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 Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:36 pm
It was almost odd to think of herself as 'grown up' in a way. She was so used to being one of the little ones and even after her training she still almost felt like she was still a child in some ways. She felt stronger and better prepared to face the world but still not like she was as grown up as her mothers.
There was just something missing and she wasn't quite sure what it was. Maybe it was because she didn't have anyone with her. She envied the bond between her mothers.
She probably wasn't grown up enough for that though either. Sighing she plopped down in the shade and sighed.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:56 pm
She had five sisters and four brothers. Between the ten of them there was much activity within the Takatifu Clan, the two lionesses that had birthed them working hard to keep up as part of their Toh; punishment for the circumstances of their birth. She and her siblings were happy though... She was, at least. She wasn't as bright or as beautiful as her one sister... But she was purple and in her clan that at least meant something.
She was wandering on her own now, not far of course, just far enough to get away from the others... Especially her brothers. They were pretty useless.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:01 pm
Hearing footsteps she looked up and was surprised to see one of the new cubs wandering around. She had expected that they would stay closer to their father and mothers until they were at least a bit older. They were suppose to be raised properly, not on the fly like she and her siblings were.
"Aren't you wandering a little far little one?" She laughed softly as she watched the cub.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:04 pm
Her nose wrinkled as she glanced up into the bright, white face of an elder female, just barely keeping herself from making an obnoxious comment of some sort. "M'not going too far. Momma's just over there and I'm right here." She nodded.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:09 pm
"You should still be careful. If Kichaa catches you away from lessons you could have to deal with hers." She smirked. She didn't know if the cubs had been taught about or met the Matron yet. She knew her mother could be a bit .. .much at times.
"Mlinda's your mother right?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:18 pm
"I'm not really missing lessons. I'm just missing naps. I heard momma say you have to get sleep when you can one time when I think she thought we weren't listening... But I'm not tired." Her tail twitched as she watched the elder female for a moment. "Does the Goddess like you even though you don't have any purple on you?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:21 pm
She was slightly taken aback by the little cubs question. She knew that the goddess looked more kindly on those with purple coats but she had never really thought much about how she would be viewed. Kichaa had always taught her that so long as she lived her life the proper way she would have the same honor as those brighter than herself.
"She does. The goddess looks kindly upon us all ... just some more than others"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:36 pm
"Even our brothers? Well... My brothers? I dunno if you have any or not." Her nose wrinkled slightly again before she caught on that she'd left a question unanswered earlier. "Uh huh. Mlinda'siri's my momma. I want to be big and strong like her one day. Who's your momma?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:53 pm
"No, not our brothers." Males didn't deserve any praise from the goddess no matter what their coats looked like. "Our brothers did something in their past lives that they must pay the price for."
Her brothers had not come here with them but Kichaa had a son which she considered almost a brother. "Kamara and Kichaa are my mothers."
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:01 pm
"So they did something bad and now they have to be punished?" Her head tilted slightly as she thought on that for a moment. "Being a boy would be a horrible punishment." Another thought dawned on her after a moment and she glanced up at the elder female again. "How come you have two mommas and I only have one?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:06 pm
She nodded. "Yes. They dishonored themselves somehow so the gods decided to punish them for it in the worst way." She hoped that she never was punished by being born a male. IT would be a horrible disgrace to her family.
"Because your mother has not choosen a mate yet." She didn't know if she should explain to the cub the other mistake that her mother had made yet. The little one might not understand. "We choose females as our mates instead of males, someone who can support us."
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:22 pm
"I still have other sisters though... Just not two mommas." Her tail flickered as she pondered, glancing back over her shoulder. "Do you think they miss me? Or do you think everyone is still sleeping?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:33 pm
"Hopefully you will soon." She nodded. "Every female needs to have someone to stand beside her." She just didn't know where she was going to find her own. She wasn't exactaly the most prized mate to have thanks to her coat.
"If anyone's awake i'm sure they miss you." She laughed softly. "Escaping cubs are a worry to most fathers"
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:44 pm
"I dunno. I think it might make momma worry more than it'd make my father. She's been trying really, really hard to help him take care of us." She glanced behind her for a second before leaning closer. "She's not too good at it... But she still tries."
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:51 pm
"You shouldn't make your mother worry then." She smiled. "Even more so if she's trying really hard to be good."
At least it was good to know that Mlinda and Moto were doing their best to pay the Toh that her mother had given them
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