Captive's Struggle [PRIVATE: AC & SinChei]

[AustralianChaos]

Tyson nodded at Shane's words, before retiring to his own room, putting away all his things before finally retiring to his bed and soon started drifting off to sleep, hoping tha the lions would be okay after last night's scare, and that, if the poacher came back, their increased security measures would help stop him before he could do anything.

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Kulinda stalled at Makali's words, but only slightly. "He most likely has not done anything about Tanga because he himself has been through a rough time. I'm sure he'll see Tanga in the morning, now if you're quite done putting the little guy down, I would not mind getting some sleep myself."

Her temper was fast coming apart, and as she lay down in the grass, leaving Daxis wrapped protectively in her forepaws, she wanted Makali to leave before either of them did something they were going to regret the next morning.

[SinChei]

Makali growled very low at the small cub and turned around very quickly walking towards his friend to get some rest as well. He was happy about Kulinda not giving him the chance to do something bad before getting some sleep but was still angry but not of her. He layed down in the grass next to his friend and closed his eyes. Awaiting the other day and hoped the little cub would go to tanga the next morning and apology himself without Kulinda telling him.

Soon after he closed his eyes the black furred lion fell asleep.

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga was the first to wake up the next morning, finding himself with a throbbing pain in his chest. Rubbing it, he felt the bandage the human put on, and initially thought abotu removing it, but decided against it. It was like the leaves Kulinda used to help the cub's claw, only it seemed to be sticking to his fur, stopping the wound from reopening.

He tried to stretch, but winced, whining as his wound protested, before simply getting his feet, a little unsteady and weak after last night. He looked around, wondering where the cub was. He wanted to see if the cub was okay after last night, but eventually realised he was probably not going to find him any time soon, and so just just settled for pacing around the area where he had slept, trying to wake himself up.

[SinChei]

Makali was still deep in his long slumber. He did sleep longer then everyone everyday. He didn't hear his friend trying to make some movements. He just layed on his other side and scratched his chest.

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But Daxis were already awake and brushed his fur he could reach. the only spot he know to bath were his paws. He didn't know how to sit exactly to brush his flank or the back, everytime he tried it he fell on the ground and got angry. The red maned cub hoped Kulinda would awake soon because he was still scared because of the human the day before. Some spots still hurt when he touched them. As daxis finished to brush his pawfur he layed back down and rolled onto his back and played with his paws.

[AustralianChaos]

Kulinda slowly woke up a short time after Daxis had finished cleaning his paws. Yawning and stretching heavily, she opened her eyes and looked around, quickly spotting Daxis nearby, on his back. "Morning, Daxis," she said sleepily, smiling at him. "How did you sleep?" she asked.

As she got up, she noticed the results of Daxis' attempted cleaning. In the more certain light, and without yesterday's rather traumatic events to ditract her, she could see that, while he paws looked relatively clean and well-tended, despite the injured claw, the rest of his body was a little dirty, as though he was simply taken the easy way out of bathing himself and taken a dip in a waterhole. She decided not to comment on it yet, however, and waited, wanting to make sure Daxis was still okay after last night.

[SinChei]

Daxis were giggling low not wanting anyone to see him play with his paws like a little cub. As he heard Kulindas voice his ears twiched and he winced. He instantly stopped playing and rolled onto his stomach. He haven't taken a bath for months just if some rain were comming down he layed himself in it for a few seconds.

Daxis turned his head to kulinda and tried to smile and replied her in a still angr but scarred manner.

I've sleepen well.. thank you. What about you. And iof your asking what this wasn't ... any cubbish behavior i just... had to he paused and thought how he could talk himself out of the fact he was playing Were stretching...

He still was clawing the ground nervously while talking to her.

[AustralianChaos]

Kulinda just giggled, she had noticed Daxis' antics, and really wished he didn't feel so self-conscious about letting his guard down. "I slept well, thank you," she replied. "Listen Daxis...I know what you were doing just now, and I don't mind in any way. It's nice to see you open up like that, we all have our moments were we need to just unwind, and just because of what others think, or what you have been through, does not mean you should stop acting like a cub."

She then smiled, and leaned in close to Daxis. "I'll let you in on a little secret, Daxis. But first, I want to ask you this...how old do you think I am?" She smiled as she waited for his answer, wondering just how accurate his guess was going to be.

[SinChei]

At first Daxis reacted a bit grumpy again and was mad she noticed he was playing and did not believe in his little lie. He didn't like to be treated like a cub but when she leaned down to him and spoke kind of playfull Daxis put on a big smile and tried to hide it while lowering his head.

I am no cub

He said still smiling over his entire muzzle and could not say it without a low giggle in the end of his words. Even Daxis himself didn't take these 4 words serious. He found her question very funny and was a bit embaressed he couldn't answer correctly because he wasn't really educated. His parents never tought him things and he got thrown out after a few months.

Well... i guess your very young

He giggled embaressed and kind of innocent too in fact that he could not make a direct answer

[AustralianChaos]

Kulinda smiled. "Thank you..." she said, taking Daxis' answer as a mild compliment as well. "I am twenty-six months old...a little over two years. And you know something...there is not a day that goes by that I don't wish I was a cub again. I know you like doing things your own way, but if will listen to my advice, don't worry about what others think, and have fun your own way, while you're still young. It does not last forever, and when you're older, you will wish you could go back to these days, believe me."

She then smiled, sitting up again. "Now, tell me...are you feeling okay after last night? Feeling better?"

[SinChei]

Daxis again was embarrassed that he didn't know how much a month was. He knew everything until one week and more he didn't know. He wasn't very old so it it had not been so bad he did not know that but he felt stupid and dumb like a hyena. But after listening her till the end Daxis just nodded. Kulinda was the first one ever who made him thinking about her words.

And he already started believing her and layed on his back again and through his head back in his neck to look in her eyes.

My head and stomach still hurts and the bastard was touching my wound rudely. i swear next time i'll kill him.


He was telling her still laying on his back and looking at her. Thinking about the human from the day before made him angry again but he kept smiling. Kulindas words about cubhood were really warming him up and he decided to be a bit more active when she would be around like he ever wannted to be.

But about your words about being a cub... i will never act like one in front of the scum and the freak He giggled again after he gave Tanga and Makali nicknames for himself