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Grinsen couldn't believe it. Here he was, walking with his mate and two cubs through a pride he had been looking for for a few months now. He had never, in his wildest dreams, though he'd ever have cubs, a mate, or a pride to call home. He had changed so much ever since he had met Dimu that he felt like a brand new lion, and it wasn't too bad of a feeling. Sure, he was still snarky and sly when he wanted to be, but around his family - his family! - he was kind and loving and trying to be the best dad ever. It was tough, but Dimu was amazing at keeping the two cubs under wraps.

"Come on, you two," he chided softly as the two cubs played around his and Dimu's feet. "We don't want to step on you. That wouldn't be fun. For you."



Rieseln pawed at her brother's tail before scooting around to hide behind Dimu, a little grin on her face. They had been walking for about two weeks now and she had to find some way to entertain herself! Luckily her brother was a good sport and liked to play, and Mom and Dad didn't seem to mind too much.

"Don't say that, Daddy," she said with a little laugh. "It wouldn't be fun for you, either. Then you'd have cub squishies between your toes! That wouldn't feel very nice."

She paused in her playing as they passed a bunch of cheetahs. She had never seen them before and she stared in awe. They were smaller and slimmer than Mom and Dad, but they had a very agile and swift look to them. She knew the pride they were going to be a part of had a lot to do with cheetahs, so she had been very excited to see them.

"Mom!" she whispered, batting at Dimu's leg. "Mom...are those cheetahs?"

Mavi was on duty today. Her healer skills were offered to everyone and today she was checking on non-cheetah patients. While usually she waited till she was summoned by a patient or family member of the patient today she was just wandering the lands and looking everyone over visually. If she spotted someone who looked to be having a tough time then she would stop and speak to them. If they needed her assistance of any healer kind she happily helped them and if they refused she let them be.

On days like this she especially liked to watch for anyone new whom she had never met before. She really loved to speak with new comers and get introduced to them so they would know she was available to them at any time they liked.

Grin flinched as Ries ran headfirst into the new lionesses legs. Ah...she really needed to watch where she went. Her adventurous but clumsy nature reminded him so much of himself when he had been younger. Thankfully, Ries shared her mother's kind nature, and he hoped she'd continue to walk in Dimu's paw prints rather than his own.

"Be careful, Ries," he scolded slightly, unable to keep the small smile off his face. She might be a bit clumsy, but at least she was quite while doing it.

He lifted his head back to the other lioness, bobbing his head in a greeting. A healer? Well, he knew there was nothing wrong with himself, but cubs really weren't meant to walk as long as they did at such a young age. Perhaps having them looked at wouldn't be a bad thing.

Ries rubbed her head with her paw as she looked up at Mavi, a sheepish grin on her face. She was glad she hadn't hurt her but it was rather embarrassing all the same. As Nili spoke she glanced over at him and stuck out her tongue, just in time to get lightly headbutted. "Yeah, like your big head," she said with a playful swat at his ear.

As Mavi spoke again, however, she stopped playing and got on her feet. A healer? That's what Mom was going to be! Maybe they'd become friends! "That's so cool!" she said, jumping slightly in excitement. "Healers are awesome! Mom is gonna be a healer, right?" She paused in her little dance to look up and over her shoulder at Dimu, a grin on her white face.

Dimu smiled down at her daughter and nodded before looking to Mavi, []"That's right, I want to be a healer as well. Perhaps we could work together sometimes?" She asked, giving Mavi a warm grin.

It was good to finally have made it, and to be making a friend already. Another healer, perhaps one who could show Dimu the way the pride liked it done so she could be good at what she did. Dimu had the temperament, and had been a healer in the Tuait'tekem, so she just needed to know how to do the job here in her new home.

"Would you mind doing a check up on our cubs? We've been traveling a while and I'd like a second opinion on how they are doing."

Nil grinned at his brother and laughed at his comment after his sister swatted at his ear. "I like my big head!" He stated proudly before turning to his brother once again and tackling him playfully, tail swishing in delight. Nil adored his brother and sister, and his parents, of course. "I think the cheetahs are the best! I can't wait to see them run!! It's going to be so cool."

Grin glanced down as Baldric finally moved to the front of their little pack and shook his head slightly in amusement. If any of their kids reminded him of himself, it was this one. He had that sort of sly air about him that was cute at this stage, but he'd probably need a little talking to at some point to make sure he went down the right path. He didn't want any of his kids roaming the rouge lands for most of their lives. He had done it and it really wasn't all that fun.

As Mavi agreed to check the cubs out, he bowed his head slightly in thanks. "They haven't been walking too long, just a few weeks or so, but since they're so young still I have to admit I've been a bit worried about them. They have endless energy, though...Dimu and I would get tired before they did," he said with a little laugh. Whenever they had stopped to rest, eat, drink, or sleep, the cubs would always beg to play. Sometimes he'd oblige, but other times he'd let them roughhouse among themselves while he napped. Having three cubs was hard! He couldn't imagine what having four, five, or even six would be like.

He glanced down at Baldric and shook his head slightly, an amused grin on his face. "We'll see, Bal," he said gently. "I hope I'll be decent, at least." He knew it was a touchy subject with some, but he had an eye for beauty and a fairly good sense of what plus what would equal what, so he knew he couldn't be too bad at it.

Ries huffed quietly and watched her two brothers tussle on the ground before sticking her nose in the air. She didn't need to play like them, not in front of this new lioness. She wanted to be just like her mom when she grew up, so of course that meant she'd need to be a Healer as well. Making a good impression with Mavi might help her in the future.

As soon as Dimu suggested giving them a check-up, Ries puffed up her chest and took a few steps closer to Mavi. "Me first!" she said as she sat down, a smile on her face. "I'm ready! They're being stinky boys and wrestling." Of course, at any other time she would have been right in the thick of things, chewing on tails and swatting at noses. But in front of Mavi, she was going to be a little princess.

Dimu smiled at Mavi then watched as her daughter puffed up and put on her best manners to be examined first. It made her chuckle. Ries was a sweet cub and while Dimu thought she was a princess, she knew her little girl was just as rough and wild as the boys at times. It was always amusing to watch them all together, but made her glad they only had three. If they'd had more, she didn't know what she would do, six would have been far too many, fun, but way too much effort to keep them all rounded up and... clean... she thought as she eyed the boys, getting all dirty as they wrestled.

Nili growled playfully as he wrestled with Baldric. Squirming and swatting as they rolled around in the dirt and mud. He was not concerned with the dirtiness either, the only thing he disliked about it was when mother decided they needed to be clean. But at least he had less white fur than Bal, cleaning him was a bit easier.

"I wanna watch the cheetahs later today, can we dad? Pleeeease?" He begged as he chomped down on one of Bal's ears, now muttering with his mouth full about how awesome it would be to see how fast the cheetah raced.

Grin rolled his eyes slightly at Bal's enthusiastic comment, chuckling quietly as he pushed the two wrestling boys to the side with a paw. They didn't need to fight in the very middle of the little circle of talking. "We'll see about that," he said with a smile. He'd try, certainly, and hopefully he'd be rather popular with the cheetahs. He wouldn't want to just pair them up willy-nilly after all. He had to take into account the personal relationships that went on.

"We'll watch them once they're racing, Nili," he chided softly. "I'm not sure if they're just practicing or not." He was glad they had finally made it. With Dimu's past relationship with a cheetah, he was hopeful that raising their cubs in this mixed environment would promote a healthy view on other species, and maybe they'd even follow in their mother's paw prints and take a cheetah for a mate.

Ries did very well not giving away that she'd like to be over there wrestling, instead keeping her full attention on Mavi. She was the healer to impress, after all! She could play any time. She held very still as the lioness checked her over and, at her request, set off to walk quickly around her. Once she returned to the front, she sat down and smiled up sweetly, pink eyes bright.

"I feel pretty healthy," she said as she wiggled her toes. "I've never been sick and never been hurt!" Of course, she had only been born about a month ago. She had just started on meat with her brothers last week.