Chaltuu scratched her ear with her hind paw, scowling and muttering under her breath. Her two cousins, Sakehn and Yateis, were coming over to visit. Kivuli, her father, since he had no family other than his sister and nieces- his parents were dead- preferred to keep in touch with his remaining family as much as possible, and his sibling and her daughters lived close by.
Though Chaltuu didn't hate her cousins- there was no reason for her to hate them- she still kept herself detached from them and they seldom, if ever, shared a conversation that didn't end with her snapping at them and querulously storming off into the den. The ochre lioness had never been an expert on friendship and affability.
"Kivuli!" she heard her aunt call warmly
Wonderful. Her cousins had arrived.