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Hila hummed to himself as he slunk through the open savanna. It was a pretty good day today to go for a stroll. He was used to the life of a rouge and, although he had tried pridal life, decided that the best place for him was out here. Being in one place for too long got to him, and he loved meeting new girls to tease. Seeing the same ones over and over got a bit old. His ragged ears also sang the tune of all the mates of the females he had winked one too many times at that had gotten very tired of him.

But now that pride had disbanned and he was on his own again, as it should be. A bachelor eternal couldn't be held down for too long, anyway! Walking with his head high, Hila sniffed the air to see if he could spot any friendly faces. Lo and behold, a faint scent of female drifted towards him from off to his right. He turned and spotted her, not too far off. Oh, what a pretty thing she was! All alone with no one to talk to...he could fix that in a jiff.

Trotting over, Hila put on his most winning smile. It was always important to make a good first impression after all. "Good afternoon, my dear," he said as he got close enough for her to hear. "And what is a pretty thing like you doing all alone out here?"

Hila chuckled quietly as the lioness questioned him in the same manner. "Touche, touche, my dear," he said with a grin, a little bit of the odd language he learned in his old pride coming through. "You certainly could. I'm roaming the rouge lands once again. Tried a little stint in a pride, but I guess my charm was too much for them and it disbanded."

In truth, that wasn't the case, but she certainly didn't need to know that. "I'm called Hila," he added, bowing elegantly towards the pretty female. "And what is your name, my dear? Oh no no...let me guess."

He lifted his head, golden eyes moving over her body to take in her markings, the way she held herself, how there were light claw marks in the ground...

"Surely your name is Bloedblom," he finally murmured, golden eyes returning to the lioness' face. A beautiful but incredibly poisonous flower, and a name he found very suitable for the female. She was strong, that much was obvious from her muscled body and the claw marks on the ground. But she was also very sweet and beautiful, luring in any who had a false sense of security. "The most beautiful of creations on this earth are quite generally the most dangerous. Without a good defense, surely that beauty would be stolen and hidden from the rest of the world by some gluttonous fiend."

Hila grinned just a bit and gave her a little wink. "Leto. An equally beautiful name," he said, bobbing his own head as well. "I see we're in similar situations, then. Taking a break from the pride life. Although," he said as he sauntered a bit closer. "I doubt I'll return to one. The life of a rouge is the life for me."

He tilted his head just a bit before moving in even closer, lowering his voice, eyes lidded just a bit. "Perhaps you'd enjoy a bit of company? We could explore this area together. And might I ask what pride it is that you're taking a break from?" He loved learning about others, especially females, and hearing their life stories.

Hila's ears perked up at the name of the pride. Ah...that would explain her physical stature then, and why she seemed so comfortable in a completely unfamiliar place. They didn't raise normal females there, and while he had heard of the Amazons, he had never met one himself. This one would certainly be an enjoyable challenge.

"The Amazons...yes, I've heard of them. Strong females that don't particularly like males. Which leads to my next question...why haven't you tried to disembowel me yet?" he asked, only half joking. He flicked his ears forward as he smiled, tail flicking in interest. "Is it true that you only welcome males into your pride for a short amount of time to mate? Or that you slaughter male cubs on sight?"

There were some horrible stories that came from the pride, and he highly doubted some of them were accurate. But now he had a wellspring of information and boy, was he going to learn all about these strong, sexy females. There was little more attractive to him than a girl that could fight for herself. It made his job of wooing and laying with them much harder.

Hila listened to the words of the Amazon and nodded, showing he understood. He had heard wild tales about many of the prides, of course, but that didn't mean he believed them all. The Amazon pride was shrouded in mystery, though, so it was nice to hear from first-hand accounts what happened there.

"Well, that's a relief," he said with a little laugh. "And I'm glad that you've found us males to be a bit nicer than you expected. At least, I do hope that we've been holding up to and exceeding your expectations." He gave a little wink before taking a seat, deciding he wasn't going anywhere any time soon.

"So...I'm assuming you've met more than just me?" he asked, golden eyes watching Leto's every move. "More lions perhaps? I would be quiet honored to be your first cheetah."

Hlia couldn't keep the little smirk off his face as Leto continued to speak. Seems she could give as good as she could take, which he liked the sound of. It was no fun flirting if the other party didn't react in some way, and when it was returned...well! That just made everyone's lives easier.

"Built for speed, my dear," he said as he stood, flicking his striped tail with amusement. "Would you care to get to know it a bit better?" he asked, a suggestive look in his eye. "I would be more than happy to teach you all about cheetahs." This was it, she'd either take the offer or probably smack him. He was hoping for the former, but had enough experience with the latter to at least beat a hasty retreat.