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Post by espeon101 on Jan 14, 2009 4:32:29 GMT -5
Cyna woke up as she was moved. "Hey! Who took my spot? Who are these new cubs?" she demanded, glaring at the cubs surrounding her. Her gaze was just as accusing as it was sleepy, having just awakened from her dreams of home.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 14, 2009 5:03:27 GMT -5
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Post by lillanix on Jan 14, 2009 19:53:09 GMT -5
(Not to be rude, but please try not to get too far ahead of me. ^^)
Damu knew he was acting grumpy around Rahina, not fussing over her wound like Amani. The truth was, he thought she seemed suspicious. Damu narrowed his eyes at Rahina as she entered the den. "How long are you staying?" He asked a bit too aggressively. Damu wasn't about to allow some hateful cub to join his pride. He shifted uncomfortably, still glaring fiercely.
Nyota glanced at Rahina warily, who seemed to despise Pridelanders. She turned her attention to Cyna, smiling guiltily. "Sorry, but Jamall and I had already planned on sleeping here. I was trying not to disturb you." Nyota apologized, hoping she wouldn't be angry. While Cyna was self-centered, there was definitely good in her. She could always tell those kinds of things.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 14, 2009 20:10:00 GMT -5
[We are not ahead or are we?]
Rahinas senses sharpened by her adventure with the hyenas and previous patrols at the borders recognized the repulsing stare of Damu and she stopped. She shifted the weight on her right leg and her eyes were seeking for the glare. As she meet Damus at the moment he aggressively asked her about her plans to stay. Without her pain she might have talked back but the leg started to hurt more and more and so she just satisfied her aggravation about this cub with a very unfriendly glare with her black eyes. She did not move away from the spot at the entrance of the den. Just hanging in there and stared at Damu.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 14, 2009 20:18:27 GMT -5
Jamall, who was indeed lagging behind, slowly padded up to where Nyota and himself had planned to sleep. The cub's dark brown eyes wandered over to Rahina, and he kept his gaze upon her for a few moments. It wasn't hard for him to tell from her speech that she had no love for Pride Landers, which could be a problem for him, since he was raised in the Pride Lands. Still, he figured that if she stayed, he'd just steer clear of her.
The cub's attention was jolted from this 'Rahina' when he heard Nyota explaining to Cyna why she had been moved. He just nodded in agreement with Nyota's statement, as he laid down alongside his new friend. Rather than offer a vocal response, though, Jamall kept quiet, as he found that staying silent was often the best way to avoid getting into trouble with others.
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Post by lillanix on Jan 14, 2009 20:18:42 GMT -5
(Just a tad bit, which is why I was warning you. ^^ Oh, and Damu is an Outlander. xD)
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 14, 2009 20:33:47 GMT -5
[Sorry, deleted her thought.] Rahina still stared at Damu for a minute and then just turned away from the entrance. The last thing she wanted now was some stupid other cub getting on her nerves. She just wanted to have a good rest without any disturbance. Slowly she limped back out of the den and locked for some other place with enough cover for rain and a good look at the entrance of the den just in case they would gang up against her. A few days of rest and I should be able to walk normally. She thought grim and decided that she won't back off if they then would still offend her. She found a well weather protected corner with some bushes giving her a place to hide and in line of sight of the den. She slowly walked there and let her body fall down between the bushes. The pain in her leg prevented her from falling asleep but she did not care. She had to keep an eye on these strange cubs anyway to avoid being attacked. She did not trust them and only one of the cubs so far did get a bit of her interest. This Amani is somewhat interesting... she thought before closing the eyes to it's half. .. to bad she is a pridelander.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 14, 2009 21:18:28 GMT -5
[Just read the plot again (the last pages) and do not really get some things. 1. where did we go ahead of plot? We were in a different location and were just on the way back to the den. You jumped the guns and placed us into the den already....
2. Damu could not have heard any of the conversation between Amani and Rahina. He left without waiting for her answer or so and was in the den all the time. How did he know about her hatred of pridelanders? Even more his attitude surprises me due he first was so warmly welcoming her.... (I don't mind tough. As you see I adapt to any new situation.)
3. How do they know the whole thing about her being suspicious of pridelanders anyway? The only thing she did was being a little bit upset about being surrounded by pridelanders. Also her attitude is a bit grumpy due to her injury but she did not show any open aggression against any of the cubs. The italic text are just her thoughts. And if no one of the cubs can read the thoughts I guess they would not know. (But as I said I don't mind this. I will just grasp the situation and reactions.)]
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Post by lillanix on Jan 14, 2009 21:34:12 GMT -5
(1. They are right outside the den, so it would be easy to just step inside. 2. Damu was within earshot, as I said they are right outside the den. He doesn't know about her hatred of Pridelanders, I never said that. Damu just knows that she isn't exactly friendly. He may have acted nice, but in my post it's clear he doesn't care about her injury. 3. Um, well it's kind of obvious.
Notice how she specifically says, "With pridelanders around me? Do I look that stupid?".
I hope that clarified your questions. ^^)
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 14, 2009 21:47:56 GMT -5
[Ok one comment. If you would say they are just outside the den it would make sense, ok. But what I thought is, that she is still at the boarders of the oasis. The end of the introduction was "So she walked to the border of the oasis as fast as her leg allowed her to and reached it at midnight..." after that the other cubs rushed to her. If the den is not the border of the oasis I doubt that she was already standing direct in front of it. I thought she would be at least 100 meter away from the den as she collapsed and got mended by Amani. Thats why i was confused. But does not matter now. It is as it is and we should just go on.... ]
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 15, 2009 5:43:33 GMT -5
Cyna glanced longingly at her preferred spot - which now had Jamall resting on it - then turned away, marching out of the den. She had to stop halfway out though, her back still hurt. After a few moments she exited. If she couldn't sleep in her rightful place, she would find a better spot.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 15, 2009 6:04:27 GMT -5
Rahina raised her head abruptly as the lioness came out of the den. She noticed that this cub did not walk normally but also seemed to be injured. Must be the cub this Amani talked about. she thought and stretched her head trough the surrounding bushes to have a better view. A warm feeling of pity raised in her. Why do I feel for this cub like that? she thought angry about herself. It's a pridelander or not? They are all just brutal murders. But her own thoughts already were corrupted. With Amani one of her believes already were shaken and now seeing a cub in such a weaken shape let her nearly forget about the differences between pridelanders and outlanders. It reminded her a bit about her brother and as she always protected him from older cubs back in the outlands. She dragged her head back into her hiding. The memory of her brother made her heart heavy and full of sadness. But she could not let her eyes off the cub. It was different from before as she was observing any movement of the other cubs in caution of being attacked. She did not sense any danger from this cub but rather... something like... yes, something like a connection. This angry selfish lion must have chased her out too. Rahina thought. He seems to not like being bothered by injured lions. Rahina kept both eyes on the little lioness. Even if this cub seemed to be a pridelander - or Rahina thought it were one because it came out of the den - no hatred or anger against her raised in Rahina. She just felt compassionate. (like her name)
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Post by lillanix on Jan 15, 2009 9:13:55 GMT -5
Damu saw Cyna leave and quickly followed her. "Wait, doesn't your back still hurt? You should stay in the den." He told her worriedly. Damu didn't want Cyna to sleep outside, that would be harsh... His head snapped around to glance at Rahina, guilt consuming him. "I'll be back." Damu mumbled, heading towards Rahina. He sat down in front of her, sighing and frowning. "Look, we got off on the wrong paw. I saw how you reacted with us around, and thought you were a threat. I just don't want anything bad to happen to my friends... They're the only ones I got. I don't have any family at the Outlands, they're all dead. Hopefully you can understand why I'm being so protective. I can't afford lose them. So, wanna come into the den with me and Cyna?" Damu asked hesitantly, hoping Rahina didn't hate him. He was sure she had her reasons for being suspicious.
Nyota snuggled up against Jamall. "This is going to be fun!" She giggled sleepily. Nyota's eyelids began to droop, and she yawned loudly. She felt herself drifting off to dreamland, where nothing was impossible. Nyota didn't need her imagination, though. Her life was perfect the way it was. Nyota had an amazing home and friends, what else did she need? She snored softly as she finally fell asleep.
(Sorry, I missed that Lodrill! Anyway, everybody needs to get to bed! This is where time fast forwards until they're adults!)
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Post by kana on Jan 15, 2009 9:23:03 GMT -5
Mike looked at amra and plopped down and said am just ganna sleep out here if u don't mind .He took a deep breath in and waited for a answer.
(my god i cant wait till there adults)
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Post by Jiang on Jan 15, 2009 13:07:12 GMT -5
Jamall smiled as Nyota snuggled into him, and he nodded in agreement with her. "Yeah! *Yawns* Life's gonna be great here!" He replied, resting his head upon his paws. He wanted to stay awake and talk some more, he really did, but it was 'light's out' for the cub the moment his head touched his paws and his eyes shut. Then he was off to la-la land, having a very weird dream about pink elephants with golden wings who flapped around singing a weird yet somehow catchy tune about something called a 'Oscar Mayer hot dog' and how they wanted to be one because then everyone would be in love with them. It was very disturbing.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 15, 2009 16:06:04 GMT -5
The appearance of Damu did confuse Rahina a bit. This young lion was very erratic in his actions. Also she could not forget the glare he gave her and so she did still not trust him. She did not answer for a long time and still had her eyes on Cyna. On the one hand it would be much better to sleep in a den. On the other hand the sudden change of mind of Damu made her suspicious. What was he up to? Does he just want to get me enter the den again and this is a trap? Rahina could not decide what to do but she knew that she had to give an answer soon due Damu looked at her. "A very sudden change of mind!" she replied and got her eyes off Cyna and on Damu. The shift of weight made her shoulder hurt a lot and she sigh deep in pain. That was why her voice sounded a bit grumpy. "Who are you anyway..." Amani had not lied to her. She felt how the pain crawled up in her shoulder. The shooting pain came so suddenly that Rahina stopped talking with a groan and closed her eyes for a moment to not loose control and cry out loud. She managed to keep silent but a tear dropped from her eye. before she opened the eyes again. Her stare was narrowed by the pain and they were sparkling a bit. Through clenched teeth she tried to go on talking. She did not want to show especially Damu any weakness. From all cubs she has meet here he was the one she absolutely could not size up and so she did not trust him. "... you have not yet ... told me ... who ... you are.... I'm... Rahina and..." she stopped again and sank a bit back to get the weight off her shoulder. The pain did easy up a bit but she hated it to show Damu this signs of weakness and vulnerability. Again she closed her eyes for a short time to concentrate on keeping all senses strong. But this time she opened her eyes all the strong glare had vanished. She just hung on there and tried to think about what to do while Damu was still looking down on her.
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Post by lillanix on Jan 15, 2009 17:02:11 GMT -5
"Well, I'm an outcast from the Outlands. No one cares about me, why would they? I'm just a grumpy jerk. I'm not going to get into some sob story, though. Are you coming, or what? I suggest that you do, since I'm sure your shoulder won't be comfortable out here." Damu replied nonchalantly. He offered a friendly smile and a sympathetic gaze. Damu was honestly worried about Rahina. He didn't want her wound to get any worse.
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 15, 2009 18:16:49 GMT -5
While Damu went to talk to Rahina, Cyna made her way over to the edge of the clearing. every few seconds she would have to pause, though, to get over a bout of pain coming from her back. Once she reached her destination, she lay down and tried her best to sleep.
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Post by Lodrill Dao on Jan 15, 2009 21:42:02 GMT -5
Maybe I will finally get some rest if I do as he says. Rahina started to get a bit dizzy from the pain and felt hot from a slight fever. A raid drop fell down on her nose and she looked to the sky. Some clouds were forming above the oasis. In one way this lion was right. Staying out here in the raid would make her condition worse. She hated to admit that she had no other choice then to take the offer. She closed her eyes in effort to lifted her body of the ground while trying to not put any strain on her left leg. As she was finally standing on unstable legs she opened the eyes and hobbled again the distance from her hiding to the den. She noticed Amani's attempt to lead the injured lioness back to the den. Rahina sighed and while more rain drops fell down on her she took one step before the other. As she reached the entrance of the den she was soaked from the rain. Rahina looked tired through the den to find a place to finally get some rest.
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Post by lillanix on Jan 15, 2009 22:27:11 GMT -5
Damu made sure Rahina got settled alright before laying down next to Amani. He yawned tiredly and blinked several times. "G'night, 'Mani." Damu sighed in content, his eyes drooping closed. He snored softly as he drifted off to sleep. Damu's imagination came to life as he slipped into la-la land, no longer aware of his surroundings.
(Is everyone asleep? Are we ready to fast forward now?)
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