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 Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:02 pm
He'd borne her scrutiny in good humor, and to her private joy and more public frustration, he'd set not a single toe out of line. In the end, she'd had to sigh, tell herself that it was just his laissez-faire attitude that had originally stood out to her over any of the other lions she'd met, and move on. It was a good thing, in the end, that she'd not have to report on her own father.
Her efforts in that regard had eaten up a fair bit of her time however, and she found herself both eager to resume her dutiful monitoring of the rest of the pride, and also a bit ashamed of how far her duties had slipped. She was better than this. So today she'd gone out early from the family den, determined to be as nosy as she could be. She'd perched near the closest, most popular watering hole for the pride at the moment, and settled in for a good hard listen.
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:23 pm
Shula yawned as she continued prowling the main part of the pride lands. She had been up early having been woken up by a commotion which turned out to be a couple of guards arguing with each other. At least they didn't fight which meant she didn't have to awkwardly try to help them when she was still half asleep. Being a medic meant she was practically on duty 24/7 but that didn't mean that she was an incredibly early riser. She just liked her sleep was all.
At this point though all Shula wanted was some water and to rest a bit. And maybe get some food, though the latter would have to wait. She wandered towards the most popular watering hole, hoping she could get a drink before going out in search of something to fill her stomach. As she approached she could see a few other members, including a warden, around the whole, though the latter seemed to be focused on watching the other pride members rather than trying to get a drink herself. Shula mentally shrugged and went to go get a drink.
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:31 pm
Khaluun was intently aware of everyone that came and went near her chosen perch. A general and broad distaste for Wardens meant she was given a bit of a berth, but she didn't mind. It'd be harder to see them all if they swarmed too near. It was fairly quiet all told. Gossip aplenty, of course, but nothing really worth reporting on. No one was rousing trouble, so she idly kept track of how many came to drink, and for how long. There was no problem, but it'd pay to be aware if the draw from the watering hole increased or decreased, or if there was a noticeable lowering of the amount of water available. It was something to keep her mind busy too.
She noted the approach of the medic with plain interest. They were no more or less suspicious than any other rank, but she often considered them the more trustworthy types of the pride. It took a special kind of spirit to devote themselves to healing. Of course, they also had access to pridemates when they were weak, helpless... She flicked an ear and tipped her head when she noticed the medic (Shula something? So many similar names in her pride...) had spotted her. "Working hard then?" She asked, the question pitched flat and even, a simple open request, and not at all digging for anything interesting.
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:43 pm
Before Shula had the chance to drink she heard herself being addressed and looked towards where the voice was coming from. It was coming from the warden. Unlike others of her pride, Shula did not have any disdain for any rank within the pride, as she knew they were all important, even if some of the others didn't believe so. She knew there had been problems within the pride before and if they had to have someone to deal with them then that's what was needed.
Shula smiled at the other. "Not too much today, at least not yet. You never know when something could happen." She would say a complaint about soldiers randomly breaking into unneeded fights, but there were still plenty of them around the watering hole and even though she was a healer that didn't mean she wasn't a target for fights.
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 9:17 pm
Khaluun had resigned herself to a lack of companionship...but now and then she got on with someone. Some lions understood the need for what she did, and this was one of them. It was nice, not to be brushed off or ignored. "True enough, sister. Especially around here. People always tugging each others' tails." She shook her head. Some level of spats and arguments and fights were normal, if you asked any firekin. It was in their blood, it was what they were meant to do.
"I suppose it'd be prudent to ask you to stay mindful in the coming days. With No and Kidondo stepping down...well." There would probably not be any trouble. Probably. Then again, they were known to be hot-tempered... Maaybe it was prudent to keep her ears open. And to make sure there were medics on hand in case any scraps broke out.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 4:39 pm
Shula nodded her head in response. Even though she was still getting used to her job as a medic, being ready for anything 24/7 was something she was still having a hard time adjusting to. She loved her job, but she also loved being able to get some good rest too. She sighed a bit, looking at the others, knowing that one of them would probably get in a scrap later today that she would have to patch up. Couldn't they go one day without fighting at least?
She turned back to the other lioness. "Yes. It will be... interesting, whatever changes there may be. Hopefully ones for the better and not to many will be willing to fight them." She could understand the pride others felt about their group, but unfortunately things changed, and she could only hope that they would be more accepting of whatever changes there may be if it was for the better of the pride.
She smiled a bit. "See anything interesting today yet?" She hadn't really gotten to talk to a Warden before, so she was wanting to know what their day may be like.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 6:33 am
Khaluun felt distinctly like she liked this female. Friends, for her, were so rare...her nature was stoic and cool, most often. Even this little bit of casual, common conversation...it meant more to her than the other female would ever know (she knew better that to openly give away her satisfaction over it). "I would assume that, with the pride electing the new regents, most will be satisfied. Both with the new regents themselves and their ideas for the pride. Else why would they have won the vote?" She huffed at a male that she caught side-eyeing them. He gave them no trouble, but she knew his name, and would remember it. "Though of course some dissent is to be expected."
She turned about to fix Shula with a searching, intense look at her inquiry as she rifled through her memories of more recent events for anything she considered public-appropriate. Being asked at all was a bit awkward...but wasn't that what normal acquaintances and friends did? They asked after each others' jobs and well-being. "Not much today. I'll admit to having a later start than I'd planned. Always one or two pairs squabbling or going a bit too hard in a duel, but that's typical," She eventually admitted. "And of course, there's that rumor about..." She rattled off a few names of certain lions, suspected of being in the early stages of courtship, or potential litter-making. That sort of gossip would do, she assumed, to slake the curiosity of most civilians.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 6:40 am
"Hopefully, I think we do need some changes here, but I wouldn't know of any specific ones." She had completely forgotten about the regent election. She had been unable to vote in it herself as she had been too busy with her medical duties not only then but even now. Quite a few lions were on edge at this point, almost as if they were expecting the pride to implode from the inside with the election of the regents. Of course nothing had happened yet, and she doubted that they would change so much that that pride would be unrecognizable, but some lions tended to be very stubborn and stuck in their ways, with any change seen as a threat.
Shula smiled at the other. She knew all about pride members and squabbling a bit too much. Often she had been called to patch them up and separate them while fighting to make sure that they didn't start attacking each other again. "Yes sometimes I feel so drained even before the sun hits the highest point in the sky. Would be nice if I could take a day off or something." Interesting to know about lions courtshipping and such, though she would never repeat it to anyone else. She was interested in some gossip, but was not one to go and spread something around, just in case. "Well, that is interesting. All I can say is that I've been patching up others and then over again when they decide that they would rather fight a bit more than actually take any time to recover." She said it just a tiny bit bitterly. She liked being a medic, but she didn't like seeing lions with permanent injuries.
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