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 Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:00 pm
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The sudden voice behind her startled the youngsster, who had been lost deeply in her thoughts. With a yeowl loud enough to startle the near-by birds she leaped up and around, spinning to face the voice.
"Don't do that!" She snapped at him, as if it had been his fault that she had just been scared witless. Panting from the sudden fright she eyed him warily. She knew of him, but had never met him. Having been born right at the end of the drought and with her mother dieing right after, the young female had been passed from one lioness to the next, taken in by whom ever had milk to spare. As such she had been kept well away from all the pride males, abaholi and inselelo both. She knew which was her father, and which was her grandfather. But this one was unrelated to her at all. As a young lioness she had spent a lot of time thinking about her future. Specifically that of being a mother to her own cubs, which of course included not abandoning them by dieing. And which male would father them.
"Im not mating with you." She informed the Inselelo, apparently completely out of the blue, even though in her head the words matched the direction of her thoughts.
Ecavi Lol Sorry!!! Kez is rather antisocial. XD
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:02 am
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Her reaction startled him but he maintained much more control over himself, though he couldn't help but step back a bit as she turned around and snapped at him. Kuhasa was becoming very familiar with dealing with the feistier of females around the pride, this wasn't so bad yet.
"Sorry," he said, smiling-- until she suddenly declared that she would not mate with him. Bewildered at best, he still had to take a beat to shake it off. It wasn't really much of a personal insult and there was no denying that that was really why he was allowed temporary residence within the pride.. it was just so sudden, forceful and from someone so young that it made him pause. He took another step back, showing he was both accepting of her statement and willing to give her her personal space.
"That's fine," he said, "I just saw you fall and thought I'd make sure you were OK."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:32 am
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As he stepped back, Kez wrinkled her muzzle in confusion. Did she smell or something? His ready agreement was welcome however, and she calmed down a little after he had spoken. "Well, ok then." She confirmed, nodding firmly. She wished it made her feel better, but it didn't. Which only annoyed her further. Maybe he didn't want to mate with her? Such an insult made the fur along her spine lift up. Never mind that she had already decided she wanted a male with a pitch black mane, tall and proud and strong. Someone to protect her and her cubs from all the evil outside of the pride. Having gone a little dreamy-eyed at her imagined perfect Umholi, she blinked back to the present and eyed the pale lion suspiciously. "Aren't I pretty?" She demanded, before his question managed to get though to her distracted teenage mind. Really, it was a wonder Kez remembered to ever eat, with the way her hormone-addled brain flitted this way and that.
"Fall?" Sounding completely confused she stared at him, then down at her paws as if they might hold the answer to the riddle he was giving her. Finally understanding dawned and she peered up at him once more, brow furrowed. "I didn't fall. I laid down on purpose!"
Ecavi I feel so bad for him! Poor guy. I promise my other girls are generally nicer.. well, aside from Amakhaza. lol
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:42 am
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Wow, girls are confusing.
Kuhasa could see that his reaction was barely accepted at first, and then seemingly outright rejected after more consideration. He hadn't yet run into this situation where he was explicitly rejected and yet .. expected to show regret over it? He might have, if she were a more familiar, grown-up lioness with a more predictable attitude.
For now, though, he was spared trying to find the correct response to that question when she said she didn't fall.
"Of course," he said, smiling sheepishly, "My mistake. Were you talking to yourself, too, then?"
Tanakako I bet poking the bear is a great idea for him, too xD
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:10 pm
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Kuhasa watched as the young lioness explained exactly what was so stupid about these particular boys, seeing for the first time the confirmation of his suspicion that competition was, of course, internal as much as external. He wondered if he could think poorly of any sons he might have challenging him for his place..
"In the end, it's the lionesses who really decide, right?" he said, smiling, "Let them try. At worst, you'll get a good show of it from the Abaholi."
He knew his time here was not a guarantee unless he had the audacity to challenge the Abaholi. And he knew that wouldn't work if only for cultural ideals. He'd have to be way more impressive to make up for his ghostly appearance, and he'd already stupidly got himself and others permanently injured. Kuhasa wasn't sure he'd be able to win a fight against young, whole lion who challenged him when that day came.
Not that he wouldn't try.
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:32 am
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:43 pm
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