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Sadiki had needed a break from the pride, from the constant chattering of Bubu, and the constant racket that cubs seemed willing to provide. Four sons, four little boys Bubu had given him, and they either seemed to be cursed with Bubu's quirks or just outright boisterous. For a first time father, it was a bit overwhelming.

He figured he would take a little walk. A nice little uneventful walk. Sadiki watched the sky as he strolled along, feeling rather complacent and completely at ease.

Well, that was the case until he nearly stumbled upon a vividly hued leopardess. He spared her a collision only because he'd heard her mumble to herself, Sadiki wasn't sure exactly what she said but he was beginning to think that the curse of the sight was contagious to those who dared wander too close to his pridelands.

"Me?!" Sadiki sputtered. She acted as if he'd nearly collided with her on purpose! What gall. Smacking his lips disdainfully, his tail lashed about behind him in unrest. "I want nothing from you, thank you very much. In fact, if you'd kindly pay attention to your surroundings in the future, perhaps you could avoid being knocked into or trampled over!" Indignant now, he scowled at the leopardess.

"You can't simply take a nap in the middle of the savanna. You're asking to be hurt." His lip curled in a holier-than-thou way, and he fought the urge to roll his eyes at the insane creature.

"Oh, you poor thing," Sadiki sneered, no longer fighting the urge to roll his eyes. Roll them he did, and when he returned his gaze to her, he snorted with laughter. "You seem able-bodied to me. I've seen plenty of cripples," he boasted, "and you don't appear to be crippled at all."

Well, unless stupidity was crippling. Sadiki rather suspected it was.