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Elli beamed and accepted Solio's congradulations with an excited rumble of her own. She rubbed her 'sister's' cheek with her own and nodded.
"I do believe I shall." She murmured. "Illi is nearly here, I see her tail feather's beyond the grass.. And it wouldn't do any good for Rackna to think she meant harm. She is still a skittish thing."
She stepped forward and called out boldly. "Hail and well met my King."
She smiled and bowed. "I crave a word with you, if you would give it?"

Illitashia froze midway through the elephant grass, protecting the cubs with her own body. She parted the grass and they walked under her belly, safe from the sharp edges and the beating sun. The young, delicate little female she viewed as a daughter -Elli's very image Jadera- mewled. She dropped her head and smiled at the little green bundle. "Jadera?"

"Momma." Jadera said clearly. "I hear momma!"
She smiled and pranced between Illitashia's forepaws, peeking through the last of the grass. "I see her!"
The little lioness wriggled in excitement. "Oh please Illitashia, please let us go faster!"

Rellick smirked at his sister. "Momma's girl."
He ignored her glare. "Lady Illitashia, please can we?"

Illitashia nodded and pressed through the last of the grass, stepping into the sun with all the grace and poise she could summon. The cubs, sensing her unease, strode about her proudly, and she smiled as Rellick threw out his chest and strutted like the prince he knew he was.
'All will be well.' She thought to herself, dreading the idea of facing Rackna. "Let us go to your mother."

Elli smiled at Rackna and rubbed his cheek in greeting, purring. "My love.. I have something I would tell you, just to soften the shock."
She gazed over his shoulder a moment and smiled at Illitashia and her children. "I had a litter of cubs, while on my way to return to you.. Which I must say, did delay me sligthly..."
She smiled. "But I did not mind in the slightest.. I tell you this so you may prepare to meet the rest of your family. My love, Rackna, you are a father."

*Wategra meerly grunted in responce to Rackna's request to find the other lioness. She would do so, mainly because she wanted to see just who all she would be dealing with. She looked at Solio, not speaking to the lioness, but she saw her a posibly a future comrad.* I'll go,...Solio *Wategra spoke the name, as she knew it would be one she would be using, and saying a name to the person it belonged helped her to remember them.*

"Thanks. I believe she left this way..."

Solio mentioned to Wategra, trotting off toward a particular section of the Elephant grass boarder. As she traveled, she thought about the most recent addition. Wategra. She wasn't sure what to think of her yet, but time would tell.

Snickering, the golden cub darted off toward his parents, a smirk on his face.

"Catch me if you can, slow pok- Ah!"

Brazen suddenly hit against Rackna's buff red body, bouncing off. He looked up at Rackna, whom was glancing down at the cub with a surprised look. A large smile spread across Brazen's face, and he sat infront of his father.

"Da'?"

"Hello, little darling. What are they're names?"

Rackna inquired, smiling to the little female. Four cubs. He was a father! He couldn't have frowned if he tried. They were so precious, so small. One was a little him! It looked just like he had. Chuckling, he glanced toward Illitashia.

"Of course you are welcome here. Any friend of Elli's is a friend of mi-!?"

He stopped as something his his stomach, looking down to see his small golden cub blinking up at him.

"Yes, I'm your dad."

He smiled, ruffling the golden cub's fur.

Illitashia beamed and nodded, sitting back and letting the family interact.

Ellidanio purred and nosed her mate, smiling. "Your very shadow, Rellick."

"Hull 'Da." Rellick grinned.

"Your Eldest Son, Brazen." She murmured, nodding at the golden cub with a smile, then turning to the green male. "And you Youngest Son Jem."

A little mew sounded at Elli's side. Jadera peering up at her mother, then around her to glimpse Rackna, then dissappearing with a little squeek when he turned toward her.

"And your daughter, Jadera." Elli smiled.

Elli laughed and blushed.
"Yes, young Rellick is just as handsome as you!" She smiled, nuzzling him. "And Brazen is quite the young Prince."

Jadera smiled at her dad and stepped forward, glancing at her mother. "You mean I'm as pretty as mommy?"
She purred, stepping toward her father on timid paws.

Rellick puffed out his chest like his older brother and smiled at his dad. 'I'm gonna be just like him.'

Kichea loped into Rackna's territory, a nervous feeling rising in her swollen belly. She paused wincing as she walked... pregnancy did not do her good... She should have taken her time coming back but she wanted to get here before Akin came...

The pride came into veiw and she mewled timidly, getting their attention... "Rackna..." Kichea said breathlessly, "I appologize for my absence... but... there's been a..." She didn't know how to phrase it. "Rackna... I'm with cubs... and Akin wants to take me away..." She glanced nervously at the other lionesses and the cubs. Perhaps she should have waited for a better opportunity?

((up to you, Latonia-chan, she's not my lioness))

Akin paused as the scent border loomed up in front of him. He had been following Kichea's scent trail for several days now and could no longer go forward. The Silver King could hop the border and continue on but that was at the risk of starting a war in his mind. You just didn't go into another King's dominion uninvited. The need to be with Kichea, however, was tearing him apart.

He practically pranced in place, one clawed paw digging through the sand. Akin was ready and willing to fight over his mate. All four paws were firmly planted on the ground as he let loose a rumbling roar, announcing his presence and desire to come inside.