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 Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:55 pm
Little paws hurried across the grasses and paths, heading in the direction of the Elephant Graveyard. The little brown lioness stopped, smelling the dust and decay. Why did she want to go there...? Because an undying curiousity spurred her on. Shetani looked at the bones with wonder-filled gold eyes, taking in the spooky aura. What was in there...? There was one way to find out! Glancing one last time back at Pride Rock, she turned and started in. She'd never make it past the first bones, though.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:02 pm
Small though he was, years of experience had made Danzi lithe and as graceful as his mother before him. When had he first gotten the inkling that one of his three granddaughters was getting into trouble? When the wind had told him.
Well, it didn't really TELL him, he just... Knew how to read the smells. And the scent of the Graveyard mixed with Shetani's scent had been an unmistakeable thing - She was going to the bone yard. Quick as anything, the fiery-pelted hunter sprinted across the grasses.
The distance between him and Shetani melted into nothing until the thin lion leaped in front of her with a growl. "This is no place for cubs, Shetani." He wasn't angry, not in the least. He was just worried. About what, though? He pondered this often.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:08 pm
Shetani skidded to a halt, eyes wide. Where had he come from?! She looked around, mind wondering this. She hadn't seen or heard him coming... But then, she was just a cub, how could she know stuff? Ears falling back, she shrank down. "Sorry, Grandpa..." Tail tucked a bit, she crept back towards home. She didn't miss the sigh behind her.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:12 pm
Danzi sighed, following after his grandchild. "Shetani... I'm not mad at you..." He caught up easily, slowing his strides so she could keep up. "I'm just worried. I don't want you getting hurt." He glanced at the Graveyard, feeling an eerie pull. Shaking his head, he looked back. "Hyenas live in there, and they won't hesitate to kill you."
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:23 pm
Gold eyes widened in shock. KILL her?! Why would they KILL her? She shuddered, moving closer. After a moment, she glanced up at Pride Rock. "Grandpa... Why do you seem different from other lions?" Something about him... The way he carried himself, it was like... How her own father carried himself, and her grandmother, and her great-aunt, Kamilika... Yet it was still different. Like a mix of everybody else and all of her family.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:29 pm
The male let out a chuckle, looking up at Pride Rock. "I'm no different from Maawio or Mahiri, or any of them, just like Tiah's no different. Who we're related to doesn't make who we are, we make who we are." His tail flicked as he stopped at a pool, looking in it. For a moment, he saw instead of his reflection that of a lion he only dreamed about, darker, evil, and scar-faced. He shuddered a bit, looking away.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:53 pm
Shetani tilted her head, brow furrowed. A gentle breeze tugged at her fur, gently moving the growing tuft of fur on her head. It carried many scents, but none of home. "Who ARE you related to, Grandpa?" She never understood that, really.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:57 pm
"Well, I'm related to you and your brothers and sisters!" He chuckled at the look she gave him, "But I'm also related to... Your great-aunt, Tiah... She's my half-sister. And... Your mother is my daughter, obviously." He paused, ears vanishing in his dark mane. "Your great-aunt Tiah and I share a father, the former Lord Taka, brother of Mufasa..." He regreted to mention it, but she asked and deserved to know. "Which makes me the cousin of your father's mother."
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:16 pm
A look of total shock took over Shetani's face as it sank in. Her parents were... Cousins?! But that made her... The shock was replaced by horrified revulsion, at herself mostly. Surely her father didn't know, otherwise he wouldn't have done it. She shook her head, unable to get over the shock. "I can't possibly stay here.. What if everybody knows?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:18 pm
Danzi sighed once again, sitting down. "Right now, only three lions know - You, me, and possibly your father." He pulled her close, ruffling her fur with one paw. "I knew as soon as I saw you all... Your mother's mother has the same cross marking as you do, and one of your sisters and one brother have the same feather marking, your other brother has her green toes, and your other sister... Well... You both have your mother's ears." He glanced at Shetani, maw turning to a small frown and eyes narrowing a bit. "I don't know how I feel about you leaving..."
His green eyes turned back to Pride Rock. "If you do go, though... Never forget where you come from, and those that love you. Never forget, either, who you are." His tail flicked before he got up and stretched. "Now, get back to Pride Rock, and no more approaching the Elephant Graveyard. Only stupid lions go there." He blinked a bit, then walked off.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:19 pm
The little brown lioness thought about his words, trying to process them propperly. Never forget who you are? "Who AM I...?" She looked in the distance, where the wind came from, then headed back to Pride Rock. Who was she? Did she belong here? Only time would tell her this. She sighed, looking up at the pramenade, then went to find somewhere to nap.
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