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The heat was nearly unbearable but he managed. He was starting to get accustomed to the extreme heat here in the desert. Although he was never going to fully get accommodated to this he would at least be able to deal better than he had when he first got here. He had dug himself into the sand, burying himself as far as he could into it. The warmth seeping him. He had a bit of shade for his head too, even if the sun moved he was sure that he should still have a bit of the shade on him.

It was nice to be in the Firekin. It had been a few months that he had been here now but he still didn't know many of the other members. He really should start branching out and meeting others. Sparring with them too. Getting better with his skills. Fighting in the sand was still difficult, the way it moved under his paws. It wasn't something he was totally used to and that could make him useless at times.

The male like a sand snake slid out of the sand to look at the lioness who he had startled. "Apologies. I am just taking some time between training for myself. You've never dug yourself into the sand? It actually feels rather refreshing. Of course there's the fact that you get sand in your pelt but that can be shaken out." She was really pretty to look at now that he was looking at her but he had to snap his jaw closed to keep from looking at her strangely.

"What are you doing out here?" He assumed she was doing some sort of job for the pride but despite being in the pride for a couple of months he didn't know everyone but who could. The pride was so large.

Suoh really didn't take too much notice of her demeanor still. She had been startled and took nothing to heart.

"Suoh." Providing his name to the rather attractive female.
Was quite a lovely name if he did think so, a smile crossing his face. Did he look too giddy? "We both seem to be taking a break then. I probably looked like a rock come to think of it." Looking around at a few scattered weathered rocks in the sand. He could possibly be construed as a rock from certain angles,
at least with most of his body buried within the sand.

The new Firekin finally got full out of the sand and sat upon his haunches.
A curious question came to mind, "Do you spare at all?" Maybe in the future he could maybe get her to spend a bit more time with her.

"No, I don't usually greet others this way." The dark male chuckled. "Not quite backed rock yet." He gave a toothy grin. A chance to spar with this female would be very fun. He might even be able to learn a few tricks from the guard. Teach something to this newbie soldier. "Well then. I will be happy to either learn from you, or maybe teach you a few things." Oh how it would feel to be bested by yet another female. Though as a soldier he should be the forefront of offensive behavior, so he should be able to understand his opponent.

Maybe he felt a little cocky, "Any particular place you would want to meet for a spar?"

The male scoffed at her and tried his best to look angry. Not that it worked really, he was too happy to actually get another sparring session. Guard vs Soldier, this would be good. Offense vs Defense. "Well let's get to it." Shaking off he gave a grin at Kenina. "I think I will surprise you with what I know."

Was it just him or did he feel like he was becoming popular. Was it because he was new to the Firekin or something, like fresh meat. Of course that wasn't that big of a deal it wasn't awful to have females look at him differently even if only for a moment.

"Would you want to spar here or go somewhere else?" The male questioned.

He chuckled and readied himself for the mock battle they were going to have in training. It was always nice to be able to stretch his legs in some actual fun. So as soon she said show her what he had and began to circle he did too. Getting ready to just attack as soon as he saw and opportunity. Then as it presented itself she sprang to slam into her.