Kayin
Junior Member
Posts: 61
Species: Lion
Age: Adolescent
Faction: Sunbaked Pride
Rank: Commoner
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Post by Kayin on Sept 14, 2014 20:05:37 GMT
Health: 50/50 Last Ate: Day 9
"I wanna get him a flower too!" Kayin declared, running straight into the bushes. When he came out, he had twigs and leaves stuck in his new puff of a mane, and plenty of little pokers latched into his fur. In his mouth was a cattail, not exactly a flower, but it was big and he thought it was pretty! He marched over to the pile of dirt, placing his 'flower' beside Sekai's.
He grinned, padding over to Ammit. She had been ignoring him a lot, and though he new she had her own cub now, he couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous. He tried to push the thought aside; Rudo was his little brother, he needed to be nice! He came up beside them, poking his head between Ammit's front leg and belly. "Yeah, c'mon Rudo! Nothin' to be afraid of!"
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 14, 2014 20:06:00 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
Rudo still looked absolute horrified, even as his mother explained. But when she came up behind him and touched the water with her paw, and he saw his reflection, as well as her own above him, both ripple, his eyes widened, not in fear but in curiosity and amazement. "Whoa!" He moved closer, this time raised his own tiny paw to tap at the water. Seeing it ripple once more, he grinned and laughed, then hit the water harder, splashing it. But then some of the water splashed onto him and he gasped in shock, backing up, staring at the water with his jaw dropped.
But after a moment he got over his shock and he approached the water again, splashing it once more. After getting the same result, he suddenly jumped, splashing with both paws this time. He shivered a little, finding it incredibly cold in comparison to the air, but it felt nice, in a way. "This is so weird!" Now that he had explored the water a bit, he finally dipped his head down to drink, and he felt the cool liquid slide down into his belly, and he shuddered at the feeling but grinned. Pleased, he drank faster, lowering his muzzle a little more into the water. Unfortunately, that put his nose beneath it, and he suddenly snorted, having gotten water up his nose.
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Post by Ammit on Sept 14, 2014 20:30:25 GMT
Last Ate: Day 9 Health: 69/69
"That's it! See, it won't hurt you!" she chimed, happy to see her cub so curious about the water. Lions typically did not spend a lot of time near water, but cubs definitely enjoyed it. She chuckled as Rudo snorted, and she leaned down to lick his cheek. "Keep your nose out of the water. If you put your nose in the water, you have to hold your breath! You can't breath water... you're not a fish," she chuckled, watching her cub. He was learning quickly, and she looked up in time to see Kayin, who was now covered in burrs.
"Kayin! Oh no, look at you, you've got burrs everywhere!" she laughed, gently picking them out of his fur. His mane was beginning to come in, and it looked quite odd on the small male.
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 14, 2014 20:48:58 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
Rudo was sniffling, on the verge of crying, but he smiled when Ammit licked his cheek, and he quickly turned his head to lick her nose in return. But then she turned to Kayin and he felt rather jealous, quickly rushed forward and trying to squeeze himself between the two. "Mum, what's a 'fish'?" He looked up at her curiously, still trying to wriggling himself between his half-brother and mother, though mostly he was only succeeding in crushing himself.
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Sekai
Junior Member
Daughter of Ashur and Dnali
Posts: 52
Species: Lion
Age: Adolescent
Faction: Sunbaked Pride
Rank: Commoner
Attribute: Knightly
Flaw: Overdone
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Post by Sekai on Sept 14, 2014 20:53:18 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 8
Kayin had gotten himself covered in burrs, and Sekai couldn't help but laugh quietly. But she quickly shook off her amusement and went over to the water herself, staring into it before leaning down to drink. The day was cool, at least cooler than it had been yesterday, but despite that she felt incredibly warm. Her neck was getting fluffy for a female, and she panted a little, before deciding to just wade into the water, sighing in relief.
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Post by Ammit on Sept 14, 2014 21:03:24 GMT
Last Ate: Day 9 Health: 69/69
Ammit chuckled as her son darted between Kayin and herself, knowing the little cub was jealous of him. "A fish is a little creature that has tiny scales on it. We can eat fish, but they're icky," she said, making a silly face with her tongue sticking out. "We eat other animals, but not fish. Lions can eat anything they want, really!" she said, chuckling softly.
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 14, 2014 21:19:09 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
Rudo's eyes widened in shock at the very idea. "Scales?" He wrinkled his nose in thought. He didn't know what scales were, but they sounded strange! "That sounds weird." But then she brought up eating other animals and he looked even more confused. "Eat other animals? Don't we eat milk?" He ducked his head to poke her belly with his nose, referring to how he still nursed, being so young and all.
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Post by Ammit on Sept 15, 2014 21:17:42 GMT
Last Ate: Day 9 Health: 69/69
Ammit nodded. "They have scales because they live in water. Scales are tough, kinda like rocks! But they make fish hard to eat, that's why lions don't eat fish," she said sweetly, looking back at the water. At Rudo's question about eating, she chuckled. "When lions are young, they eat milk. When you grow up, though, you eat other animals. It's what makes us the top predators," she spoke, nodding as the words flowed.
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Post by Ashur on Sept 15, 2014 21:43:58 GMT
Health: 69/86 Last Ate: Day 8
Ashur watched Ammit interact with his son, and after a moment he finally lifted himself onto his paws and walked over, sitting down near the lioness. "Your mother is right. Lions are the strongest animals there are, and we, the Sunbaked, are the strongest of all the lions. You should always be proud to be a Sunbaked lion." He smiled at his son, lifting a paw to gently ruffle up his fur. Of course the little cub was unaware of how close he'd been to being the son of another male with a mother banished from the Sunbaked forever. But thankfully, it seemed that was well behind Ammit.
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 15, 2014 22:54:30 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
The little cub still looked confused, but he did grin brightly at his father's words, nodding quickly. "I'm proud!" He stood up as tall as he possibly could, before leaning up to paw at his mother's face. "I wanna eat other animals! I wanna show how strong I am, Mama!" He grinned and let out a tiny little roar, which sound more like a squeak, but at least he's trying?
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Post by Ammit on Sept 15, 2014 23:56:23 GMT
Last Ate: Day 9 Health: 69/69
She was grateful for Ashur's appearance; Ammit was wondering if he was even going to do anything. He looked so comfortable lying away from the group, so she hadn't thought much of it. But now that he was here, speaking with his son, she couldn't wipe the grin off of her face. She chuckled as Rudo pawed at her, but when he let out his little "roar", Ammit decided to become frightened. She fell onto her side quite dramatically, covering her face. "Oh no! Rudo, you're too strong!" she squeaked, peeking out at him from between her toes. "Your roar, it's too powerful!"
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 16, 2014 0:01:27 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
Rudo giggled when his mother fell over and wasted no time in pouncing on her, carefully batting at her face. "You'll never defeat me, Mommy! I'm the most powerful lion of them all!" He started batting at her with both paws, but after a moment ended up just sort of hugging her face, alternating between giggling and growling all the while. But eventually he started gnawing on the bridge of her nose.
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Post by Ashur on Sept 16, 2014 0:03:56 GMT
Health: 69/86 Last Ate: Day 8
Ashur chuckled as he watched mother and son, before deciding to join in on the game and lowering down his torso, rear end wriggling in the air playfully. "Oh, you can take down your mother, but what about me, Rudo? I'm undefeatable!" He grinned a challenge at the both of them. After all, one of the most important parts of being a lion was teamwork, and if Rudo could team up with his mother against him, then it would be good training for him. And of course, if his other two children present (Sekai and Kayin) wanted to join in, he wouldn't complain.
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Post by Ammit on Sept 16, 2014 0:10:00 GMT
Last Ate: Day 9 Health: 69/69
Ammit play-screamed as Rudo latched onto her face, the lioness gently shaking her head and wiggling him around. His little teeth tickled her nose, and Ammit flailed her legs in response. "No, no! Rudo! You're too strong! Mercy!" she cried dramatically, peeking over to Ashur. It was interesting to see him acting so fatherly towards Rudo... but she couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his butt up in the air like a cub.
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Rudo
New Member
Son of Ashur and Ammit
Posts: 42
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Post by Rudo on Sept 16, 2014 0:12:38 GMT
Health: 20/20 Last Ate: Day 10
Rudo grinned broadly at his victory so far, but then Ashur challenged him, and the little cub squeaked. Ashur was so much bigger, and he looked even larger with that big mane! Still, if his mother helped, the challenge seemed a lot less frightening then. Turning to Ammit, he licked her nose in apology then jumped off her. "C'mon, Momma! Let's get 'im!" He let out a play growl, then charged and pounced onto Ashur, landing on his face and biting his nose and forehead.
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