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The day was blessedly cool for a change. Sometimes the humidity from the savanna would roll into the jungle and stick there for a few days, trapped by the thick vegetation. The ocean breeze would offer relief, but only if one sought it out on the sandy beaches that brought the Kizi borders to the waters. Finally, though, the humidity had moved on and left the lions feeling free to move about without the sensation of swimming through the air.

Fireheart decided to enjoy the day the best way she knew how: by training. Lions really weren't often seen in trees, but the Lady used the tactic of climbing to strengthen her grip and her muscles. Of course, there were only a few trees thick enough to support her weight, so the few that she had deemed worthy were covered in claw marks.

She was on one such tree, digging her way up through the bark to the first limb. She panted heavily as she arrived and paused for just a few moments, before dropping to the ground gracefully to go again. She had been at it for about a half hour already, as was evident from her labored breathing. Just a few more times up and down and she could call it a day well spent. The past few days she hadn't gotten her exercise in because it had been too humid to barely breathe and the lack of movement had made her restless.

Fireheart took a breather in the trees as she found a sturdy branch to rest on. She had seen leopards lounge around in them and had to admit she was a bit jealous of their climbing capabilities. While she certainly get as high as the smaller felines, she felt she was one of the better lion tree-climbers out there. Certainly in the pride.

Her ears pricked up as she heard footsteps below her. Leaning over the limb, she caught sight of a large blue lion making his way into the clearing. She tilted her head a bit, catching sight of his rather thick mane and coat. Huh...perhaps he wasn't originally from here. She had seen him around the pride, so there was no worry that he was intruding, but she had never met him before.

"Good afternoon," she called down to him so as not to alarm him. "Finally, a dry day," she added as she gently jumped down to the ground. She landed gracefully (thankfully...there had been a few landings she had botched horribly and had stumbled quite a bit) and shook herself a bit before standing up a bit straighter.

"Mm. You look like your suited for cooler climates as opposed to this tropical one," Fireheart said, nodding at the lush vegetation around them. As the blue lion continued to stare at her, she glanced away and brushed her paw over the ground. Oh boy...this was awkward.

"Sorry if I startled you," she said after a moment. "I use the trees and climbing to strengthen my back and shoulders, as well as my grip. Thus the rather unsightly trees." Indeed, it looked like someone had gone mad and tried to murder every thick-trunked tree in the little opening. She batted her tail against the ground in embarrassment before lifting her head up and clearing her throat. As a Lady, she really wasn't supposed to let things like that get to her. Her mother would just laugh and say that it was fine, but in her mind royalty should appear poised and in control at all times.

"My name is Fireheart," she offered by way of greeting. "I'm not sure I've met you before, although I have seen you from time to time." He was hard to miss, his blue coat standing out quite like her mate's did against the green surroundings.

"Ah...that must have been a big change to come down here to the sea, then," Fireheart said with a nod, finally catching her breath completely from her work-out. She couldn't imagine how cold the mountains could be at times. There was snow on occasion on the ones that surrounded the area, but only in the cooler months. She knew there were some mountains that had snow on them all the time, though. She couldn't imagine living there!

As Blue Mountain mentioned climbing trees, she glanced over at the few trunks that were pretty scratched up from her claws. "It's certainly not easy...we're really not meant to climb like leopards are. But it gives a good workout and makes me use muscles I don't normally use," she said with a little nod as she glanced back at the blue lion. "It's not something I do for fun." Just in case that sealed the deal that what she was doing wasn't weird.

The slight slip-up made her smile a bit, and she shook her head to let him know it was okay. "The naming rules really aren't too strict if your an incoming member. It's really just for those that are born here," she explained kindly. "But your Gypsy name does suit you." He was quite large, after all, and blue. "It's nice to finally meet you, Blue Mountain. How long have you been here, exactly? In this pride, I mean."

Fireheart nodded a bit as she sat down, not minding being a bit informal with the lion. Her legs were tired after all, and she didn't want to force him to stay on his feet if he didn't want to. Outsider lions that came in had very different ideas of royalty sometimes, and she found that it was easier to act relaxed in front of them so they could be calm as well. The royalty here was looked up to, but there were no real rules, much like the rest of the pride. The king's head didn't have to be higher than everyone else's, standing wasn't required in the presence of the children of the kind and queen, things like that. But still, it was nice to be considerate.

"I suppose, although there's not much to see other than the trees," she pointed out. "Perhaps if I tried a tree closer to the edge of the beach, or the rouge lands. Then there might be something to see." Hm...perhaps that could be a new position for the patrons to take. It certainly would offer a higher vantage point to look out for potential threats.

"So what is it you do here, Blue Mountain? What position have you taken up?"

Fireheart nodded in agreement. Perhaps if she ever rose to the highest power in this line of work she'd make it a requirement for the lions that fought to at least try to climb the trees to get better vantage points. It certainly was unexpected of lions to drop from the heights, after all...it could be a very interesting strategy to apply during war times. Not that they HAD war time...

"I see. Well, if there are any large hunts that are planned, you now know who to see if you're interested in helping," she said as she flicked her tail. "I'm the Hunt Leader as of a few weeks ago. There haven't been any recently, so hopefully soon I'll round everyone up and go bring down some large prey for a festival or something. Mother's usually planning some kind of party for everyone."

Her ear cocked to the side just then and she glanced off into the forest. A very familiar voice was calling for her. "Ah...I'm sorry," she said as she looked back at the large lion. "I've got to go. But it was very nice meeting you! And I look forward to hunting with you."

With that, she trotted off into the woods, making her way through the undergrowth to get to the beach.