by Iri » May 4th, 2014, 12:01 am
Arida shook her head. "Just to hunt," she said. "C'mon, Monifa!"
Monifa and Arida set out to hunt. They were stalking a young gazelle when a roar startled their prey away. They looked up and saw Mstari.
"Mstari?" Arida said. "What do you want?"
Monifa twitched her tail and flicked her ears.
"It's me, you two," Mstari said. "So, how are my two rogue combatants?"
"We're fine, and we are not your rogue combatants," Arida growled.
"Oh, you aren't?" Mstari said, glancing down at her paws. "Such a pity. Don't you remember me, Monifa? Your grandfather threw you against a stone cave wall."
"That's why I was knocked out?" Monifa asked.
"Yes. Your grandfather just chucked you right up against a wall," Mstari said, relishing the lie.
Monifa gasped. "Why would he do that?"
"Don't ask me," Mstari said, shrugging. "He just threw you against it. No idea why..."
Monifa bristled. "Why should I believe you?"
Mstari didn't reply. Instead she lunged at Monifa with a snarl and grabbed Monifa's scruff. She bit down hard on Monifa's loose neck fur and twisted it hard, knocking Monifa out again. Mstari glared at Arida and growled. She put Monifa on her back and took Monifa to the rogue camp.
Arida ran back to Pride Rock. "Adofo! Adofo!" she yowled. "Mstari captured Monifa!"