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The little black cub bounded ahead of Rana with a skip in his step almost. "DAD ARE YOU HOME?!?" He called out with much exuberance. He was starting to grow more and more curious about the world and everything else around him.

Rana laughed and shook her head as she entered the den behind him. "Can you tell your son is excited?" It was entertaining to watch the young one's grow up around her, even though they weren't biologically hers. She still felt a slight claim to them.

"I want to hear about all your travels from when you used to go out." He demanded of his father almost.

While the food was temping Raksha was more interested to hear what his father had to say. "I DO! And I can help you father!" He ran over to the other side of the beast and tried to pick up part of it but failed horribly. While he was growing he was still too young, he tried though right?

Rana chuckled and nodded. Moving to the other side of it she grabbed part of it and with Bast's signal they got it into the den without issue. They had a section of the den cleared out for kills and what not, it was somewhat cooler in that section to help keep the meat longer. "He's been antsy, he wants to go out on some vikings soon." At least once his mane started to come in. "He's likely going to be like you." She mused at the thought.

"Are you ready now?" He asked following the adults eagerly.

"One day I'll be as strong as you father." Standing proudly as if to show off some invisible muscles he had hidden upon his lithe form. He was still small but growing and would one day be a magnificent lion, that day was not today though. "Well, when you say I'm ready I'll be ready." Eyes sparkling as he looked up to his father, while he had been gone here and there it was nice having him around all of a sudden. No one had asked why he had decided to stick around but he did have two more sisters to deal with.

Rana looked at Raksha and smiled, she couldn't help but love the admiration he had for his father and it made her heart ache she'd never be able to have children look up to her like that. She found herself frowning but quickly removed it from her features, she could dwell on such things another time. "Do you want to tell your father what you did today?" Since his thoughts on hearing stories seemed to have quickly been forgotten.

"OH yes! Do you want to hear father?"

Raksha suddenly felt nervous. It wasn't really much of a story as much of a feat, so he really wasn't sure his dad would be impressed. "I took down a hare today!" He had never really realized how fast they were until Rana was teaching him to hunt today, while he was on the younger side he was still showing signs of being a pubescent teen.

"Oh, you should have been there Bast'ion. It was truly a sight to behold. Your son is very smart." She added smiling at him, it was true. He was quite capable on his paws and a fast thinker, he'd do great things in the future.

Thinking for a moment he figured it would be best to show him. "I can probably show you? I think it would be easier." He said thinking about it a little more. "And I will Father, don't worry." He liked Rana, and didn't think he'd never not listen to her. She was like a mother to him. "I'll go set up the area and then you come in a little bit so I have time to get it ready." He said as he bounded out of the cave.

"Well look at that, we're alone." She teased as Raksha dashed out of the den to go set up some things. "You know it will take him a little bit to set up what he want's to show you. If you want to kill some time." A low thrum in her throat as she disappeared into the shadows of the den.