Kicheko was pleased as could be when both Ikarta and Hamdan asked her for more intel and her tail curled over her back in clear delight. She nodded to Ikarta, addressing her first.
"You guessed it! I'm glad that someone was paying attention, though I wish more lions would have intervened. Kiburi all but pounced on me - for no justifiable reason at all!" She sighed dramatically. "Of course, you two know me well enough - I'm a curious lioness, but even I know to respect the royals when they ask for peace. There I was taking a walk to try and distract myself from the gnawing interest in my mind - but found my paws heading towards the royal den. I was just going to turn around when Prince Moyo came roaring out at me! Well, that's just fine - he's the heir and besides, soon enough my brother, you know, Furaha?" She pointed with a paw at her brother. "And my beloved, Kemet." She sighed again, but fondness oozed from her voice rather than the exasperation from earlier. "Came to my aid. Kemet, Furaha and I were going to join Prince Moyo and Lady Wema to see if we couldn't find out what was going on, when suddenly Kiburi came charging in, roaring his head off and threatening me for standing there!" She looked between the two lions, trying to gauge their reaction before she went on.
"Now, I'll remind you, I wasn't even within distance of the Royal Den - I know better. Yet here this haughty hunter comes up, going nose to nose with me," She twisted her head and pressed her nose up close to Hamdan to make her point. "Just like this, except he was, screaming at me that I was trespassing!" She pulled away. "I was terrified! I put space between us and my brother and Kemet too, but he just wouldn't take a hint! Never mind the fact that the Prince and I had already had words, I guess." She shook her head, baffled. "I'll tell you both this, the only thing that no-talent hunter Kiburi has ever caught is an attitude." She scoffed. "He started threatening me with the Guard - but I was really just standing there, and he had no proof to anything he was claiming. Eventually, I yelled at him to go away! And he did, before giving me such a look... really, if the King and Queen aren't busy with their five-headed cub, I'm planning on going right up to them to report his behavior - he's not safe to be around!"
Here, she really did look shaken as she cast a nervous look over her shoulder, searching for the hostile lion. "I don't ever want to be caught alone with him." She said. "So long as he's around, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep soundly, either. So you two should watch out too." She advised the pair, though she spoke more to Ikarta. Kiburi seemed to have a tree up his butt when it came to lionesses in particular.
Ruriska
Kicheko is warning Ikarta about Kiburi.
Nefarious Muse
Kicheko is warning Hamdan about Kiburi.
linnyboowho
Kicheko has gestured to Furaha! (I'm unsure if he followed her to her gossip group?)
Fea Line
Kicheko is talking about Kemet fondly.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:01 am
belloblossom
Kicheko was pleased as could be when both Ikarta and Hamdan asked her for more intel and her tail curled over her back in clear delight. She nodded to Ikarta, addressing her first.
"You guessed it! I'm glad that someone was paying attention, though I wish more lions would have intervened. Kiburi all but pounced on me - for no justifiable reason at all!" She sighed dramatically. "Of course, you two know me well enough - I'm a curious lioness, but even I know to respect the royals when they ask for peace. There I was taking a walk to try and distract myself from the gnawing interest in my mind - but found my paws heading towards the royal den. I was just going to turn around when Prince Moyo came roaring out at me! Well, that's just fine - he's the heir and besides, soon enough my brother, you know, Furaha?" She pointed with a paw at her brother. "And my beloved, Kemet." She sighed again, but fondness oozed from her voice rather than the exasperation from earlier. "Came to my aid. Kemet, Furaha and I were going to join Prince Moyo and Lady Wema to see if we couldn't find out what was going on, when suddenly Kiburi came charging in, roaring his head off and threatening me for standing there!" She looked between the two lions, trying to gauge their reaction before she went on.
"Now, I'll remind you, I wasn't even within distance of the Royal Den - I know better. Yet here this haughty hunter comes up, going nose to nose with me," She twisted her head and pressed her nose up close to Hamdan to make her point. "Just like this, except he was, screaming at me that I was trespassing!" She pulled away. "I was terrified! I put space between us and my brother and Kemet too, but he just wouldn't take a hint! Never mind the fact that the Prince and I had already had words, I guess." She shook her head, baffled. "I'll tell you both this, the only thing that no-talent hunter Kiburi has ever caught is an attitude." She scoffed. "He started threatening me with the Guard - but I was really just standing there, and he had no proof to anything he was claiming. Eventually, I yelled at him to go away! And he did, before giving me such a look... really, if the King and Queen aren't busy with their five-headed cub, I'm planning on going right up to them to report his behavior - he's not safe to be around!"
Here, she really did look shaken as she cast a nervous look over her shoulder, searching for the hostile lion. "I don't ever want to be caught alone with him." She said. "So long as he's around, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep soundly, either. So you two should watch out too." She advised the pair, though she spoke more to Ikarta. Kiburi seemed to have a tree up his butt when it came to lionesses in particular.
Ruriska
Ikarta's Expression moved from lightly interested to very interested as Kicheko started to speak. Once she got to the part of just how volatile Kiburi was,her eyes widened in surprise! Kiburi was a big lion and to have him threatening a lioness was just horrid! She watched as Kicheko demonstrated the closeness to her nose to nose encounter and she interjected "What a jerk!" when she did, getting close to Hamdan's face didn't make her Jealous, Irkarta didn't have an ounce of jealousy in her anywhere.
Ikarta had an ears laid down and mouth Partly open in an oh no! expression as Kicheko kept explaining. She shook her head in a slow movement of being stunned at just how Kiburi kept on and threatened guards! Really? There was already a guard present! Her eyes followed where Kicheko gestured toward the males, and them back, she also looked to Hamdan to see his reaction too here and there. Ikarta, once Kicheko was finished nodded and spoke to Kicheko, her tail twitching in agitation. "That insufferable Warthog of a lion! Monkey brained! What was he thinking? I would have been really shaken by that too! You should go report his butt! I would! I don't get why he hates Lionesses so much, what about us ladies is just so difficult for him? Was he pooped on by a female as a cub or something? " She rolls her eyes and looks at Hamdan again thinking to herself what could make a male have such hate towards females in that way? he was born in the pride and she knows they don't abuse their cubs, they arent Outlanders or Nightplainers after all.
As Kicheko gave them a run down of her horrible encounter, Hamdan was caught in fascination over how juicy the story was and disgust for his fellow lion. His brows kept lifting as the story continued, nearly disappearing entirely into his mane.
“How disgraceful!" He exclaimed. “Abhorrent behaviour, truly. I’m sorry you had to deal with that, Kicheko.” He tutted, shaking his head. “Some males grow bigger but their brains never catch up, unfortunately.”
Hamdan rolled over onto his belly and then pushed himself to his paws with a slight ‘oof’. “Don’t worry about me, I’ll kick a rock in his face during my next performance,” he joked, stretching. His gaze had shifted towards where a commotion was beginning. It seemed the long absence of the royal family was coming to an end.
“If you don’t report him, I will on your behalf. I doubt the queen will appreciate someone targeting the females under her care - and speaking of, looks like the big reveal of our five-headed cub is about to begin. Once this is all done, shall we reconvene at my favourite watering hole and continue our chat? I’m sure there’s plenty more gossip to share.”
He grinned at his companions and then his attention turned towards the king and queen as they began to emerge.
