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Ruber was waiting eagerly, though he tried not to show it. He'd learned a lot from Chaka already, and was keen to be involved in whatever the older lion was doing. Not to mention it would improve his personal situation and perhaps impress some of the lionesses in this pride.

Not to mention that he could be serving under worse people than Chaka. Ruber wasn't that stupid. The mostly-black lion was not necessarily easygoing, but he didn't go overoard with punishment the way some people were prone to.

Between that, and the fact that the Battlemaster really did know a lot that the former rogue felt he should learn, it was a simple choice to end up standing here, waiting.

Houri was excited when Chaka had invited any interested soldiers to meet up with him by the Oasis this afternoon. which is why she had made sure she was right on time. though at the current moment she was giving her father a look that could kill since he had decided to join as well. no matter, she was going to ignore her father for now and focus on what was going on at the current moment. she was glad to find that her and her father were not late and one of the few to arrive first. to her this was her chance to show her father she was the one that should be the favored one out of her siblings and not her stupid brother.


Huojin didn't even give his daughter a look back as she had given him a look he had received many times over from her mother. so for him it was easy for him to ignore the fact she was vary unhappy with him for joining along and just focus on what was going on as they had joined the group. he had his own reasons for joining and one of them was to keep an eye on his daughter who seemed to love to cause him trouble to no end.

Roho had always wanted to feel as if she belonged. For so long it seemed that the Hongshan had been viewed as a weak link. Perhaps some even blamed them for the Nergui and their appearance. And whilst she was proud of her heritage and would never forget the people from her former life, she also wanted to make herself worthy here. Wanted to prove herself.

She was a hard worker, no one could deny that. A little too serious, yes. A little too hard on herself, certainly. But she was dedicated and loyal and no one could ever accuse her of being lazy or a slacker. Roho would pull her weight. Would work well as part of a team and she'd make sure that no one ever regretted that she was there by their side in a battle.

Thus, when she'd heard whispers of a team forming, this female had jumped at the opportunity. She knew Chaka by reputation, mostly. He was the only Battlemaster in the pride, which meant he was an experienced duellist. Serving in his team would be an honour and an incredible opportunity that she would have been a fool to cast aside. And that was why she was there today, hoping to be included in what would be - as far as she was concerned - one of the best units that would make up the Firekin army.

As she drew nearer, she saw some were already there. None of them were particularly familiar to her, though she did recognise one or two faces. She was even mildly surprised to see Ruber there - the lion whom she had duelled when he had been a rogue looking to join.

Stepping lightly up to join the group she offered them a nod and opened her mouth---



---only to be shoved aside by a young female, relatively new to her adult paws.

"Yo, bitches!" She called out haughtily, full of fire and crackling energy as she sauntered into the middle of the group. "The waiting is over. I'm here now, so let the party begin."

Ironic, really, that her very name meant 'wildfire'. She certainly lived up to it.

Kalimoto had officially crashed this gathering.

Akane was frequently at the training grounds. When she wasn't sleeping, eating, or doing other chores that was where she was most likely to be. A break in the spar, and she noticed a group gathering where Chaka said to meet. She nodded a thanks to the lion who'd taken up her offer for a quick bout while she waited, and started over. A jackel quickly trotted to her heels and followed. Akane was slowly getting use to the little bugger, but his devotion was helping.

When the offer to join had come, she had seriously considered it. Even going over the pros and cons with Que-ale. In the end the pros had out weighed the cons. A regular group that she could practice and learn with. That alone would have done it. Akane made herself part of the group silently; sitting in an open spot with the jackel to her right. Gold eyes gave a quick scan of the group before settling on Chaka.

Nasiha was last to arrive, almost reluctant to come at first- especially when Mtenga refused to join her. She wanted to be a part of a team, to improve her skill and get out of whatever little shadow she'd been hiding in for so long. And so she decided to come anyway, even without a familiar face by her side.. but she came at the very last minute. The crowd seemed quiet enough and it became apparent as she approached that they were, for the most part, waiting to be addressed.

"Hm," she murmured, taking a place at the edge of the group.



Chaka stayed at the front of the group, his expression unchanging even as rowdier members arrived. He recognized the great majority of them, spotting a few former apprentices and many family members, close and distant. After Nasiha arrived, there was a silence that he took to mean it was time to speak, and finally he smiled. This was a tiny fraction of the great pride they lived in but he was confident it was a very good one.

"Well, it looks like we're all here," he said, sound far more confident than he truly felt- he wasn't a public speaker, but this was an opportunity for him to grow as well and in a different way than his normal training, "I hope that you all know what you're getting into, we're all here because we want to improve."

He looked from one end of the group to the other, and glanced out beyond them where he had spotted his sister lurking, watching. There was no telling what she thought from here, or if she could even hear him.

"I will make sure that happens."

With that, he stepped down into the group to begin sorting through the crowd. The best way to become acquainted in this situation was to begin training right away, they had to get a taste of what they were in for. He hesitated only a second but then got down to business.

Fin!