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Sands were no strange thing to Chosimba, however, beaches were. This was the first time the slender desert dweller had laid eyes on the thing. It was vast with undrinkable water that stretched on as far as he could see. There, on the beach, the lion sat and watched two seagulls fly over head the vast ocean as they fought over some sort of scrap of something or other.

The beach wasn't really where he'd aimed to go but it had been where his paws had finally decided to take him. There was no complaint as it was very beautiful but this did mean he could no longer continue wandering this way. Chosimba would need to change his course and turn around and search for what ever it was he was looking for.

One thing was for sure, he was not going to return back to his family. No, his upbringing and life had not been tragic but it had also been equally uneventful. To say the least it was dull. He'd out grown home and he'd out grown his family. It was time the lion made something of him self and found his own way. What ever that might be.

But that could wait a bit. This beach needed exploring, so up Chosimba got and onward down the beach he started. The lion chose to stroll where the waves met the sand. It was nice to feel the coolness of the ocean rush up against him and try to steal him for one of its own. Chosimba might have fallen to the currents lethal temptations if he had been a cub, but he was a full grown lion. There was a mane and all to prove this.

The tides lapped at his paws with every step and tried to steal the sand from under his paw pads. There were paw steps in the sand behind him but they were quick to be stolen by the tide. Chosimba was concentrating on this phenomena a little to closely to notice the female walking up to him. He would have bumped in to her and possibly waked over her if he hadn't turned his head at the right moment. There, on Chosimbas face, rested a look of complete confusion to where this girl had come from.

She was greeting him to what he assumed to be some sort of pride.

"A new face? Your face is just as new to me as mine is to you." He mused with a crooked grin, "Its always nice to meet a new face. Might I ask... Is this a pride of some sort? Have I intruded upon your lands?" It was a good question to ask in case he had. Honestly, he had no intention of bothering any pride on purpose. If it was a pride lands he'd wandered on in to, then they must have been a friendly lot. At least judging from the way the female was so fast to greet him like he was an expected guest.

The lioness went on about the lands and what the pride was. Chosimba took a seat in the foaming waves and listened. The lioness shared information of what the pride was and about the dangers the pride might be currently facing. Or at least fears. None of them were obscure fears either. Cubnapping and female stealing was a common fear around many prides, including the dawn walkers.

"I see," He gave her a small nod, "Nice to meet you Zephyr. You can call me Chosimba if you like. As far as cub nappings. I think your pretty safe from me I have no interest in that. Damsels on the other hand, I think that any male might be tempted by that," There the twisted grin spread across his maw. "I'm only joking of course. But as a male I can say we can be devils." His tail neatly wrapped around his paws. "I give my word that I'll control the devil in me while in your territory young miss."

He got up and stretched. He wanted to get a better look before just leaving. What was the use of just leaving before exploring?

"Would you be so kind as to show me around properly?"

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There was no objection from the male as he followed the female onward. They had reached the jungles of the pride. Before the male could ask really any questions there were monkeys. Lots and lots of monkeys. Chosimba had seen monkeys before on his travels but not this close. They were in the distance usually and Chosimba never saw the need to get a closer look. Cute wasn't a word the lion would use to describe them though. Still, none the less, the lion gave the lioness a nod in agreement.

"Fruit? Trinkets? They sound useful," He gave her a nod. Very interesting in deed. The lion took a few paw steps forward toward one of the trees the monkeys perched in. One monkey gave him a smile and tossed a piece of fruit towards him. However, Chosimba had not been ready at all and it hit him square between the eyes. The male let out a displeased grunt.

"Rude!" He growled his teeth clenching.

The lioness had made a good point. They weren't throwing rocks or twigs, they were throwing fruit. Even so Chosimba wasn't completely happy with being hit square between eyes. There was another grunt given by the lion but he gave her a nod. This pride allying them self with monkies seemed a little odd but he supposed it could be a useful alliance.

"..Sorry," He gave the monkeys a glance and the lioness another glance.

"I didn't mean to lose my temper," He felt his shoulders fall a bit. "Just hard to really not growl when hit behind the eyes," There was a nervous head shake. He wasn't sure what to say or do. This was now incredibly awkward.

The lions jaw slacked a bit hearing that he had a minor tiff and not lost his temper. It was hard to tell what he should be feeling right now. Relief that he hadn't lost his temper or castrated for having, as she referred, a minor tiff. The word tiff alone sounded girly enough. In the end he settled for relief though. Wordlessly he blinked as he was instructed.

"Soft and fluffy?!" Okay maybe she was questioning his man hood. Chosimba couldn't very well growl at this female though. After all she was a female and females were delicate. At least in Chosimbas eyes.

"I suppose I m not from around here. I'm from the scorching deserts far from here," He gave her a brow raise, "Is it really that obvious I'm not from this region?"

"Oh." He was red behind his blinding white fur with embarrassment. So she wasn't questioning his man hood. It was a huge relief at the very least. Wordlessly he lifted a paw and pressed it to her pelt to feel the wire texture of her fur. Like she said, it was just that. He quickly took his paw back and lifted a brow.

"I guess I just didn't really notice before," He frowned. "Definitely not as soft but thats not entirely bad?" He eyed her some more, "I mean its kind of like a grungy look. Makes you look tough." And he stopped before putting his paw in his mouth. Maybe he already had with that bit.

"Interesting? I suppose if you like lots of sand and heat. The oceans seems nice," A small smile curled, "But theres so much more I want to go see. Staying in one place isn't something I want to do. I've done that to much in my life time... But I can see where it would be a nice place to pick to stay if you had to pick one place." Though, Chosimba wasn't entirely sure how he felt about the monkeys.