Chui had been dwelling recently on a matter of which she didn't feel like she could go to anyone with. Due to the irrational rivalry she felt with Kiania, she could hardly approach her out of no where, even though the other lioness may be in a closer situation to Chui than she realized. Then, there was Khanya that she could approach, but it was such a small matter in the grand scheme of things... and she didn't want to take up her Empress' time with her own worries if she could help it.
So, after a day of fretting about it, she decided to go straight to the source and get this conversation over with.
It wasn't hard to find Shujaa, the Empress' Champion. However it was tricky to find him alone. Usually he was at Khanya's side, and she could hardly ask him to step away from the Empress for this awkward conversation. The few times he seemed to be away from Khanya's side was when one of the Entourage members was with her, or out in the very early mornings. She wasn't a morning lion, nor was she going to interrupt his goings on with the Empress, so instead, she decided to approach him one evening before they were settling in for the evening.
"Shujaa," She said as she approached him, dipping her head in deference to him. "May I have a word with you, privately? It shall not take long." She added, hoping to be assuring.
Jovi of Shadows
