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Kijinga's ears p***k fowards as her name is called. she raises her head high enough so she can see her father gestureing towards grandfather. she decides that this is far enough, which she was now a few feet from her mother and about 3 extra feet from her grandfather and father. she rolled back on to her haunches and let out a long yet silent yawn, then closeing her maw, she pawed at the dirt, bored.

Kijinga eye'd her grandfather again. something about him made her wonder. she felt like walking up towards him, and sniffing at him, yet her legs told her other wise. she wagged her tail quickly then stood up. her eyes fixed apoun her grandfather. she padded up towards him, and looked at him. her curiousity intriged by her grandfather. although she before was frightened, she had to some day speak to him. she wanted to know why mother didn't like him. "your our grandfather?" she said softly her yellow eyes gazing at his long mane "...are you a king? like father!" a toothy grin appeared on her features as her tail flickered about. "if so, do you rule a kingdom?" her questions, were not even thought before spilling from her mouth, they just flew out with ease.

kijinga's face widened as now a row of top and bottom canines were shown. her eyebrows rose as well as she spoke "we're. i'm part of a pride!" all this information was coming all at once. she then stoped. what her father said, "the firekin pride, the best pride there is, never forget that" stayed with her. something inside her clicked as she stayed quite. this is the best pride. she's part of the best pride.......this information was now the center of her thoughts.

Kimeti looked at his grandfather as he was gently pushed away. He shrugged and lept over to his siblings and sat down next to Kafara. Kimeti was beginning to grow bored of his grandfather visiting so he was quite ready for the elder lion to leave so that the strange little lioness that mother had taken away could come back to play.

Kinja had to look away momentarily as Kiu spoke of the Firekin being the best pride of all. A saddness fell upon her heart as those words left her mate's muzzle. She quickly placed a mask over her face though and composed herself before turning back to the group. She hadn't really said a thing since Makadari had arrived, afraid that she would say something that she would regret saying in front of her little ones.

He could hear everything the others were saying... it wasn't hard. The cave echoed the voices quite well, even then he had the hearing of any lion.... and that was well enough to hear a good majority of what was being said. A docile lion? Well yes, perhaps. He just wan't hungry was all... and what was the point in mindlessly mauling something if one wasn't going to eat it? He didn't feel like sharing with anyone else if he did kill them so all that would accomplish in killing them was adding stench to the cave. He thought on the matter and perhaps he was becoming docile. It wasn't that he cared really if these creatures were mauled or not... he just didn't think it was really worth his time in doing it if nothing were to be accomplishd by it. Perhaps there was something to be gained by not mauling them.... he lifted his head as a thought pinged in the back of his mind... these creatures had been living in the desert for a while now he could figure. Perhaps they could tell him how to find another place, somewhere where he can find a place where he was truely happy, perhaps he'd find a mate and a home wher ehe could be of use to everyone and for once feel important.

Slowly he pulled his paws under him and pushed to a stand, walking slowly to the cheetah, his head down to her level.

"You... know the desert... you must, you were living out there with these. Perhaps we can help eachother. In a way- you and I are not so different." He paused, looking out the mouth of the cave. None were around that could hear them, but just in case, he spoke in a hushed voice. If this conversation was overheard, he could become a slave or killed for treason. "I am trapped here as you are, I am doomed to dwindle a miserable worthless existance here until the day I die. Nothing is in my future. If I help you and the others escape- can you lead me to another land? Somewhere where I can live.... perhaps... whre my sister has gone. She went before me... perhaps for the same reason. I will promise never to lay a claw on you and your beloved... none will... just lead me out of the desert to the lands beyond it. I've only heard rumors of a land with green and the lions are golden....."

He longed to see that- a golden lioness that he might seronade and win as a mate. Wheather or not he had a pride didn't matter, he wanted a mate, a life, and a place to belong.

"Please.... help me set us free."

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Yakuti listened, though once they were out there they would both easily be a meal for the lion. He might get hungry.. and just eat them. Perhaps if she lead them out twards her old den? he shouldn't get hungry by then..
She gave alot of thought into it, being the rational- er paranoid creature she was. She gave a nod though "What other choice do we have? and if he was into mindless killing he would have killed me allready.." she gave a light shudder "Besides, he might be a good influence on the cubs.. maybe teach them a bit about benig a lion?" she suggested, feeling a bit sorry for teh caged prince. She knew a bit about the feeling, being the odd fennec fox amongst the large litter she was born in.

Wokovu's jaw dropped, he really was huge. He stood and followed along after his brother and the giant prince lion that had suddenly become his new rolemodel. Grinning at teule's boasts "Yea, and we can both be kings!" ofcourse it didn't work this way, but who cared about that now.