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She shook her head. No, Amber's death may be a warning, but she cannot let her people go hungry. "No. I will go, alone. No one will expect a regina to go out without guards. And I will dress like one of the common girls. I will stay in the shadows. I am a much better fighter then Amber was. I will find food and bring it back. If something seems off, I will come home." She did not mind going alone. The only problem is that, she has not been hunting since her unborn babe was killed. It kind of scars you mentally. She went out a few times, but never to hunt really. Its a different sensations.

Hunting for yourself, is a thrill all of its own. Its...amazing. What you feel ...it brings everything into a new perspective. She moved, and kissed him, running her fingers along his cheek then down to his chest. They were both upset, and she happened to know a perfect distraction.

She opened her eyes and yawned softly. She moved, getting up. Her long golden blonde hair was soft against her bare back. She moved, and dressed in a brown tunic, and brown pants. She pulled her hair up into a bun, so that it was off her neck. She had her dagger at her waist. She was a bit surprised he was actually letting her go. He normally puts up more of a fight. She shrugged, and smiled, as she heard her son clap then rush out of the house. Walking out of the bedroom, she looked completely different. Her normal mostly bare skin, was covered up. Shed even bound her breasts, so they did not show. Her arms and legs were covered, so they would not be exposed to the sun.

Walking to her husband, she kissed his lips softly, then walked to the door, walking out. She walked the back way out of the pride lands, not wanting to draw attention. She did not hear the elite following her. He was trained for this, and he knew how far back to stay so that she would not sense him with her bond to the pride.

She made it outside of the compound, and started to move around, and track Amber best she could. She found the girl's body, and sighed softly. She pulled out an arrow, and saw the decapitated body. She couldnt bring the body back, it would scare the children. She took the time to make a fire, and to burn the body, saying a soft prayer, and speaking gentle words, she even shed a tear.

When it was over, she put out the fire, and quickly moved away, sticking to the shadows, best she could. She even crossed the river, so her scent was masked. She walked a few miles, and could feel it drawing later in the day. It had been hours, but finally, she could see food. Switching forms, she began to hunt. She managed to kill a deer. Shifting back into human form, she was thankful for the food. She would bring it back to her people, and she needed to hurry, before it got too dark.

She heard a twig break in the distance, and she drew her dagger, moving slowly. She looked around, and saw a shadow in the distance. Her heart was steady, and she raced towards the shadow. She couldnt let it follow her back home. She could then sense the elite going for them as well. She and the shadow hit each other like a brick wall. The shadow turned out to be a were tiger. Rogue by the looks of it. The elite stepped back, since it looked like the queen was winning.

She pushed her hand into the tiger's chest, and pulled out his heart, and watched his lifeless body fall to the ground. She looked at the elite. "Carry the deer. " She lead the way back to the pride, carrying the heart with her. When they made it back, the elite brought the deer to the others to contribute to the food supply, and she handed the heart to a common guard. "Nail it to the outside of the gate. I want everyone to see it."

She then walked home, but not before pausing and going to Lyra. "Care for my son tonight." She nodded. "Yes, Regina." The queen went home, and the first thing she did was take off the clothes, and go to a bucket of water that was sitting in a corner of her bedroom, and splash the water on her skin, to get the blood off. She had a few nicks, but nothing bad. She then closed her eyes, sitting on the floor, just....breathing. She opened her eyes, and though about getting dressed, and she would, just...not that moment. She was sick of wearing restricting clothes. She felt like she couldnt breath in it.

[[sorry if it sounds jumbled. Basically, she went hunting, killed a deer, found and killed a tiger, then came home. She is now naked and sitting on the floor, just glad to be alive, and to have found Amber's body. ]]

Looking at Dustin, she smiled softly and nodded. "I killed a deer and brought it back, along with the heart of a rogue. I burned Amber's body." No animals had gotten to it, thankfully. She had burned the arrow as well, not wanting it to be around when one of her lions was dead for it. It did not seem just. She moved and kissed him, happy that they were both alive and fine. Their son was healthy, and alive, and ...smart. He would be spending the night with Lyra. He would be around his friends.

She thought about when they were children, and she smiled, laughing lightly. "I remember when you came to us that day. You were the new king, and your father was gone. I can remember looking up at you and knowing that I would have you. The look in your eyes....was...mesmerizing. You had always been so smart, and strong, but the look in your eyes was something else altogether. It was the same thing I see every time you look at our son and our people. Its pride. We are all one big family. I don't know what I would do without you. You and Conner are my life."

She laughed, happy to see that she still had the same effect on him that she had when they were only eighteen. When they were first mated, shed had to persuade him to relax for their week of...what some consider a resting period. Its really just a week to adjust to being mated. Its a different lifestyle then being single. Very different, especially for the lions. Mated pairs were very similar to combat pairs. If there is war, your mate is your best friend, and your best comrade. They hold the second part of your soul, and your heart. If they die, you will feel it. There is not 'if' about it.

Her smiled turned into one that ...well, usually it is a sign that she is about to do something either very naughty or very....fun. She playfully pushed him back onto his back. She was a lioness, and she loved the thrill of a play fight. And besides, her king needed to remember that she was his for a reason. She leaned down and kissed his lips, playfully biting his lips.

[[Okay, Im trying to give a bit of a description here before we have to time skip again. But I put in the play fighting, because for lions, that would be a real part of their lives. I always try to keep each species true to their nature. ]]

With a strong thrust she propelled herself at him. She had let him take her to the ground, but it was her turn. She heard her childhood nickname and it made her smile. She went to his neck, and bit hard enough to draw blood. The scent of blood lightly filled the air, enough that her eyes switched over. She would not shift, but it did bring forth the lovely deep golden eyes. She smiled, and kissed him hard, happy that he did indeed belong to her.

As a child, she had watched I'm knock out their classmates for trying to make fun or her or flirt with her. And she, in return, had bitten a chunk out of girl's arm for trig not flirt with him. She did not like competition, and she let them all know it. They were the perfect pair, even as small children, it had been all too clear. She knew he would not use all his strength on her, and she would not use all her strength on him. He outweighed her and he was stronger. He was male. It was very natural. But this was sexual, fun, not a literally fight.

With a bright smiled she lightly pushed him onto his back, and licked and kissed down his neck to his chest.

[[XD Cute nickname

Oh, and you can put in the timeskip when you please.]]

When she woke, she realized she was on her bed. She yawned, and moved, realizing her husband was not beside her. She got up, and moved to a small basket near the bed. She pulled out a brown skirt and top, putting them on. They revealed her scar, but she did not mind. She did not hide her body from her husband, and she was not ashamed on the scar. It reminded her every day, of how easily life could be taken. She also, like most of her pride, preferred to not wear much clothing. She hated feeling restricted.

She moved around the house, but caught his scent, and knew he was outside. She walked outside, and smiled, seeing him there in the wee hours of the early morning. She did not have her knife on , because it was someone on the floor with her clothes from the hunt. In fights, she actually did not use her knife. She used her claws. Why not? If you have a weapon use it, and her greatest weapon is her second form. A lioness is not something to be messed with or taken lightly.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked, her blonde hair a slightly messed up. She ran her fingers though it, trying to make it look a bit better. She shrugged, giving up. She smiled, looking out at the village. The darkness was welcome to her. It did not harm her like the sun did. Which was a shame, since her people thrived in the sun. She loved the cold. She loved the dark. The sun was her enemy.

[[It is now, just send in the reservation when you can smile There was someone who was interested in the part , but he was taking way to long to send stuff in. The other girl was waiting. The vampire king was the last position, no doubt the bounty hunter is jumping up and down in joy XD ]]

She nodded, feeling the same way. Calm. It was rare for them. It was rare for the pride. Like any family, they have their quirks, their head of the family, their trouble makers, their crazies, and their memories. For the pride, their life source were contracts, Oh gosh! I knew I was forgetting something!. She smiled, and moved away, walking back into the house. She came back out with a couple of contracts. She handed them to him. "These came a couple days ago. We have been so busy they ended up in a pile on the table. But some of them are for only your or I and some are for both of us. "

She smiled, and wondered which ones he would accept. He made all the choices about who got to accept contracts and who did not. That included her. As Rex, it was one of his duties. He got to decide which ones were good for the pride and which ones were not. She had never been on a mission with him outside of the pride either. Mostly because for the first part of their marriage, she had been pregnant with Conner. Then for the first year, she had been busy raising him. Then shed gotten pregnant again, and after loosing the baby....she was a bit out of it for a little while. Then there was a while when there were no contract offers.

In fact, the last contract she had taken , or gotten , was a year before their mating. Shed gotten to execute a hawk. Fun. "I think I would like to accept one." She said, quietly.

[[I agree, but lets keep the posting in this thread to make it easier on both of us...since no one is really active right now but a handful of people. ]]

She was surprised, a bit, when he let her choose between two different contracts. She opened one and read it, then opened the second and read it. She closed them both for a moment. She handed him back the hawk one. "I will take the wolf. They are not know for using arrows. " She said. The hawks were a bit harder for her then wolves, because the hawks used arrows. She may be quick, but an arrow is what gave her that lovely scar on her stomach. She looked down, and touched the scar. It was starting to fade, which was nice, but she had hoped for it to be gone by now. It was her only scar. Few got close enough to harm her, and those who did....did not live long enough to talk about it.

She smiled, and went back inside the house, slipping on a pair of boots and her knife. She braided her hair, and stepped out of the house. She looked like a hunter. She would have to go kill a werewolf. Simple. Apparently he was loosing it, and had killed his brother and cousin. The pack wanted him gone, but couldnt do it themselves. They needed it done by someone else, to preserve their pack. Of course, she was to make it look like an accident. Easy enough.

She started to head towards the gate. She paused, and turned back. "Have you ever thought about maybe having another child? Im not sure if it would be possible because of the violent way I lost the last one, but the pride may benefit by having more children. After all, I think the lack of children has put some into despair. Think about it, I should be back by nightfall. Its a easy contract." She shrugged, and ran towards the gate, exiting the pride home.

She was heading north, thankfully, towards the cold. The wolf was out there wandering around. She would have to probably make it look like he drowned. Simple really. She and ice had...an understanding.