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 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:00 am
The waterbuck smiled warmly. "I'd be glad to show you home if it isn't to your taste. I can understand, we live pretty far from a lot of prides down here, and are self-sufficient."
She danced in place, ready to get going. The sooner she got home, the sooner she would feel safe, and hopefully bring another companion to the Lady Ren. "I'm sure you will enjoy speaking with the Lady Rén once we arrive."
She paused, remembering that the lioness had mentioned friends. "Do you want to say farewell to your friends that you had mentioned? I do not mind if you want to wait, it is up to you." Hmmm. And a name would do well, wouldn't it? It would make things less...awkward then just saying 'lioness'. "I am Tishtar, by the way."
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:17 am
She looked back where she'd come from and scrunched her nose. She really should tell them where she was going but that would mean going all the way back and then finding where she was again. "I did tell them i was going to explore ...."
So it wouldn't really be a problem. Her eyes brightened as a thought occurred to her. "If i'm there too long you can just come with me back here and i can tell them and then we can go back." She smiled brightly. "That way i won't get lost coming here or going back and they'll know where i am!"
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:23 am
The waterbuck nodded. "Sounds like a fair trade. Shall we begin our trek there? I can tell you as much as I can about our homelands. It's a bit different there, but you might like it." She skipped forward a bit, excited to be on her way home, but also excited to be bringing someone there. The Lady Rén would be happy to have more company. Now, if they could just get a few more males, and then the Master could finally stop whining about having no one to bother.
"It'll take a couple days to get there, unless we don't run into any trouble." Tishtar had great confidence that she knew the way, since she had walked the path many times with Lady Rén. If they were quick enough it would take perhaps a day and a half.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:41 am
"Well at least we have company for the walk." She smiled and padded off after Tishtar. Company would be better than wandering all the way there herself, even more so if they were going to have to sleep somewhere out there.
"I think we can avoid trouble." She smiled brightly. "I haven't had any bad feelings lately and i always have bad feelings if there's going to be trouble."
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:16 pm
The waterbucks' ears swiveled forward as she looked at the lioness. "Oh? That's an interesting thought." She had never heard anyone say that with such assurance. She'd keep that in mind in case Lady Rén asked, but otherwise the lioness could mention it to her once they met. Or maybe it was nothing at all, and Tishtar was reading into things too much.
"Well, we'll certainly get there in due time. Talking will make it go faster." She kept up to the pace of the lioness, one that would keep them moving but not tire them out too quickly. This was going well.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:17 pm
"mmhm" She nodded sharply. "I always know when somethings gonna happen. Usually easier to tell if it's bad though. Gives me the creeps."
She never had figured out how she knew things were going to happen but she hadn't really been wrong yet. Any time she thought something was going to happen something usually did. "I knew something was going to happen today. That's why i went to explore. I knew i had to cause i just knew i'd see something"
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:40 pm
"Well, I hope that you'll be able to see that your future is bright. I think that's all everyone wishes for." At least, that was how she saw things. Sure, there were bumps in the road, but everything would turn out well.
"And maybe someone back home had a hunch that I needed to go out and explore. To be honest, I was sent out to look for anyone that might want to come see our home, because we are so few. I hope I didn't sound too pushy about anything. Half of it is mixed with nerves, since...you are a lion and all." She laughed, a bit nervously, before twitching her little tail behind her. It was the truth!
She danced forwards a bit, hoping that the lioness would follow her. "If we get started now, we can get to a good place by nightfall." The waterbuck did not like travelling at night, even if this lioness was going to be her companion. "And I can tell you more about the Lady and Lord. Or if not, I can tell you about our lands. Lush grass, some jungles, and there's even a small lake as well."
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:51 pm
She didn't really think everyone's road could turn out all that good. Her parents were gone after all and they probably wouldn't have counted as leaving her along as a good thing but she decided not to mention that.
"Ohh...." She thought about that for a bit as she caught up to the waterbuck and tried to keep up with her pace. "No, you weren't pushy. I like exploring and it's better to do it when you have friends, and getting to see somewhere that a lot of others don't is neat. Do you think you have time to tell me about both? I mean if i'm going to see it all and meet them, or one of them, it's good to be prepaired"
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:40 am
"Well," she paused, thinking the best way to describe them. "Lady...Mio is a very sweet lioness. I don't quite know how she and Lord Zahi stay together, since he's quite a handful, but she seems to keep it all together with grace." She had to remember that they had their common names for anyone outside of the pride, and as this lioness was an outsider, she had to keep up their traditions.
"I think you'll like her upon speaking with her. She only looks for the good in everyone, and is most helpful with everything." The waterbuck paused for a moment to gingerly dance over a particular tangled clump of dried vegetation. It would be a disaster if a snake was hiding in their and bit her in the leg.
"Lord Zahi is something else. He's an adult, but acts more like a juvenile at times. I'm sure if he had some companions to talk with he would settle down a bit, but for now he's a bit of a grouch. Lady Mio's got him under her paw, though, so if he ever bothers you about anything, just let her know." Tishtar chuckled at the thought of a meek Zahi. "It's quite the spectacle when he gets in trouble with her, too."
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:05 pm
"Ooohh... they sound like loads of fun." She laughed as she padded after the waterbuck. So far Tishtar seemed like a lot of fun too, more so than the stuffy waterbuck that her friend hung out with.
"They sound like an odd couple ... but me and my friends are a bit odd so maybe that's how things were suppose to work?" It seemed like they got along better then there was the balance of who wanted to do what and who thought what would be best. "You really think she'll like talking to me?" She hoped that she wouldn't be unwelcome somehow. Maybe she didn't have enough manners to be talking to a lady.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:30 pm
Tishtar's tail flicked behind her as she tried to keep herself from laughing. Fun was what it was sometimes, and other times it was quite stressful. Of course, Tishtar wouldn't share details, as the lioness might find out on her own soon enough, but she was sure that she would understand over time. There was nothing bad, just no one was perfect.
"I do not know how Lady Mio sticks with it, but there must be some strong bond there that only legends talk about," she said, rolling her eyes in the process. "Lord Zahi is quite a handful, and I only speak to him on occasion."
Tishtar bobbed her head enthusiastically. "You'd have to try quite hard for the Lady to find a reason not to like you. She has a talent for seeing the best in everyone. I'm sure you'll blend in well."
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:36 pm
"Well if she sees the best in everyone i'd think she sees it in him too." That could be how she could deal with him. "She sounds like a nice lady, i think i'll like her." She smiled brightly
"You should talk to him more too. Maybe he'd lighten up and you wouldn't think he's such a handful so much?" She'd not gotten along with some of her friends at first but after she poked them for a bit they lightened up.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:50 pm
Tishtar laughed. "Perhaps. Just wait until you've met him, though. You might get your patience tried a time or two before you decide you can tolerate him. He must have his reasons, but we put up with him for the sake of Lady Mio."
The waterbuck thought for a moment, then decided to ask a couple questions of her own. She didn't want to seem like she was asking for too much, but she wanted to be able to reassure the Lady that she would be a good asset, if the lioness desired to remain.
"May I ask you a couple questions? Feel free to decline if you wish, it really isn't anything important. I am merely just curious." She paused for a moment before beginning. "Are you following just to find a home?" It was a far walk, and even when they reached the border there would still be a walk to reach the center of their House to find the Lord and Lady.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:57 pm
"I'll just have to make sure i bother him a few times then." She laughed as she hopped a bit ahead of the waterbuck before slowing down again.
She tipped her head as she thought about the question. "Well ... i had, have, a home. It isn't really much but i've got my friends and that so i guess that's sorta a home. I like exploring though, and i can't really with them, i'm the big one and i always have to take care of them and i can't ever do anything that i realy want to do without having to worry abuot things." She paused for a moment before she continued walking. "I do like taking care of them. It means i get to hunt and i get to practice hunting and figure out new ways to catch things i couldn't before but it's all old .... and i dont always feel like i fit in."
She was always too busy trying to make sure everyone else fit in. She wanted to not have to worry about things for once.
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:06 pm
"Hm." She tried to organize all of these thoughts in her mind so she'd get them straight. "It sounded like you enjoyed it at first, but....maybe they depended on you too much? N-not that I know what your friends are like, but..." It certainly looked that way. Now hopefully that spoken thought wouldn't get her into too much trouble.
"I guess I can see why you'd follow me on this crazy excursion. It isn't an easy one, but it seems like we're getting close to the border. Once we get there, it'll take a bit longer to get to the actual House where the Lord and Lady are, but we should get there in due time. I'm surprised we got here this fast!" Maybe she needed to learn to stop her little side trips to find some good grass to eat. Maybe then she would have realized that it wouldn't be as tough.
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