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It had been a couple days since the two white lions met, and now they were travelling together in search of a pride. Eos wasn’t worried that they wouldn’t find one, surely they would, however when was the problem. Currently he felt a bit of a burden on Auriaya, being that he was near useless in a hunt. He didn’t blame his brother, but simply wished that situation had never come about.

Silently he lay in the grass, ears swiveling back and forth as he caught any sound he could. The idea had already come to his mind, training his ears and nose to make up for his lack of sight, but how easy such a feat would be was not known to him. Was it even possible? Eos had never heard of a blind hunter, but surely it was not impossible.

All sorts of sounds were around them, but Eos was not satisfied. They all seemed too close, just things he could have heard normally. He may not have noticed them as easily, relying more on his eyes as he did before, but it still felt like it just wasn’t enough. The male closed his eyes, blocking out further light that his eyes could make out so that he could focus more closely on what he heard. It had to work. Eos wasn’t going to become some useless lump that would just lie about and wait for his next meal.

It seemed to work, maybe a little at least. A small sigh escaped his maw. He knew it would take time to get used to it, but he couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed. His ears stilled for the time being and he looked up, his gaze simply forward as he spoke. “How late in the day is it?” He asked, already knowing the lioness was near, though how close he was unsure. It was pretty bright, from what he could make out, but that did not narrow it down much.

Eos turned his face towards the sky, feeling the sun on his face. He kept silent for a few moments before nodding. “I don’t mean to push myself too much, I just don’t like feeling so useless.” The male pushed himself up in to a sitting position, frowning lightly. It was true though, he did not. If pushing himself a bit might somehow speed up this process then it was something he was going to do. “I feel bad having to rely on you, I just-” The rest of the sentence was cut off as his ears perked forward. A slight change in wind had brought a scent to his nose, and it was a new one. “Is there someone out there?” He questioned Auriaya, straining his ears to catch the slightest hint of movement beyond them.

Eos stood up when confirmation was given that someone was indeed out there. He was quite large, so perhaps if they were aggressive his size could be an intimidation factor. However even as he thought of this he still placed a smile upon his face. No need seeming unfriendly to a stranger that had not yet done them any harm. Auriaya did not seem to share his attitude on this, but perhaps there were reasons for this, so he said nothing of tone towards the stranger.

It was a female, and an older one by the sound of it. This did not mean she could not be a threat, but she had not attacked yet, and like them she was searching for a pride, though unlike them she actually had a specific one in mind. “The Pridelands?” He repeated, trying to think if he had heard of a pride with such a name. It did not sound too familiar to him, but then again these lands were mostly unknown to the white male. “I’m afraid that I do not know of it.” He replied, but turned his head slightly towards Auriaya’s direction. “Do you know of it?” He asked, a bit softer, as she was not so far away as the other lioness.

Eos was only slightly surprised to hear that the female in his company did know of this place, but more so at the coincidence that it was also where they were headed. It was, if nothing else, good to know that they had a destination in mind, and hopefully she also knew where it was. At the question to accompany them Eos turned his head back towards the older female. He was little help with any sort of directions at this time, though his ears swiveled back and forth slowly as he listened for anything that might be helpful. Maybe wind blowing through some branches, but nothing caught his attention.

At the elder female’s final statement his ears stopped moving. Two white lions? Eos had not really thought of it before now, but he didn’t actually know what his companion lioness even looked like. She wasn’t as dark a blur as everyone else so he assumed her at least a lighter colour. An amused smile spread across his face as he replied. “Thank you.” The thanks was half to the fine couple remark, though mostly for the older lioness having told him at least something of Auriaya’s looks, even if that had not been her intention.