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 Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:39 am
Beneath the massive rock, a wide expanse of flat ground lies, mostly bare of any growth: there's never usually any time for it to form. The smell of the pride is strong around here...this is the pride's home.
Boulders litter the landscape leading up the right side of the hill towards the entrance to the caves where the pride makes it's home. There path diverges once at the top: the caves are off to the right, but to the left lies the great promentary, where the new heir is presented to the lands. Straight ahead, a winding trail runs further up, to the very top of Pride Rock. Inbetween, a narrow shelf is situated, for lions or lionesses of the pride to laze about in the shadows.
At the very top, the entire Pride Lands can be seen, stretching out in all directions. Other lands can be seen, too...the vast deserts of the Motoujamii, the rolling hills of the Southlands, and the massive mountains of the Ela'wadiyi.
If you don't take the path, and instead skirt around Pride Rock, you'll find that the back is almost as interesting as the front. The rocks are situated all over the hillside in back, of all sizes and shapes...most make convienient resting areas, particularly under the shade of several acacia trees. It's easy to lose sight of others here, which makes it a perfect place for some privacy.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:58 pm
[Start PRP]
The shadows fell gently across the pride lands, Ta'Ziyan felt his paws fall upon the cool stones of the rock, his deep copper eyes tracing the edges up towards the peak, and back down again to the ledge. It took only a moment for him to pause and get the sight into his mind before he was once more walking up the pass, moving closer and closer to the ledges where the pride lions lived. Kami had shown him around of course, but without her there he felt like every step stung with mistrust. For the past few weeks he had not seen many others, and did not get a good chance to speak with the leaders of the pride. Kami was his only friend, and so he kept with her, and while she was studying he always ran to the southlands.
Finally reaching a large ledge, not the one with the den but closer, he took a moment to rest, his small juvenile form not quite used to the climb just yet. All the while, his eyes snapped back and forth through the shadows of the falling sun, his breathing slow and heavy as the hair on his neck stood on end.
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:43 pm
 Sarabi lounged out on the tip of Priderock, her golden body stretched out on the sun-warmed rock. The heat soothed her and helped her to forget her fragile state. She yawned widely, displaying sharp ivory teeth.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:13 pm
While looking over the rock with a keen eye, Ta'Ziyan gasped lightly to just feel his mouth drop, throat running dry. Moving silently, he tried to see just who the lioness was as his footsteps scratched the ground lightly. He didn't know what came over him, but for some reason he felt a motherly warmth being sent off towards him from the elder lioness.
"Hell-o..." He stuttered out, seeing her fangs and pausing to just take a breath and let it out in a rush.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:23 pm
"I know Dadddddd" -Giving a faint playful huff, Kami slipped out from the shade of the den, golden fur soaking in the warm sun, as her eyes turned from her father within the darkened cave towards the warm day. Prancing forward a few steps, something so much easier with each day as her legs changed from the stubbiness of cubhood to the more toned lengths of youth, a soft grin settled upon her maw. Until she realized that others were around that is, and her golden ears cocked upwards in surprise.
The two forms were familarly comforting, and the soft grin quickly returned as she padded her way towards the large figure of her mother, calling out in her soft voice.- "Hello!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:54 am
Turning his head, Ta'Ziyan watched the now larger princess walk towards them, and had to shake his head to get out the fear that had somehow arised. Swallowing, he noted that she called out, but was unsure if she was talking to him or the adult behind him. Ears flattening, he looked to his paws, idly thinking about the task he had set out for Kami as she grew closer in distance.
"...Kami..." He called out softly when she finally was close enough for him to have no need of yelling, "...hello, I thought you had classes today?" Letting the question linger, he turned to glance over her shoulder at where she had called to her father, before catching back to her form. With a smile, he stepped closer and nodded playfully towards her form, "I told you that you would catch up to me soon enough." He whispered softly. Of course, he was referring to her growth, and just seeing her drfting into her juvinile form made him remember the gift he had hid on a lower ledge. Of course it was behind a rock, and he wanted to give it to her, but the question was, was it the right time?
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:10 am
-Kami grinned faintly at the words on her growth, padding closer still as he spoke. True she'd grown in size, she was pretty huge as a matter of fact..something that probably lent to her twin's sacrifice, but Ta was probably still age and age older mentally.-
"I'm done for today. Most of the things I have to learn I have to learn out there.. anyway." -Lifting a paw she made a sweeping motion across the savannah, gaining a look of trepidation, before her grin returned again.- "Since I'm done do you want to play Ta?"
"There is still plenty of sun in the sky, we could play whatever you wanted really."
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:24 pm
Ta'Ziyan watched as she got closer, and his eyes warmed slightly towards his friend. Ever since he came to spend time with her in her home, he found his nightmares disappearing, though whenever he left to visit the Southlands, they came back. Deciding he would rather play with her than anything else, he pushed all memories of the dark search through the rogue lands to just lower his head slightly with a slow grin.
"Out there?" He repeted as she got close, and lifted her paw. His eyes followed the movement before he lifted his head once more and nodded slowly, "Oh yes, you mean by out in the grasses, with the breeze through your fur and your senses a tingle to all of the sounds and scents..." His rougish smile never left his face until he caught her question, and slowly he nodded, "Play...what games would we be able to play this time, Kami...but wait..." He trailed off, and tried to find his wording as he moved quickly past her, towards where the rocks led down towards the ground, "...I have something...well it is more like two things but they are small...so I guess you could say it is one thing...not worth much."
"I got them for you, more as gifts, because you are such a great friend and always are teaching me things..." He trailed off and peered down towards the rocks, avoiding her gaze for a moment as he searched for the gifts. It was quite obvious he had never given gifts before, and was more than nervous as he finally flickered his gaze towards her once more.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:00 am
-Kami tried to hide the little bit of a laugh that crept up on her. Sure she was used to it by now, the way Ta seemed to mold long strings of words together. But this set of descriptive seemed so.. well almost teasing in away, and she traced her golden paw back along towards her.- "Well yeah... not just the grasses and stuff but.." -She paused, almost grimacing at the thought- "But the other lions.. I'm supposed to 'know the people I watch over'.. or something like that..."
"But wait?"
-Her ears flicked forward and her eyes lifted lightly in question as the subject switched.- "A... gift?" -A soft curiousity over took her and she forgot about the things she'd been before complaining about.- "You... didn't really.. ya know.. have to get me anything Ta. You're my friend too. So it's not like I gave you anything you didn't give me."
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:10 am
Ta'Ziyan let his ears flicker a bit at the lion comment, and slowly looked to her to mumble softly to himself, "...I dont know anyone here either, since I only know you and your parents and I met your siblings once...so..." He let his voice rise with a grin, already knowing where the gifts were as he raised his head proudly.
"How about this Kami...when you need to meet the lions out there, I will go with you so that way we both will get to know the others in the lands." The same rougish grin crossed his features as he jumped down to the lower step and moved to put his paw behind the rock. Pulling it out qickly soon after, he also had with him two of the strangest shapes any would have seen, had there not already been jewelry in the lands.
Settling them behind his paws, he peered up to his friend and took a light breath.
"Kami, you have been my friend for such a long time...I dont even remember what it was like on my own...and well...here is a thanks for putting up with me!" He rushed the last part as he pulled out the two items, them gleaming in the light as the sun beat down upon the pair.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:24 am
"I think that that'd be nice. We could even make it a game to see how many people we can meet in one day sometime." -The whole thought of meeting people was scary... well alot of what she 'had to do' seemed scary.. but there was just something a little more comforting about having someone else there. With her father or mother there she could draw back and 'half hide' for the conversation. But even without that.. Ta was like.. well.. she couldn't quite explain what like, but it was nice to have him alongside her.
Things just didn't seem quite as scary with a friend alongside.
As he dipped and searched for the gift, her ears fell a little softly, feeling a soft flush touch her as he spoke. It was such a silly sentiment... and so.. nice. As the strange objects came into view, she peered at them for a long moment, before a bright smile touched her maw.- "They're really really wonderful! I'll finally have some other colors. Th.. thank you so much Ta"
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:31 am
It was soon his turn to have his ears fall and heat flood to his cheeks under his pelt, a seepish smile crossing his maw as she just cried out after starring at the objects. He had asked around to find the items that people wore, mostly getting the idea from her mother, and soon just had to find the right moment to give them to his friend.
Of course, he wasn't thinking about more colors, he likes her natural pelt the way it was, as gold as the sun. But if it made her happy, he was happy.
"You really do like them, Kami?" He asked softly, copper eyes gazing up through a half-grown mane, "I am sure I could always find some others, if these aren't the right colors, a lot of other lions seemed to have different styles so I am sure there are some that could fit..." He trailed off in a paranoid set of mumbles, looking to the jewelry and trying to remember what other styles there were just in case Kami asked. If she asked, he would go back right than and there and hunt for something else that would make her happy. It was the least he could do.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:47 am
-Contining to look at the earring, and tail ring with soft contemplation, she began to open her mouth, to ask for his assistance to put it on, when he himself spoke. Shaking her head a little, she wondered suddenly if she'd done something to make him think she didn't like it.- "A different one? No no! I like these ones just fine."
"They were the ones you choose afterall, so they must have been the best there was yes?"
-Trying to reassure him further she smiled a little more.- "I really like the whites and light colors. And this green is very bright and lovely in fact...." -She trailed suddenly, glancing back towards the cave.-
"In fact I think I have something that would match it really well..."
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:53 am
Ta'Ziyan looked up as she seemed to attempt to reasure, and just let out a deep breath. It was hard to think that it might be the bad choice, and he spent all day trying to decide. That is why he got two different ones, because each one would look great on Kami, no matter what. That is why when he left to go see her, he had two to bring.
"Something to match?" He mumbled out softly, ear perking before he lowered his paws and jumped up to her side, "May I see? I could help you put them on as well..." His face was heating up from her complements over his choices, and he felt a swell of pride for making her smile. He always liked it when she smiled, because it seemed when she did so, she forgot about all the duties that nerved her.
"...Well...how about you go get it...and I will wait out here for you?" He suddenly remembered just who was in the cave, and he wasnt ready to face the king just yet.
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