AW What Have ye' here?

Rue,

Lioness of Prideless

Played by Cat

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There is an obvious lack of scents that trail the mountain range. Enough so to force curiosity to rise within the chest of the femme. She and the rest had already ventured so far... She eyed the path that she figured would ultimately lead her through the frosted tops. What was a bit further? With a gleam of her adventurous nature bright in her eye, she moved to the nearest rock side. Along it, she brushed her slate body. Fur snagged in a few places, but she paid it no mind. She wanted to leave her mark.

There was a smug look of satisfaction on her lips as she stepped away. Gaze swept her handy work before she turned back to step toward the trail she had found. Surely her crew would be able to follow- if not, find her before she moved past the peaks.

Kaden,

Lion of Junior Member

Played by Max

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The smell of a lioness alerted Kaden to the fact that he was no longer alone as he scaled this large mountain. The beast flattened his ears against his skull and lashed his tail to aid in momentum to turn his figure around, gazing down at the trail he had been following to see just how close the other cat was. Despite the several moments he took to try and pinpoint her location, Kaden failed to spot her.

"Who goes there?" The lion called out with curiosity. There was no way someone of his coloration and size would ever be able to gain the advantage through surprise, so he decided to try and deter the stranger's abilities to surprise him instead.

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Rue,

Lioness of Prideless

Played by Cat

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There is silence all around her. That is until It was broken. A voice cut through the terrain and forced to pause. She had barely the chance to step from her handy work upon the mountain wall. Ears jumped to alert and rose upon her cranium. Eyes darted about but found nothing. Of course, she knew the brute was close, however, judged on the clarity and volume of his words. She guessed him to be further up the path.

Perhaps she was too curious for her own good, but it would never stop her. With a hint of an amused smile, she trotted forth. Just over the small rose that had separated them, she spied him. A rather large male in a berry-like coat stood along the trail. Rue allowed her pace to slow as she looked him over. Eyes took in all that she could find of him. "I be Captain Rue Drax. 'N who might ye be?" Her voice called back to him as she cut the previous distance that laid between them nearly in half.


Though she was bold enough to confront the much larger stranger, she was not daft to the fact that anyone could be worse than she and her crewmates. She stands with limbs slightly spread to center weight. Her ears half folded back to her cranium and muscles bunched beneath the surface in a tense manner. Yet, there is only an amused hint of a smile on her lips and a gleam of excitement in her eye.

@Kaden

Kaden,

Lion of Junior Member

Played by Max

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He stood waiting in anticipation of whatever creature he might encounter, half expecting to hear sounds of it fleeing rather than taking the gamble of facing a stranger head-on. Kaden did not need to wait long before he was finally able to make out a lioness against the similar shades of the mountain when she began to move. He straightened slightly at her approach, intrigued by her unique braids and the accent she spoke with,

"I am Kaden Ammar. What are you the captain of--this mountain?" He questioned with a narrowed gaze, somewhat perplexed at the new title he had never heard before. Perhaps this was finally a native of this land and he would learn the answers to the many questions he had been harboring.

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Rue,

Lioness of Prideless

Played by Cat

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He made no attempt to show any signs of aggression. This lead Rue to believe it was safe enough to close a few more steps to bring them closer. Eyes never fled the new, large brute. Her chipper facade never faltered. "Well sure! Unless 'tis yers or somethin'." She paused and let her smile end abruptly, but after a moment a chuckle spilled from her lips.


Head flicked just slight to toss locks from her eyes that had fallen when she had walked forth. "Jus' o' me crew so far. " A bit of truth could go a long way and she saw no real reason to keep this bit of useless information from the stranger. Plus, who knew for how long it would be a fact. She had roots to settle, after all.

@Kaden

Kaden,

Lion of Junior Member

Played by Max

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"Considering it still," Kaden responded with his own crooked grin, immediately interested in her jovial demeanor even when regarding a strange lion. He liked to see a land free from fear. He thought to himself that this likely meant they were easier to control should the need ever arise.

"Mm. I am just wandering this land myself. Does your crew hail from here?" Kaden tossed out a snippet of information about himself before demanding more from her, not wanting to scare her into shutting off the tap just yet when there was so much more he needed to know.

He swung his tail behind him with thought as he shifted his weight, trying to take a more conversational stance in preparation for however much time he would need to spend there, perched upon the mount.

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Rue,

Lioness of Prideless

Played by Cat

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It was hard to tell the game the brute played, yet Rue was unsure if she should be bothered enough to care. After all, she had her own agenda to attend. He made no mention of an actual claim on the mountain range and Rue was glad she hadn't just stumbled into a pride and marked their wall. After all, that had the possibility of a messy outcome.

She was eager to retrieve the information he offered. Even as measly as it may seem to others. Every fact could later be an important detail in a bigger picture. Of course, he asked for more of herself. "Nay. This ship be much too chilly 'n white fer our taste." Her voice, as feminine as it may be, still held a raspy edge to it. Most likely from life near the salted sea. "Do ye 'ave family, or' pride, from 'ere?" She couldn't help but to seek out the knowledge of others. How many were there? What type of prides would she find?

@Kaden

Kaden,

Lion of Junior Member

Played by Max

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"More of it for me, then," Kaden remarked with a shrug, still committing to this idea that he might want to take up the mountain for his own while failing to explain whether or not he was serious about the endeavor. He noticed the trend of these lionesses turning their noses up at land deemed ill-suited to call home when, in his mind, any square footage without another bastard pissing on it was prime real estate. He sniffed in amusement at his own thought.

"No--no one from here. I only know it is called Aesseldar," he explained plainly. These were the most useful pieces of information, Kaden found--the ones that could not possibly harm him by sharing, and yet someone else would likely find useful and thereby be grateful to him. He played his cards methodically.

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Rue,

Lioness of Prideless

Played by Cat

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She didn't place much weight or thought on his comment toward the mountain slopes. If he had plans to claim, she had hoped he would choose wisely to pick a better place. Unless he already owned a home and just had not let her know as of yet. Regardless, she let her eyes sweep the peaks one more time. The snow-capped tops were pretty as they attempted to break the barrier beneath the ground and sky.

She did hope that he would have gave a better answer to her question. Though perhaps a name wasn't so bad after all. She had not known it before he told her, so she was thankful in the faintest way. "Strange name it be." She stated. She had never heard it before and was unsure of where its origin could have been

@Kaden

Kaden,

Lion of Junior Member

Played by Max

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"Strange as any," Kaden countered thoughtfully. To him, all of these names apart from his native language sounded strange. He did wonder, however, who had gotten to the place soon enough to name it. He wondered who was telling stories of this land which required it to have a name other than he and that lioness at the glade who had told him the name in the first place.

"What are you and your crew going to do, then?" He posed the curious question. He was not the most affiliated with casual conversation and could only think to inquire as to plans and strategy with the lioness.

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