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A breeze kicked up the tall grass, sending seed pods and dust fluttering in the air. Chaska, far from his home by the beach and forest, stumbled into a clearing. His nose twitched from the upset dust before sneezing loudly. Ugh... He shook his mane, freeing the bugs, seeds, sticks, and other freeloaders he managed to gather from his travels in the annoyingly tall grass. This was not his idea of a good time. As a "lord", he left his home to broaden his horizons. You know, like, become more worldly. So far, he's managed to trip over a badger den, get chased by said badger, and suck up enough grass in his lungs to weave a basket. Nothing his siblings wouldn't love to rub his nose in. They were always messing with him. Totally jealous they weren't the first born like he was. Oh~ the burdens of being a noble. An un-commoner if you will.
Chaska continued forward. Off in the distance he could make out a large rock formation. He doubted that he'd be welcome too far into this new land, but at least he could skim the edges. No telling what exciting things he could fine.

Chaska walked forward, not paying close attention, the sudden "Hello" startled him. He missteped and almost ate dirt until his front paw shot out to catch himself. Before turning to confront the speaker, he lightly coughed and patted down his mane. Yep, he totally meant to do that. No proper nobleman ever trips. They only fall gracefully.

Chaska turned around and spotted a lion. A female lion. Nice.
"Um, hiya!" Smooth, buddy. Chaska cleared his throat. Gotta get nice and deep for the lady. "I mean, greetings, fair maiden! Are these lands your domain?" Chaska smiled, his shiny teeth glistening in the afternoon sun. Gotta charm the ladies. Can't scare off every pretty lass he runs across. Seriously, his luck has to turn around at some point. A week of walking through hostile terrain with even more unsavory characters could stretch any creature to his limits.

Chaska's smile spread even further. She didn't run away! That was a relief. Plus, she was still talking with him. His sisters can suck it. He wasn't completely hopeless. Speaking of talking, he should probably pay attention. "Pridelands? Well, that sounds like a cool place. I bet the lions that rule there are pretty awesome with a name like that." He wanted to get closer, but didn't want to scare Halisi away so he compromised. Taking a couple strikes forward, he puffed out his chest to look extra dashing. "What a lovely name, Ms. Halisi. I'm Chaska from the Kizi pride which is about a weeks slow walk from there" He pointed in the direction he traveled from. The tall grass shifted as if taunting him. He glared at it before bringing his attention back to Halisi. "Do you mind walking with me, Halisi? I'm sure you know some cool places to explore. I'm on a bit of my adventure. You know? Like, expanding my horizons and all that jazz." He smirked and stepped just a big closer. He didn't want to be too much of a creeper, but she was pretty.

Chaska's heart rate picked up a bit as he hesitated to take the final step up to Halisi. He didn't want to get too close until he knew she was comfortable. After her "nice to meet you~" Chaska took that as permission to close the gab. "That sounds wonderful. I haven't seen another pride's.. land before." A sheepish smile quirked his lips. He wasn't going for a joke, but things just happened.

Chaska followed along after Halisi. A storyteller? Well, not strictly speaking. "Sort of. I always love a good story." He caught up and walked beside Halisi. "I mostly do what I want which, in retrospect, got me into a week long, exhausting hike." He wasn't cut out for all this extraneous activity, but he couldn't come back too soon or else his friends wouldn't let him live it down. "So what about you? What do you do?"

Chaska preened under Halisi's attention. Not that he'd admit it (well he would, but not negatively), he was a bit of a narcissist. Having Halisi's whole attention only encouraged him to keep going. "That's pretty nice of you guys." He was pretty tired and a bit of food and water wouldn't be bad either.

His ears perked up at the word 'nanny'. Chaska enjoyed playing with cubs, being almost a big cub himself. Though, stress on the word play. He did not deal with the whole taking care of cubs thing. All those babies with drool and what not. Nope, he'd want all the good bits and leave the nasty parts to other lions. "Nanny? I wouldn't mind having a few cubs myself. I enjoyed life when I was a cub. Though I enjoy life now." He continued foward, "Maybe we can continue this conversation at a stream or something?" Chaska decided he really liked Halisi and wouldn't mind spending more time with her. Maybe she would be cool with him sticking around for a few days. "Yeah, I'm all about fun, so lets go refresh and then you can show me what you do for fun around here."