Chapter 3: Lion's Fury (Canon)

[darkrose283]

<sub>Ana finished cleaning the cub and nudged the limp body toward her belly, curling around the child to watch it.

Ilari finally found Jasiri and Aina, with a loud growl, he leapt onto his brother, moving to nom his ear.
"Rawr!"

Sacha shook her head before answering.
"Exactly. Who would bother with a small group as this? We pose no threat to us and us no threat to them. They'll be too busy fighting at Mlinzi anyway. It's the perfect place."
Misha stayed quiet, letting the older lions speak. He didn't care where he went, as long as there was green grass, plenty of food and water then he'd be happy.

Nikita nodded to her mother and turned to lead the small group. Nose in the air, she caught a faint trace of Peke's scent and trotted off after it. After a while, her back leg began to show signs of her limping again. If the leg didn't heal properly, that limp would be permanent.

Vladimir's army was halfway to Mlinzi, with only one more day and a half left to travel.</sub>

[Asani]

Peke continued trudging onward toward's his destination until he slammed into something hard and furry, which appeared to be a large leg. Not looking up from the ground he muttered. "Move..."

[Sabre]

Rendarin turns his piercing red eyes to the Mlinzi king. "Precisely. Besides..." He says with a slight chuckle, showing a form of dark humor. "I'd rather it be my clan that took over your prides, not honorless mice like the Bolsheviks." He says before walking off toward a large circle of Shaderians outside with two fighting in the middle.
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Sabre closes his eyes and rests his head on Ana's back.

[Silver]

Brownie looked up at Frost, ears back slightly but turned his gaze to Dhahabu, deciding it best not to rouse Frost's anger any further by nuzzling or licking the other male he stood up and padded outside, moving to sit away from the cave, just within ear shot should things get out of hand for Dhahabu.

[Coral]

Jasiri turned around once pounced and started to giggle, pawing at his brother whom was nomming his ear.
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Coral curled up into a ball and fell asleep.

[Blaze]

"Hmph. You're in over your head against the Mlinzi, Rendarin. Try anything and your entire pride will be slaughtered," Blaze muttered. He would have been left to say more, but heard the pained cry of his mate. He turned his attention to the two cubs and sighed. "Sorry kids, but your aunt needs me right now. With nothing more to say he ran off to be at Coral's side.

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Huruma looked up at the ceiling of the cave, in a pensive mood. "I'm not really sure at the moment. But... I'm sure it'll come to us at some point. But, Wedger... for the sake of the cubs... perhaps we could join this pride?"

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Isaak and Matylda noticed the limp of their daughter. They knew immediately if they didn't keep her from running that it may never heal. Instinctively the male ran after Nikita, calling her name, asking her to stop for a moment.

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Kawaida couldn't help but agree with the great lioness whom he happily called his mate. There was, however, a major flaw he still saw in the plan: what if the Bolsheviks were to recognize Sacha from that skirmish at the border just before the pride fled the Naabi Hills in the first place? What if they attacked her, or forced her to join them in their war effort against thepride they once called their own?

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Dhahabu looked at Frost, feeling guilty. He was caught and he knew it. He opened his mouth to apologize. To explain himself. The only sound that came out, however, was a yelp as he felt the claws of the betrayed lioness slash into his left cheek. He looked at her, surprised, as the crimson tears of his blood started to trickle down his face. Never before had she acted as such. She wasn't the aggressive type. This made his shock all the greater.
"Don't speak. Just listen. How could you? How the hell could you do this to me?! Slinking around, mating with another behind my back?! Am I not enough for you? Do you have to go and seek someone out in secret? What about our twins? Or do they mean nothing to you, that you'd skip out on their mother?!" she asked. Bitter, salty tears stung at her eyes as they began to stream from the cerulean blue orbs. She was angry, yes. But most of all she was broken. Hurt. Betrayed.
She watched as he opened his mouth to speak, but a growl from her silenced him. "It's not that you went for another mate. Had you told me, I would have been fine. But to go behind my back? To lie to me, to sneak around? How would you feel if I did that to you?!"

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Eis licked gently at the scruff of the lioness laying beside him. A soft purr escaped him.

[Sabre]

A wounded Shaderian limps out of the circle that Rendarin walked to before another walks up, another fight ensuing between the two creatures. Rendarin turns his eyes toward the Mlinzi cave as he watches Blaze enter it. His eyes glance around the area, seemingly scoping out the terrain.

[Silver]

Brownie listened quietly to everything said within the conversation between Frost and Dhahabu, is ears lay flat against his head, he didn't feel right to let Dhahabu take all the blame as he was equally to blame so he stood up and padded back towards the den.

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Amira purred quietly in return, cuddling up closer to her personal furnace. She opened her eyes and blinked slightly as she looked up and smiled at Eis, licking his muzzle softly as she purred, her eyes were ridden with sleep but she quickly wiped it away with her paw and blinked to clear her groggy vision. "Hey handsome." She said with a smile.

[Hero58]

Wedger looks at Huruma "Pride? what pride?" she asks curiosly, she had not heard of any prides other then hers mostly because she was to busy.

[darkrose283]

<sub>Ana began to hum a lullaby, slowly falling asleep with Sabre nestled behind her and her dead child against her belly.

Sacha smiled, then wordlessly began to lead her small family forth.

Nikita ignored the cries of her father, instead quickening her pace to fine Peke and soon. Though unknowing to her, they were at least a day behind her friend.

Ilari giggled, rolling over onto his back as he played with Jasiri.

The Bolshevik soldier growled when he felt something hit his leg. Looking down, his eyes widened as he recognized the cub.
"Peke? Vladimir! I've found your son!"
Vladimir's head snapped up from his tired walk, looking to the two. His face held worry as he rushed over, fearing the worst.
"PEKE!?!?!?!"</sub>

[dsi]

Peke's small body tried to continue moving forward believing the voices he heard were nothing more than a mere illusion from being out in the sun for too long.

Aina sat there watching her two brothers wrestle and smiled as they did so, before walking off to a corner and curled up for a nap.

Tundra laid in a corner fast asleep' his spotted pelt facing away from the cave to block out the cold air.

[darkrose283]

_{Vladimir finally broke from the crowd and upon seeing Peke alive and well, he bellowed out a happy roar, moving to tackle his blonde son.
"Peke!! Oh, my son, are you alright? Did those bastards hurt you? I swear I'ma kill them all!"
Swooping up the cub in his arms, he held onto Peke tightly, ignoring the looks of his soldiers as tears trickled down his cheeks.}

[Asani]

The blonde cub squirmed slightly as he was picked up, his small tail flicking back and forth. "Dad!" he said finally realizing it wasnt an illusion. "Nope..I'm fine." he replied trying to get back down.

[darkrose283]

_{A deep purr rumbled within his chest, clinging to Peke a few moments longer. Reluctantly, he set the child down, lowering his head to rasp his tongue across Peke's head.
"I thought the Mlinzi had you and the others prisoner? How did you get out?"}

[Asani]

"I..just left?" he replied back to his father with confusion in his voice. The cub then noticed the army behind his father. "Why are they here?" he asked staring up at Vladimir, getting a large tongue rasped over his face as he did so.