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There had been a heavy burden left on a female he'd had an 'encounter' with and while Bast'ion was known to be a b*****d he was caring in his own way when it came to his children. The female had offered him comfort and support when he was out on one of his viking trips which had lead to a very full litter. He decided to pick three to take back to be raised under him. There was no contest that he'd choose the oldest and the youngest which both happened to be boys as well as the only white and gold girl in the litter. These three would live with him and be baptized in the storms as vikings. The other four cubs would stay with their loving mother.

The transaction had been completed with no resistance from the cubs which was good. He'd brought his thrall Rana to make sure that travel with small cubs went as smoothly as possible. Having a female as tough as Rana meant that not only would the cubs have a mother like influence on the way back to the pride but they'd also be well protected with both Bast'ion and Rana on the job. This was why he'd decided to go with Rana and not Zerrin or Yhe.

The group had been traveling for some time now and the sun was starting to get very low giving the landscape and eerily beautiful golden glow. Bast'ion stopped and looked over to Rana.

"Should we find a spot to stash the cubs for the night?"

Bast'ion also let out a yawn to show that he himself was tired. This was a bit of a lie but what ever helped ease the cubs mind and make it seem like everyone was tired.

"Look. We'll go ahead and stop under that tree. Just for a bit... Because... I'm so very," He yawned again a very long an exaggerated fake yawn, "Tired." One thing was for sure was that he was lucky he was dealing with the likes of cubs and not adults who would have an easier time spotting the bad acting. The kirin lion gave a wink to Rana.

"Are you tired too Rana?" He grinned, "You can curl up with me if you are."

The kirin lion trotted on over to the tree he was talking about to find a comfortable spot all amped up now to get these cubs to bed. A soft spot by the roots of the tree was what caught Bast'ions attention first. He patted it down making it a sort of cat nest. There. Done. Father of the year award now please.

"Look over here . This will be a nice spot for you cubs to wait until I am all done and rested. I'm going over here with Rana. " He yawned again. "So so so tired." He hoped his performance, and his interests, were not painfully obvious. Bast'ion was counting that the cubs were young enough that they'd tune out anything that went on in their sleep. He was also counting on the fact that the three would go to sleep in the bed provided. After all, he'd gone through the trouble of making it nice for them.

Disappointment washed over Bast'ion as Raksha major blocked him. It was unintentional, sure, but this delay was not a welcome one. Very badly he hid his disappointment the best he could. He clenched his teeth some choking down the disappointment he was feeling right now.

"S-S-S-S-S-S-Shi...Sure..." He unclenched his teeth and took a deep breath. Ah well, it couldn't be helped. Cubs were cubs after all. He padded over to the spot he'd selected for him and Rana and circled three times before laying in a way where there was room for another...and a cub.

Sigh.

Bast'ion had to fight him self not to groan. Well, he did have a small groan, but that was fine. What ever. He laid his head between his paws and grumpily listened to Rana's story. It was a good tale but it wasn't the kind of tail he wanted.

His head lifted when the female had started to pad his direction in a very curious yet hopeful way.

"Yeah? Cubs huh," He grinned, "I'll never fully figure them out. It seems like cubs operate on a different plain of existence or something," Not that Bast'ion knew what he was talking about. Right now was about something else. Right now was about getting away with what it was he wanted. There was a look in his cold blue eyes that wasn't quite as cold as usual.