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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:03 pm
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The trip outside of the Motoujamii lands had bee absolutely thrilling. There had never been a time in her life where she had felt so alive, so full of potential. She knew it was from reacting tot he various new stimuli, to the concept of a world beyond the desert sands. Danger and being stranded aside, she would greatly love to do it again.
But the sensation of coming home, to her family, friends, and culture that she knew and loved? Irreplaceable. She had felt like she was floating when she saw her parents again. A few nights of deep discussions had brought out knowledge of her parents that she hadn't known before, and it put a lot of her own life into perspective. Chasing after the thrill was one thing, but she needed to be responsible if she was really going to receive the promotion of sentinel. So after resettling in, and accepting the fact that Adanna got pregnant over their trip... she had thrown herself into her work again.
The sun was beginning its trek down towards the horizon, night would be following in a few hours time. The sun's warmth always seemed to ease up around this time, but it was also so bright. She found herself moving towards an outcropping of rocks, to find shelter in the shade to let her eyes rest. The sand was dull, and yet bright. It was hard to tell that a sandstorm had struck. Enough moving paws in these busy parts had shuffled off all the smoothed out sand.
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:22 pm
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Onwa’ohuru was not as cheery as usual. She’d been out in the middle of the day in summer before, but for some reason it was far warmer in the desert than it ever had been in the Mwezi’Johari. For the first time, she entertained a doubt about her decision to accompany Matumaini. But only one doubt. After all, ‘Maini was Low Class and he should have someone from any higher class to protect him from the Great Lion’s displeasure.
Someone should fix the desert to avoid Onwa’s displeasure though.
“Please tell me it cools down,” the lioness muttered.
‘Maini smiled at his friend. He was glad she’d insisted on coming, if only to be present as a friend. Not that they hadn’t become familiar with the Firekin who’d guided them, but none had really become more than acquaintances. So when the two saw Huolongmai, it seemed a good opportunity.
“Happy to be home?” the white lion asked as they came near the red lioness. As a conversation starter, it probably left a fair bit to be desired. But he didn’t want to be rude. And while Onwa wasn’t at her happiest today, ‘Maini figured he could keep her from offending too many people.
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:30 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:09 pm
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"I think we're still learning our way around your pride," Matumaini replied for both of them after a glance at Onwa'ohuru who had taken advantage of Huolongmai's unspoken invitation to lie down in the shade. "But I hope we can learn every bit as much as you did in our pride."
"So far the biggest difference, I think, is the weather," the white lion added.
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"Sand is everywhere," Onwa muttered as she lay down. The lioness let 'Maini carry the bulk of the conversation for the time being as she knew she wasn't comfortable enough to keep the most civil tongue in her head. Besides, it was a good partnership they had. She protected him from the consequences of a Slave out on his own, and he kept her from offending the touchy red lions.
"It's wholly possible that, if we stay here long enough, this may seem like home," the black lioness observed.
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:39 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:54 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:09 pm
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Huolongmai smiled at the kind comment that the white lion had offered her. She didn't realize how much she had appreciated it until it was offered to her. "Thank you. I will say that some of the older generation may be a bit prickly, but overall everyone is kind enough. You are guests, and as such I hope everyone treats you that way. Once you are situated, I am sure you may find a simple task here and there to learn, teach, or assist. Many of us strive to be the best we can be." For her, that was training. She didn't train as rigorously as her mother, but she didn't want to be a battle master, either.
"Is there anything I could help you with?" she asked Onwa, feeling particularly sorry for her black coat making the adjustment more difficult. "I won't hide it, I was impressed with the warm welcoming that the Mwezi offered us." Huolongmai had never left her homelands prior to that, and she never would have guessed that other prides were welcoming to strangers, rather than chase them off right at the border.
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:05 am
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:05 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:25 pm
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“They say one of the first things he did was force everyone to be nocturnal” Onwa mused aloud softly. That sounded rather appealing at the moment. “I could learn to hate the sun,” the lioness continued at a more normal volume. “But I suppose it would be rude to hold that against you.”
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Some days Matumaini wished he could just clamp down on Onwa’ohuru’s muzzle until she stopped talking. The black lioness had a bad habit sometimes of saying whatever thoughts came into her mind. It wasn’t the most diplomatic trait, and probably why her insistence on accompanying him to the Firekin had been greeted with several raised eyebrows. Even so, that didn’t render her own arguements invalid, and ‘Maini was generally agreed to be equitable enough to cover for her in most instances.
“Onwa, shut up,” the white lion sighed. Turning to Huolongmai, he told the red lioness “don’t let her fool you, nothing stops her for long.” As he had reason to know. So many reasons. Sometimes Onwa reminded him of a loving, if annoying, sister. But at least he had that familiarity in this strange desert.
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:54 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:11 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:26 pm
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