Cub of Prideless
Played by Amanda

@Hecuba

Defensive and skeptical of the stranger, Kyarri knew she had no where else to go for the moment as she remained transfixed on the monochromatic woman. A slightly narrowed gaze at the small curl of Hecuba's lips would be the only visual indication that the child had noticed it at all. Considering the mixed expressions she had received from adults over the short few months of her life so far, a subtle grin was far from the worst that could be offered. In fact, the amused reaction didn't even raise any cause for concern for the maned youth. It wasn't until Hecuba channeled her former royal elegance that Kya grew more weary of the stranger. She'd seen that sort of posture before on her last caretaker, another queen. The memory of her last queen left a bag of mixed emotions behind, both longing for the queen's affections and approvals while also resenting her for always making sure that the child knew she was not a true royal, not the queen's daughter. Was it wrong to still think fondly of the woman, though?

This mixture of thoughts and emotions played out subtly over the orphan's face. A clouded sense of longing seemed to seep into her eyes, seeing the late queen in Hecuba's place for a moment in time before realizing that she was forcing a tremendous amount of assumptions upon the stranger. Luckily, Kyarri's thoughts were quickly whisked away from her jumbled past in exchange for the prospect of food. Her honey eyes brightened for but a mere second at the notion before deciding it best not to seem too eager, still unwilling to instantly trust the hand that might feed her. Instead, the cub would avert her gaze to the ground, allowing a paw to idly drag a claw through the dirt in disinterest. "Um... well... I guess I could eat... if you find anything, that is..." the orphan shrugged while struggling to keep her gaze from looking too hopeful.

Table and Reference by Amanda | Lion Base by Vivial | Background from unsplash