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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:17 am
He'd enjoyed his time so far with the pride, he felt at home, and even though some of the lions were particularly hot headed, he got along well with most of them. He wondered how they would fare in the times to come. War was on the horizon, it was all but certain. The regents were taking steps towards ensuring all were ready, but it was one thing to practice, another to do. No doubt some would relish the tasks. He'd been keeping an eye on most of the public confrontations. Some were definitely more outspoken on the pressing issues.
Then there was the outpost. Gereh had not been there when the treaty was formed, but he'd overheard bits and pieces from others who were there. From what he could tell they were no great threat. And the Firekin numbers outweighed theirs. He wondered how the cubs from their pride would fare in the training that was part of the agreement. Gereh thought perhaps he might venture to watch, or perhaps teach himself. He had no resentment for lions outside of the pride, after all, he'd been one himself.
All these thoughts and more swam through the black lions mind. He'd always been one to think, and being in the desert had not changed this.
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:34 am
This was not a heat that Nisitayeshaua was used to, not yet. She was used to hot and humid, not hot and dry. She felt like the environment was sucking the moisture from her body, leeching it away and drying her out. It was a disconcerting feeling, to say the least, and a very uncomfortable one. Today was one of those days she missed her ex-home. She was happy here, and her pawpads were finally starting to heal and toughen up, but she still found herself thinking of the swamps often.
There, she could have waded into the water or even wallowed in mud in search of relief, but that wasn't possible here. All she could do was lie in the shade and pant - somewhere away from her father's twin, who would just tell her to suck it up. Sure, Nisi had to get used to the desert, but she couldn't do that if she keeled over from the sheer stubbornness of refusing to get out of the sun when she was too ******** hot and didn't have a good reason not to rest.
The brightly-colored lioness soon found what she sought, and had hopefully 'run away' far enough that Hewa wouldn't find her anytime soon. There did happen to be another lion in this particular spot of shade, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She plopped unceremoniously into a sit beside the dark male - how did the dark ones make it out here? - and exhaled an amiable, if brief, "Hey."
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