She was older. Older and wiser but just as dependant on her twin brother. In fact, she hadn't seen him lately and he was the reason why she stirred from her sunbathing this late afternoon. She stretched the fatigue from her limbs and stood, blinking her beautiful rimmed eyes.

Now...where to search first?

Maybe the river. She moved fluidly, each proud step taking her across the land. She was a beautiful lioness now, not a cub or a juvenile. The little tuft of fur between her ears was waved in the wind and she made to avoid a mud hole. Yes she still retained some of that vanity from youth but she was always up for a game. Especially with her brother.

She leapt up onto a pile of rocks and roared. If she didn't find Damu maybe she'd find someone else instead! She hadn't seen Jini in a while either.