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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:56 am
 She was tired, thirsty, and hungry. Her fur was matted from the rain and the mud of her long travels, and she was a good bit skinnier than when she broke apart from her former pride but... Finally. She finally caught side of the massive, rocky structure she'd been seeing in her visions. This was his Pride... The one she'd been searching for for the better part of two seasons.
Pity her visions couldn't provide her with a map...
Stumbling about blindly looking for a certain formation of stones was hardly her idea of ideal. Still, fate had reassured her that this journey was very much worth it... That he was worth it. Because, really, if she hadn't seen him, she'd not have set out at all. Where would she be now? Trailing along with one of her siblings or her mother most likely...
Ice blue eyes took in the lively land before her for a moment before sliding shut. Now... where would she find him here..? Really it was much easier not that she could see landmarks around her first hand. The answer came to her quickly and she went padding off through the land toward the watering hole she'd seen in her mind. She gave no thought to the state of herself, really. No though to what she'd probably look like to him with her messy fur and talk of the future...
No that didn't matter, not yet. She just had to meet him...
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:10 am
 Jagat was moving toward the rocks around the watering hole again. It was his favorite spot because it was usually quiet until someone came to drink. They knew him well enough to leave the bright male alone. Jagat wasn't.. unfriendly. He just wasn't in the mood to deal with any of the pride members, let alone his new brothers and sisters. He didn't really care for the red things running around the pride. They didn't really have a father because his mother didn't even know the lion she had had them with.
"A moment of desperation."
That's how she described it. She had the urge to get laid, so she did and now there were cubs. While they were cute, Jagat felt absolutely no connection to them and really didn't want to. Call him cruel, but that's how the male was.
Climbing onto his favorite, large, flat rock, the green maned male flopped down on his side and let out a huge yawn. He was tired and slowly warming up. It would be a perfect time to nap. Letting his red eyes close, that's just what he set off to do.
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:22 am
His attempts at sleep lasted for all of five minutes before it was quite suddenly interrupted...
Tambo had caught sight of the male, it had to be him, with the bright pelt he sported. What her faulty vision didn't see, however, was the water in front of her as she hurried forward to meet him. One paw sunk into the cool water, startling her. She tried to jerk it out, but the sudden movement threw her off balance, and instead she tumbled headfirst into the watering hole with a startled gasp, causing a large splash.
The water she'd kicked up went more than high enough to suddenly splash over the sunbathing male, very nearly soaking him through.
Slowly she sat up in the thankfully not-too-deep water, frowning down at it. Well... the mud was gone, at the least, but.. Oh.. Slowly, her eyes trailed back up to the male that was now just as dripping wet as she was. That... shouldn't have happened...
But it certainly didn't stop her from reaching out to the male she'd been seeing for so long. " Hello... My name is Tambo.. It's nice to meet you.. " She said in a muted, soft-toned voice.
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:30 am
He had heard someone approaching rapidly, but he was actually quite used to that. The male's form shifted a bit as he got even more comfortable and just started to doze off when he heard a splash and felt water soaking him through to the bone. Waking up with a yelp and a growl, he shook himself off and glared down at the water, searching for whoever it was.
Seeing it was a black female made him no happier. She was fully grown! What was she, drunk off of bad fruit? Shaking himself off he ignored her when she reached out to him and sighed, laying back down on the rock. Maybe she'd leave him alone if he didn-
Nope. She talked. Great. Manners called he offered his name as well even though he didn't want to. Getting back up, he jumped down into the water and nudged her along to the shore. She was gross looking, muddy now because of the water, twigs in her fur, fur matted at that. Clearly she wasn't part of the pride.
"I don't know about nice to meet you, but I'm Jagat." His voice was flat and unhappy, pretty much like his mood right now. "Look where you're going."
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:41 am
She blinked up at him when he approached, head tilting in silent curiosity but when he began to nudge her, she got to her feet, moving out of the water with him. " Jagat.. I like that name.. " She murmured, more to herself than to him as they got to the shore. When he mentioned that she needed to look where she was going though, her eyes found him again.
" Oh.. My apologies. I do look, but, I do not always see. My vision has been fading for some time. I saw the rocks, and you. But not the water. It's color does not stand out very well, it tends to be hard for me to find it when I'lm looking, and.. apparently rather easy when I'm not. " Despite her apology, she didn't sound the least bit apologetic. Really, she didn't consider it her fault, or even much of an issue. Her sight was failing, she stumbled into water, he got a bit wet. Hardly anything to fret over.
Instead she focused on him, slowly taking the details she could make out. His pelt was a beautiful mix of colors.. It looked so bright, and warm. Very different from her own dark, cold appearance. Even his his eyes screamed of heat, the complete opposite of her own.
Unable to resist, she gave him a slow, soft smile. One that no one else had been granted, not even her own family. She'd smiled in private from time to time but.. Never for someone else.
" These lands... Do they allow travelers to move in? "
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:01 am
Well he was just screwing up left and right, wasn't he? Mentally kicking himself in the a**, Jagat sighed and rubbed his face with his paw to get the water off his nose that was dripping from his mane. "Sorry. I didn't know.." His voice sounded a bit warmer than it had before.
Until she got that very close. His tail stiffened and his ears flattened out a bit as he pulled away and tilted his head. Then the smile crossed her face and he really looked at her. She wasn't all black like he had first thought. No.. Besides the obvious white, she had darker black around her eyes and even some on her back. He couldn't see the rest of her, but he wasn't that curious about it. Whatever. She was just another lioness who, apparently, wanted to move into the pride.
"I think so. I'm just a hunter, I don't know about things like that. I just got here myself, so I'm inclined to say yes." Now he just sounded bored. Did he look like a den manager or someone of power? No. Sighing, he sat down in the spot and watched her. "So that's why you look unkempt."
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:14 am
" Unkempt? I suppose. I said before, water was difficult to find, and I suppose my appearance has never been much of a concern.. I'd had underlings to take care of such matters in the past.. " She said thoughtfully lifting up a muddied paw to peer at curiously.
Looking back to the male a moment, she let her eyes shut again, the smile returning. " Oh, yes.. They'll let me join. How reassuring. " She murmured, getting to her feet and moving closer to the edge of the water to begin grooming herself carefully. If her appearance bothered him, then she'd simply tend to it until he was pleased.
" You'll ask me to move in with you in less than a season, may we skip to it? The dens are quite full, those that are not are in rather precarious, higher positions. I do not like heights very much. " She said it so matter of factually it was enough to startle anyone for a moment.
She was not used to others not knowing of her parentage and gifts. It escaped her mind, talking to all these new people, that they'd not understand her, or think she was.. off.
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:25 am
When she moved to the water to groom herself, Jagat watched her. Sighing softly he listened to her rattling on about something before it finally clicked in her mind what she had said. Wait. ....Wait what did she say? He replayed her words over in his head and then groaned.
"How the hell am I asking you to move in in one season? You're out of your head, lady." He snorted and shook his head. "Find your own den. Moving in with me.. You're some kind of crazy." He rolled his eyes and grumbled as he moved back away from her, going back onto his rock.
He figured she'd leave after insulting her and calling her crazy, which was just fine with him. But talking about him asking her in one season to move in together? She was off her rocker and he wanted no part of that.
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