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Suli'leksi stared at the walls around him, taking in every feature of the stone. Each shift in the ancient sands that had built it up told a story, ancient histories about ages long passed. Had this part of the world once been lush with greenery, or covered in a river, a lake, a sea? Only the rocks knew, and maybe the sands. But then, how far had the sands come? He knew there were huge dunes far to the north, and he'd heard recently of deserts far to the west and south. He scooped some sand under his paws up, watching the tiny grains filter through. After a moment, he let out a sigh, before heading to the archives. He'd been up and about long enough, he figured - It was time to do something with his time, and he intended to keep the history of the Hongshan going.

Of course, when he spotted Fia, he wondered for a moment if that angry doctor lioness was doing double duties... That'd explain things... But then he realized the eyes were in the wrong places, and it occurred to him that this was the doctor's twin. He decided to approach with caution anyway. "Ehuse me... You are... Fia, yes?" After a few days away from lions speaking the common southern language... Suli had already begun to have a challenge of a time with it. Though biting one's tongue never helped, and his sore muscle made it hard to talk too clearly. Some consonances were getting muddled.

Suli hesitated a moment, watching the dark lioness. Her brashness, though he'd somewhat expected it after her sister, still surprised him. Were ALL Firekin like this? It'd been all he'd encountered beyond Singh and Kiran. But then, Kiran was young, and Singh had said he came from... Elsewhere. There was no elaboration from the white lion. Finally, the pie-faced lion swallowed. "I am here... For history." He took a few steps closer. "I am told... See Fia for to be historian." He looked around, motioning with a paw. "Hongshan history should not be forhoten." He paused, making faces as he stuck his tongue out a few times, trying to get it to behave. "ForGOten... I am sorry, I bit my tongue, it is... Not working well right now."

He paused again, going back to looking at the walls. After a moment, he turned back to Fia. "You did all this..?" It was absolutely amazing! He stepped a bit closer to a wall, carefully looking it over but not touching it. He had no idea what the marks were made with, and didn't want to accidentally smudge one. As his gaze followed the wall, it soon came to the mark she'd just made. He wouldn't ask about that one, not yet. It didn't seem the right time.

The gold-marked male nodded, eyes starting to dance. "Yes, for history! I wish to record the Hongshan history, and then help record where it merges with Firekin history!" He looked again at the walls, then pointed to a spot. "Like here, our prides become one!" His attention suddenly changed at a new question and he looked back to Fia. "I am Suli'leksi. I was a lion remembering pride's history before..." He hesitated, ears folding back. "Before... Nergui..." It had been a worth-while pursuit for him, at least, since he wasn't much of a fighter. THAT honor went to his brother, Serkan, the more robust brother between them. Not that their parents had minded - They were proud of Serkan's strength, yes, but they were also very proud of Suli's ability to remember minute details. He wanted to share this with the Firekin.

"Oh, of course!" He sat down with the stones, starting to get to work, dark eyes alight with joy. He'd be sharing their history with someone! It made him giddy to find somebody of a like mind about it, about the importance of it. "I think I will record..." He paused, scratching his chin. "All of it." He looked over at her, eyes still dancing. "It may not be as long as Firekin history, but it is worth telling, of preserving." He turned back to his work, making marks here and there. "You have been told of Hongshan, yes? Young pride of the... Red Mountain." Ah, the red mountain... Again a point his brother and he differed. Serkan as red as the mountain, and Suli like the mountain's shadow. They'd found it worked perfectly for them.

Suli nodded, carefully working. "Roho has good memory... If crippled, could be good historian." She certainly remembered some things he didn't. He contemplated a moment, then started with the commonly known history of the pride's founding.

He spared a glance at the lioness, dark eyes glinting just a bit. "I do not repeat exaggerations, unless to poke bit of fun at lions who first tell exaggerated stories." If they were going to lie, they were just ASKING others to mock them.

The pie-faced lion looked at what Fia'd already done, noting the style. He looked at his own work, then made careful adjustments so it matched. As he finished the mountain the pride had named themselves for, he used part of his paw to make a sudden addition - A sun rising over the peak.

"Where I am unsure of piece of history, I will leave space to add after asking around." It was a good plan, and as far as he figured, it'd work. Put down what he knew, and then ask others from the Hongshan if they knew the missing pieces.