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Svgata had just recently returned from his journey into the rogue lands. He hadn't gone far, and he'd gone under the pretense of practicing hunting where he wouldn't disturb the pride's internal herds. Of course, rather than prey he'd found a leopard, and they'd talked a long while. She'd made him think about why his pride did what they did, and made him glad to have a home and family that was large and supportive. On the way home he'd managed to take down a baby antelope, which he now had in his jaws. The legs hung limply on either side of his muzzle, and tended to knock together as he leapt over stones and went down hills. He wasn't back in his own clan, the wolf clan's lands yet, but he was towards the heart of the pride. He wanted to show off his kill before gobbling it up!

Svgata of course caught wind of the stranger approaching. No one that wasn't of the pride would be in this part of the land, and he felt sure he had nothing to fear. He could show off even! He puffed up, stood taller...Ah, perfect! It was a girl! He'd been paying more attention to those these days. They were pretty, and sweet (mostly), and he'd been watching he dad very closely. He didn't dream of having a family quite yet, but...well he was looking forward to impressing a pretty young lady.

He set the kill down so he could talk, and put one paw over it. He didn't even imagine she'd try to take it, but his nature as a hunter poked him to protect what was his. "Thanks! I wanted one of the big ones...I'm not quite strong enough yet." He grinned. He was fast though, clearly. She liked his skills! "You want some? There's plenty." That was a lie. It was about just enough for him alone, but his dad had always told him sharing was very important, and that you should be kind to females especially. He'd taken his lessons to heart. He lifted his paw from the poor dead thing and nudged it a bit. "It's still fresh."

Heh heh...funny. Svgata hadn't really been into girls before this. Now he was noticing them everywhere. And paying lots more attention to how they moved and the way they said things. It made his head feel warm and fuzzy, like he was floating. And that look she gave him as she sat back on her hind paws? He thought his heart might skip more than one beat at that. It wasn't love at first sight, of course, but he was a young male, and suddenly girls were really, really pretty.

"Uh, uhm, I mean, you're in the pride, right? So we're all family. Uh. Here?" He bit into the poor dead animal, tearing a haunch off with a quick twist and shake of his head. He held it out, offering it up to her. "Uhm, me either. Until today I mean. Like obviously I got this, but before today I sucked at hunting! Oh no that doesn't sound good either...uhm..." He trailed off and buried his muzzle in the food. Chew, don't talk, and try not to eat messily. He thought he could get that much done right at least.

Svgata had done his best to eat cleanly, and focusing on the food had helped keep his nerves down. Why was he so darned nervous?! Poor boy, he thought maybe he was coming down with something. His head was swimming and his gut was twisting. When he looked up to speak to her (blushing under his fur at her kind words) his muzzle was smeared with blood and mess. A scrap of meat was poking out the corner of his mouth, flapping unnoticed as he offered a lopsided smile and spoke.

"W-well I'm not that good, but lions usually don't hunt alone...maybe next time I'm heading out to practice...I can come find you, and we could..I dunno...go together?"