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 Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:42 am
He was large even for a male klipspringer, his antlers high above his proud sleek head. Yet he walked taintively, as all prey beasts did in to a new land. He had been told by some passing zebra that this was a land of lions and to steer clear of it, but against his better judgement he knew he had to come. There was a pride here some where.
The chocolate brown coloured male smiled and waited for the one he was leading, the one reason why he would tred hoof in a lions lands. Gilanthus'Nivalis, he had adopted her at a very young age but now he was rather attached to her and despite not wishing to raise her he wouldn't leave her for a worlds ransom.Following close behind her large father figure the striking blue and white coat of a little cub came through the grasses, she was clearly slight built, infact she could be classed as tiny, yet she was a wiley looking little thing, with a fire in her eyes and energy flowing through her young legs.
"Hey Gobo, this place reeks of big lions!" She laughs pouncing the klippys tail playfully, her energy was clearly boundless. "Is that why we are here? Is theer a pride here?" She clearly sounded excited her voice high and sweet as all cubs were.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:38 pm
Kioo had been patrolling the makeshift borders, making sure that no one entered into the Aali'makabila's temporary land. They were almost into the mountains - home - but Fira had insisted on allowing her cubs to rest, and so rest they did. Though the pride's leader, Zaliwa, did not like the female, he was reluctant to let her cubs be worked to death in their travels. The tribe needed them.
The sleek female lifted her head and the scent of prey entered her nose. Her heart sped up and stomach growled. It had been some time since she ate. The hunting party had no arrived back yet. Kioo crouched down into a hunting stalk, prowling closer, but as soon as she was within striking distance, she noticed the blue lioness at his side.
With a frown, she rose. In a fairly neutral voice, she began to speak. "Ah, is he yours?" She cast a glance at the klipspringer. "I don't know how you got him to follow you, but I won't steal your prey. You're in Aali'makabila territory right now, though."
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:22 am
Small and lanky the little lioness peered at the older female in a doe eyed manner. She couldn't remember her own family and she had never seen a fully grown lion before. Blinking owlishly she looked to Gobo lost for words.
The big male klipspringer cleared his throat "Uhm yes maa'am I do belong to my little mistress here, she uhm is looking to join your pride." His ears flickered a litle, he hungry look in the lionesses eyes was unnerving but he stood strong, Galanthus needed this, she needed to become a part of a pride and be raised by lions, raising her as a klipspringer was just doing no good at all.
Finding her voice Galanthus cleared her throat and stood as tall as she could, which quite frankly wasn't very tall at all. She was clearly a runt and even as a juvenile she was tiny and lank in comparison to a normal juvenile. "I'm sorry for uintrueding Ma'am bbut Gobo wishes for me to find a home amongst my own kind and we were wondering if we might come and join you. I'm willing to learn anything you want to teach me." She beams her dusty blue gaze looking determined.
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:46 pm
Kioo blinked. "It has a name?" She cast a glance at the klipspringer again, still hungry, but now with intrigue in her gaze. "You speak as though you're friends, and yet there is a natural enmity between preybeasts and predators..."
She looked over the young lioness, wondering what Zaliwa would say if she brought back such an undersized youth. But Kioo could not leave the female alone out here, in the unforgiving terrain with only an inexplicable, herbiverous companion to help her out. "I suppose you can come back to my tribe with me, but species other than lions are not looked upon kindly. The only way that your... friend here would be accepted would be if he entered as your slave, and even so, he would not be treated kindly."
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:07 am
Galanthus looked to her herbivorous companion, she wondered if he would turn and run, leave her and return to his life before he adopted a lioness.
"Galanthus is my mistress ma'am I cannot leave her side." His quick mind grasped the situation. The young lioness had to get in to this pride, had to find a home amongst these other creatures. He feared if she did not that she would wither away and he would not be able to do anything about it.
The little blue lioness looked surprised, though only for the briefest of moments, she turned her bright perfect blue eyed gaze upon Kioo "Gobo has always served me madam, he belongs to me" She smiled, it was odd how their minds could work in unison. Se knew this was what Gobo wanted for her and she wasn't going to stop the train now.
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:49 pm
Nevaiya "Well, that settles it then - at least, almost. I stiill need to speak to the leader of the tribe, Zaliwa, but I'm pretty confident in saying that he won't turn you away. We need more lions in the tribe, and, to be quite frank, a young lioness like yourself is even better, since you can learn about the ways of the tribe from a younger age." Kioo switched her gaze to Gobo, feeling awkward in addressing him. She was not as racist as the rest of the pride, merely feeling that different species were not meant to interact, rather than non-lions being inferior. But it was obvious that there was a bond between the two, and though she didn't understand it Gobo had been the lioness' caretaker. "Because she's still young, Galanthus will go with the mzazi - that is, the caretakers of our tribe - and learn about her future job. Adult lions will be hunters - mwindaji, warriors - ushujaa, or mzazi themselves. The apprentices have some input on what rank they would like to go into, but in the end the mzazi decide what they would be best suited for." Syrius Galanthus smiled, settled, it was settled, she was going to be a member of the pride. Se glanced up at Gobo, clearly there was somehting going on thats he didn't grasp fully but she could pretend Gobo was hers, if he was happy to do so. Stepping forwards she puffed out her young chest trying to look larger than she acctually ws. Being a runt, this only really made her slender chest look all the more boney. Still she stepped forwards and her ice blue eyes shimmered. "I'll be strong as I grow older, I'll be what ever you wish me to be." She beams and flickers her long tail, her ears absorbing what she may bcome in the future. Warrior, she liked the sound of that, she would be a warrior she just knew it. "Will you take us there now?" She chirps up, determined to make a good impression on the prides leader. Gobo smiled lightly, he had guessed in an instant that he must be subservient, at least until Galanthus neededhim no more. For the moment he still felt he should be at her side even within this new pride. She would at last be cared fr and her slender body would soon fill out. This was what she needed and he was pleased. He bowed his slender horned head and stood beside Galanthus silent and obedient. Nevaiya Kioo couldn't help but cast an admiring glance at Gobo. Not many would willingly go into servititude just to stay with their charges. She turned her attention back to Galanthus, offering a smile. The lioness didn't seem like much, but she obviously had spirit. "Of course. I'll take you to meet him, and I'll show you the way to the dhaifu den, Gobo." She turned her purple eyes back to the klipspringer. "There's only one other dhaifu in the pride, a maned wolf named Kapienga. I haven't seen much of her - Zaliwa keeps her busy - but you'll have some company, at least." Syrius "Yes ma'am" The big klipspringer stated his chocolate eyed gaze looking upon the little lioness he had raised thus far. He knew without this she would die and he would not see that happen. He much prefarred to be at her side than leave her alone, just to make sure she was safe and well and never hungry. Galanthus smirked her soft blue gaze full of a little spark that spoke reams of her personality. She was ready and willing to go and she silently followed the big lioness, ecstatic to start this new life, this new adventure. "I'll be a warrior one day' She quips running a little to keep up with Kioo. "I'll work hard and be a warrior, I know I can" She grins holding her youthful head hih as she padded along, confident in her own abilities, despite her size. Nevaiya Kioo hesitated, not so sure of that - but she didn't say anything, not yet. Perhaps the lioness still had a growth spurt to hit, who knew? She wasn't a mzazi, she didn't feel it was her place to say. "Good, you'll have to work hard to fit into the tribe," she said with a tentative smile. "But I'm sure that you will." The lioness paid no more attention to the klipspringer, as he was Gala's now. Syrius Following silently behind Kioo, the tiny lioness dreamed of the future, she was convinced she could be more and she would strive to be worthy of this pride. Gobo bowed his head following quietly, his dark eyes fixed on thetwo lionesses, at last galanthus would be safe and that was all he really wanted.
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