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Ma'isah's words were lost to the thunder of the stampede, but Yaten did catch a few words as the black cheetah tried to piece them together. Dashing off quickly throught he wildbeast, it took some time and effort, with a few kicks here and there, before he found the still green body. Brown eyes watched as hooves landed all around the cub before he scooped it up with his mouth and dashed out of the stampede into a clearing close by. Placing the cub on the ground, the ebony cheetah nudged the cub gently before he saw the sides go up and down with each breath. At least the cub was alive. He raised his head and bellowed, "MA'ISAH!"

Brown eyes watched the cub limp over to him. Yaten stared at the female, hard and firm. In a quiet voice, he spoke to her as it got his message across just as much as yelling at her would. "Ma'isah, I told you to stay put. Endangering your life does nothing to help me find your brother any faster than I could have without worrying about you too." His tail flicked from side to side to show his annoyance with the cub before his eyes soften, "You have to understand I was looking out for both of your safety, but of course, Siltim does something absurd. Please, listen to me next time. Just lie down and rest for now, your brother has been knocked out and should come around shortly."

Sitting himself down, Yaten raised his paw and brought the cub closer to him as he licked the top of her head comfortingly. "Ma'isah, if you were bigger I would have asked for your help...but you are still just a cub and very small compared to those wildbeasts. Did you see how much bigger they were compared to you? If one of them had any intentions of killing you, it could have just stepped on you." He paused to glance at Siltim before he shook his head. That one was a handful, that's for sure. It's no wonder his mother was so overprotective of the little cub, he was looking for trouble. His attention was turned back to Ma'isah, "I accept your apology. Now lie down and rest!"

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Yaten gazed down at Ma'isah while she relaxed close by. Brown eyes looked to Siltim as he noticed a flicking of his paw. Ah, the little bugger was coming around after all! Turning to look at Ma'isah, it seems she has heard something and he blinked.

Blackness was slowly fading to the brightness of the day before Siltim jumped up onto his feet with the buzz of adrenaline. Lime green eyes gazed at his sister then Yaten then his sister and then Yaten once again. Oh, Yaten didn't look to happy at the moment. "Hi!"

Brown eyes turned and landed on Siltim. Oh, the little green monster was awake once more. The cheetah got up and brought his paw down on Siltim's body, pinning him to the ground. Yaten lowered his head so that he as closer to Siltim's ear. In a lower voice, "Siltim, you are to listen to me and not go off to do whatever you want to do. You could have been killed, do you realize that!" He loosen his grip on the cub, but still kept him on the ground. Siltim needed to get all of his words into his head, "Your sister even went into the stampede, after I told her not to, risking her life to find you! I know you like adventure. I know you like fun, but you have to realize that you are just a cub at the moment. You can do all the dangerous things once you are older and able to protect yourself. What would had happen if we weren't here to get you? You could had been trampled to death and no one would have known it!" The cheetah gazed at the green cub underneath his paw, "Siltim, I am disappointed in you and I hope you should listen to me next time. I am trying to keep you and your sister safe, don't go making my job any harder than it already is!"

Just as Siltim heard his sister, something pinned him to the ground. Squirming and wiggling every way, the green cub wanted out! Oh, but Yaten's voice didn't sound all that happy. It kind of reminded him of their mother's voice when she was angry with him, which was most of the time. Stopping his movements, he realized it was useless since Yaten wasn't going to let him go. He listened and sighed softly before whinning, "I wanted to have some fun! How many cubs can say that they've got to run with a stampede!" He huffed and puffed, still not letting his pride get hurt any more than it was by Yaten's words, "I wouldn't have been killed..." His voice trailed off quietly as he laid there.

Shaking his head, Yaten sighed as he took his paw off of Siltim and sat down. The ebony cheetah gazed at the rebellious cub before him. The spirit he had was something the cheetah admired, though at times he was a bit reckless. Like just now. "Siltim, come here."

As the weight of the paw, Siltim quickly bolted up and gazed at anything but his two companions. He was feeling a bit guilty, but at the same, his pride was hurt. Guys and their pride. Thinking about anything but the current situation, the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a smile as he remembered running with the wildbeasts. It was so much fun and he'll definitely want to do it in the future! That's for sure, he made a promise to himself. As he was beckoned by Yaten, he stood there before taking a few steps towards the cheetah and in a quiet voice, "Yes Yaten...?"

As the cub came over to him, Yaten raised his paw and brought Siltim to his body. Lowering his head, he nibbled on Siltim's ear playfully, "Hmm, doesn't this ear just taste good!" A brown eye shifted towards Ma'isah and spotted her not too far off.

His ear was getting attacked as Siltim squirmed and pawed at the black cheetah, "Yaten! My ear is not tasty!" He huffed slightly as he pawed at the cheetah's muzzle and let out a tiny squeal.