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[Aiyana]

earthy bodice was but a shadow upon the grasses of the plain, her dark-marked back blending with the grasses as she slipped silently through their tickling strands. lavender eyes scanned the horizon, nostrils twitching every now and again. the lioness was starving, she'd travelled long and hard to find this place. to settle somewhere new and far away from the beasts that yearned to strip her of her pelt and line their dens with it. her travelling companion would be wandering somewhere nearby, surely. seeking a den for them to rest and recoup in while she scrounged up lunch. his vivid pelt would give him away, while hers was the perfect camouflage.

ears twitched hearing sounds oh so similar to the tell tale of hoof beats. muscles tensed and aiyana sunk closer to the ground. claws unsheathed themselves, preparing to sink into her soon-to-be meal. tongue smoothed over her whiskers, pale rump low enough not to alarm any wandering prey. but then the foot falls disappeared. veering off in another direction. the tawny woman rose slowly from her crouch, looking for the retreating back of her victim. but there was none. too fast for her to catch. damn.

a dissatisfied huff left liver-hued lips as the female rose from the grasses, shoving them out of her face as she travelled to a less brush-infested area of the grasslands and plopped down. she supposed a quick rest never hurt anyone. it'd give her time to think over how to best fell a sizable meal on her lonesome and drag it to wherever her partner in crime had claimed for their den.

they needed to find a pride soon, hunting alone was tiresome.

[Jaidah]

It had taken the young female a while to decide when exactly to come out of hiding, but once she made the decision there was no undoing it. It was with false confidence that the demonic lioness made her way from the shadows, pale coat gleaming and making it impossible to hide in the tall grasses of the meadow. It hardly mattered if she blended in, the grass came up to the top of her shoulder, the blades tickling the fur at her throat. Folded ears twisted as she listened for any sign of something quick to eat, but found nothing worth her energy. It wasn't long before the ashen devil spotted another in the distance, and thus her paws pivoted and headed that way. Curious as to who the other cat could be, Jaidah made her way over, though her approaching manner made something about the air freeze. It would seem as though Jaidah were going to pounce on the other lion, but stopped just shy of range. Her head snapped up to attention and teal eyes looked sharply over the other, while only a year old this posture didn't seem all that threatening, but once she reached her full height it would be downright scary. Even coming from a lion only three-feet tall.

"Hello? Have you seen anything to eat around here?" Jaidah asked, looking the other over with something akin to hunger in her gaze, just how hard would it be to goad her into hunting something reasonable? She did still have much to learn, and while she had escaped her parents, she had not learned how to take down large prey yet. Maybe this one would help. The pale lioness had more than food on the mind, however, she needed to know more about the lands around her. While she hoped to avoid prides, she knew she would need one eventually. 

Walk. "Talk." 'Think.'
OOC: Sorry it is so....awful XD I haven't written anything in a long while! Aiyana