[FIN] Seeking (Titaia & Geni)

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With the change in leadership had come a number of changes. Most importantly, the announcement that lions with bright yellow pelts would no longer be considered huria and would be welcomed in the pride. There had been additional important information conveyed after that, but Geni hadn't been listening any longer.

At long last, her sister could come home.

Geni had wanted to leave immediately, but her father had taken her aside and pointed out that the world beyond Motoujamii-Simo lands was massive, and it was very difficult to find a single lion if you didn't even know where to start looking. He reasoned that it could be years before Geni might even run into someone who had seen Erle, and how was that any kind of productive?

So she had to find her sister. But how to do that when she was still home in the pride?  

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The Water-Seeker was so intent on her thoughts and the puzzle they prevented that she was not paying attention to where she was going. Swerving out of the way of another lion walking the opposite direction, she stepped on something warm and squishy.

Before her inadvertant road could growl, Geni realized what had happened. Turning to face the other pridemember with a horrified expression, the lioness began to apologize.

"I am so sorry! I didn't even see you, I was just thinking about how to find my sister and, well, sorry!"  

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The younger lioness nodded. "Yeah, we were really close as cubs, but when she was old enough, they kicked her out just because of her fur." Geni's voice hardened as she recalled those days, and how absolutely furious the Unfairness Of It All had made her. Today the anger wasn't as well buried as usual.

"But Dad said that she could be anywhere out there, and I shouldn't just go out blindly searching. But I've never seen her when I was looking for water..." the Water-Seeker trailed off and looked at the older lioness. She didn't know if the other female would be able (or even willing) to help, but it was worth a try, right?  

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"Not yet," the younger female admitted. It was an obvious thing to do. However...

"But she left a couple years ago, so even knowing what direction she started in probably won't help me find her now," Geni pointed out, putting this possible revelation together with what her father had told her. Some of the lioness' desperation seeped into her voice. She couldn't not find Erle after all this time! Surely something could be done!

"I just want to find her," the Water-Seeker concluded lamely.  

[mouselet]

Eyes as red as her fur opened wide as the older lioness commanded her to stop and think and suggested resources for Geni to turn to. She still wasn't sure about how much help the Sentinels could provide, but she also hadn't known that at least one other former Huria had already returned.

And the eagles...now there was an idea! Sure, it would still take time for even a bird to search, but they could fly a lot farther in a single day than any lion could walk.

"That sounds...thank you! Thank you very much!" It may have seemed effusive, but this was the first bright spot in Geni's life since the momentous announcement that Erle could come home. In fact, she was going to go to the Sentinels right now, and then to the Bird Clan after that. Perhaps Erle could even be found by the Solstice!