Karifu: ok,i will stay behind and keep up though
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Karifu: ok,i will stay behind and keep up though
"alright" Titus stays behind as well
Karifu:hey what was that noise?
Titus feels something is bad way bad "I believe this is very bad"
Kafiru*gets scared*what....going on?
Mizani sniffed the air.
"I don't smell anyone Titus and we're almost there, so just keep a look out for anything suspicious or out of place"
She looked at Karifu
"you to Karifu" she said.
OOC: I'm waiting for methodic to reply so we don't get ahead here.
The tawny lea was very confused as the aflamed mascu' started babbling. His visage distorting into different worried expressions.
"Spying? What are you talking about!?!?"
Her voice rised a bit, small snarls being released within' her tone.
"I'm not with any 'eastern' rouges!"
Ebon lip curled as her pearly ivored canines were more visible.
"And I dont have to tell you anything more!"
Her caution level bounced by his sudden demanding statement. The smaller feline was somewhat frightened of the larger framed lion, but she wasn't daring to back down. Swirling ears keenly remained on the surroundings. The other predators that lurked weren't audible nor did the winds give off their scent as they came closer in the direction where the three were.
"You really shouldn't press your luck.... How the heck am I so sure you aren't tryin' to pursue me."
It was obvious that she was just as paranoid as Malaika. The young lioness couldn't even give him a correct anwser on who she was or where she was going, she didn't even know herself.
Titus thought to himself again"That smell, is it what i think it is, no it can't be, i'm just imagining things, forget about" Titus looks for anything suspicious.
Feeling the situation was about to get out of control he restrained himself and retorted.
"Why would I be following you for. Unless you know my family you don't have what I want."
With a sigh he spoke with a domonent tone.
"The least you could do is give me your name. I'll even give you mine if it makes you feel better. I am Malaika Heart Mizaati. Former ruler of the Heartland lion pride from the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Banner knight and story teller to the Mizaati Mara pride, and am on a pilgramage back to my home land in search of something long forgotten."
"Famillar?" Mizani stopted and turned around to face Titus.
"Famillar in what way?" She asked, quickly looking behind her to try and spot the others.
simba watched the scene errupt before him. Both sides were justified in their feelings yet through it all he seemed to not share the same intensity in his own thoughts on things either way. Malaika was by nature paranoid about others in these parts and had gruesome dealings in at least two wars that he knew of. Still, he wished that every chance to meet someone new didn't have to be instantly tainted with suspicion. Granted he was looking at things from a perspective of luxury compared to Malaika in this situation. Were a few things different he too would be just as suspicious.
As for the lioness holdinger her ground he really didn't know what her story was or much else. All he knew was that he had a feeling that things didn't need to be as strained as they were becomming and so equated that with having nothing to worry about at the moment with the lioness. He wanted to try and help calm things - which usually more correctly translated at times that he would end up sticking his nose into things that weren't his business - and so stepped out further from behind Malaika and tried to get closer.
I don't think we've met either, my name's simba.
He didn't want to go into much more detail than that for many reasons. For now, politeness and simple courtesies would have to be his only position, his only hope.
Utora was strolling on through her every day life, when she caught the high mood from the lions across from her in the brush.
"And I dont have to tell you anything more!"
She perked her ears at such anger and smiled, then stalking through the brush deciding to pass it on.
"Why would I be following you for. Unless you know my family you don't have what I want."
The excitement of just confronting other lions was enough to make Utora turn back and head to the conversation. she walked in amongst them.
"Ahaha. What a bunch of whiners!" She laughed happily, not trying to arouse anything, but, it was just a little funny.
-.-
Malaika droppes his high and mighty attitude and looks sideways at the unwelcome newcomer. Not wanting to waste his time arguing and not wanting to say anything more, especialy to the univited guest, he turs around and picks simbaji up gently by the scruff of the neck and padds off towards the east. He noticed the smal group of lions approaching from the south and just kept going. At least the other lion was fine so Malaika didn't feel guilty about just abandening them. He was on a mission and did want to waste any more time dealing with the rouges of the south. In his mind he felt like he would be better off accidentally running into the eastern rouges and not having strange creatures jump in in the middle of an interigation and call him a whinner. As he walked he thought about how he could have just slashed the creature and not given a second thought. After all he didn't trust rouges very well. Certinly not one who would interut a conversation with remark like that.
Malaika sighed silently as he made his way through the high grass. The grass pulled slightly at his fur, like the wind, forcing it back and against his body. His mane just hung there partialy blockig his view but he couldn't push it out of his way since simbaji was still in his muzzle.
Mizani noticed two lions, that she was aure was them.
"MALAIKA!" Mizani bellowed as she bolted into a run, not taking note of the two other lioness's.
Method didn't have a chance to reply back towards the rouge nor the young cub that seemed tamed and gentle, showing greatness with his tone and method, with such a short sentence. The two's interaction was something that she wasn't able to come in contact with. It was clear that the mascu' was just as pararnoid and confused.
How dare this lioness prance into the conversation and disturb them? A low grumbling scowl was released as she slunk away from the laughing lea.
"Whinners? Perhapes it's easy to say when one hasn't endured anything in life..."
She spatted the words of distaste towards the newcomer. It wasn't like the lonely lioness to pad off in a different direction without continuing her conversation with those she just started to speak to. She raced after the elder lion, trying to push the grass out of her view. She gained some ground to be up behind Mizani. Attempting to carry out the conversation once more.
"Well, Mizani.... it's a pleasure to meet you... and you to, Simbaji. I'm sorry for acting out of line... but I didn't understand what your deal was. As for I, I'm Method.... to be honest I really cant recall where I came from. I do recall coming from a pride called Killic Pride. But I have no clue on anything else, everything seems so blank. I've never heard of your pride... nor any of you."
Her voice and actions showed true virtue, there was no lies that lurked within' her brown orbs. Her stride started to slow down as she heard other voices coming closer towards them. Mizani's name was shouted out by a lioness, she stopped in her tracks as she listened and carefully kept watch.
ooc: quick post. -.-
OOC: it Malaika Mizaati. Mizani is the lioness running up behind Malaika.
[Utora cocked her head and watched the two trail off.]
"Huh. Interesting."
[She decided to follow them none the less, just for the entertainment]
Mizani noticed that the other lioness was following them.
"do you want something?" She asked stopping.
[Utora stopped and perked her ears]
"Need-No. Want-yes." [She smiled and stopped beside the lioness.]
"Want?" Mizani asked
"as in you want help? She asked curiously, looking behind her for Titus and Karifu.
Utora smiled and looked back to the lions behind her, then to Mizani.
"Well, more of I want to hang with you guys!"
[She flicked her tail and hoped for a good reply.]
simba could do nothing more than dangle from the grip Malaika held him by. It didn't hurt, but it also left him prone to the natural instincts to just wait until being put down to do much. He heard voices talking about him and tried to look from time to time.
Malaika stopped when the lioness caught up with him. His mood haddn't changed for the better. Carefully he sat simbaji down and stared at the lioness with skeptical eyes.
"Its not suprizing that you havnt heard of my pride, my pride is gone everyone and just about every other pride that once lived in the east. It was the great pride wars that killed off half of them. The rest were killed hepling to protect my families lands from the humans. Thats where we're heading now."
Titus Bolted towards Mizani " Is every thing alright?"
"yeah, everythings fine" Mizani said.
"so where you from?" Mizani asked the lioness beside her.
"Eh. Why does it matter......won't really change what I am now...will it?"
Utora looked to the male lion with the cub, and thenback to Mizani. She was surprised to see a white lion, and stood starring at them all.
"it makes all the difference for some of us" Mizani said, cautiously.
"what is your name then?" she asked, deciding that she wasn't going to get a straight answer to her first question.
As simba was sat down he stayed close to Malaika's side. In some ways he felt it ironic that he was acting so dependant, so out of his element. In truth he was to some extents on both counts; he was in a strange land with no knowledge of their destination or intentions and he was traveling with someone who did. Deciding discretion to be the better part of valor at this point he decided to just sit where he was sat, curling his tail around his paws as he let the adults work out their issues.
Method tried not to pay attention to the others that closed the entire area. There was to many to greet and so little time. It seemed like everyone was confused and trying to get to know everyone. Silence fell on the loner. It was very visible that Malaika wanted to get back to his destination, it was clear. She herself had nothing to live for really... just wondering around aimlessly.
"I see... so what are you planning to do when you arrive back to your homelands?"
Her eyes scanned from Mizani to the ivored lion and the other spunky mouthed fae. Eyes shifting downwards to the well mannered cub, he seemed far more older then what he was.... this truly amazed the youthful lioness. Curiously she observed them all, feeling out of place to just be in such a minority crowd.
Malaika looked back at the other group and sighted not wanting to tell the lioness what he sought after yet he he should but there was always the chance she could be just like the rouges of the east. The sought to harness the secret of the Heartland/valley pride.
Malaika didn't know what it was all he knew was that he was to go in search of this secret.
"It's nothing entirely important." The lion managed. He hid the truth from the lioness well.
"I usually visit my familes lands once a year and decided to bring simbaji here along with me."
Titus whispers something to Mizani "I think she's hiding something"
Utora looked to Mizani in the daylight, as the wind settled between them.
"My name is Utora. I do not bring trouble in my being here, though, I can create enough of it if i desire."
Her eyes squinted with a thought that ran through her mind, as she then stood in a gallant pose and flicked her tail lightly.
This made Mizani even more worried.
"do you want to cause any trouble?" She asked, wary of the fact that what Titus said could be true.
"No not at all i just think she's up to something"looks back at the Utora"Let's play along and we'll be fine" Titus thinks it might be risky but he goes for it.
Method's curiousity was pricked. The leo almost had the young lioness believing in his story, but she wasn't for sure if he was telling her the truth. His eyes seemed so trustworthy and so did his tone. Method wasn't one to judge, she judged to many in her small year and its costed her grief. Besides, he seemed to cover up the story very well.
"Oh! I see..."
Her voice lightened to a exciting high. Perhapes this was a new start for the youngster, a journey, maybe?
"You wouldn't mind if I tagged along with you? I wouldn't take up to much room... I'm just trying to find myself.."
Her voice faded. As silence crept on her again she recalled him saying something to her previously, his words ringing in her head. ( a pilgramage back to my home land in search of something long forgotten ) Maybe he mean't his family? Who knew... she wasn't for sure. She decided to let it slide and watch how everything played out.
Malaika nodded slightly.
"As long as you don't cause any problems."
Malaika looked down at simbaji and then back up at the lioness.
"So what brings you out here? most prides are either from the west or the east. Occasionaly them may come here but that's few far and inbetween. Surely theres more to it than trying to find yourself."
Method couldn't help but to laugh lightly.
"Well... to be honest.... it is about trying to find myself. I have no clue who I even am. Much less where I came from. I can only recall my name and the pride I once belonged in. I've been in search for the lands but never found them... or anything else."
Method glanced towards the group that chattered to themselves. Eyes shifting back towards the cub and lion.
"Dont worry about 'me' causing any trouble. I'm known for it... but I know when to behave."
She said jokingly, trying to break the newbie idea.
With a shake of his head he just forced the idea away but then thought it wise to infor the lioness of what did lie ahead.
"You won't be as much trouble as the rouges that we are going to come across. We must tred carefully." He looks down at simbaji fixing his gaze at the top of the cubs head hoping to look into his eyes again. The soft gentle eyes of some one whom always loved him.
"Though I must keep simbaji safe."
"Rouges? What do you mean exactly?... Are they going to be a problem in the future as we continue this journey to your homelands?"
She was curious on what all was occuring. The tides seem to change a bit, she listened carefully as he shared some information with her.