A Change of Plans [PRIVATE: AC & The Whistlerify]

[AustralianChaos]

Sarabi nodded, just still had to emphasise one last point. "Scar's not going to be pleased...he'll see this as an oversight on your part, and I doubt he'll let you get away with it lightly."

She sighed. "I hate all this running. Where do we go now? Technically, Simba's ready to be king, now...all we need is the strength their full-grown bodies will provide to be able to make our way in and overthrow him...if he did not have the allegiance of the hyenas, I would suggest simply going after him now..." she trailed off, sighing heavily.

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Nala looked up at Sarafina's plan, it made sense, but like Sarabi, she was scared of how Sarafina would be punished for this failure. "I don't want to see you get hurt, mum," she whispered softly.

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarafina sighed, "What ever punishment it will be, I'll deal with it." she said. Scar would probably kill her or exile her as well, she didn't have any idea for what other 'punishment' he could possibly give her. She was about to say something before she noticed the tunnels system. "Do these tunnels get to somewhere else besides the look-out spot on the top?" she asked her friend. She knew the safest way to get out of there would be through these tunnels

[AustralianChaos]

Sarabi looked back at the tunnel system thoughtfully. "I have no idea...it's too dark to see in there, but I do know that there are tunnels heading off in various directions...if we want to escape that way...we need something to light the way, it would simply be too dangerous trying to go in there blind...I got lost in there for well over a whole day once, and we have no idea what sort of cliffs or chasms could be hiding in there."

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Tanga listened in on the conversation, before turning to Marini as the conversation shifted to escaping through the caves. "What do you think, Rini?" he asked softly. "Where should we go?"

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarafina sighed. "I don't think there's a way to bring light into those tunnels. I guess you'll have to move once we're gone." she said and then looked back at Sarabi. "Where will you go?"

Marini sighed, this wasn't happening. "I don't know." she said and sighed, but tried to draw comfort from his presence, "We'll be fine though. I'm sure we will." she said and tried to cheer him up

[AustralianChaos]

Sarabi looked around, knowing her answer well before she spoke it. "I have no idea, Sarafina...this is the only place outside the Pridelands that I've visited. Wherever we go now, we're going into places none of us have ever seen before."

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Tanga noticed that Marini was obviously unsettled about having to move, even if she was adament that they would be fine. Ignoring the pain from his wounds, he settled closer to her and draped his injured left forepaw over her, holding her close. "With you around, I don't doubt that."

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Nala looked up as Sarabi and Sarafina discussed new locations, and decided she had to speak up. "Umm...I...I think I have an idea. I don't think we'll be able to stay there, but it is a starting point." She was very hesitant...this was one misadventure from her cubhood Sarafina still wasn't completely aware of, and she was worried how she might react if she knew that she had left the Pridelands once when she was young.

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarafina sighed. They were probably going to have to travel alot before finding a place they could live in, but it's not like they had any choice. But then she turned to Nala, and was about to find out exactly what was this 'place' Nala was talking about and how did she find out about it. But it wasn't the right time for getting angry at her. Nala's cubbish side always got the better hold of her, but it seemed like this time it turned out to be useful. "Well... I guess that's where you're heading then." she said and sighed, "I better get going."

Marini smiled slightly at Tanga, she always seemed to feel alot better and safer when he was there.

[AustralianChaos]

Sarabi looked at Nala as she admitted another adventure she had gone on in her past, but like Sarafina, did not bother reprimanding her...it was too long ago for that, and besides, it may just help them. When Sarafina decided to take her leave, Sarabi stepped foward hugged her friend briefly. "Take care of yourself, Sara...Scar's time is limited now."

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Nala once again pulled her mother into a hug as she said she had to go. "I've missed you so much, mum...I just wish you could stay with us." She pulled away, smiling up at her mother. Even is she was leaving to go back to the Pridelands, Nala was happy she had these few short minutes with her.

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarafina then sighed, she had to get going. She wanted to stay with her daughter but she knew Scar would hunt her down and that he might come to a cunclosion that she had been lying to him all along, and she couldn't let that happen. "Wait for a few minutes before leaving. And try to avoid the Pride Lands. she then pulled her daughter into another hug, "Take care of yourself." she said and pulled away from her daughter and began leaving. "You too!" she added and glanced at where Simba,Tanga and Rini were.

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga raised his injured forepaw in a wave as she left, knowing that yelling would just strain his chest wounds. As she faded from sight, he put his paw back down, continuing to purr softly in Marini's embrace as he turned his attention towards Nala and Sarabi, wondering what Nala was about to reveal.

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Sarabi also turned to Nala as Sarafina left. "Alright Nala...you said you know of this place we might be able to head to. You're our only option right now."

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Nala nodded, still nervous, before explaining. "Back when we were all still in the Pridelands, even before Mufasa was killed...I wanted to explore a place I had seen from the eastern borders, even though I knew it wasn't part of the Pridelands. It was this hill that was covered in cliffs and trees, and it looked like a really fun place...it wasn't that big either, so it didn't look like you could get too lost. So one day I managed to get out and head to this hill...but I noticed before I got there that there was at least a couple of lions already living there, so I didn't go any closer."

[TheWhistlerify]

Simba finally took part in the conversation. Well... It's either that or we can just head off in a random direction. But we can't know how would this lions react to us."