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[Mike]

"I'm right behind you" Nala said, hurrying into position with Simba. Together they lifted, and began moving forwards. Nala winced at Kivuli's hindsection scraping along the ground, but there was nothing she could do about it, he was too big to lift entirely. She tried to block everything out and take the trip one step at a time. The technique worked and before long Kivuli was also at Pride Rock.

"Let's keep these two out of sight of one another in case they wake up. The last thing we need is for them to compound their injuries." She said, indicating a space just around a corner of their large stone home. "I don't think we should leave either one alone in this state though, so I'm going back to watch over Kovu."

Nala gave Simba a quick, but emotional nuzzle. She was deeply upset at the level of damage these two had inflicted, and she found comfort in Simba's size and strength.

[NightyByeSparrow]

A little while had passed now, and still Huyani hadn't come back with her report yet. It didn't been long enough yet for Sykara to overly worry, but now what she really wanted was to simply go out into the Pridelands and look around for shelter and food. She had been up on her paws all day, and now barely remembered where she had woken up today.

Feeling Sirom return her nuzzle, Sykara couldn't help but smile a little bit. She edged back from Sirom just the slightest bit, not because she didn't feel comfortable, but to look around again.

"It's no problem. I really can't wait now to get into the Pridelands and find some shelter and food. Just wonder when Huyani will be back.."

Sykara then turned over again to the newborn cub. She wondered what it was thinking about this new world, and if it was going to be named soon.

[LilTiger]

Manyota looked at Sykara and Sirom. 'But I want to come with you two, and so does Akin." Manyota named her little cub Akin. Because that was her great-granfather's name. 'But since I have no part of any of your requests, who am I supposed to go with?And besides, what if I'm traveling back and a pridelander attacks me and Akin, what will happen?" Manyota waited for Sirom or Sykara to answer.

[CheetahCat]

Simba kept Kivuli elevated long enough until his precious mate came over to his aid. A bigger smile formed around the king's ebony muzzle lips as he listened closely to what she was saying. Hearing upon that she was ready to move on, both Simba and Nala carefully dragged Kivuli across a small plain until they reached Pride Rock. Unlike Kovu, Kivuli's massive physique was much more colossal like and fairly heavy. It nearly took twice the time to bring Kivuli home on top of Pride Rock as Simba gently lowered Kivuli's half on the smooth rocky surface. Panting softly, he glanced over to hear his mate mention they should keep both lions apart from one another.

"That's a good idea Nala, I don't like to take a chance with both of them being in the same area." Simba said softly, rushing over to Kivuli's side now as he took a seat beside the inanimate lion to observe each and every wound Kivuli received. To his horror, most of them look pretty painful and will require a long while to heal. Simba felt remorseful about Kivuli's sustained wounds and wished for the best as he decided to keep quiet until Kivuli stirred from his painful slumber. Hopefully when both of the lions awake, there wouldn't be bad blood between the two and possible questions answered, especially of Kovu's incongruous behavior.

Allowing Kivuli some space, Simba proceeded to pad over where Nala was watching over Kovu. He didn't get a good examination of the wounds that the prince endured and hoped the conditions for him were a lot better than Kivuli's. After a few paces, Simba reached where both of them were situated and briefly looked over to his mate until he took a seat beside her. Affectionately giving her a warm nuzzle, Simba glanced down at Kovu and frowned.

"Nala, how's Kovu's condition? I recently checked Kivuli and he looks pretty bad. I think it's going to take a few suns for his wounds to properly heal, I think we will have to have him stationed around Pride Rock. I wouldn't like for him to do dangerous tasks that may cause strain on his body." Simba's contrite voice finished as he continued to sit there quietly, observing Kovu's condition.

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Sirom observed Sykara's movements and allowed space between the two as he kept a warm smile pasted on his ebony muzzle lips. He soon looked over to Manyota, taking in on what she was inquiring about their situation. Knowing that she was with her newborn cub who was named, Akin, Sirom couldn't help but allow Manyota and her cub to tag along with them.

"Manyota, we're going to have you tag along with us. You just have to be careful with your newborn cub. Before we get into the details, I'd like you to head over to that hill over there where Huyani is stationed. We have her scouting out the Pridelands to see how many Pridelanders are lingering around. Would you be kind enough to see if she has her report ready for us?" Sirom finished politely, seating himself much straighter now before continuing.

"Before you go, keep your cub here, I'll keep a close eye on your newborn and ensure it'll be safe. Once we have the numbers rounded, Sykara and I are going to lead everyone into the Pride Lands. From there, we have to look for a decent sized shelter for all of us to cram inside and hopefully hunt for some edible material." Sirom said calmly, still having a warm smile pasted on his furry brown face.

He didn't want nothing to go wrong and if they have to wait any longer, they might have to head out into the Pride Lands before it got too dark. Still having positive thoughts, Sirom had a lot of faith in everyone and knew things will go smoothly. He couldn't wait to get settled in the Pride Lands with its ample of food and water. Even though this was a daring task, he'll ensure things will go smoothly as he waited patiently for Huyani's return. Sirom wasn't sure if she was alright or not and he was beginning to worry about her well being up in that hillside alone. With Manyota about to venture where she was, a sense of security was building up inside of him and wished to see both of them padding back where he and Sykara was situated.

[NightyByeSparrow]

Sykara sighed. She was pretty nervous, and frankly, disaproved a little bit about having Manyota and her newborn son, Akin, tagging along, but now was the wrong time to start a fight most definitely.

As she still waited for an answer from Manyota, Sykara wondered how Huyani was doing on her task, and she very strongly wished to go into the Pridelands. The only problem was, that Huyani's delay probably meant that there were Pridelanders lurking very nearby. It would easily explain why she wasn't back yet.

Sykara was almost becoming sleepy, from not really doing anything in a while. She hoped that everyone was safe, and looked at Akin again with wide, welcoming eyes. Still, bringing a barely born cub along would slow them down, combined with the fact of its odd birth.

[Nightstar75]

[OOC: I really need to be on these RP thingys more.... Bad me]

Huyani watched from the hilltop of the Pridelands. She thought this would be easy. Sadly her thoughts were wrong. The Pridelanders were all around Priderock. This wasn't good news to her eyes, and it surely won't be good news to her friends ears. But to get it over with, she jumped off the hill and slowly ran back to her awaiting friends for the news, but she walked with caution just incase.

"Sadly," she began as she slowly reached the awaiting lion and lionesses. "there are more Pridelanders up there than I expected to be. It might be somewhat difficult to get up there, but it's all we got right now." She spoke calmed, and looked between Sirom and Sykara. "I am sorry for the late report. I wanted to make sure of the lion and lioness count atop of the Priderock." She sat down, and waied for the new coming news or instructions on what to do next.

[CheetahCat]

Sirom turned to Manyota for one last moment until his gaze was suddenly met with Huyani who returned safely. Feeling more contented, the young lion rose up on all fours to get ready for an explanation on what to do next.

"First off, I'm glad you're safe Huyani, I was beginning to worry about you of your safety. It sounds like it'll be quite difficult to get in the Pride Lands but we're going have to try anyway. Sykara and I will be up on front while you and Manyota stay close behind me. First thing we gotta do is find an abandoned den in their territory. Once we get settled there, our first priority after that is to find some food." Sirom said softly, showing a warm smile as he gently nudged Sykara to see if she's finally ready to head on out in King Simba's Pride Lands.

"Ready Sykara? You're going to be our leader, I'll be right behind you while we all go in. If there's any moment we gotta stop, just say so." Sirom's gentle voice finished once more, moving himself behind of Sykara now to get ready to head on out. This was finally the moment they have been waiting for, a new opportunity to start a new fond life in the Pride Lands and for his sake, he hoped it'll be a lengthy one.

[NightyByeSparrow]

Sykara felt content now as she noticed Huyani's apparently safe return, and managed to not feel discouraged as she probably should've been. Nonetheless, Sykara was happy to lead the way of the gang and search out for better living quarters.

Her eyes foccused now on what lay ahead of her, but her thoughts focused on finding a good den and food for Sirom and everyone else. Sirom's nudge easily reminded her of that.

"Thank you. With the group working together, this should all turn out better than what I expected at the beginning of the day," she whispered in the lion's ear before turning to face everyone else.

Sykara smiled to keep everyone's spirits up. "So, are we all ready?" She took a couple of steps forward, not waiting for everyone to answer, but walked very slowly in order to catch up with her. Soon, they should all at least see the Pridelands..

[LilTiger]

"Ready!" Manyota yelled as she picked up Akin from the ground. She started walking with them. And wondered about Akin. What will happen to Akin? Will he die?Will he liveto have children? To have a mate? And even find out his father? But Manyota couldn't tell herself, only time would show.

[Mike]

Nala had been examining Kovu's wounds without touching them, and the more she saw the more she feared for her friend. It was a welcome thing when Simba arrived to interrupt her gruesome examination.

"I've never seen him worse." She said, almost in tears. "Look at these puncture wounds in his neck. It seems impossible that he wasn't killed immediately. There's a good chance he'll die from blood loss even now. Kovu was a strong lion, but Kivuli just took him to bits. And look over here." she added, moving around to Kovu's paw. "Kovu might never regain the use of that paw. He certainly won't walk on it for days, if not weeks. It's cut right open and the bones seem shattered. I'm scared Simba" she said quietly, looking up at him. "Kovu's dying, and Kivuli's not in great shape either. If the outlanders get wind of how vulnerable we are..."

Nala couldn't finish her sentence. Instead she buried her head in Simba's warm mane and began to cry.