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 Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:19 pm
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Renshu was making his way upriver, a sopping wet strip of hide dangling from his mouth. He had just finished his salt treatment, and was currently on his way to rinse it out. Using hides was a newer technique for him, but he had taken to it like a fish in water. It was something for his paws to do, and it meant that he could record his findings - a win-win, in his opinion!
Though he could do without the taste of salt on his tongue. THAT was a little too strong for his tastes. With a grimace, the brown lion tried to focus on keeping his tongue away from the hide. Thankfully, he was approaching the area with the fresh water now, and with a plop, he dropped the hide in it. 'Now to rinse it out and then dry it,' he thought with a nod.
So into his task, he didn't think to check that there was no one else nearby.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:56 pm
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It was a beautiful day!
Well, if 'beauty' was that of gray skies and foggy air.
To this pride of misty-by-the-sea lions though, that was beauty. However, to Lhun'Fán, it was kind of... What was the word... Dreary? Drab? Slightly unsightly? Just kind of... Boring to see all the time. The traveling pride had settled here and taken it as their new home. While that was all fine and dandy, they could of at least picked some better scenery. Still, it was now home, even though it seemed like it was always just kinda... Gray here. At least the gem caves were always a beautiful sight to see.
His pale toes padding alongside the fresh flowing river that emptied out into the sea, Lhun's ears turned slightly as he heard a female's voice call out. A lady! A smirk came across his maw. Ooooo... A lady. He grinned a rugged and cocky smile and instantly bee-lined for the feminine voice, showing off his pearly whites.
"Why hello there!"
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:09 pm
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He felt like he had jumped a mile out of his pelt, and probably that's what it looked like. Renshu let out a squeak, tiny and high-pitched, at the voice, whirling around almost in mid-air to look at her with wide eye. He landed with unsteady paws on either side of his treated hide piece, splashing water up against his stomach.
He hadn't been expecting someone here... and the last time he had come across a lioness, she had, more or less, played around with him.
Before he could do anything - flee or melt into the ground, he wasn't sure which - another voice piped up in response. For a moment, he wondered if perhaps she hadn't been speaking to him. Why else would someone else respond? But then he realized that no, she was looking right at him. Which meant that there was someone else here as well, he realized with dread.
Ears flattening, almost disappearing into his fluffy mane, he glanced back and forth between the two blue lions. "U-uhm...." Apparently he had chosen to melt, as he was slowly lowering himself down to the ground, and what came out next was said quietly, "Hi."
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:05 pm
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He eyed her for a moment, fur still feeling puffed out from shock but slowly beginning to flatten once more. She... she didn't seem as scary. If anything, she seemed like more of a gentle soul. It helped calm some of his nerves. "It's f-"
He was cut off before he could continue though, blue eyes snapping back to the male that had shown up. Unlike her, this one was a lot more... blunt and straightforward, a trait that always made Renshu balk when confronted with. He took an uncertain step backwards and curled his tail under his stomach. A... responsible... citizen? Well, he's never been called that before. He was just doing his job.
He also wasn't sure he liked the look the other lion was giving him. He was pretty sure he was being judged right now. It almost felt like when he was a cub, being eyed up and mocked for his timidness. Was he a noble? He had a feeling he was, from the way he was acting. And then Renshu mentally scolded himself for that line of thought. Not all nobles were stuck-up!
.... But some were.
The brown lion glanced down at his paws, and then back up at them. "I, um...." He cleared his throat and tried to speak a little bit louder, though it still came out with a tremor. "I just, I'm okay." He nudged at the hide, "Just... tanning some hide."
He considered her words for a moment, nodding finally, "And I... I've been settling well, so... so yeah."
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:32 pm
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"Ah! Yes! Lord Lhun'Fán! A pleasure to meet you both."
Being the 'dignified' creature that he was, the blue male bowed, his fluffy cloud-like mane tumbling with such style, it seemingly keeping it's form in every way possible. How he managed that, one could not be so sure. Bringing himself back up, he smiled his toothy, coy grin once more, flashing his pearly whites that he was obviously quite proud of... Or had been useful in the past in getting what he wanted.
"Oh I'm sure the leather is salvageable. I do believe that this is why our brown pelted friend here came upstream to the more fresh water, yes?" Lhun wasn't 100% oblivious to what was going on, and he could feel the judgement from the both of them. Better to start showing he actually cared and wasn't a complete pompous jerk. How else would he get either one of them to swoon over him? The male padded over to the two, giving the male a slight pat on the back. "Glad to hear you're settling in well! Looks as though you've been working hard too!" He flashed another smile, his pale eyes showing both sincerity and mischievousness.
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:11 pm
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As she brought up the leather, Ren gave a start and glanced down at it. But the other lion - Lhun'Fán, he said? - was correct; he had come up here to wash off the leather. So, with a nervous swipe at his ear with a wet paw, he gave a nod. "Oh, it's fine." He paused, wondering if he should explain, "When.... when you tan hide, you um, you have to dip it in sea water to get it salty. Then take it upstream to rinse it out." He moved a paw over the hide to swipe at it in an attempt to show them how it was done.
His tail twitched behind him, but at least he was starting to get a little less frazzled. Talking about work probably helped with that. He still felt uncertain about them, but... at least the male had mostly stopped looking so... antagonistic. Though Ren wasn't sure if that was just for show at this point.
"I'm...." He paused when he realized that he didn't think he had a title. He wasn't a Lord, so what did that make him? "Renshu. I'm a Scribe."
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:09 pm
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Ren glanced from Lhun over to Vauhna and then back again, really just listening to the conversation at this point. He cast a glance up at the mist around them, as if only now noticing the fog. Honestly, he liked the fog. Sure, it made it more difficult to see at times, but it helped to conceal him when he didn't want to be seen. Plus it gave the crystals a pleasant glow.
As Lhun addressed him again, he jumped just a tiniest bit and then nodded with a shy look. "It, uhm, it's a pleasure to meet you too." He cast a look over at Vauhna, "To meet both of you."
Then he looked back down at the hide. It had been in the water for a while, and a quick swipe of his paw across it's surface showed that it wasn't as salty as it had been before. It was probably ready now. He lowered his head down, ignoring the water rushing past his muzzle, and grabbed the skin before trotting out of the water and over to a relatively smooth rock. Draping it across it with a plop, he began tugging at the ends with his paws and teeth.
And okay, maybe he was using it as an excuse to not have to speak. He was terrible with conversation.
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