Makhi slowly moved herself up over the rise of sand leading up into the temple, a soft smile on her lips. She had been living out in the mountains in a more secluded den for quite a while. It was closer to her patrol route. But now that she had her beloved husband and cubs on the way? It was very much time to move in to the temple. It left her closer to Ilori and her new friend Rokopeli anyway. Her smile only widened as she stopped to sit in the sand, still a ways from the temple to take a tired break from walking, peering down at her massive belly. Cubs... Technically her second litter, but the first thought she was their aunt...
Days in the desert were always rough on Glaise, not because he didn't like it or because it was unpleasant... But heat clung to him worse than the sand that got stuck between his toes. By the time his shift was over, he was always eager to get back into the shelter of the ruins. So eager he didn't really pay attention to where he was going. This particular day seemed to be special, however. He wasn't too far from the ruins when his paw caught on something quite solid, and he abruptly lurched forward and over a rather large shape in the desert. For a long moment, he could only stare, before he turned and looked at just what he'd tripped over... A lioness...
"Oh man, I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you there!"
She gasped out in shock when she suddenly felt firm paws hitting her lower back, curling herself around her stomach instinctively to protect her babies, eyes shutting in her confusion. She heard something hit the sand after falling over her, mercury eyes slipping open to peer at the male. A Guardian like herself though she didn't know his name. She'd seen him around a little... Carefully sitting up, eyes worried, she leaned toward him a bit. "Are you alright..?"
