Ima was lazily dragging his limbs along the ground. The sun's rays were beating down on him, and he didn't feel like doing anything but lay around and wait for the heat to recede. Due to his maintenence of his general appearance, he did not allow his tongue to hang from his mouth in a show of exhaustion due to the sun's intensity as he felt. Instead, he found himself wandering on the search for any source of water. Fortunately, the heat was enough to temporarily keep his mind off his drifting thoughts. While he was mostly distracted, he still found himself thinking of his parents and brothers more frequently. He had been feeling isolated, with only one significant encounter to break it.
Ima smiled as he thought of the lioness he had met, Nia. Having tried to cut down on his thoughts of her as well, he'd assumed that he wouldn't see her again. His thoughts were interrupted as he came upon a lake with others gathered around it. With a sigh of relief, Ima can up to one side of it and took a long drink before immersing himself in the cool water.
