*Prides Of The Savannah*

[Kirsui]

Tef jumpped away from the second splash's way. She gave a quick look at the water and grinned.
It wasn't too deep for that she was planning to do.
Tef lifted her head and looked at Legacy.
"Oh, you can be sure I won't go too easy for you" she said with a slight grin.
Tef wasn't sure if the thing she tried to do would succeed, but atleast it was worth to try it. She jumpped from the place she was to the left side of Legacy, but changed her direction in the middle of the jump and landed just in front of him. She pounced again and tried to pinn her father.

[Pulsar]

Legacy watched as Tef jumped through the air, but she surprised him when she landed in front of him then jumped directly at him. When she landed on him he fell backwards landing with a splash in the water. Spitting some water out of his mouth he ginned back at her.
“Clever, so you managed to out wit your dad… Or did you? You forget that I’m for stronger then you are Tef…”
He said in a mysterious voice as he not only managed to regain himself and stand up. But did it while Tef still was clinging onto him. He just grinned at her. Then he noticed a deep part in the waterhole.
“Let’s take a dip shall we?”
He asked her as he raised an eyebrow then jumped into the deep end taking her with him.

[Kirsui]

Tef was surprised that she managed to pinn her father. But she got even more surprised when Legacy jumpped to the deep part of the waterhole, taking her with him. Tef went underwater with him and let go so that she could swim to the surface.
When she reached the surface she shook her head slightly to get the extra water out of her fur.
"Nice move" she said with a grin. She was having more fun than in years.
And what was best, she really was enjoying it.

[Pulsar]

Legacy’s head popped back to the water’s surface and he shook the water from his head then grinned at Tef. Then he climbed out of the water and shook the rest of the water off. His mane went rather puffy as it dried out and he let out a sigh.
“Now look what you made me do, my mane is all messed up now….”
He joked as he sat down and began fiddling with his mane with one paw.

[Kirsui]

Tef looked at Legacy and started laughing.
"Aww... Poor you..." she said with a grin and then followed Legacy's example and climbed out of the water. She shook the water out of her fur and sat down.
Tef turned to look at her father.
"I haven't had that much fun in years" she said with a smile. "Thanks for playing with me."
Tef gave a quick look for Mino.
A wonder that he didn't wake up to all that noice we were making... she thought as she turned her eyes back to Legacy.

[Pulsar]

Legacy mumbled as he tried to sort his mane out. Then looked at Tef and smiled.
“I am glad you are happy…..”
He sighed and looked at the ground.
“Just because I act the way I do doesn’t mean that I don’t have feelings like any other lion…..”
He paused a moment and looked back at Tef and smiled at her faintly.
“Your mother would have been proud to see how well you have grown up….”
His smile faded as he looked back at the ground. He thought about how different things might have been if she hadn’t died. Fire was right, war was pointless. But Legacy wasn’t going to attempt peace with the Otanas after what happened last time… He couldn’t… he wouldn’t… He couldn’t go through that again… and what if it was Tef this time? No! He wouldn’t let that happen. Not to her, and not to any Jahina.
He let out another sigh and looked up into the sky for a few moments.

[Kirsui]

Tef smiled faitly to her father and turned to look up to the sky. Her smile faded away as she started thinking. Her thoughts jumpped from the time she had been a cub to her mom, back to her childhood and then to the war again.
I'm thinking too much, Tef thought and turned her eyes away from the sky. But I can't help it...
Tef let out a little sigh as she stared at the waterhole again.
"So..." she started speaking. "What will happen now?"
Tef wasn't sure why she made that question. Was she really concerned of what would happen? Or was it only because that was the question she had been thinkin for many years now.

[Pulsar]

Legacy looked back at the ground and frowned.
“I honestly do not know….”
He closed his eyes.
“It seems that the prides want peace with each other…. I guess it could be possible… But they have said that many times before…”
Legacy looked up once more, locking his gaze on Mino. For some reason he felt bad for what he did to Mino, it was strange, normally it didn’t effect him at all.
“If peace does happen, then….”
He sighed.
“I will have to leave…”
Legacy was a constant reminder of the bad things of the war. If peace was going to be possible he couldn’t be near the prides… alive anyway… His presence would just act as a reminder to everyone and might spark up hatred once more.
“Your mother was right… war never solves anything…. I wish I had paid more attention to her….”
Legacy looked at Tef with a look of sorrow.
“To you….”
He was well aware how bad he had been to Tef; he wasn’t worthy to be called a father. Looking back at the ground he let out another sigh. Why did everyone else seem so right…. And why did he seem to actually care?....

[Kirsui]

Tef thought for a moment what Legacy had just said.
"The war isn't only your fault" she said then after a moment of silence. "There are these lions who... enjoy it."
Tef flinched slightly as the image of Bleak popped to her mind. It was true that Bleak was following Legacy's orders, but sometimes... His memory seemed to slip slightly.
Tef knew a few of these cases when Bleak had been doing something he maybe shouldn't have done. She had never told to anyone about those, except the time when Bleak had been lying to her about how her mom had died. And she sort of had an idea that even Legacy didn't know all about of what Bleak had done.

[Pulsar]

Legacy smiled faintly at her. And the nuzzled her slightly.
“Thanks sweetie, you are kind to say so…. But the only reason it has still been going on up till now has been because of what I have been doing and been getting others to do….”
He sat down next to her.
“I will not lie and say that I did not do most of the things that have kept this war going…. I have killed my share of Otana, more then any other Jahina….”
He looked at the ground.
“I can’t seem to remember why I even started doing what I did…. I guess… when your mother died… I took up a personal war against the Otana….”
He looked back up at Tef.
“You and your mother where the world to me… I only ever wanted you two to be happy…. But when they got her I… I lost track of that… and allowed my anger to make me something else…”
Sighing he stood up and walked to the edge of the clearing.
“I know that you two would never forgive me for all that I have done…. and to me that is the worst punishment I could ever be given… And... I deserve it…”

[Fire]

Fire and Akida waited for an answer from the lioness, but she didn't seem to be responding. The two of them frowned a little. "Awww. Too bad..." Fire spoke. "She looks like your type there, dude."

Akida's eyes widened a bit and then blushes beet red from his comment. "Heh heh. Fire... Not right in front of her... Sheesh.."

"Awww. Akida's got a cruuush." Fire playfully teased Akida. He then walks over to the lioness and whispers in her ear. "Don't worry. Even though he's very shy now, he's a heck of a good guy."

[Kirsui]

Tef didn't reply to Legacy. She suddenly felt sad for some reason. She sighed deeply and closed her eyes for a moment. Then she stood up and walked to Legacy, keeping her eyes at the ground.
"I-a, um..." she started, but she seemed to lose her thoughts as soon as she opened her mouth to speak.
"I maybe can't forgive everything you've done" she finally said when she had gathered her thoughts for a moment. "But... I could learn to live with it."
She lifted her head and looked at Legacy.
"It's just that... I don't want to lose you again..."

[Pulsar]

Legacy didn’t say anything. He merely lifted his head and faintly smiled at Tef, then nuzzled her reassuringly. He felt a slight inner peace when Tef said what she did. It seemed to suggest that he had some hope left. Some reason to hang on… If he was to do anything now, it would be for her…. Then his pride…. But he couldn’t just call a stop to the war…. Though most of the lions wanted peace, there would no doubt be those that would still wish the other dead.
Turning his head, he brought his attention on Mino, who, despite what had happened, didn’t seemed to have stirred from his deep slumber. That was unfortunately was not a good sign. It meant that his body was so badly injured that in needed to rest so it could use all its energy healing.
“I think it best that we get some food for him….”
He said in a low voice as he looked back at Tef.
“I shall go obtain some, would you be able to stay here and watch over him Tef? And remember, he is not to be moved from this clearing…”
Legacy’s voice seemed very strange, when he spoke; it was with a plain voice. But not as usual. Now instead of being nothing more then lifeless speech, it seemed to have feeling behind it.

[Kirsui]

Tef smiled to her father.
"Don't worry" she said and gave him a small nuzzle. "I'll take care of that he's not moved."
Tef smiled again and then walked back to the waterhole. She sat under the huge tree, giving a quick look for Mino and then turning her attention to the waterhole.
I wonder... she thought. I hope Fire won't come back here. Who knows what that would lead to...
She shook the thought away. She didn't want to think about it. Tef laid down and started listening how the wind blew slightly to the leaves of the tree.

[Lorien]

Kiala began to wake once again. Her eyes blinked open as they slowly focused onto the scene of the Otana cave she had been placed in. She heard others speaking and lifted her head to get a better look. In front of her she saw Fire and the lion he had been with earlier. She also saw Amaiza sitting there. She hoped that she was not mad at her for suddenly abandoning her. Looking around, she suddenly remembered all that had gone on, and it scared her when she thought of what she herself had done. What had made her attack Gargoroth? It wasn't like her in the slightest. She then decided that she wanted to be alone where she could think to herself...but there were others in the cave. She tried lifting herself up, but winced as a sudden stroke of pain made her sit down. Her side felt as if it were on fire and it made it hard for her to breath. I guess I'm not going anywhere... A sharp pain also tinged in her ear, the one that had only just recently stopped bleeding. She looked down at her paws and saw the blood that had stained her fur there. She sighed deeply to herself, wincing in pain as she took the deep breath. What had she gotten herself into?

[Deleted]

Amaiza turned around as she heard movement. She saw Kiala laying there on the floor. SHe got up off the rock and walked over to her. "Are you feeling okay?" She looked at the lioness and smiled, showing she wasn't angry at the lioness for her running off. "What happened?"

[Fire]

Since Amaiza wasn't interested in talking for the moment, Fire suddenly remembered about Tef. He had been a terrible friend to her... He ahd been so wrapped up in himself that when he looked back on it now and then realized the face she had, it made his lip quiver for crying. He held back the urge since he was in front of everyone else and he wanted to make things right between them. If he didn't do it now, there would probably be a slim chance that she wouldn't forgive him. Besides... He wanted to check on Mino and see how he was doing. "Hey Kida. I'm going to check up on Mino. You wanna come with?..."

AKida turned his head around to Fire. "You're damn right I would... Can't have you going out by yourself, now..." He walks over to Fire, nudging him forward so that they could go see Mino.

After several moments of walking, he saw the place where the conflict of him and Legacy took place, Mino haven't been moved from his place and Fire being thankful for that. He took a look around before entering the clearing, walking up towards Mino and seeing his slumber-filled eyes. Sighing heavily and Akida standing by the entrance, Fire sits down without realizing that Tef was near and sighs heavily, talking to himself in a manner that was spoken out. "I... I have been an awful friend to you, Mino... I'm suprised that after the way that I abandonded you, you didn't give me the evil eye... You're a real trooper, Mino... And best of all... The most loyal best friend I ever had..."

There was a short pause before he continued. "Tef... If you are here and listening, this is for you... I am sorry for the way that I overreacted... I guess I didn't realize to think the other side of what is going on in your father's and your own head.. than what was clouding around mine... I came here so that I could see Mino... And remind mysef of all the good times we had when we were cubs... The waterhole... The trees we climbed..." He chuckled. "Or.. what we 'could' climb... and... I never thought that I would retaliate to you in such a way that I would feel so guilty after... So, I came to ask for your forgiveness... Because... I know that when you forgive someone, you truly mean it and that makes me feel like i'm on cloud nine..."

Fire sighs heavily again and looks at the ground. "She probably didn't even hear me... I don't even know why I came here..."

[Pulsar]

Suddenly a clapping noise comes from one of the edges of the clearing.
“Very touching Fire, a very moving speech indeed…”
There at the clearings edge opposite the others was Legacy, just only returned with the food he had gone to fetch. A zebra, which lay next to him on the ground, lifeless, as food should be before eaten.
“Do not get over excited, the food is not for you. It is for Tef and Mino… I could not fathom wasting my time getting either of you food…”
He said in his oh so usual emotionless voice.

He dragged the zebra over to Mino and dropped it on the ground with a thud, the whole time his gaze was locked on Fire.
“I assume you are here to check on him? And I prey you are not idiotic enough to try and move him in his condition… unless you WANT to cause him more pain…. Or wasn’t forgetting about him while you ranted on last time enough for you?”
Legacy mocked Fire as he had a very slight grin on his face.
“Should you two not be with Kiala making sure she is ok? Or have you forgotten about her already?”
Legacy didn’t like something about Fire or the other lion, but he couldn’t quite put his paw on it. It was something about them. Something enough to make him cautious, but not enough so that it would be noticed.
Shifting his weight slightly he continued to look down at Fire, raising an eyebrow before continuing.
“You can apologise all you want Fire, but I doubt it would do you much good. I would personally kill you if I was Mino… But I am not a Weak hearted fool, nor would I care wasting my time in such an act….”

Legacy turned his head and looked over at Tef, his eyes narrowed slightly, then he looked at Fire out of the corner of his eye, then back at Tef before finally turning his head back at Fire and smiling very slightly, but it was a mischievous smile.
“Why have you come back here?”
Legacy assumed it was to check on Mino, but from what Fire said to Tef, it seemed vary odd to him.

[Fire]

Fire just turned his head away from Legacy as the shots pierced through his heart, making the inside of him tremble with not fear. but hurt. The anger that he had experienced before was starting to build again, but this time he knew it was coming. Taking a deep breath, those feeling past through him. "Why would you hurt someone Legacy when all they want is forgiveness?... How you can you expect to understand what I am going through when you can't even think about how your personal life is affecting the war... I pity you, Legacy..." He turns his head over to look at Legacy with the same blank expression that he had on. "I don't know what I can do to forgive what I said or what I did to hurt Mino and Tef..." He looks away from Legacy. "I actually don't even know why I bother talking to you anymore... You always say that you don't care, but deep inside, you know that it's right... I took your answer that you gave to me about how I treated my loyal friends like crap and used that as a tool for me getting my forgivness back... Like you would care, right?..." He slowly walks away, seeing Tef under a tree and immediately looks away ashamed for what he did. He didn't deserve to be here. Not the way he acted... Akida hopped over to where Fire was and sat down beside him away from the clearing.

[Lorien]

Kiala watched as Fire and Akida ran away, actually feeling quite relieved when they did so. It gave her that much more of a chance to be alone, to be like she had been before she got herself mixed up with the war. As she winced in pain, she wished that she had never eavesdropped on Fire and Tefnut's conversation, had never went to the aid of Mino's roars of pain...what was she saying? Of course she didn't regret any of it. She would have never made friends within the pride had she not helped out. She never would have met Mino...but then again, he wouuldn't be in his current situation. While all of this was going on within her mind, she didn't notice Amaiza standing next to her until she spoke. Kiala sighed and looked to the ground when asked what happened. "It's...complicated." Her timid nature began to come back to her. She closed her eyes tightly, images of what brought her timidness upon her so hard began seeping into her brain. She had been able to shut them out for a while now, but with all the recent going ons, they were pouring back in without invitation.

[Deleted]

"Sorry, forget i asked." Amaiza said and lay down next to her. "You don't mind if I stay here with you for a while do you? Or would you like me to leave you so you can be alone for a while?" Amaiza looked at the lioness hoping she would let her stay with her but almost positive she would want to be left alone.

[Kirsui]

Tef hadn't bothered to show that she had seen Fire returning to the clearing, it seemed pointless. When Fire had been making his apologise, Tef had turned to look at him, but she still didn't speak. When Fire turned to walk away and finally noticed her, she just looked at him with a blank expression.
Tef gave a quick look for Legacy and then continued to stare at the waterhole.

---

Bleak had left the Jahina caves to take a small walk around. He was walking calmly inside the jungle. He had this odd feeling of being followed. Bleak quickly turned around to look.
But he saw no one. Suspiciously he looked around and tried to watch as closely as he could, but still…
No one…
Hmm… I suppose I was wrong.
Bleak turned and started walking again. But the feeling didn’t fade. He started to feel nervous, even though he didn’t show it.
This is getting on my nerves… Bleak thought and suddenly started running. He ran through the jungle, changing his direction from time to time, trying to lose his follower.

After a while of running Bleak stopped. He was panting slightly as he glared around. The feeling of being followed was gone. Grinning slightly he turned around and started walking again.
But as soon as he took his first step he stopped in amazement.
In front of him there stood a lion. Bleak looked at the lion confused.
“What are you doing at the Jahina lands?” he demanded.
The lion just stared at him.
“Do you have any idea who I am?” Bleak asked the lion. He was about to open his mouth again, but the lion spoke before that.
“Bleak…”
The lion’s voice was no more than a whisper, but there was something in it that made Bleak feel uncomftable.

The lion took a step closer to Bleak. The lion was almost completely black and had red mane growing from its head and back. Bleak had never seen anything like that mane before.
“Ok, now…” Bleak said. “I don’t know who or what you are, but you certainly will get away from the Jahina lands. And I mean right now…”
The lion just stared at him calmly.
“No…” the lion whispered again. “I don’t think so…”
Bleak showed his claws.
“I will not allow trespassers here” he informed coldly. The lion lifted an eyebrow and took another step closer.
“Was that a threat?” the lion asked slightly amused.
“No” Bleak said, preparing for a fight. “That was a challenge.”
And after that Bleak pounced from his place and attacked the lion.

But before Bleak even touched the lion, he felt something hit his face. The hit was so hard that Bleak flew away from the lion he had tried to attack. Bleak roared in pain as he hit the ground. He shook his head and looked up, just to see the lion standing above him, grinning devilishly.
“That, my friend, was a really bad mistake” the lion said. Then Bleak understood something he hadn’t noticed before.
“You… You’re a lioness?!” he said in amazement. The lioness stopped grinning.
“Oh… And you thought I was a male?” she asked with her eyes flashing dangerously. “How dare you even think about something like that?!”
With a quick move the lioness swung her paw, hitting Bleak to his head. The hit was very hard and it sent Bleak fly a few meters away from the lioness. It was difficult for Bleak to understand how such a small lioness could be so strong. He quickly stood up and faced the lioness.
“Who are you?” he asked again, but now he had a hint of fear in his voice. The lioness started grinning again.
“To you… I am your death” she replied devilishly. Bleak quickly hid into the shadows before the lioness could hit him again.
“Oh, come on!” the lioness shouted. “It is not fair to hide like that, nor is it polite.”
Bleak didn’t reply. He had to make up some way to win the fight with the lioness.
I have to surprise her, he thought as he circled around the lioness.
“Come out!” the lioness shouted as she glared around angrily. Her red mane was swaying from side to side when she turned around, trying to find Bleak with her gaze. When the lioness was facing the other way, Bleak saw his chance to attack with surprise. He jumped from the shadows behind the lioness and tried to pin her down.

Unfortunately, that was just what the lioness had expected. As soon as Bleak pounced, she turned around. When Bleak landed on her, she didn’t give him a chance to do anything else when she already kicked him with her back feet, using his own movement to send him fly to a tree. The lioness stood up to see Bleak hit the tree.
“Oh… Sorry about that” she said, still having the devilish grin on her face. Bleak didn’t move, so the lioness walked to him. But when she reached Bleak, her grin faded away.
“Damn!” she shouted out in anger. She saw blood dripping down from the back of Bleak’s head. She moved his head with her paw and sighed.
Bleak was already dead.
“Too easy” she muttered. She took a look around and then looked at Beak again.
“Ah well… I’ll leave you here and let your pride members find you… They propably heard your roar...”
She grinned.
“Yes… That will give them enough to think… Maybe even enough to suspect the Otanas!”
The lioness turned around and started walking away from Bleak’s body. At the last moment before disappearing to the jungle she stopped and turned to look at Bleak over her shoulder.
“Oh yea…” she said amused. “My name is Katakasha.”
And with that, Katakasha turned and walked away, leaving a nice surprise for the Jahina members.


((OOC: Sorry if this seems a bit long... ^^' But as you can see, I'm now playing Tef and Katakasha. ))

[Fire]

Fire had had enough of Legacy and his anti-peace attitude for the war. His emotions were running high for Legacy and he didn't want to get angered at the lion. He knew the consequences for his overreactions. He turned to Akida. "Let's go, Kida... I've done what I need to do..."

Walking just a few paces from the clearing, Fire smelled something weird in the air. "Hey, Kida... Smell that?.."

Akida lifted his nose in the air and took a whiff, twisting his face a little. "Yeah... It smells like... blood... And a lot, too..."

Fire kept sniffing the air to find out where it was coming from. He had to take a lot of detours due to sometimes the scent trail being lost and the broken down trees in the way. Finally, the scent was so powerful, he knew he was close. When he reached to the source, Fire gasped out and was in confusion a little. leak?... The shadow lurker.... Dead?!... But, Bleak was a strong lion. There was no way that he could be dead... Fire approached the body slowly, nuzzling it a little and then placed a paw on Bleak's neck. Nothing... No pulse at all...

Akida was in shock too from the dead bosy that he saw in front of him. It reminded him of the slaughterfest that happened to him and Fire's pride... and family. "Oh my..."

"Mhmm... This is not good... We have to tell Legacy..." Fire spoke to Akida.

"ARE YOU NUTS?!?!... If we tell Legacy that Bleak is dead, then he'll suspect that is us..." Akida retaliated back.

"Kida... If Legacy finds him, then he'll reeeally suspect that it's us..."

"Fine..."

Fire and Akida raced back to the clearing where the two lions and a lioness were. "Legacy!... I have important news and bad news... It's about Bleak..." Fire was a little out of breath when he spoke. "He's... dead..."

[Pulsar]

Legacy just looked at Fire and Akida and raised an eyebrow slightly.
“And you tell me this because?..... I should care?”
Legacy just smiled faintly.
“Your compassion is touching but I never cared much for Bleak’s well being…. He was merely a tool, with which I was able to spread my influence with…. Nothing more…..”
Legacy looked in the direction that they had come from.
“He was rather useless to me in fact, especial as of late… I consider this, less then worthy a punishment for his faults over the years….”
Chuckling slightly Legacy turned his gaze back to them, his eyes seemed heartless as he had been when he didn’t care about anything and it was clear at that time that he didn’t.
“Do not misunderstand what I have said. Bleak has proved useful… He has done many tasks without failure in any way…. But I cannot tolerate minor slip ups, as those are the ones that come back in greater force…”
His smiled got wider and more sinister.
“Bleak was a weakling, I had planned on disposing of him myself once I had no more need for him, but it seems that the job has already been done, so I offer my appreciations to whoever took their time to kill him for me….”
Legacy lay down on the ground and continued to looked at the others, he had nothing more to say to them.

[Kirsui]

Tef lifted her gaze from the waterhole and turned to look at Fire when she heard that Bleak was dead.
No... He can't be... she thought confused. She knew what Bleak could do. She had had some practice fights with him many years ago, when she used to be one of the Jahinas.
Tef thought for a moment, turning to look at the waterhole again. She was quite sure that no one from the Otana could have killed Bleak.
So who was it then?
Tef sipmly didn't know. All this was making her more and more confused. And also a bit worried. If there was a lion with no problems killing Bleak wandering around somewhere nearby, it wasn't a good thing.
Not from her point of view, at least.

[Fire]

Both Fire and Akida glared at Legacy when he didn't care for his own pride meber being dead. Fire spoke to him in a serious manner. "Is that all you think of everyone is, Legacy?... A tool for your own use?... How can you think like that?!..." He was deeply angered by what Legacy has said, hiding it very well though. Now he understood why Tef was so sad and depressed these past couple of days...

[Pulsar]

Legacy looked at Fire and grinned.
“Like there is any doubt in your mind that I would consider them otherwise… But if I must explain it to you simpletons…. Yes, that is all I consider everyone, aside from Tef I care nothing for any other being that lives….”
Legacy stood up as he spoke in a fierce tone.
“Not you, not you pathetic friend there…”
He motioned his head to Akida.
“And certainly not any other…..”
Sitting back down he just continued to stare at them. Legacy was quite clear about his opinion, and nothing Fire would say could change that.
“Why do you waste not only my time but your own in this pointless endeavour to convince me that what I am doing is wrong…?”
Legacy grinned.
“Or did you not stop to think I was aware that what I do is completely evil and in such a case, if I was aware, why do you think I would continue what I was doing knowing this?….”
His voice went deep an evil.
“Because my dear Fire, I can….”

[Fire]

Akida growled low as he mentioned Fire only as a friend. "In case you haven't noticed Legacy, I am his brother... I thought you were a father, Legacy." He chuckles as he says this. "Well, guess I can't give you much credit after that stupid comment... Heh heh." Akida grinned after he said this, Fire quickly shutting him up by putting a paw to his muzzle.

Fire speaks after Akida calmed down a bit. "Just because you can Legacy, doesn't mean that you do... Didn't your mother ever tell you that?..." Fire puts on the same smile that Akida had when he made his comment. "Anyway... There's something in your head called 'judgement' that you use... I guess all the rocks in your head made it rebound back off your brain."

[Kirsui]

Tef rolled her eyes.
"Can't you just stop that!" she shouted out and turned to look at Fire and Akida. "Just... Stop it."
Before anyone could say anything to her she stood up and looked at her father.
"I'll go to take a walk" she said. "Don't bother to follow me. I have to... Put my thoughts in their right places..."
After that Tef turned around and walked away from the clearing, not giving even a small look for Fire and Akida. After she dissappeared between the trees she bolted into a run, making sure no one would be able to follow her, even if they wanted to.

[Fire]

Fire's eyes widened as Tef bolted out, trying to follow her, but Akida holding his tail down. "Kida!!! What are doing?! I have to follow her!..."

"She said that she doesn't want to be followed, Fire..."

"I know that!!!.. You think I wasn't listening?!... That someone or something that killed... wait... brutally murdered Bleak is out there! And Tef is going out there alone... I need to find her!..."

"Fire, she'll be fine... Just let her go" Akida was trying really hard to hold him down. He knew that he couldn't hold on much longer.

"Did you not see Bleak's head when IT WAS SPLIT OPEN?!?!" Fire yells out, trying desperately to get out of Akida's hold. "I care about Tef too much to be in danger of something that was partially my fault... She's the only one besides Mino that was my loyal best friend!!... AND I CAN'T LET THAT MURDERER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!!"

Fire stomps down on Akida's paw, Akida's yelping in pain and releasing his grip on Fire's tail. Fire used his extra momentum to his advantage, sprinting ahead and crashing into the bushes ahead. After he got control of himself, he skillfully dodged braches that got in his way. I won't let that thing take her away from me...