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His foot falls were silent but that didn't much matter at the moment because being silent was his goal. There was a unique looking female that he'd been trailing for some time now and she bore markings of the element he not only fancied but controlled. There was something going on and he knew or rather felt that it could prove to be in his favor if he managed to convince the female to play along.

It would seem the female sensed his presence. So much for stalking down his prey. With little to no hesitation, his pace quickened and the closer he came to his target, the more his pelt collected droplets of water brought on by the mist that cloaked her. While he didn't rightly sense anything too extraordinary coming from her aura, he allowed her visage to feed information to his brain via sight.

Her pelt was gray and held markings of the element he not only controlled but held dear. Sprouting from her back were four wings that resembled those of a dragon fly. Then their was the mist that had collected around her paws and swayed about in attempts to keep her concealed from prying eyes. He knew he'd seen her once before but at the moment he couldn't really place the time or area. Either way, it wasn't an issue because there was little time for figuring out such trivial things when he already contained a valuable piece of information about the lioness before him. She sought out the chance of having cubs which would suit his own ends seeing as he wished to continue his bloodline.

"There is not much time for an introduction, but know that I have been watching you for some time now and we met once or twice prior. I know that you wish to bare cubs and to have a family of sorts and I know just how to get you what it is you seek, but you must be willing to make an even trade with a mysterious being to obtain such a gift."

"I go by the name Xbalanque and this Mage is more of an acquaintance than a friend." It was true this Mage was no friend of Xbalanque. They had merely crossed each others path when going about their own ways and the magic that swirled about this mysterious figure caught his interest. For a while the two had talked and that was how Xbalanque learned of the things the Mage had to offer. He had made the offer of giving this Mage one of his offspring as a servant in return before heading out to find a female to play as the mother...though he knew that he'd have to trick her into agreeing.

That was when Astori caught his eye and now here they were. "This Mage here has the ability to give you cubs but you must give him something in return. I know you want to have a family and so do I which is why I already offered myself as a servant." Of course he lied about offering himself as a servant but he couldn't and wouldn't let her know that. The point in all of this was to trick her into giving him what he wanted.

"While we do not know each other so well, it doesn't mean that we wont have the chance to get to know each other. I can be the father to the cubs you wish to have and you could be the mother to the cubs I wish to have. What do you say?"

"I can offer you protection, stability and love I'm sure." Having the word love leave his lips made him lurch but if she was going to give him what he wanted, he had to sound convincing. "The Mage of course, if she accepts the offer I made to serve her can grant us children. What do you say?"

The mage merely grinned, loving the lies the male told. "I accept the payment of course. A servant until death, for me to do with as I wish. The servant may remain here upon this plane for now. I will be calling upon my servants one the day of my glorious return. Until then, they are free to stay here."

With an evil grin he held up a glowing red vial in his claws to Astori. "Drink this and lay together. You will be with cub by the morrow."

With that he let the vial go, letting it float in midair, and simply faded away.