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Haveo stepped lightly, crouching low in the tall grass keeping himself hidden. Though he knew nothing of the Pridelands or the creatures that lived there he knew that somethings were edible. Such as the bird that stood before him pecking at grubs that have surfaced. He moved around as to be down wind of his prey careful not to stir the grass too much. Haveo dug his nails into the ground getting ready to leap it. A moment ticked by before he shot through the grass teeth bared. The bird did its best to escape but a claw had got its wing. Haveo pinned the struggling bird under him, his stomach growling for food. At that point Haveo only had h is survival on his mind as he sunk his canines to the feathered flesh. The bird struggled for only a minute longer before it gave up and lay dead.

Nala rolled over, tucking her headunder her paw with a sigh, the sunlight was starting to get in her eyes and she didnt feel as though it was particularly the right time to get up yet. Thirst twinged at the back of her throat and she reconsidered getting up. Slowly one sleepy green eye peaked out from under the paw, and then the next, blinking away the slumber. Stretching, Nala quietly stood up and made her way out of the den. The sun looked so goregous hanging in pristine morning sky, and the warmth it cast over the rocks was comforting.

Making her way down the rocks, she quickly considered what her mother would have to say about the little venture, she sometimes thought her mothers conviction towards her saftey was more of a safeguard against mischief. Not that Nala would ever get into any trouble. Passing by some of the new visitors she slipped down towards the waterhole. Nala always considered her size beneficial, if she was quiet enough she could slink by unnoticed. She may have gotten herself into trouble occassionally, but hardly ever into real danger. That was Simbas job.

Finally reaching the water hole, she nestled down into the reeds and lapped up some of the cool refreshing water. There were always interesting characters there and it was fun to get a glimpse of the lives of others, even for a brief moment.

Mwali pushed himself to a stand and roused himself with a massive shake of his brilliant mane. The sand from the desert had completely left him and his crimson coat shone brighter than ever in the morning sun. He drew in a deep breath, taking in everything- the smell of life and cool as opposed to heat and death. The sky was more blue than he had ever seen in his entire life- clouds drifted lazily accross the horizon and made the entire scen seem almost endless. The grass stretched as far as he could see, dots of life patched here and there. He could only assume that they were animals such as antelope and those massive grey monsters with the odd noses. Singing of birds filled the air, giving an even deeper essence to the whole scene. The sun and sky reflected brilliantly on the rivers and the watering hole itself. A wide grin covered his young face as he took it all in. So much to explore, so much to learn here. A bit of disappointment took hold as he remembered the lioness' promise to him for a hunting lesson. She probibly was attending to cubs or matters within the pride, she didn't seem like one who would break a promise.

He glanced down for any cubs that might still be around him, smiling to them softly and nuzzeling them with the inside of his paw before walking smoothely towards the watering hole. He was thirsty and hungry... he didn't realize how pasty his mouth felt or how horridly dry his throat was either. His stomache was rumbeing. It was obvious he hadn't eaten well in the weeks he had traveled- though he was healthy he had slimmed down quite a bit. Perhaps he'd give hunting a shot by himself. He followed what seemed like a path to the watering hole. Obviously the pride chose this as their spot for social drinking. He could see a few of the lionesses drinking from the waters so he averted his path so he wouldn't be too close to them. He recalled very clearly the reaction to him the day before. It wasn't one he wished to repeat. What had his pride done to deserve such a bitter welcome? He came bearing good news of one of their own and they didn't even thank him for that.

With a sigh and the decision tha the was far enough away from the othershe stooped his massive head to the water and began lapping up the cool water almost so quickly he looked greedy. Not until he felt as if he was about to burst and could hardly stand anouther gulp did he stop and look up from the hole. He could see the young princess cub drinking not too far off from him. She had been afraid of him too... not a word said between them so he decided it was best not to disturb her either.

Turning he noted a small herd of grazing creatures- black and white... they looked odd but obviously he didn't care at that point. Hunting was something he never learned- only saw a bit of from the cheetah. He smirked a bit, lowering himself to the ground just as he had seen the cheetah do and began for the zebra. Of course- not within a few steps the creatures bolted. His crimson coat was too obvious in the grass- aside from the fact that he made too much noise for that to be of any help. He huffed, seating himself he watched them trample off, his stomache pleading for a second try.

Jasiri smirked, and rolled over, pinning him. She gave him a little nudge in the chest before running off again. She could see Teule in the distance, and speeded up to him. She wanted to introduce him to her new friend, Sukutu. She wanted Sukutu to meet her "pride". She was rather proud of the little bunch. She was really starting to think of herself as "princess" it made her feel more important. As she got closer, she stopped and paused. She could tell something was slighty wrong with Taka. She looked so sad. She approuched slowly. "Hello guys, this is Sukutu, hes a member of the Pridelands, he lives here with his sister." She spoke softly, a small smile on her face. She tried to lighted the mood a little, seeing that they were kinda tense. Sukutu was still a little far off. She hoped this wasnt a bad moment...

Mwali tried not to take the young princess's laughter to heart but he did feel terribly pathetic. He had gone on to try his luck with a heard of antelope, a small hare, even some birds but he wasn't having luck at all. He was loud when he crept, he was clumsy when he lurked, and the most obvious of all- he was a bright crimson red against golden grass. Even if he was a master hunter odds were that he couldn't hunt out here anyway. His hunting attempts had brought him to a small hill that overlooked the water hole. His back was turned from that and he faced out further along the savanah. His ears laid flat against his mane and his great head was lowered in embarassment. Of all things- he thought he might be useful as a hunter and maybe feed himself for once. Most luck he'd had even in the desert was a small beetle with a missing wing.

Sarabi stepped from the tall grass and stopped a couple of paces from the male. "Mwali, was it? I think you were interested in learning to hunt, yes? Well, as it seems that all my lionesses have disappeared, I need a partner to help me. Would you be interested?" She sat back on her haunches and watched him closely for his reactions.

Sukutu smirked slightly before his smirk slowly disapeared at the sight of the cheetah and the cub, he cleared his throat before his run slowed down to a trot as he approached them.
He then stood next to Jasiri, a smile forming on his maw at the word 'friend' she had just now called him, he had never really had a true friend, his pale violet eye's then fixed to the cheetah and he nodded his head politely, it was not a good idea to mess with outsider's...especialy ones he didn't trust.
"It's good to meet you also madam..." He spoke like a true gentleman, one, because he didn't want to get into a fight so early in the morning, and two, he didn't really want to upset his new friend.
His ears then swivveled towards the small white cub, his eye's widening at the small felines dazzling coat, he'd never seen anyone like him before.
He then shook his head, snapping him back into reality before he gave a small nod back and a playful wink to the cub, having another male to mess around with could be fun...whil it lasted at least.