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Originally posted by Zeal II
Zeal had taken to sleeping in a tree nearby pride rock, this comforted his leopard half. He wasn't as social as other lions, but he made an effort to at least talk when spoken to, a hard lesson in manners.
His perch on the tree gave him a great viewpoint on the surrounding savanna, all the better since it allowed him to keep an eye on Azina and Akadi, who were prone to mischief.
He watched the two cubs playing in the grass when the thought suddenly came to him. They were almost as solitary as he was, they rarely played with other cubs. I've been rubbing off on them it seems, he thought.
"Hey, you two down there... why don't you go play with some of the others for a change." Zeal bellowed.
They looked curiously up at him, as if the thought had not occured to them.
"Only if you come with us!" Akadi replied.
"Ya, you better come with us, we need to get you a mate!" Azina laughed.
"Uh... I'm not very social you know. Besides, who says I'm looking?" Zeal replied, turning away in embarassment.
"So what, come with us and talk to the others. Go make friends!" Azina said.
Reluctantly, Zeal clambered down from the branch and followed the cubs towards pride rock.
Roku smiled as she saw the young cubs