The Sun Sets Jump In!

[mane6]

A dark brown lioness stood on a rock, waiting for the pride, the cubs, everybody to wake up. The sun was rising over the horizon, as she smiled. Her black eye lids flickered as she let out a loud roar. It was ment to be a yawn. Her rather large belly was in a comfortable position. "Life couldn't be better" she said happily. She had even wondered how she managed to found her pride. 

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(is your char pregnant or just well fed?.

Uwezi knew he was trespassing by the scents left on trees and bushes, but he was too hungry to care. So many sights and smells, so many animals. So MUCH better than the land from which he'd just come. All he had to do now was gather the strength to chase down some prey, and then he could be on his way. Hopefully the residents wouldn't even know he was here. That being said, gathering strength when one hadn't eaten for nearly two weeks would be no easy task.
Spotting something moving in the grass up ahead, Uwezi pricked his ears. Lowering himself to the ground, he crept forward behind a large rock to hide from whatever was beyond. Definitely prey, he thought, but he didn't want them seeing him. His ancestry was mostly lion with a hint of leopard, and that made his colouring light and gave him a slight pattern to his fur - excellent for camouflage. But standing around would do him no good.
"Life couldn't be better."
The voice - not his own - caught him by surprise. It came from the rock beneath which he crouched. Very carefully he leaned upwards, making sure only his blue eyes and a tuft of dark red mane poked above the surface of the rock. On top he saw a dark brown lioness. It'd had been a while since he'd seen another of his own kind, let alone a lioness, and without even realising he found himself unable to take his eyes off her...

[mane6]

Catching a scent in the air, a rather strong one at the most.
. The scent of a lion. Or a leopard. She stood up, gazing everywhere apart from underneath her.
At this point, her belly seemed normal, she was going to hunt but a possible threat was nearby.
She leapt from the rock. When she came face to face with a male. Her tail whipped around, as a quiet growl escaped her mouth.
"Who are you, and what brings you here?" She questions rather calmly.
"Its not rather often that lions come into my territory."
She sat down awaiting an explanation.

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Uwezi jerked back, surprised that this female was talking to him. Though WHY he was surprised he didn't know. "My apologies," he said as calmly as he could. "I'm a traveller. I'm looking for food. I don't mean to be a beggar, but would you happen to have any scraps you do not want? Even some bones I would take, for the marrow. It would give me strength enough to hunt... If you don't mind me hunting on your lands." It was hard to imagine such a well-fed lioness would have nothing left over, but she may have discarded it for the vultures, or she may not be willing to share.

[mane6]

"A traveler? Well, welcome to the lands. And you need spare food? We have plenty, there is a fresh zebra calf carcass if you wish to take that with you." She smiled. She used to be just like this once and now here she was speaking to a traveler. "Its been a pleasure to meet you" She said walking towards the cave and dragging out a carcass for the lion to eat. "Would you like to stay here for a while? We could use as many lions and lioness we could get at the moment"

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Uwezi could only poorly hide his shock. Not only was she beautiful and generous, but she was inviting him to stay. "I wouldn't mind resting for a few days," he said, trying not to sound too keen. He had to stop himself from running to the zebra calf. "In truth I would love a place to call home, but I should warn you: trouble has a bad habit of following me. I won't go into details, but I don't want to bring it upon you, or anyone if I can avoid it.
He looked her in the eyes. "Why do you need more lions and lionesses around here? It looks like you have everything a lioness could want."

[mane6]

"Just for more protection. It was a while back now when a rouge attacked he slaughtered many. " she sighed, remembering the screams for help and the fact she was powerless to stop.
"And you now may ask. Why would I show kindness to a traveler after that event? A band of rouges helped us take him out. So we are thankful. " she sighed again.
"Nothing . I will make sure nothing happens again" She nudged the zebra carcass towards him. Her tail flicked, as she laid down, resting her head in her paws. "Bad trouble follows you hm? Well if anything bad does happen. I will try to stop it. But don't let such nonsense bring you down"

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"Thank you. You're too kind," Uwezi said, and took his first bite at the carcass. It tasted so good he could almost cry, but he shook off tears. "So, may I ask your name? Were you born in this pride?"

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"No problem, im glad i could help you" A slight smile spread across her muzzle. "Oh, how rude! I diden`t even intoduce myself. My name is Azula. And i was born in this pride. A princess to be exact. And now im a Queen." She said rather proudly.

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Uwezi raised an eyebrow. "A queen," he said, scarcely believing it, though it would explain her well-fed appearance. "I'm sorry. Had I known, I would have showed the proper courtesy." He stood up, smiling, and kneeled with his front paws. "Well met, Azula, Queen of the..." He raised his head and looked around, then grinned at her playfully. "Where are we again?"

[mane6]

She chuckled as he knelt on the floor. "There's no need for that, really" she said, her smile had now grown larger. Her ears flicked at his question. "We are in the EastLands" she answers. "It seems to me, the only suitable place to raise a growing pride" she laughed

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"Queen of the east lands then," Uwezi said, standing nevertheless. "So where is the rest of your pride? So far I've only met you. Which has certainly been a pleasure." He inclined his head.

[mane6]

"Well-" she didn't manage to. Say anything, before a drowsy looking pride stepped out. There were 8 lioness and 2 males. "Here they are." She turned her head and her tail flicked. "Its not the biggest pride, but they are all like family to me"

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"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Uwezi said, dipping his head. "Thank you for those who hunted the zebra too. A queen generally reflects her people, and your queen is most generous."
He turned to Azula. "Do you have any plans for expansion? What's your relationship with the neighbouring tribes like?"

[mane6]

A rather large group of lioness smiled as the queen spoke up. "It was indeed my skilled hunting party who caught that Zebra."
"Well, nearby is an old site, even more plentiful with food. And we are allies with the neiburu pride. And also the Zuwaii pride. They are very friendly and always help us out in hard times."-

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"Then it seems you truly live in paradise," Uwezi said. He had never been more excited about staying somewhere. "So, my new Queen, how can I best serve you? What would you give me as my first task?"

[Jetstar]

Tyne stared at the two lions from atop the cave entrance...Queen Azula he recognised but there was one he didn't. He looked like a lion but had hints of cheetah in his coat, yet it suited him. Tyne dropped to the floor, causing the bang of his jet-black adolesent mane to fall infront of his left eye, and drooped a paw over the edge of the massive rock. "I wonder who he is?" Tyne thought to himself. Images flooded into his mind of a past he tried so hard to forget. "Please, it can't be one of them, not here" Tyne muttered, then he shook his head to get the image of his gruesome past out of his head. He sighed "Better see what this is about, there's no use running anymore"
After jumping from the huge rock, mustering up the greatest amount of courage he could manage, Tyne spoke. "Who's the new guy?"

[mane6]

"Ah yes, it is such a heaven. Well, your first task. Could you look around the border for any rouges? If there is any of them, be sure to notify me, and try not to get spotted." She said, as her tail flicked as her tan hued head turned. "Oh, Hello Tyne" She said, greeting the Adolesent. She smiled. "This is Uwezi. He will be helping us out Tyne." She sat on her haunches. Pondering for a moment before speaking up. "Right, i better take the hunting party out. Might as well catch some food for the others" She said, beginning to walk off. 5-7 lioness trotting behind her.