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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:08 am
Estelle was really glad that Zuri was helping her, it seemed at first a number of the pride were just prepared to blame Lady Wema without actually looking for a solution to the problem. Smaller hunting parties and scouting groups were a good idea and she knew that things would likely still be hard but she hoped everything would work out fine. She nodded "That sounds like a good plan." She looked towards the king and queen's cave. "I am curious as well if they were having problem.. I hope they aren't sick or something." She said softly.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:58 pm
Potopoto, much more calm than earlier had listened to the Prince and the others. He relaxed a bit more as one by one, things began to fall into order. Once Brunivald had responded, he could see just how tired the other Guard was, he felt for him, it sucked being up in the middle of your night, even if it was during the day. He nodded back to Brunivald and stood, ready to go in the other direction that Brunivald didn’t take. He was a mountain of a lion, they both were, perhaps them checking on everyone would help so long as Potopoto remained relaxed. He focused himself of that thought, comforting others wasn’t his strong suit but he would give it his best shot. Thick shoulders rolling, he strolled towards the crowd of calming lions and started scanning for anywhere he could be useful or anyone who seemed like the needed help. He didn’t blame Lady Wema for being exhausted, they all were feeling the grind that day. He checked over his wide shoulder towards where she went, seeing Daaruk flanking them, he knew everything would be fine.. for now.
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Nefarious Muse Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 3:28 pm
Lady Wema could feel her nerves begin to grow the closer she and Kijani got to the royal dens. Luckily, it didn't seem like anyone was intent on following them, and she gave a thankful glance over her shoulder towards Daaruk who was flanking them a few paces behind. His presence was calming, and having Kijani to lean on as she walked helped her feel not so alone and out of place in the pride. She was quiet as they ascended priderock, her breathing shallow as she felt like if she made too much noise, it would draw everyone's attention. Which, of course, Wema did not want to do. The steps, though few in number, felt like an eternity until they happened to finally stop at the den's entrance. "Stay here, please," Wema whispered to Kijani and Daaruk. "I'll go check on my brother and the queen." She knew he had told her they didn't want to be disturbed, but he was only supposed to be gone for a day or two, not four. And they certainly hadn't anticipated the chaos that had cropped up during their absence. With a final, deep breath to steady herself, Wema carefully entered the royal den, her eyes taking a moment to adjust to the darkness. "Brother? Laini? Are you both okay...?" she trailed off, a quiet gasp leaving her maw as she stopped abruptly in her paw steps. Kubwa was, quite frankly, one of the largest lions the pridelands had to offer. Had he not been king, he would have fit in quite nicely with the guards, though hardly anyone had ever seen a snarl cross his features as he was highly regarded as one of the most jovial lions around. The pridelands was often graced by his bellyful laughter and accommodating, patient nature. As king, Kubwa was more than happy to play host and politics with neighboring prides, promoting cooperation and allegiances with those prides who proved themselves to be of a similar, friendly nature.
The face that met Wema as she entered the den was not the joyous king everyone had come to love and adore, but the tired, exhausted look of a proud father who had not slept for many days. In his tangled mane, crawling and pulling on the red hair, were three tiny cubs that mewled and gently tumbled over each other and into his waiting paws as he lay on his belly. "Shh, Laini is sleeping," he whispered back, his tired eyes shining brightly as a smile pulled the corners of his maw upward. "Laini was sleeping," the queen corrected with a yawn. The pale lioness was nearly as large as her king, with soft, round features that made her look rather motherly. Those who interacted with the queen knew better than to believe in appearances however, as she was definitely the fiercest when it came to the royal couple. Laini was a strict queen, who did not abide by foolishness often, and was more than capable of speaking her mind when she didn't agree with something. Her brown eyes more often than not were sharp and intense as she watched everything closely around the pride.
"Lady Wema, I trust you have good reason to be disturbing us at this hour?" Laini questioned, her eyes doing little to betray how she was feeling at that moment, though her voice was edged in exhaustion. Her and Wema weren't exactly the closest of pridemates, despite Wema being the sister and only living relative of the king. Laini found her sister-in-law to be quite lackadaisical, lazy, and downright frivolous with no ambition of her own. To say the least, Laini and Wema hardly got along other than surface level pleasantries, and Laini made sure Wema never forgot that.Her eyes were glued to the little bundles of joy that played in Kubwa's mane, and she nearly took a step forward to nuzzle into them when Laini's voice cut her off. Wema nearly balked as the queen laid that question out bare for her to answer, and she swallowed hard. "I... I-" she stammered, her first instinct to turn and run away from the confrontation. She glanced over her shoulder back towards the den's mouth, where the pride awaited the return of their king and queen, and with a hard swallow Wema pushed down the panic that had bubbled up in her throat. "The pride..." she started quietly, before glancing at her brother for what she hoped would be support. "I am no leader. Moyo is doing his best to assist me, but running the pride has been challenging and I could not stop the chaos that ensued," she admitted. "Moyo has gotten them to come together and work on solutions to the problems I've created, and I'm quite proud of him for that, but..." she paused as she saw the slight frown on Kubwa's face and the sneer on Laini's. "The pride needs its leaders back, I am no substitute.""Oh, little sister," Kubwa expressed, a sincere sadness now donning his tone. "I'm sorry we put you in that position. We never expected to be gone for so long, but the birth was a difficult one, and I vowed to not leave Laini's side until she was ready to present our cubs to the pride together," the king explained, as one tiny cub slipped from his mane and into his awaiting paws below. His expression softened as he bent down to nuzzle the mewling thing, a clear pride and happiness reaching his eyes despite his tiredness. "We have been gone for too long, and I dare say it is time to return to our pride," he said with a glance to his queen, who gave him a simple nod in return."Yes, I suppose that's all the rest I can afford for now. Can't have the pride falling apart in our absence," Laini agreed as she shot a pointed look at Wema. She had many choice words she wished to say to the lioness before her, but that would have to wait until Kubwa was no longer within ear shot. For now, she simply pushed herself up to her paws and shouldered her way past Wema to reach down to her king and offer him a hard nuzzle and deep purr. "Come, let us each take a cub and present them to the pride. We must show them that their leaders are strong, and order will once again be restored."((This is the last post I will be making, and the META is officially considered finished. If you would like to post one final time to finish up any interactions or react to the king and queen returning, please feel free!))
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 3:59 pm
[Royal Cub Raffle] [Royal Cubs]As royals of the pridelands, these cubs will be expected to follow certain traditions as they grow, even if they aren't the heir to the throne. They expected to attend all regular classes that all students attend, plus extra classes to learn about history, decorum, and politics. They will not hold any other rank in the pride except for Lord or Lady, depending on their gender. They are not expected to hunt or help out with other daily tasks, but they are expected to help advise the heir and later the king as Moyo takes the throne. While the pride as a whole is very loose when it comes to breeding, royals are expected to find a mate and stay loyal to their partner. Whether that mate is found within the pridelands, or if they are betrothed to another pride for a political alliance. (Betrothel only if the owner consents, it can be discussed with Jovi.) King Kubwa is a very loving and doting father, Lady Wema cherishes her family and these cubs, and Queen Laini is very strict while teaching her cubs how to behave and act like royals. All in all, these cubs will be loved by their parents and their aunt and will grow up in a loving environment. [Raffle List]1. Nefarious Muse 2. irishgirl1017 3. Eos Galvus 4. MiddyGlow 5. Fea Line 6. Moxxiie 7. Nefarious Muse 8. belloblossom 9. irishgirl1017 10. Eos Galvus 11. irishgirl1017 12. Moxxiie 13. Fea Line 14. Nefarious Muse 15. linnyboowho 16. Fea Line 17. MiddyGlow 18. belloblossom 19. Nefarious Muse 20. Nefarious Muse 21. Moxxiie 22. Fea Line 23. Middy Glow 24. irishgirl1017 25. irishgirl1017 26. irishgirl1017 27. irishgirl1017 28. belloblossom 29. irishgirl1017 30. linnyboowho 31. Nefarious Muse 32. Moxxie 33. MiddyGlow 34. Nefarious Muse 35. Ruriska 36. Moxxiie 37. MiddyGlow 38. Nefarious Muse 39. Ruriska 40. Nefarious Muse 41. Ruriska 42. Nefarious Muse 43. Moxxiie 44. irishgirl1017 45. irishgirl1017 46. Ruriska 47. belloblossom 48. Nefarious Muse 49. MiddyGlow 50. Moxxiie 51. Ruriska 52. Moxxiie 53. MiddyGlow 54. Nefarious Muse
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Jovi of Shadows generated a random number between
1 and 54 ...
22!
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:01 pm
[Raffle List] 1. Nefarious Muse 2. irishgirl1017 3. Eos Galvus 4. MiddyGlow 5. Fea Line 6. Moxxiie 7. Nefarious Muse 8. belloblossom 9. irishgirl1017 10. Eos Galvus 11. irishgirl1017 12. Moxxiie 13. Fea Line 14. Nefarious Muse 15. linnyboowho 16. Fea Line 17. MiddyGlow 18. belloblossom 19. Nefarious Muse 20. Nefarious Muse 21. Moxxiie 22. Fea Line 23. Middy Glow 24. irishgirl1017 25. irishgirl1017 26. irishgirl1017 27. irishgirl1017 28. belloblossom 29. irishgirl1017 30. linnyboowho 31. Nefarious Muse 32. Moxxie 33. MiddyGlow 34. Nefarious Muse 35. Ruriska 36. Moxxiie 37. MiddyGlow 38. Nefarious Muse 39. Ruriska 40. Nefarious Muse 41. Ruriska 42. Nefarious Muse 43. Moxxiie 44. irishgirl1017 45. irishgirl1017 46. Ruriska 47. belloblossom 48. Nefarious Muse 49. MiddyGlow 50. Moxxiie 51. Ruriska 52. Moxxiie 53. MiddyGlow 54. Nefarious Muse
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Jovi of Shadows generated a random number between
1 and 50 ...
24!
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:05 pm
[Raffle List] 1. Nefarious Muse 2. irishgirl1017 3. Eos Galvus 4. MiddyGlow 5. Moxxiie 6. Nefarious Muse 7. belloblossom 8. irishgirl1017 9. Eos Galvus 10. irishgirl1017 11. Moxxiie 12. Nefarious Muse 13. linnyboowho 14. MiddyGlow 15. belloblossom 16. Nefarious Muse 17. Nefarious Muse 18. Moxxiie 19. Middy Glow 20. irishgirl1017 21. irishgirl1017 22. irishgirl1017 23. irishgirl1017 24. belloblossom 25. irishgirl1017 26. linnyboowho 27. Nefarious Muse 28. Moxxie 29. MiddyGlow 30. Nefarious Muse 31. Ruriska 32. Moxxiie 33. MiddyGlow 34. Nefarious Muse 35. Ruriska 36. Nefarious Muse 37. Ruriska 38. Nefarious Muse 39. Moxxiie 40. irishgirl1017 41. irishgirl1017 42. Ruriska 43. belloblossom 44. Nefarious Muse 45. MiddyGlow 46. Moxxiie 47. Ruriska 48. Moxxiie 49. MiddyGlow 50. Nefarious Muse
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Jovi of Shadows generated a random number between
1 and 46 ...
46!
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:08 pm
[Raffle List] 1. Nefarious Muse 2. irishgirl1017 3. Eos Galvus 4. MiddyGlow 5. Moxxiie 6. Nefarious Muse 7. irishgirl1017 8. Eos Galvus 9. irishgirl1017 10. Moxxiie 11. Nefarious Muse 12. linnyboowho 13. MiddyGlow 14. Nefarious Muse 15. Nefarious Muse 16. Moxxiie 17. Middy Glow 18. irishgirl1017 19. irishgirl1017 20. irishgirl1017 21. irishgirl1017 22. irishgirl1017 23. linnyboowho 24. Nefarious Muse 25. Moxxie 26. MiddyGlow 27. Nefarious Muse 28. Ruriska 29. Moxxiie 30. MiddyGlow 31. Nefarious Muse 32. Ruriska 33. Nefarious Muse 34. Ruriska 35. Nefarious Muse 36. Moxxiie 37. irishgirl1017 38. irishgirl1017 39. Ruriska 40. Nefarious Muse 41. MiddyGlow 42. Moxxiie 43. Ruriska 44. Moxxiie 45. MiddyGlow 46. Nefarious Muse
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 4:12 pm
Raffle Winners!Fea Line You have first pick of the cubs! belloblossom You have second pick after Fea Line chooses theirs. Nefarious Muse You'll have the last cub after the other two have been chosen! Thank you everyone for a successful META event! I had a lot of fun and look forward to doing more of these events in the future!
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:47 pm
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ty so much! May i take cub 1 pls, the blond girl <3333
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:53 pm
Fea Line EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ty so much! May i take cub 1 pls, the blond girl <3333 This little princess is yours!
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Nefarious Muse Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 7:37 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 7:55 pm
I would like the boy cub please! heart
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 8:46 pm
belloblossom I would like the boy cub please! heart Here is your little prince!
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2025 8:47 pm
And this last princess is yours!
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Nefarious Muse Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 10:20 am
Daaruk made sure no one followed and watched carefully as Wema went into the Royal den, his eyes turned back to Kijani a moment, them back to the others. A strange silence fell over him as she waited for what would come. He didn't know if all was well, he didn't know if they would be facing even more time Without their Royal Family but he felt that things would go much smoother now that the guards had met up, the hunters seemed to be talking about strategy and he watched Ikarta prance her self over to Hamdan and flop over on the stone. He got a small smile on his rugged muzzle from seeing her so happy with herself. He remembers when Ikarta was a cub always trying to be useful, always trying to be helpful to others. He sat there Right next to Kijani and waited, lost in his thoughts.
Potopoto was trying to help settle things, naturally most of the others reaction to him was more or less "yeah I'm okay!". No surprise sense sense he wasn't usually the most approachable type but he did his best. At least he was calm and he took this time to reconnect with his Pride, he wasn't angry with them, he was just aggressive by nature. He bonked his head on the occasional Pride member lightly, showing his intent wasn't for once looking for a scrap. He saw others were settling down, so he decided to move on start his patrol toward where they had discussed needed it while Brunivald got some much needed shut eye. Off he went, moving his big muscled frame out of the group and he made his way toward his patrol, snorting from the settling dust that has collected from the movement around pride rock.
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