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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:22 pm
 The young wild dog was at loose paws. The pride was still young and that meant there weren't many young that needed to be taken care of. Bored and tired of hanging around with nothing to do, Xipil decided to take herself out for a walk. It would be more fun if she had puppies for cubs to bring with her, but sadly she'd have to wait for those.
The brightly colored female pranced her way along the trail. The forest was cool today. A thankful change. The dens were always an even temperature she noted. No matter how hot or cold it got outside, once you were deep within the caves it was always comfortable. Xipil loved that about her home, and all the gems that permeated the place. Bright pink eyes scanned the area.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:58 pm
 Another was out there as she left her mate. She had asked him to go get something to hunt while she wanted to do a bit of exploration to tune her senses to the new location. As she walked around she listened. Was it her or did she hear a small humming sound?
"I mean no harm." She called out, not too loudly but somewhat quietly.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:31 pm
Her ears perked as a voice called out. "Be welcomed then!" Xipil employed her nose to bring her right to the owner of the voice. Her ears flicked up as she saw the lioness and her tail wagged. "Good evening to you miss. What brings you out so late at night?" She noted the beautiful jewelry the lioness sported.
"Your jewelry is very pretty. I know some of my pridemates would have loved to see it." The pride was rather fond of jewelry, particularly if it had gems in it. She would have called it a weakness of theirs. While she liked her stone, she wasn't obsessed with it. No she'd much rather play with puppies than stones.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:00 pm
A wild dog! Ooh an interesting meeting. Her nose twitched with the scent. She wondered why the smell coming towards her smelled strange. "My mate and I are just getting some hunting in on the last leg of our journey." She said, answering the others question about what she was doing. At the mention of her jewelry the female touched her bracelets. "Thank you." Swelling with pride at the items she had gotten with the Desertwalkers so many years ago. "They could see it, as long as they didn't take it. It means a lot to me." More than a lot, it was very sentimental to her.
"What are you doing out?" She questioned. Already she knew this wild dog was friendly. Good. No fighting then. No need to try and holler for her mate who was busy tending to possible dinner.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:32 pm
"Traveling are you?" She replied friendly. "I'd offer you the hospitality of my pride if you'd like. You could rest up well and get a good start come morning." Xipil gave a laugh. "That's the problem, once they see it they'd pester you all night. Although duplicates of your jewelry would probably become all the rage for awhile."
"Oh me? I got itchy feet. Finding myself at a loss without and younglings to take care of." She gave a wistful sigh. Maybe she'd have puppies of her own some day. "You have cubs?" The lioness hadn't mentioned cubs, just a mate, but maybe she didn't want to to a stranger.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:15 pm
She shook her head at the other, "My mate also has jewels too and we'd very much like to at least sleep peacefully when we do sleep." She said. When the other said something about younglings she nearly perked up a bit. She had seven cubs and she felt the need to have another litter of cubs.
"I do, although they aren't really cubs now." She said. "They are all adults now. I don't know where they all went. After our pride disbanded we all seperated really." Her face dropped as she thought about them. Yes she wanted another litter. More cubs to be around her.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:40 pm
Xipil wasn't sure the pair would get a peaceful night's sleep, but at least they'd get to sleep. Probably. If it got too crazy she could step in and shoo them off. Yes that would work, the wild dog decided.
She twitched an ear. "Oh yes. They do grow up don't they? I'm sorry to hear that." Anything else she might have said would be false. She couldn't guarantee that the lioness' cubs were fine and well. "I like cubs and puppies too. My pride is small right now, so there's none around for me to care for." She could tell the lioness wanted more cubs. "So when you get where your going, drop a hint to your mate?" A female-to-female grin crossed her muzzle.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:48 pm
Drop a hint to her mate. That sounded easier said than done for her. She wanted to bring it up subtly but how? She didn't want to just go 'Desher I want cubs.' That was far from subtle. She gave a groan at the idea. It had been a while since the last litter, a long while. Being upfront about it could be a better tactic. She was good about being upfront... most of the time.
"Maybe he'll bring it up. Or something will happen. I don't know. Maybe I should just tell him. Maybe after we get to where we are going I'll sit down with him and tell him how I want cubs. I think that would be best. It'll be nice to take care of little ones again." She grinned. yes that was going to be the best option she was sure. First get settled into their new home, learn about it, then breach the subject with him. Or maybe he'd breach it with her first.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:57 pm
Xipil gave a full body shake and laughed. "Do you think a male will bring it up? Do you think he'll bring it up?" Young as she was, she knew babies were work. Males didn't like work usually. From Lani's attitude she was fairly sure her mate hadn't brought cubs up to her in quite some time. "You can make something happen of course." The colorful wild dog moved a little closer to the lioness in a sly manor. "I'm sure you can do it."
She was more than a bit skeptical about sitting a male down and telling him what you wanted. Most ran at the first chance after that; not wanting to be tied down with mates or cubs. Supposedly, this pair already had had cubs at least once, so maybe the male was a bit steadier. "I suppose getting settled into a new home first would help. It would give him a sense of security."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:19 pm
She was right of course. Most males did not bring up wanting to have cubs and Desher never made an announcement to want any. At least the other had confidence in her ability to woo her mate into the idea of them. She was sure he'd sire another bundle of adorable cubs. Their first litter had been huge! She hoped that maybe again they could have yet another large group of cubs. maybe not so large this time but a good sized portion.
"Once we settle I'll broach the subject to him." She grinned. "I should head back. It was nice to meet you again. I hope one day our paths cross again." Giving a small bow before taking off back into the forest. There was still travel that needed to be done. Meeting new people was always something she looked forward to. Now she had something cooking in the back of her mind... cubs.
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