Racing the Tide (Private Astraia and Moonbacon)

[Mercy]

Kumai stood up and stretched languidly as the dawn breached the horizon. He slowly blinked as the first rays of the sun reached his form. He looked down at the slumbering form of his brother beside him. Songa was still deep in his dreams and Kumai chuckled quietly as his brother shivered slightly in his sleep. It had been a cold night, and the humidity on the breeze hinted at rain.
The brothers were trying to reach the ocean. It was something they had always wanted to do and thus they had been traveling for many weeks hoping to see the massive expanse of water. The water was supposedly salty and the mountains were said to crumble to minuscule pebbles beneath one's paws. The sun was now fully above the horizon and Kumai felt fully alert. The breeze caressed his golden mane once more and his gleaming locks tumbled back as he sighed contentedly and lifted his face to the wind. In a heartbeat his eyes flicked open and his ears were pulled forward. He had caught a scent on the breeze. It smelled like a lion but he couldn't be sure. Kumai's eyes narrowed in caution and he nudged Songa with his paw. "Songa! Songa wake up." he rumbled anxiously. Songa simply rolled on his opposite side away from the mid-morning sun. "Songa. Wake. Up." Kumai growled again and gave his brother a shove. Songa whipped around and growled at Kumai. "What do you have against the concept of a good nights sleep?!" Songa snarled. Kumai simply lifted his head to the wind and inhaled. Songa's eyes widened and then he stood up, although rather stiffly. Kumai watched warily as Songa scanned the sparse grasslands around them. "Kumai." he sighed. "I don't see anything. Why did you get me up? Theres nothing...wait...I think...I think I hear something...." Songa drifted off as his ears flicked forward. Kumai knew his brother well. Songa wasn't nicknamed Eagleeye for nothing, but not many others knew that his hearing was almost as good as his eyesight. Songa's eyes narrowed and Kumai watched as his brother twitched his tail slowly...back and forth...in his concentration.

[Moonbacon]

(Sorry for not replying for a while been really busy lately my intro is going to fairly short)

Songa and Kumai could see two lionesses in the distance they seem to have not noticed them yet, the two can clearly tell their sisters from their appearance though the one with the darker fur was bigger than the other one.

Suddenly both of them stopped both of them were looking around and sniffing the air then they looked directly at Songa and Kumai.

[Mercy]

Songa snarled, his mouth hanging open as he noticed the two lionesses. They could be potential threats. Was it worth meeting them? "What is it?" Kumai rumbled quietly."Two lionesses...I can hardly make them out..one is slightly bigger..with darker fur..I can hardly see the other." Songa murmured. He crouched down in an attempt to gain some cover from the tall grass and he heard the grass rustle as Kumai did the same. "Do you think we should meet them?" Kumai asked and Songa frowned because he was wondering the same. "I'm not sure. They might be hostile." Songa pinned his ears back as he heard rustling in the grass ahead of them. Were the lionesses coming closer? Hesitantly, Songa rose a bit higher above the grass and peeked out over the grasslands.

(No problem. I've been pretty busy too.)

[Moonbacon]

Sept 24, 2014 20:49:41 GMT Mercy said:

Songa snarled, his mouth hanging open as he noticed the two lionesses. They could be potential threats. Was it worth meeting them? "What is it?" Kumai rumbled quietly."Two lionesses...I can hardly make them out..one is slightly bigger..with darker fur..I can hardly see the other." Songa murmured. He crouched down in an attempt to gain some cover from the tall grass and he heard the grass rustle as Kumai did the same. "Do you think we should meet them?" Kumai asked and Songa frowned because he was wondering the same. "I'm not sure. They might be hostile." Songa pinned his ears back as he heard rustling in the grass ahead of them. Were the lionesses coming closer? Hesitantly, Songa rose a bit higher above the grass and peeked out over the grasslands.

(No problem. I've been pretty busy too.)

The darker colored lioness crouched down on the ground and started prowling towards the two male lions well due to her dark fur she was quite easy to see, however the lighter colored and smaller one ran off to the left and once she was not in Songa and Kuma's line of sight she also crouched down and started prowling towards the two she was much more camoflauge than her sister that's for sure.

[Mercy]

Kumai lifted his head alongside his brother and hesitantly sniffed the air. He could see the dark lioness now and he could smell her as week. However he could also smell another lioness nearby. He scanned the grasslands but couldn't see anyone else. Songa was tense and focused on the dark lioness making her way towards them in the grass. But Kumai was certain there was another lioness nearby. Somewhere over to the left. He tensed his shoulders and emitted a low growl of warning. He made his way over to his brother's left side. Together the brothers were very fearsome with their large manes and flashing eyes.