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[Dark Huntress]

Tiaret jumped back as Saka snarled and tackled the lion as he leaped up. She flinched as the lion yowled with pain,"Saka! Stop! You're hurting him!"
Saka immediately stopped, but kept a paw firmly planted on the lion's throat,"I'm hurting him! Don't you care at all about me? He wa attacking you!"
Tiaret pushed him aside,"He was just getting up, and you don't look like that." She indicated the raw flesh that showed through on many places of the lions fur,"And you're much bigger."
The lion snarled at them. Saka growled, a low, threatening sound,"See, he's ferocious."
Tiaret rolled her eyes,"He's scared."
She padded closer, ignoring the lions snarled warnings."Hi, my names Tiaret, what's yours? We found you passed out at the bottom of a hill. Saka," she gave her brother a sideways glance,"carried you because you were hurt."

[Tacobell Lion]

Shahallie slowly and cautiously got up.

"My name is Shahallie. It's not that I'm grateful or anything," he motioned to Saka now, " but why did you save me?"

[Dark Huntress]

Saka glared at Tiaret, who grinned sheepishly,"Only Tiaret saved you-it was up to Vida and I we would've have left you. I'm not sure why Tiaret would want to save you."
Tiaret head her head proudly, like the royalty she was, and made eye contact with Shahallie,"I saved you because it's not about prides or families anymore-it's about surviving, something very few have done. And I'm not going to let someone die if I have the power to stop it."
She silenced Saka with a look and strode proudly off. Saka shook his head and muttered,"It's more fun being royalty when you're the only child."

[Tacobell Lion]

Shahallie walked slowly over to the lioness who just saved his life.

"Tiaret, right? Thank you so much for..um.. convincing the two others of your group to take me with. You really saved me." He then looked solemnly at the ground. "If only my family was so lucky."

[Dark Huntress]

Tiaret gave him an almost reproachful look,"If only a lot of lions were so lucky." She looked down in silence,"Im sorry, I didnt mean to sound cold, but this is all that's left for me,"she looked at Saka,"We both don't have much."
Tiaret looked into Shahallie's eye, feeling like she wanted to cry. But, she couldn't, so she didn't even let them tear up.
Saka frowned as he caught the scent of another lion,"Theres someone else around here."
A crackle sounded from a rocky cliff as the stone fell. Saka bounded after whoever was running away. As he sighted the shadow of the lion, he quickly pounced, leaving he and his prey rolling down the side of the rocks. Saka groaned as they landed but jumped up immediately, and examined the stray lion. He frowned as he realized that it was a female lion,"Who are you."

[wolfishgirl]

Rachelley growled angrily and crouched in front of her son. She wouldn't let this lion take him away from her. Not unless she was dead.

[Dark Huntress]

Saka frowned, apparently this lioness thought he wanted to take her cub. Maybe, he thoughi, a gentler approach would elicit a more positive response. Saka relaxed,"We have no quarrel with you, or your cub. I am Saka, king of the remainder of Pride Rocks people. Tell me who you are and I swear I wont hurt your cub, or let anything happen to him when I have the power to prevent it." All this lioness seemed to want was her cub to be safe, and he was going to give her that.

[wolfishgirl]

Rachelley snarled again and backed up slowly. Not taking her eyes off of the lion in front of her. She wasn't about to trust him, to put her faith in him and then be left behind... never again.

[Dark Huntress]

Saka looked her in the eyes,"I swear. I swear I'll give up my throne if I break my promise."
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Tiaret paced nervously, Saka had been gone for awhile, and who knew what he had gotten himself into. She gave a worried glance at Shahallie, he wasn't looking so good. "Hey, you okay?" Her voice was soft.

[wolfishgirl]

"Run" Rachelley growled at her son as she angrily and swiped at the lion with her forepaw. Seeing her son take off she tackled him to the ground, biting and clawing at him.