by AustralianChaos » July 22nd, 2010, 3:36 am
Tanga sighed once more, before finally pulling himself to his feet, still looking down at his parents. "I've diappointed you...both of you. I've screwed up, badly, and I know what you must be thinking right now. There's no way I can reverse what I've done, but, at the very least, Imani needs to know the truth...I hope that's enough to restore your faith in me, and I also hope it's enough for Imani, as well."
Leaping down from the rock, he came up to the skull of his mother, Kali, and gave it a brief lick. "I miss you...all of you, every day," he said sadly, before wandering off, heading towards where he had seen Imani disappear off to before. As he found her, he realised that Mufalfa's information was, at the very least, partially accurate. Imani was with Auni, although she seemed to be trying to convince to leave for some reason. She seemed to be in a much better mood now, thought, which left Tanga wondering how Auni had helped her.
Knowing his presence was going to sour her mood again, Tanga initially considered leaving her alone for a little longer. But he came to the conclusion that, the longer he left his apology, the angrier she would be at him. It was better for him to get this over and done with now, he reasoned.
"Imani," he called hesitantly, sitting a short distance from her, his stance low and weak, his ears flat, hidden in his mane. He was once more more the shy, completely submissive lion he had been two months ago, a trait that was not helped by his fear of how Imani would respond to him. "Imani, I...I know I'm probably the last lion you want to talk to right now...but can I at least apologise?"