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 Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:32 pm
She tilted her head slightly, tail ticking behind her, as she thought about it. It was easy to see the gears turning in her head and that wasn't always a good thing. Given enough time to think things through she could come up with some very odd yet very powerful ideas.
"I can see the delicacy needed." She nodded. It was not often that you were able to tell others how to raise their cubs. She herself had always been strict on how cubs were raised but it had never been a secret. She expected much from her girls and she would settle for nothing less than their best. "If the young ones are straying then their care takers must be also. If they are not imparting the proper honor onto their young then what honor do they have themselves? If they believed so much in it then they would want to see their girls upholding it"
It was simple enough to her. If you believed in your own honor you would want your young to believe in theirs. Everyone had their place and if they respected that then they would raise even higher.
She squeaked quietly and turned to bat at her sisters tail. "Tickles .... shush going to get us in trouble." She hunkered down, patting at her sisters back leg, as she spoke quietly. She didn't want to get in trouble because she was the first one to speak.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:26 pm
Tejasvi nodded towards the pair of lionesses as they seemed to finally gather the delicacy of the situation she had before her. She had yet to decide exactly how to handle this but she felt a little more at ease with these two. She and Usha could definitely use their help. After all, they had experience beyond the two queens' dreams.
"Well, they stray in many ways," she said slowly, her brows drawing down into a frown though her posture never faltered, "but the most common sees to simply be.. leaving." The word put a sour taste in her mouth and she shook her head slightly in a moment of vague irritation. "Never before have so many left our pride in such a short time, especially so many males. If spells problems for the future." Though the males were not the highest of priority at all times, they were still a very essential foundation of the pride. No males meant no cubs which meant no future.
"Yes, it would seem that they are not imparting the proper honor upon their young, but how do we go about punishing that?" Her brows quirked at this, her face beseeching the older lioness now. "Toh is a matter between one's self and the gods, if one wishes to injure one's chances at bettering one's self in the next life, then so be it. But how do we act if it is affecting the pride as a whole?" She was obviously deeply troubled about this and had yet to find a reasonable way to handle it. The cubs at her feet were all but forgotten now.
Rasui was just about to pounce on his sister's tail, hunkered down into a position that would have let him leap, when she flicked it away to hit their other sister instead. Still, he might have sprung even then if his wiser sister hadn't imparted some smart words upon them. He seemed to notice, then, where he was and just what sort of atmosphere hung in the air. He frowned slightly and leaned into his mother's side instead, shying his head away in an attempt to block away his playful thoughts.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:33 pm
Kamaria started as the blue lioness driscribed the main offence. "leaving?!" she blinked a few times and finally shook her head. She didnt understand this. What was the purpose of leaving the pride, and why would the males leave? This was indeed a grave situation. She looked down at her son and lightly frowned. She was not disapointed in him in anyway, more he was the only male around and she tilted her head and finally shook it again. "Males do not have a better life outside the pride." she stated, true they where low in chain of command and they had their own tasks and chores but it was better to be in the safe bounds of the pride and restore ones honnor then to abandon all hope.
She nuzzled her son softly. "You know that dont you son?" she asked him with a glance at the other lioness'. "The cubs honor is their own, I cant understand why the parents would let them completely abandon the teachings and throw away their very life.
Ramla gasped softly and tried to keep from bursting out laughing. She smiled at her sister and glanced at the adults whom seemed not to have noticed their minor indiscresions. Nodding, for fear of speaking aloud as he sister had done she settled down snuggling into her side and watching the adults again. She didnt fully fathom what they where talking about and honestly found the whole thing borning.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:50 pm
A frown crossed her face as she listened to Tejasvi's words. What sort of life did they expect to have if they left? There was more for them here anyway. Out there you had no guarantee of a life, no guarantee of safety, you had nothing.
There was no way they could truly chain anyone here without breaking bones and that would only cause dishonor to themselves. She could not understand though how they could wish to break their own honor and leave the life they had here.
After a moment she spoke. "If they are not teaching their little ones then they are bringing dishonor upon all of us. They threaten all of our lives by taking away something we need." She thought almost nothing of males but she knew that they could not have a pride without them. They needed the males for cubs. "They are bringing shame upon all of us if they are not teaching them how to behave properly. But to repair it ...." She shook her head. "If they do not reconcile their Toh themselves then none can do it for them. They will fall completely of their own misdeeds and so long as they are raising more with such loose morals then the problem will continue." There were two choices that she could see but both would be challenges that Tejasvi and her mate might not be willing to face. They could get rid of the offenders, banish them to their fate outside the pride, or they could make sure the cubs were raised properly by others who still honored themselves.
She almost understood what was going on but not enough that she wanted to pay attention. She remembered some things about honor and not messing with it and behaving but the talking was going on too long and she didn't care anymore.
She wanted to be able to do something other than lay here. Shifting she flopped atop her sister and nibbled on one of her ears.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:01 am
A grim look passed over her face as she heard Kamaria's exclamation, leaving her to simply nod wordlessly in return at the questions that dripped from her maw. She had no idea why a male would really want to leave the pride. Sure, they were low on the food chain, figuratively, but their life was lived mostly away from the females, in their own section of the pride, where they were typically allowed to do as they pleased unless they became a nuisance. Eating, sleeping and raising cubs were the only things they truly did.
"Right you are," she said, her frown remaining and a deep sigh rippling from her chest. "I think the time has come for Usha and I to call upon the council and matrons for a meeting. We can not let this go on much longer." It was obvious, by now, that she needed guidance in this - whatever was done would have to be done as a pride. She would not risk their honor without their input, especially on such an important matter as this.
"I did not mean to trouble you with these problems so quickly upon your return, and I do hope you get settled back into the pride without much problem." She paused, letting her eyes sweep over the cubs and then back up to the two females. "Just know that I may be calling upon you in the near future."
Rasui was startled at his mother's question, a shyness creeping over him as he realized he would have to speak in front of the blue lioness before them. He had barely been following the conversation, too swept up in playing with his sisters, but his attention locked instantly upon his mother. "Yes, mama," he answered obediently, nodding his head even as he tried to remember what it was they had been talking about exactly. Something about males having a bad life outside the pride? Leaving was bad, he knew.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:41 am
Kamaria nuzzled against her son fo a breif moment before she looked up to the blue lioness and glanced at Kichaa. "Its alright, its good for us to know the status of the pride and the troules befalling it on our arrival. As we settle this will be mulling over in our minds and perhaps a solution can be found with the council."
She took in a deep breath and flexed her shoulders softly. It certainly seemed as if things where going to get worse before they would get better. At lest her son and daughters knew there place so she was not worried for the sake of their Toh, however the status of the others she was much more uncertain.
Ramla let out a very small giggle mixed with a purr as her sister began to nibble on one of her ears. She flicked her tail again and ment to smack her sister with it lightly in retailition. Pausing as she heard her brother was addressed and his small voice from behind her. Maybe she should pay better attention in case she was asked something.
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:50 am
She shook her head slightly. "Kamaria is right. It is best we know these things so we are not surprised." She didn't always have the best leash on her temper and it wouldn't due for her to get herself into trouble by snapping at one of the offenders when it was out of her place.
Getting up and stretching slightly she looked down at the cubs and nudged both the girls to get up. "You should go speak to whoever you need to about getting together the council and the matrons. We can go about finding ourselves a nice little home and i will join you when something has been arranged."
She wanted to make herself comfortable again and there wasn't much else she could tell the Queen. The matter had gotten big enough that it woudl take the entire pride to solve.
She oofed slightly as her mother nudged her and her sister and she let go of the other cub's ear. Trying not to huff she got up and looked up between the three lionesses. Something was going on but at least they weren't trying to explain it to her.
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:37 am
"That I will," she said slowly, nodding to both of the lionesses again. For a moment, she simply stood there, watching them, before she began to turn away to head back in the direction of Usha's clan - it was her that she needed to speak to first, above anyone. Then she would go to her aunt. "I will see the both of you shortly," she said over her shoulder, and then she had disappeared into the depths of the pride around them.
Rasui stood as his other mother ushered his sisters to their feet, his tail lashing behind him. He still wasn't sure what was going on, but he would find out sooner or later, he thought, especially if it involved something his mothers could make an example out of. He leaned into Kamaria's leg, nuzzling his head against her fur, and simply waited until his mothers led the three of them elsewhere.
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