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Post by Lyonize on Oct 18, 2016 4:00:56 GMT
"If they're half as nice as you, then I think it's a step up."
It felt so odd to him, walking for longer than a few hours. Any location within Uchoyo's pride was within an hour's walking distance. It made the world feel so much bigger to him. For a minute, he wondered how many other prides there were out there.
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Post by saraiya on Oct 27, 2016 0:43:03 GMT
"They're all quite nice by my opinion." She reassures him.
They travel quite a distance before Vita slows and points her paw in the direction of a mountain in the distance. "There's my pride. Ready?"
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Post by Lyonize on Oct 28, 2016 5:29:38 GMT
"They're all quite nice by my opinion."
It was certainly an opinion Maji trusted. Over the next couple hours, he found himself more and more comforted.
"There's my pride. Ready?"
Suddenly, the previous hours of assuage were for naught. Meeting a new pride was something Maji had just now realized he had never done. What if they don't like him? No. He wasn't ready. But he would have to be. There was no turning back. Maji's heart beat faster as he focussed on his own breathing to try to hide his elevated breath.
"Y-Yeah..." He said, nervously. "Let's uh, let's do this then."
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Post by saraiya on Oct 29, 2016 1:58:07 GMT
Vita gives him a reassuring smile and walks towards her home.
Upon arriving, multiple lionesses starting to look at the pair, some with relief and excitement at their returning princess, other with curiosity at the stranger.
"He's so thin. Doesn't he eat?"
"Poor guy; he looks so frightened of us."
"I wonder why she bought him here."
The whispers of the lionesses fill Vita's ears and she can't help but roll her eyes at their gossip.
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Post by Lyonize on Oct 29, 2016 5:15:42 GMT
Maji heard the voices. It reminded him somewhat of the lionesses in Uchoyo's pride but the judgemental tone wasn't there. Each of the voices became locked into his memory. It wasn't something he could control. It just happened, just like everything new to him. Everything was instantaneously set in stone in Maji's memory.
He wasn't used to this attention. Normally, he would've been ignored in his old pride. It wasn't making him feel any more comfortable. Maji lowered his head and glanced at Vita.
"They're all looking at me. Did- did I do something wrong?"
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Post by saraiya on Oct 29, 2016 14:19:11 GMT
Vita shakes her head. "No. You're just new. Also, they're a bit worried. You don't exactly look healthy." She explains as they arrive to a cave.
"My brother should be here. Are you ready? I can do all the talking, if you want."
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Post by Lyonize on Oct 29, 2016 19:07:55 GMT
"No. You're just new. Also, they're a bit worried. You don't exactly look healthy."
"Oh. Right." Maji noticed the difference between the rest of the lioness's physical forms and his own. A feeling of inadequacy came over him as he realized how weak he was in comparison. Not even the members of his old pride looked quite as strong. The setting was so calm and peaceful, it made Maji feel out of place. In spite of having been brought here by Vita, he couldn't help feel unwelcome.
"My brother should be here. Are you ready? I can do all the talking, if you want."
He took a deep breath and replied shakily. "Y-yeah. Sure." All his attempts at appearing calm fell flat.
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Post by saraiya on Oct 30, 2016 17:01:25 GMT
Upon entering the cave, Vita spots a strong looking lion with golden brown fur and a black mane, sitting atop a large slab of stone.
"Kazu!" She calls happily, gaining his attention. He looks up and smiles, standing up and leaping from the stone to approach the pair.
"Kavita. You look well." He says, then nuzzles his sister. He looks at Maji curiously. "And you are?"
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Post by Lyonize on Oct 31, 2016 4:59:47 GMT
Maji bowed his head, avoiding eye contact.
"M-Maji. My name is Maji. Vita brought me here..." He said, stating the obvious.
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Post by saraiya on Nov 1, 2016 0:09:53 GMT
Kazu raises an eyebrow at Vita and she smiles sheepishly and explains the situation.
By the time she finishes the whole story, there's a deep frown set on her brother's face.
"While I understand your reasoning, I'd prefer that you don't put our whole pride at risk for the sake of one lion." She was about to protest until he raised his paw, effectively silencing her. "However, he is your friend, so I'll do what I can to help."
Vita turns and smiles at Maji. "See? You're almost free!"
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Post by Lyonize on Nov 2, 2016 4:25:46 GMT
"While I understand your reasoning, I'd prefer that you don't put our whole pride at risk for the sake of one lion."
Maji's spirits sank at the thought of returning back to his old pride.
"However, he is your friend, so I'll do what I can to help."
Friend? That's something he had never been called before.
"See? You're almost free!"
"That's... That's encouraging." Maji said, finally smiling slightly.
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Post by saraiya on Nov 2, 2016 4:58:02 GMT
Kazu nods at Maji. "Vita, go take him somewhere to eat and rest. We'll figure out a solution later."
The lioness smiles and starts for the exit. "Come on, Maji. We can get something to eat."
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Post by Lyonize on Nov 2, 2016 6:07:44 GMT
Maji was normally somewhat hungry all the time but at the mention of food, he now noticed the pangs of hunger. The hungry lion looked back at the cave entrance, then at Vita, his ears raised expectantly. He half stepped away before remembering his manners.
"Oh, uh, thank you. Y-your majesty." He said, bowing his head, his ears flattened back down. Such hesitation would've gotten him a paw to the throat from King Uchoyo. Maji squinted and braced himself, head still lowered, unsure of whether or not some physical show of force would hit him. When nothing happened, Maji lifted his wide eyes up and backed away towards Vita.
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Post by saraiya on Nov 3, 2016 0:36:39 GMT
Kazu raises an eyebrow. "You don't have to be so formal with me. Or fearful of me." He says, reassuring the frightened lion.
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Post by Lyonize on Nov 29, 2016 6:20:56 GMT
At that moment, Maji's world flipped upside down. Finally, he was beginning to realize that the patch of solace he experienced here was not and island among a vast hell that he knew. Rather, the hell he grew to accept was the isolated wrongness. It was like a weight had been lifted off his back. Maji didn't say anything. He merely smiled and nodded as he followed Vita.
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Post by saraiya on Dec 21, 2016 6:01:45 GMT
"What do you think we should eat?" Vita asks. "I don't mind going on a hunt if want something specific."
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Post by Lyonize on Dec 21, 2016 21:50:04 GMT
Maji never really had a choice when it came to food. Just the scraps from whatever was left. At this point, anything sounded good. But there was one thing he never got to try.
"What are our chances of finding a warthog?" He asked. Warthogs weren't extremely rare but they were small enough that when his pride caught one, there weren't ever any leftovers. On those days, he just went hungry. But from what he gathered, they had a different taste from most other kinds of meat. It was something that always intrigued him.
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