It had been a hectic past few months for the lioness for sure. With Zuberi and her adopted niece coming to visit on top of the Stormborn camping in their lands there hadn't been much time for sleep or catching up on her normal household errands. Errands like making sure she had plenty of stock of the necessary herbs to home care mild illnesses such as upset stomachs or headaches. She was also running low on supplies to make toys for the youngins, the necessary objects needed to make the paints her niece adored so much, and other general things she liked to have lying around to use in her day-to-day life.
That is why she found herself pushed so far out from the main township. As soon as there had been a brief moment of calm Ume packed her bags and headed out towards the borders. She was mindful not to cross the borders of her home but even so to find some of the items on her grocery list she was pushed far from her normal stomping grounds.
Luckily with how often Ume was forced to make this hike out so far she had begun to make a reliable mental map of the area. No longer did she get herself lost for days going around in circles until some poor soul found her and redirected her back home. Now she moved with ease and confidence, making her way quickly through the thick jungle with no sign of fear. With good luck and if the weather held she hoped to be heading back home within a few more hours!
Unfortunately with her mind distracted on sniffing out her targets she failed to notice the Leopard smack dab in the middle of her path.
Manda