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[Accalia]

Nyama slowly padded through the bone dry plains, her throat bone dry and her body screaming for water. It was the drought season and despite its name it had been several years since there had been a drought as long as this one and so no one was prepared for it when it came and several whole herds of prey had died meaning that now whole prides were suffering. Despite Nyama not belonging to a pride and only having to feed herself she was feeling the effects of the drought and was in need of water and food.

She saw an area of surviving long grass and began heading towards it. She was as cautious as ever and despite her malnourished state remained as quiet as possible and approached on her haunches. The grass was dry and so her movements were louder then she wanted as she looked for any signs of food or water. She had been living alone for several years and had experienced several difficult times, but never any as bad as this one.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir was prowling through an area of surviving long grass. He has been looking for food and water for days now but with no luck, "come on there has be a warthog or something around here at least water" he whispered to himself, he did have the tendency of whispering to himself.

[Accalia]

Nyama heard the sound of rustling and whispers and she prowled towards the source of the sound, pouncing when she thought she was close enough. She felt fur beneath her paws and looked down to see a rather large lion and she growled, and through her growl whispered hoarsely "Who are you?"

[Moonbacon]

Nassir staggered away from Nyama "Gah!... i have the same question who are you?'

[Accalia]

Nyama continued to growl "I am a hungry lioness. And who may you be?" she said harshly.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir growled back at her "I am a hungry and thirsty rogue lion, does that answer your question?"

[Accalia]

"No." she said dryly before leaping upon the lion growling, her teeth bared as she pushed her claws into his shoulders.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir may not be  experienced when it comes to fighting but his size and strength makes up for it sometimes. He then pinned Nyama on the ground "Hey i may be starving but it doesn't mean i will eat another lion or kill another lion unless their determined they can kill me"

[Accalia]

Nayama growled and avoided eye contact with the lion, trying to squirm from his hold, but he was to large to be able to simply push him from her. She growled and scratched his face "I am starving and thirsty my temper is high and I will do anything to get away." she growled at him, still avoiding his gaze.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir growled at her "I'm also starving and thirsty but i try my best to contain my anger" he said with a snarl.

[Accalia]

Nayama tried to push him from her and then looked him straight in the eye "I have no restraint." she said harshly.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir growled and took a few steps away from Nyama with his claws bared "fine you can run away now".

[Accalia]

Nayama felt a strange need to attack this lion, she didn't want to back away that easily. She ran for him, her teeth bared and she leapt on him, her claws digging into his cheek and her teeth into his neck.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir pushed Nayama away from him he then pinned her on the group again. "Seriously stop"

[Accalia]

Nyama's growling slowly stopped and she looked at him with her wide eyes and sighed. She wasn't ready to apologise for her actions but she could see how mindlessly she had acted and so stopped.

[Moonbacon]

Nassir took a few steps away from Nyama "now thats over i guess it's time to introduce my self well my names Nassir and yours?."

[Accalia]

Nyama sighed at looked at him wide eyed, how could he just stop? she had thought "My name is Nyama.. I am a rogue." she said plainly, not wanting to give away to much about herself.

[Moonbacon]

"Well nice to meet you Nyama i guess were both rogues then".

[Accalia]

Nyama nodded and said slowly "How come your a rogue?"she wasn't sure what to say and so just asked the first thing that came to mind.

[Moonbacon]

"Uh well i actually don't know why i was chased out of my pride when i was a adolescent i don't really think about it too much. And why are you a rogue also?"

[Accalia]

"I used to be a very different person, but I wasn't able to fend for myself and so my whole pride was killed and I was captured into a rogue group until I escaped."

[Moonbacon]

"Well i hope none of us runs into the rogue group of lions"

[Accalia]

Nyama nodded slowly and wanted to cry as the pained shouts of her pride filled her ears. When all the memories flooded back to her it overwhelmed her and a tear fell down her cheek, whether she wanted it to or not.

[Moonbacon]

"Hey whats the matter did i say something bad?".

[Accalia]

She shook her head and whipped the tear away impatiently "No." she shook her head again "no.." she didn't want him to see her in this state, didn't want him to see her hurt and weak. "I am fine.."

[Moonbacon]

"Hey i think we should try to find food and water " Nassir said.

[Accalia]

Nyama nodded "I've been looking for days.." she said quietly. There was something about this lion that had confused her; he had managed to get her to show her emotions with simply reminding her of one memory.

[Moonbacon]

"Well me too but maybe we can find food or water around these areas. Also if you see vultures flying around there might be a carcass or a dying animal around that area".

[Accalia]

Nyama nodded and kicked the ground impatiently before lifting her head and searching the close by area for any signs of water life or vultures, but she couldn't find anything. She looked to Kassir "Where did you come from?" she asked, if he knew which way he had come from then they could head in the unexplored way.

[Moonbacon]

"Well i was actually born in the pridelands though i was not in Simba's pride my family just lives in the pridelands though my mom did tell i look outlandish."