Ikenna
New Member
Posts: 10
Species: Lion
Age: Child
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Lethal
Flaw: Mute
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Post by Ikenna on Oct 19, 2014 0:12:23 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last ate: Day 11
Ikenna watched as his sister made her way up the tree, impressed by her strength. A small smile tugged at his lips as she called out to their mother, eventually coming to rest beside her. Well, as his mother said, he might as well try again. He carefully climbed onto the base of the trunk, standing on his hind legs and digging his front claws into the bark. Then he boosted himself up, getting his hind claws curled in before pulling his front ones free.
Progress was a bit slow, but he made it further than he had the first time, and soon he was climbing onto the first branch. He paused to catch his breath, glancing up at his mother and sister. With a grin and a nod of acknowledgment to Adanna, he started again.
It was quite difficult, and by the time he reached them he was breathing hard, muscles aching, but as he pulled himself onto the final branch an immense wave of joy swept through him. The exhausted cub lay next to his sister, grinning proudly.
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Post by Abeni on Oct 19, 2014 0:23:11 GMT
Health: 68/73 Last Ate: Day 10
Abeni grinned, giving in to Adanna's demands, nuzzling and licking her. "Very good work, you'll be as strong as me in no time, little one," she praised. Despite her initial misgivings about Tau's descendants, it appeared her own genes were stronger, and without that idiot of a lion around to soften them up both Adanna and Ikenna were making fast progress. "Just wait, you'll be one of Clapperclaw's best warriors someday."
Soon enough she was watching her son again, though. Hoping that he wouldn't fail her miserably. He seemed to be doing quite well on his second attempt, much to her delight. "That's it, Ikenna. Take it slow," she murmured, eyes intent on him. At this point a fall would be extremely dangerous.
Thankfully she didn't have to rush to his aid. Ikenna had finally hauled himself onto their branch. "Very good, cubs. You're both going to be so strong one day, I can already see it. You'll be amazing warriors, and this pride will be feared above all others." she sat up, leaning over to lick and nuzzle both of them, a purr rumbling in her throat.
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Adanna
New Member
Daughter of Abeni and Tau
Posts: 19
Species: Lion
Age: Child
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
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Post by Adanna on Oct 19, 2014 0:30:58 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 11
Adanna grinned brightly at the praise and the nuzzle and kiss. "I'll be the best warrior Clapperclaw has ever seen!" She sat up tall and proud, though her grin disappeared when Ikenna finally caught up and Abeni praised him. He'd taken forever to get up here! He didn't deserve that nuzzle. And now that Adanna had received some of her mother's affection, she wasn't too keen to share, and with a silent growl she nuzzled her forehead to Abeni's nose, trying to push herself between Ikenna and her.
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Ikenna
New Member
Posts: 10
Species: Lion
Age: Child
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Lethal
Flaw: Mute
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Post by Ikenna on Oct 19, 2014 23:23:50 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last ate: Day 11
Ikenna grinned, nuzzling his mother in return. Even if he hadn't beaten Adanna, he had succeeded in climbing the tree despite his previous inactivity. Suddenly he was forced back as she shoved her way between him and Abeni, as though she were STILL jealous, despite having gotten here first.
He tilted his head questioningly, brows furrowed. Why did she make such a big deal out of his and Abeni's relationship? Not only was she doing better in their tasks, but she was stronger and more able than him as well. He clicked his teeth, looking up at his mother for an answer.
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Post by Abeni on Oct 20, 2014 20:52:42 GMT
Health: 68/73 Last Ate: Day 10
Abeni frowned, rather displeased with her daughter's reaction. Healthy competitiveness was certainly a good thing, but she was getting quite aggressive. She just hoped that the two would be able to form some sort of positive bond, like she and Chinyere had. "Alright, I'll bet you two are hungry now. Let's see what you think of meat." She ignored Ikenna's silent questioning, pondering his silence in the back of her mind. He hadn't even cried when he was born! But he seemed healthy; she'd just have to keep an eye on him.
Now a more immediate concern. Would they be able to get down on their own? They had made it up, but going down was quite a different story, and could be quite dangerous. Especially for cubs of their size. Finally, she decided it wouldn't do for them to be hurt so young. She lifted Adanna by her scruff, quickly bounding down the tree, where she set her daughter. She repeated the process for Ikenna, and once the whole family was safely on the ground she led the way over to the pile of corpses.
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Adanna
New Member
Daughter of Abeni and Tau
Posts: 19
Species: Lion
Age: Child
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
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Post by Adanna on Oct 20, 2014 23:05:02 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 11
Adanna frowned at Abeni's expression, ears pinned back. Had she done something wrong? But then she brought up meat and the cub perked up again. Even if she didn't like the idea of eating meat, preferring milk over anything else, she still wanted to further prove her superiority to Ikenna, so she tried to look excited. "I'll eat all the meat!" She growled playfully, smiling brightly when Abeni brought her down first.
Once Abeni had brought Ikenna down as well, Adanna eagerly followed after her mother to the pile, sniffing around. Most smelled... not very pleasing. They were her own kind, and Adanna couldn't help but frown. "What're we gonna eat, Mommy?"
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Post by Chinyere on Oct 22, 2014 2:19:19 GMT
Health: 40/65 Last ate: Day 8
The male leopon watched Tishan's eyes, they moved so....freely. Like they weren't focusing on anything, but just floating.....Her ears were more active though, unlike her eyes which he was guessing by now that she was blind. He leaned forward and waved a paw in front of her, but he finally concluded that she was blind. Her eyes just seemed like they didn't see his paws.
Chinyere still liked her anyway, she was a pride-mate, and she should be treated as such. He spoke again "Have you ever had any cubs, Tishan?" he asked, wondering if she had some cubs at one point like Abeni.
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Tishan
New Member
Could she be more than a useless thing one day?..
Posts: 16
Species: Lion
Age: Young Adult
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Escape Artist
Flaw: Blind
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Post by Tishan on Oct 22, 2014 4:04:22 GMT
Health: 60/60 Last Ate: Day 10
Tishan's ears flicked as he moved his paw in front of her eyes. She ignored the fact that he was doing it. "No. I possibly could not ever have any cubs because how would I be able to tell if they are in danger? My eyes fail me and my hearing can't detect every threat, so i have at last decided never to bare cubs due to I could never keep my own young alive." She gloomy stated as she thought of this question a thousand times.
She would not endanger the safety of any cats even if it were her own young, she could not simply ever keep another alive besides herself. She would need sight for that.
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Post by Chinyere on Oct 23, 2014 3:05:06 GMT
Health: 40/65 Last ate: Day 8
The male's ears went back slightly in disappointment as she told her gloomy explanation. She would never bare cubs, never know what it's like for a little bundle to come out and be your own product. To never know that you could love something so quickly....
Chinyere nodded, despite knowing that she couldn't see. "I'm sorry for asking...." He said, lowering his head slightly. "At least you could help Abeni's cubs grow! I know they'll be wonderful! They're already showing great promise" He exclaimed excitedly, knowing that his nephews would become strong warriors one day.
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Tishan
New Member
Could she be more than a useless thing one day?..
Posts: 16
Species: Lion
Age: Young Adult
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Escape Artist
Flaw: Blind
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Post by Tishan on Oct 24, 2014 1:34:57 GMT
Health: 60/60 Last Ate: Day 10
"I wish I could have cubs though. But yes Abeni's Cubs do show promise their personalities are strong." Tishan said quietly. "The female cub shows confidence and persistence. The male one would make a good king in a pride of his own." She stretched out a bit trying to make her muscles less tight. Her ears flicked at every little noise.
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Post by Chinyere on Oct 24, 2014 15:45:12 GMT
Health: 40/65 Last ate: Day 8
"I'm glad you think so as well, Tishan." He purred, his tail curling in and out. His nephews were already looking strong to everybody else and not just him. He laid down on his back, moving side to side to itch his pelt as he looked up at Tishan.
"Where did you come from, if you don't mind me asking?" he mewed before laying correctly on his stomach and not his back.
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Tishan
New Member
Could she be more than a useless thing one day?..
Posts: 16
Species: Lion
Age: Young Adult
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Escape Artist
Flaw: Blind
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Post by Tishan on Oct 25, 2014 1:32:41 GMT
Health: 60/60 Last Ate: Day 10
"From the south. After my mother disappeared, I just wandered forward and stumbled upon you all." Tishan rolled herself into the dirt again until she settled into a comfortable position on her side. She stretched one last time and yawned a bit.
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Post by Chinyere on Oct 26, 2014 21:01:57 GMT
Health: 40/65 Last ate: Day 8
He listened intently, ears forward as he listened to her small story. "I'm sorry your mother disappeared. It's fortunate that you found us instead of any other predator." He replied, his tail swishing across the ground.
Chinyere stood up and looked around, spotting his nephew. "I'm going to go speak with my nephews, excuse me Tishan." He said as he departed from the female and headed towards Adanna, who seemed to finally get some attention from Abeni. "Hey there Adanna. You did great." he said with a smile
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Adanna
New Member
Daughter of Abeni and Tau
Posts: 19
Species: Lion
Age: Child
Faction: Clapperclaw Pride
Rank: Commoner
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Post by Adanna on Oct 27, 2014 18:29:27 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 11
Mother and Ikenna had fallen silent, and Adanna sighed and sat down grumpily, when Chinyere finally stopped talking to the lioness came over. She smiled at him a bit, nodding. "Thanks." She wanted to make some comment about Ikenna, but decided against it and simply sighed, plopping down onto her belly with a groan. "I wanna go out and do something. But Ikenna's so slow, and Mommy keeps waiting around for him. I wish we could just go out and explore or something and leave him behind."
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Post by Chinyere on Oct 28, 2014 1:27:45 GMT
Health: 40/65 Last ate: Day 8
Chinyere listened to the poor cub's troubles and problems, laying down next to the little cub. "If you want, once you're older i'll take you around the territory! We'll even go without Ikenna if you want, how does that sound?" he asked, a smile on his muzzle.
The female cub sure did have her mother's competitiveness and attitude. Adanna was more like her mother, and Ikenna more like his father in calmness. They were quite the opposites, but they had to stick together if they didn't want to end up like Abeni, Chinyere, and Anan.
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