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 Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:18 pm
Carmon shifts through the unforgiving silence. His head goes up at the first words said.
"I understand. I couldn't bolt anyway. My foot wouldn't like that.He looks in to the water seeing the dead tree with thorns that had cut him. His ears perk at the males offer of going back to that side.
"I haven't been in a pride since I was a cub. I've been wandering around for what seems like a year..He thinks about the offer to go back across the river. He stands up from his spot trying to decide wither or not to cross or leave back the way he came.
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:59 pm
“Ah, a rogue then…” Malek whispers with an expression of mild interest adorning his face.
Seeing the other hesitate, Malek stands up and takes a few steps back. He’s not particularly fond of the idea of appearing so intimidating to the young male and would rather believe the green lion just needs a little bit of space between them to feel comfortable.
“I’m Malek by the way. “ Malek says as his gaze locks on the shiny gold adornment on the younger lion’s tail. “Are you injured?”
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:51 pm
Carmon watches as the male moves back. He wades out into the water. At the introduction he nods.
"I'm Carmon" He follows Malek's gaze toward his tail. "Only my right back paw has a tiny cut. The tail band I got from my mom before I lost her and my pride. Its the only thing I have left of her."
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:33 pm
“You got separated from your pride when you were pretty young, then…” Malek looks slightly happier. At least he hadn’t been abandoned. “Sounds hard. I ran off from mine when I was an adolescent. I didn’t think I was pride material back then but at least I could hunt already. How you managed to survive on your own beats me.” The blue lion’s tails sways behind him as he mentally scolds himself for being too open towards a stranger but the leader mask tends to fall around those he sees as “children”. He tries not to look at the adornment again but his eyes tend to drift towards it anyway.
“It’s very beautiful.” Malek finally admits. “It might help you find where you’re from if you’re interested. Didn’t you ever meet anyone who tried to take it from you?” Once again he sits comfortably where he’d previously stood and tries to look as non-threatening as possible. The last thing he wants it’s to come off as a possible thief. Silently, maybe because he feels a little responsible for the young male’s injury, Malek is toying with the idea of giving Carmon permission to remain inside the borders… until he is fully recovered of course.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:57 pm
Carmon swims back across the river towards the Bahnu side of the river. He limps on to the dry sand then shakes off the excess water before sitting in front of the male lion a couple feet away in case he needs to make a run for it.
"It was accidental that I lost my pride..I'm not the best navigator. In fact that day was the daythatIwenthuntingbymyselfforthefirsttimewhenmymanewasstillbarelyshowingitscolor..
He starts to ramble on about that day. Completely forgetting that he was dealing with a stranger that could attack at any notice. When Malek speaks of his tail band he stops rambling about how he lost his pride.
"Thanks for the complement, my mum always said it was from my dad..I never got to meet him. I would like to find who gave my mom it, but it wouldn't mean anything. Since I know I never met my dad and my mom never mentioned him. I have encountered many who have tried to rip my tail off because of it, but they never succeeded or else I would be tailless and wouldn't have it.
Carmon grins at his comment thinking back to his famous bolt he had become known for by other rogues that have tried to take the only thing he had of his mom Showed them that just because I'm big doesn't mean I'm slow.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:03 pm
Oh boy… the kid sure could talk…
Malek waited – rather patiently one might add – for the green male to finish talking, a hint of amusement spreading towards his features in response to the younger lion’s grin.
“Carmon, the tailless lion, mmm… “
And despite himself, as if he were talking to the strange Celestia or one of the little Bhanu cubs, his mouth opens in wide amused smile that seemed to reach his eyes as he chuckles contently. And yet, not very long after, his mouth has closed once again, lips pressing tight together as the large blue male stands up looking as if he’s readying himself to leave. Inside his head, Malek is once again scolding himself.
“I should be going back now.” He says in deep contrast with the obvious absence of actual movement. “You can stay within borders if you need a bit of rest. I’ll let the others know so they don’t confuse you with an intruder.”
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:02 pm
Carmon's grin drops from his face as the blue male stands and announces he has to leave. His ears and tail droop slightly along with his entire form showing sadness. I know he can't stay here to talk to me anymore, but he's the closest thing I've had to a friend. He puts up a fake smile that does not make it to his eyes and says "You have to do what you have to. Thanks for the offer, but I have wasted enough of your time and of your prides time."
Carmon's fake smile falters for a moment, but quickly reappears.
"I mean why waste time on someone like me anyway. I'm just a rouge in your pride's territory. Its been nice talking to someone as nice as you though, your probably the only nice lion I've ran into, Hell, probably nicer than my old pride mates..."
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:34 pm
Oh no… don’t look at him, just don’t look at him…. You know where this is going…
But Malek does look and it’s impossible to miss the change of posture and the lowered ears. It’s almost too sad to face a smile that is so obviously fake and to realize how underappreciated this young lion has been in the past.
His thoughts drift towards Russo, his grumpy second-in-command who keeps telling Malek to be more selective towards potential pride members... especially ever since Celestia joined the pride. But the odd lioness is more than capable of fending for herself and is a rather good minder. She isn’t useless and she’s found her place amongst the rest of the pride members. So why can’t this kid do the same? At the very least, Malek already knows he’s more than suitable for a Scout position – boy’s got good legs. He’s young and full of potential and let’s face it, he looks like a lost cub searching for a family. Bhanu is still a small pride, what reason could there possibly be for not asking if Carmon is interested in joining?
“Now, now, Carmon. Don’t say things like that. I don’t think this is a waste of time. Quite the opposite, actually.” Malek is standing quite still now and there’s something rather… solemn about the way he’s staring at the young male. “The Bhanu pride is still relatively small. There is more than enough room for new members. I was thinking… would you like to join us? We can expect some minor resistance from my second-in-command but I think you have great potential.”
Damn, he has just revealed his position within the pride. What was it with this kid that made him drop his guard so quickly?
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:13 pm
Carmon's hope rise when Malek says that it wasn't a waste of time to talk to him. He shows a shocked expression when the blue male asks him if he wants to join. Then he nearly faints when he hears just who he has been talking to.
"S...S..Seriously, You would have me in your pride.
He stumbles for his words. His demeanor changes from sad and depressed to that of respect and adoration for the male. He's the leader of this pride, I have been talking to the leader. Why would he even consider me in his pride. In my old pride they treated me as an outcast because of my dark coloration....Will it be the same here? He looks at Malek with mixed emotions of hopefulness and fear. He nearly pounces on the older male, but refrains encase he misheard the older male.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:36 pm
“That’s what I said, you silly kid.” Malek laughs and turns to leave, swaying his tail very close to the other male’s face. A familiar gesture. Perhaps a little too familiar just yet and the blue lion is quick to put some distance between them again. “Is that a yes?”
Malek is standing a few feet from the green lion he’s watching so keenly, his body caught in the middle of the departure and his tilted head turned to face Carmon.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:42 pm
Carmon's eyes light up with unannounced happiness. He lets go of his self-control and pounces Malek." Yes, yes, thank you, thank you........"
He starts rambling thank yous even after he finally lets Malek go from his glomp of joy. "I won't let you down."
He says it as if he's talking to *metaphorically* his father.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:10 pm
For a tiny moment there, Malek isn’t sure if is he being attacked or not. It takes every bit of control he possesses not to scratch the large approaching green face but he manages to restrain his instincts and allow the other male to move in closer. He can’t prevent his body’s response – the tensing muscles and bristled hairs along his back should be evident enough – but he does little more than to offer the youngster a slightly annoyed face and Carmon will probably never know how close he was to losing an eye.
“Oi, oi! Down, kid!” Malek steps away from the younger lion and starts to walk back to the center of the Bhanu territory. ”We’re going now so try to keep up, alright?” But Malek’s pace is not difficult to follow as he is still accessing the gravity of Carmon’s injury. The Bhanu leader suddenly remembers that the young male knows nothing of the pride is getting himself into and a wry smile curls around the edges of his mouth while his back is turned to the green male. “And don’t worry about fitting in with the others… actually we’re cannibals and you’ll have to pass through a bunch of tests before you qualify as a full-fledged member. And we might sacrifice you to the Da'lin if you prove worthy. Just kidding…” Malek chuckles whole-heartedly. It’s done. One left for the border and two will return. He can't help but to think of Celestia.
I’ve adopted another one. He smiles, mentally slapping himself silly as he imagines Russo’s reaction to the new addition. Now that will be fun.
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:55 pm
Carmon follows the male with surprising ease due to his foot not hurting as bad as before. His eyes nearly bug out when Malek starts on his little joke. He sticks his tongue out at the male's back.
Ha, Ha very funny.
I hope that was a joke. He mentally shivers as he follows his new leader. After what the male had said about resistance from the second-in-command. He is unsure of how the pride will take the big newly maned juvenile.
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