be believed - she felt some relief. "Okay... let me just..." Kai mumbled before shaking herself from nose to tail, throwing off as much water as she could with the action. Having short fur helped because there was less surface for the water to cling to, but at the same time it put her at a disadvantage because she soaked through very easily.

"Thank you for letting me come in out of the rain..." Moving away from the entrance to the cave was a relief. She could already feel the warmth that was coming from where the lion was waiting for her in the back. Hopefully she would dry out quick enough... because while she didn't mind bathing or swimming, Kai hated being soaked due to rain. Somehow it was just different, and not a different that she liked.

"I didn't realize until I came in that there was someone here... I'll go after the rain stops, but thank you for letting me stay until then." she said hopefully.