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Roshan'Parveneh padded along, lost in his thoughts for a few moments. He had had some new and interesting things in his head lately. He had not been bothering to think about his family or his banu hunt for so long, and now it seemed like these two subjects haunted his thoughts more often than not. The bright male was giving a lot of thought to what his family might be up to and how they probably felt about his not returning yet. On top of that was the fact that he could not return until he found a banu, and he had no desire to find one yet. What was he going to do about these bothersome thoughts?

It was not helping Roshan to be haunted by guilt over something he had no desire to change. Yes, eventually he figured he would find a banu and return, but he wanted to enjoy the journey to that point and not worry about the destination! He was happier when he did not think about his family and their expectations, and it bothered him that they were haunting his thoughts and bringing him down. Thoughts of his family should have been pleasant not bothersome. The male almost missed the female that he had come up on. "Good morning, miss."

Roshan suspected he had seen hints of the female's disappointment. He was not sure, but it had seemed that way to him. The question then was what was she disappointed about? Was it he? Perhaps she was expecting someone and he had inadvertently gotten her hopes up only to be dashed? It was always a possibility, but he hoped that was not so. He hated the idea of being the cause of any kind of harm to someone so pretty, even if the harm was only emotional in nature. He really hoped that idea was not correct.

Roshan looked at the river and nodded. "I think only a water lizard would test those waters right now. I thank you for pointing this out... I had not taken the time to look before." The male smiled at the female and tried to make it charming. He really just came off as a bit of a dork, especially when his stomach rumbled. "Hmm, I think I know what I will be doing while waiting to cross... perhaps you would like to join me for a hunt? It always is easier with more than one." It could not hurt to offer could it? Besides, if she said no, he could still find something to hunt.

Roshan was a bit ashamed of his stomach interrupting the conversation, but he hid that well enough behind his offer of hunting. The giggle from the female had almost made him blush, but when her stomach did the same, it had really eased his mind a bit. He was going to be grateful for the help hunting, he was sure, as the terrain recently had not offered good enough hiding spots for sneaking right up on something big enough to really last long as a meal. He hated wasting energy going after multiple little things if he could avoid it, and this female looked fast enough to chase something fairly big, like an antelope or a gazelle, his way.

Roshan nodded to the female. "Yes, it does help to look before one steps. I should not be so distracted." He grinned at his timing on asking about hunting. "Well, if you were just headed that way, it makes this a perfect time for both of us. How are you at chasing things? I must admit I am better at tackling than actually chasing them down." The male wondered if he could find a nice spot for the female to chase something past him and just tackle it. It would be such a smooth hunt if they could manage it.

Roshan appreciated the female's good sense in helping him find a place to hide so that he can tackle something big that she chases to him. It would not have done either of them any good to have him try to chase something and her tackle since they likely would have only gotten much smaller game, and he was much better at surprise pounce than at chasing. "I thank you for the consideration... I really am much better at being the muscle than the speed." He was very much reminded how his mother and sisters had always chuckled at his lack of speed even for a lion. This female would put them to shame, he was sure. "I am Roshan'Parveneh."

Roshan had noticed how streamlined she looked compared to most felines, but slightly bulkier than a cheetah. She was probably a hybrid was what he figured, but he had never see a hybrid like her. She did not look like a leopon or a Cheeton to him. Perhaps she was a Leotah? He had heard of such things, but never seen one since his pride was lion dominated and thus most hybrids were sired by lions with other felines rather than of two non-lion parents. He would have to contemplate that later, though. For now he had a hiding spot to get into.

Roshan settled himself into the hiding spot and made sure he could see and hear around him decently. All seemed well with this spot, so it would do. "I will watch and I will listen for you. I do hope you are not too squeamish with watching a lion tackle prey. It might be bloodier than some others would do. I apologize in advance." He hoped he would not have a partner that did not like overly bloody kills. It was hard to NOT make a big mess when barrelling something over from the side and trying to kill it before it could nail you with a hoof.

Roshan waited in near silence for the female after she left him. He knew what he had to do. He would keep quiet and hide so that he did not spook any prey that might be nearby and let her do the rest for now. Doing anything while she was working was just going to harm them both really. The male lion kept his ears perked for any sign of the female chasing something, and of course kept watch from his little hole. He did not want to be caught unprepared, so he even got his crouch ready and stayed tensed for when he would have to leap into action. He figured that a large gazelle or large antelope was likely to be all the female could chase his way, but even so he would take it down and they could look into something else later if need be.

Roshan was not expecting to see a wildebeest running by and he started out to catch it before even registering what was going on. He could have been screwing up someone else's hunt, but a wildebeest was too good an opportunity to pass up if he could get it. He was already clearing his cover when he heard the female call to him, and the lion had the good sense to spare a moment to be grateful that he was going after THEIR intended meal. She certainly was good at chasing, and he was going to enjoy taking down this beast. He did not get much more time to think before he was on it.

Roshan had angled himself so that he hit the creature almost straight in the side as it ran forward. His leap brought him to shoulder height when he hit and he knocked the wildebeest over. Both he and the beast when skidding. He managed to get his claws in and hold on, but as soon as they came to a stop he made sure to push his back paws on the ground to get himself completely on top of the thrashing creature and away from it's hooves. He was a little late and did manage to get a graze on his one leg, but even so it was not much of an injury. He tore out the beast's throat to kill it, making a rather bloody mess since he had already raked it over with his claws to get it pinned.