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Unlike Brindle, Seph took a slightly different approach when it came to carrying back food. Being one of the smaller cats in the pride, he couldn't actually carry that much weight, so instead he carried small portions and moved quickly. This was his usual process, and he'd likely continue it long after the others were finished. He was a persistence creature by nature, and he never left anything worth bring back behind, at least not for long.

Grumbling slightly, Gado continued to pace back and forth. "Perhaps something in the water supply..." He muttered to himself, still trying to decide what could cause cats to betray one another.

Just then, his ears flicked as he caught the sound of paws heading in his general direction, though they were still a bit distant. Catching a familiar scent on the wind, Gado stood smartly to attention, his ears turning slowly this way and that like antenna, as he searched for even the smallest sign of unfriendly creatures entering the lands nearby.

Kiros' ears perked up and his head whipped around as he heard Bianca's faint roars in the distance. "Brindle do you hear that? It sounds like it came from back at the den." He said as he whipped around to look at brindle as he spoke to her. "What do we do?" He asked abruptly. He very much wanted to rush off no questions asked but he also thought it would be best to arrive in a force of numbers. "What ever was going on in the den, if it was an attacker, would be diminished in numbers." He thought to himself, his thoughts raceing through his mind quickly.

(( Ooc: Not at all! ^^))

Bianca whipped around in time to see Raiden take down one of the three that was about to attack her. In the confusion, both of the other hyenas took to the chance to get at Bianca as one more chance before they would flee. They both jumped at her.

Bianca turned her flank towards one at it had gone for her neck and stuck the other with a deafening blow that sent in tumbling as the other hyena's jaws dug into her side.

The Hyena that had managed to sink its jaws into Bianca wouldn't remain their long. Leaping down from a low rise Gado tackled the Hyena from the side. Despite the cat's age and size, he was well muscled. Giving a feral growl Gado shot forward, sinking his claws into the Hyena's back. He didn't take his eyes off the spotted foe to check on Bianca, lest it take the chance to get away, or worse, strike back.

The first thing Seph thought was You've got the be kidding. He was all for protecting the pride, but his kind weren't exactly well equipped for a head on fight. Despite their small size they were capable of taking on much larger prey, but prey didn't often have claws and fangs to fight back with. He sighed and picked up speed, still carrying the meat he had, this was another advantage to his small carrying plan in his mind. Those already fitting were probably going to need this real soon.

Raiden turned to the other cat's desperate call. His growl rumbled forth like grating stone and he raced forward.
A flash of white appeared at his side, it was the healer.
“Calyn! Stop!” Zephre’s voice had lost all of its gentleness and would have made anyone who new him freeze with its commanding tone. He continued after the hyena, relying on his ears and the steps of the cat beside him.

“Out of the way fool!” Raiden snarled but the white lion ran faster. He passed the outrider and caught up to the hunter second.
“Its got a cub hasn’t it.” It was a statement more than a question. “Calyn its too dangerous for you, let me and Raiden handle this.”
Fear gripped Zephre now, if the hyena decided to use the cub as a hostage he knew he could not act.

Brindle could see the den now, and two hyenas fighting wildly as cats began coming to Bianca’s aid. Then one broke away, chased by her second and she let out a frustrated growl. This turned into a gasp of shock as Brindle saw what the beast had dangling in its jaws. A cub.
“Hunters, cut off the escaping hyena!” She cried, altering her course to help the den leader.


((Yeah, I knew about the matriarchal thing but decided to let it slide, hey, if anyone’s interested in big cat current events this little clip from BBC is of three white lion cubs just born in the Kruger national park.
White lion cubs at Kruger ))

Calyn's ears laid back as she heard Zephre, though she slowed to a stop only after he'd reached then passed her. She watched Raiden race past, and heard Brindle's command. A growl of frustration slipped out, and she slowly headed back to the den and the others. She couldn't do anything to help, no one would let her at any rate. Even Zephre was, and he was blind.

((I'll just puppet this last hyena and end this if its okay with people.))

The hyena slid to a panicked halt as Seph appeared out nowhere to block his escape. Zephre slowed behind him, his face contorted in an angry snarl.
"Let the cub go." He growled softly.
The hyena's eyes darted around wildly, then he dropped the cub as if she was something very hot and lunged for the gap between the two cats.
Zephre felt the wind rush past his face, making no move to stop him. He had left the cub after all.
"There's no need to follow," he said to Seph as Raiden came up to them.
"Why did you let it go!" The liger roared, eyes blazing with fury.
"I think there has been enough bloodshed...Raiden. The cub is safe."

For a moment Raiden looked as though he might drive his claws into the healer's side, then he regained a bit of composure.
"Where is that useless scout assigned to this direction?" he spat before stalking away.

The cub lay curled in a ball, and squeaked as soon as Zephre touched her shoulder with his pink nose.
"It's okay little one...I'm here, you're safe now." He lay down beside her and gathered her to his chest in one massive paw.
Zephre turned, looking through Seph with his blind eyes and motioned toward the den.
"I'll catch up." He said quietly, "if you could tell Tami to start treating the injured back at the den for me?"

((Ima going to have to see who is still active I think, our char list is getting a little out-dated.))