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[Kinahra]

Kinahra watched as the outsider started talking. No! That means there is more than one. What to do, what to do? She had never really found any problems with the outsiders unless they were trying to hurt her friends or family. Making a quick choice she stood tall exposing herself and walked away from the bushes. Please don't hurt me...please, please, please! Sitting in the open she looked around. "I know you're out there! I just don't know why. If your here to fight you better get lost..." She didn't know if what she said would scare them off or just make them mad. Why would they be all the way over here? She shook her head and waited for a reply. If they decided to run off she'd see them. If they decided to attack, she'd see them and probably not live to tell the tale. Me and my big mouth.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom was stationed next to Sykara and kept himself low to the ground as possible. He didn't want this Pridelander pin-point their location and if she happened to catch wind on where they were or get an idea that there was more than one of us, she'll surely take off to get Simba. Things weren't looking good for Sykara, Shani and himself and the calm atmosphere around them were drastically changing into a more tense one. Sirom's eyes scanned around the portion of where this lioness stood near the waterhole, searching for any signs of anymore Pridelanders that may have tagged along with her but it seemed she was alone. Distressed a little, the young lion's fuzzy brown ears perked up from the hissing whispers of Shani. He quickly wandered over towards the Outlander king and listened closely to what he was saying about their situation. Sirom moved behind the ridge and remained put, if this lioness was going to confront them, a physical conflict may happen. When Shani's voice soon deceased, Sirom glanced over towards Sykara who remained near the small batch of bushes where he was previously. Before the distressed lion could speak up, the astounding voice of the Pridelander lioness caught his attention. Listening on in what she was saying, Sirom's ears remained erect to hear every detail.

"It seems like she's giving us a chance to get out of here, Shani. What would you advise us to do? She does seem alone and we perfectly outnumber her. I personally don't love violence at all and the thought of any physical contact seems to bother me. I'm capable of protecting myself since I've been in numerous of conflicts in the past... BUT... Do you suppose we can reason with her? Maybe she can help us get some food? Like... A trade or something?" Sirom spoke softly and lowly, making sure that Sykara and Shani were the only ones that were capable of hearing his voice. He was beginning to calm down a little, knowing that there wasn't any signs of other Pridelanders along with her.

Sirom kept close to Shani and glanced back over at Sykara who was observing more thoroughly.

"Hey Sykara...! What is she doing now?" Sirom asked and kept alert. He didn't want anything bad to happen between Sykara and Shani.

[Mike]

Shani grimaced at the pridelander's stupidity or stubbornness in confronting a group of exiles on her own. It would have been so much simpler if she had simply done the self-preserving thing and turned a blind eye to their activities. Oh well, there was no help for it now. Mentally bracing himself, Shani leaped up from his position under cover and quickly moved up to join Sykara.

"And if we're not here to fight, but just to prevent our own deaths by starvation. What then?" Shani spoke in a voice that was one step up from intimidating, one step short of menacing.

He saw that the pridelander was not particularly confident or formidable herself, and hoped that they could convince her to leave them alone.

[NightyByeSparrow]

Sykara's shoulders were up, as if she still wanted to pounce and hunt, but she still stayed as still and lifeless as she possibly could.

"But still, having a Pridelander, confident, scared or just plain stupid as it is, it isn't good news for us. Even if it doesn't confront us at all, he or she will probably just run away and tell big, powerful Simba to chase us out." Her whole last words were full of plain sarcasm and annoyance. "But still, I wonder if it will pay attention to us if we told it we were starving back there...eh, I doubt it." She smirked dryly at the at the Pridelander's figure again, and still kept her cover. "We could probably go back here later, even if it means not even GETTING anything." Didn't your paws hurt at the end of the trek when you first came here, Sykara? Think before you do something stupid again.

[Mike]

[[OOC: just to clear things up, my words in my last post were directed at the strange pridelander that Sykara fist noticed. Shani is giving up his cover and challenging the pridelander directly. What Sykara just said still fits, but Shani is waiting for a response from Kinahra.]]

[NightyByeSparrow]

[quote="Mike"][[OOC: just to clear things up, my words in my last post were directed at the strange pridelander that Sykara fist noticed. Shani is giving up his cover and challenging the pridelander directly. What Sykara just said still fits, but Shani is waiting for a response from Kinahra.]][/quote]


[OOC: Ah, I understand this. Sorry if it may be confusing ]

[Kinahra]

|oohoohsee| I understood it! Maybe I'm just smart like that... Maybe not... |oohoohsee|


Kinahra jumped as she was confronted by a rather large male. Crap...Um...think...don't be scared. She snarled. "Well then, I would like to know what your doing here then. These are the pridelands, your not alowed to be here." On the outside she was fearless. Nothing about her stance or tone of voice showed her fear. But on the inside she was going crazy. Her muscles were tense and ready to fight, her mind was spinning and she was constantly trying to figure out how many were there. "How many are you? Show yourselves, and I might decide to listen."


|oohoohsee|Eh, is short... |oohoohsee|

[CheetahCat]

With each passing minute going by, tension was sure building up around everyone. Shani in particular seemed anxious to do something about their little dilemma in regards to the Pridelander and Sykara's sarcasm remark only made him smile partially. It was nice of her to lighten up everyone's mood, even during these bad difficult times and what seemed like an eternity, Sirom's brown like eyes quickly caught the movements of the Outlander king moving away from their secret obscure hiding place and into the area where Sykara was situated. He knew by this time, their cover was disclosed and there was no real point of hiding anymore. The young lion immediately moved away from his section of the ridge to meet up with Shani and Sykara, making sure to keep eyes on this young lioness Pridelander. Sure enough, she was well alone and not physically capable of fighting with three fully grown lions at once. Even though bloodshed may come about in a few moments, fighting was always his last resort and he felt more concerned of working things out by explaining different point of views.

Upon hearing what Shani was saying, Sirom's fuzzy brown ears remained perfectly erect and listened on in to what the Outlander king was addressing. When Shani was finishing speaking with his question, Sirom couldn't help but pitch in this little predicament that all of them were suffering.

"We're sorry for trespassing in your territory, Pridelander... You see... Here in the Outlands, food is really scarce and getting any sort of reasonable meat is a challenge for us. Our best bet to survive in these harsh conditions was to seek food in the Pride Lands. I know Simba doesn't allow us to come near his territory... But how are we suppose to survive out here? It's pretty much impossible." The young lion explained in a composed tone, not wanting to raise his voice too high so he wouldn't aggravate the lioness whatsoever.

With things falling silent for a little, Sirom glanced from Shani, Sykara and to the Pridelander in hopes they wouldn't strike each others throats. Not wanting violence coming upon them, Sirom hoped they can work something around this obstacle and ensure both parties will be happy. He once again spoke up in a soft tone.

"Look, I know you don't really enjoy our presence here but do you think you can just spare us one wildebeest? If we can just get something in our stomachs, we won't ever bother your Pride and their belongings in the future. You have my word for it. However, if you're not willing to follow any of our nice tactics, we may have to use strict force to get what we want. Typically, I'm comfortable with the Pridelanders for the most part and I ensure you I don't want any fight going on. So, what do you say? Would you be kind enough for us to catch one wildebeest? One of us have been hungry for hours and even days. If you can spare us one wildebeest, it'll be a big help." Sirom finished speaking, keeping a close eye on this Pridelander in all seriousness. The muscles around his hind legs and forelegs were so condensed by this point, he was perfectly ready for any surprise attack that may happen in any moment, although any physical contact can lead into bigger consequences. For Sykara, Shani and himself, they may fall victim to more Pridelanders and even Simba if they stay any longer in Simba's domain.

[Kinahra]

Kinahra jumped up as another male came out from hiding. Ah, man! Now I'm really outnumbered Listening to the outsider speak she smiled. "Really? All you want is food? Haha! Well no. You can't hunt here. I don't care if your all starving and dying. Your not hunting here." She could tell her words would possibly upset them, but she did have a plan...for once. "But... There is nothing that says I can't hunt here...and accidentally cross into the outlands and decide I'm not hungry anymore..." She winked at them and shook her head. "But you really do have to leave. All of you. I can't protect you. Your on our territory and thats that. However, if you leave without complaint, then I might be willing to help you."

[Mike]

Shani smiled inwardly. He made a mental note to congratulate Sirom after this was all over on how well he convinced this lioness to help them.

"You heard the lady" Shani said with a crafty smile. "Let's make our retreat off the Good King Simba's land." Shani turned and spoke over his shoulder as he walked away, inviting Sykara and Sirom to follow.

Shani quickly covered the short distance to the border of the pridelands. He wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing in accepting the lioness's offer; it was risky because she could easily just run back to pride rock from here and report on everything that had happened. The alternative was even less appealing though, they'd have to kill her if they couldn't trust her to keep her mouth shut.