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The weather had finally decided to be kind for the past few days, for which Baridi was very thankful. She had also stumbled across a rather fruitful area of the rouge lands, full of pack animals, water, and vegetation. She figured this would be a good area to rest for a while in, call home for the time being, and see if there were any potential friends in the area.

After an hour or so of trotting happily through the savanna, she caught wind of a feline not terribly far from her. She stopped and looked around, catching the scent again coming from a tree. A leopard, then. Cheetahs and lions really weren't the type to climb trees. She turned her paws in the direction of the other feline, smiling a bit as she spotted a green male lounging in the trees.

"Good afternoon," she called out happily as she approached. It was always best to have a cheerful personality. It encouraged the other to be cheerful as well. At least, that was her mentality. "It's a lovely day, isn't it?" It wasn't boiling, there was some cover from a few puffy clouds, and a herd of antelope grazed not too far away. It really was a perfect day.

Baridi smiled up at the other leopard as he returned the greeting. Oh good...hopefully this leopard wouldn't be like the last one. He had just been so...distant and obviously didn't appreciate her presence. This leopard even looked like her a bit, which was nice. It wasn't easy being green, even if her coat was muted and dulled, unlike the electric green she had seen on a few other felines.

A worried look crossed her face as the male continued to speak. Oh no...had something happened here lately? "I am alone," she said as she moved a bit closer to the tree. "What is it? Had something happened?" She had been traveling alone for quite some time now, but had never really been in danger. She knew she could take care of herself if it came down to it, but really, if there was something wrong here, she'd rather just move on to get away from it. She was a lover, not a fighter.

Baridi's expression mirrored the other leopard as he leaned back a bit. It was really serious, wasn't it? It had to be. She glanced around and wondered if she should join him in the tree. Perhaps it was some rouge rhino that was charging anything in sight. Of course, she was sure she'd be able to hear a charging rhino coming up behind her. Maybe it was a pack of hyenas causing mischief. She wouldn't put it past the canines to gang up on rouge felines like cowards.

"Oh no, are you hurt?" she asked, trying to see if he was injured. "That's horrible...I could try to patch up any wounds you might have if you'd like. I'm a bit of a healer." Her mother had been a healer in the old pride she had been in so she had learned a bit from her. The rest she had sort of figured out on her own.

"I'd be ever grateful if you did tell me where to avoid. I was thinking about staying here a few days but if it's dangerous, I should probably just move on."

"Well...I'm not as good as some, I'm sure. But looking can't hurt," she said with a little nod as the other leopard jumped down from the tree. Ah...it was his front leg, then. And there didn't appear to be any surface wounds...yes, he confirmed that it was internal. Oh dear...those were always harder to deal with.

"That sounds fine," Baridi agreed as she moved around to the injured leg. "What exactly happened? Were you hit, or did you fall...knowing about the injury will help," she said as she sat down and motioned for him to do the same. "My name is Baridi, by the way." Sharing that little tidbit always helped, she found. Names were important to her, whereas she had met some other creatures who found them silly.

"And we're not in any danger now, are we? I could take a look up in the tree if we'd be safer there."

Baridi hissed quietly in sympathy. A kick from any hoofed animal could be serious. He was lucky he got hit in the shoulder and not somewhere else more vital, like his head or his chest. A broken leg can certainly be the end of a life out here, though, especially if one was on their own, as this male seemed to be.

"And you as well, Gunju. I'll see what I can do for your leg." There didn't seem to be any swelling in any case, so that was a very good sign. As she leaned forward a bit to visibly inspect the area first, she listened intently to his story. As he reached the point with the young cheetah she pulled back, a look of horror on her face. "Gods...the brutes. I can't believe they'd do that to the poor thing!"

Lions were so much bigger and stronger than even a full grown cheetah. The cowards...ganging up on someone so much smaller than them. The concerned touch and request made her nod, a sincere look in her eyes. "Of course. I'll spread the word as I go, as well. That's so horrible. Thank you very much for the warning."

She'd certainly be keeping an eye on the horizon for any all-male groups of lions. That was one thing she didn't need to come across in her travels. "Now...your leg. Where exactly is it injured? I don't see any cuts or swelling. Is it closer to your shoulder or your paw?"

Baridi nodded slightly and lowered her ears shyly as she picked up on the slightly flirtatious tone. She had a job to do, though, and she couldn't let the kindness Gunju was showing her get to her head. "I'm sure I'll be fine. I'll make sure to find a safe place to sleep tonight," she said as she crouched down to look at his paw a big closer.

"Well...there doesn't appear to be swelling, like I said. You'd definitely know if it was broken. Tell me where it starts to hurt," she said, pulling back just a bit to press her paw gently against his. She made sure to keep the touch light and, after pressing on his toes for just a moment, moved up inch by inch. "From the sound of it it might just be a bruised bone. Those are very painful, and they take a while to heal, but you won't hurt yourself further by stepping on it," she said as she continued her little experiment. "There isn't much you can do for it, unfortunately. Just rest."

Baridi frowned a bit as her patient moaned. She couldn't feel anything wrong...no breaks, no minor swelling, no odd bumps...well, there were injuries that hurt that you couldn't see, of course. Bruised bones were one of them, minor sprains were another, strained muscles were a third. It could be a number of things. But, thankfully, all were not life-threatening provided he let himself rest and heal up a bit.

"Oh no, I wouldn't hunt for at least a week or so," she said seriously as she set down his paw. "When was the last time you ate?" A week wouldn't be too much of a problem if he had eaten recently. If he hadn't, though, it could mean possible starvation. "You're lucky there's a watering hole nearby. It would have been horrible if you were out in the plains somewhere, away from water and shelter."