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 Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:45 am
 The black-backed reaver yawned hugely, pausing on the trail as her whole body tightened with it. The last Viking had been long and tiring. The weather had been terrible, raining constantly and turning the ground to a thick, glutinous muck that clung to the paws and got in under the claws. It made it tiring to walk in and after five days of slogging it out, Lucivar had been forced to call it off. They had managed to find new caves and an area that looked good for hunting, but any thralls or hyenas had been in hiding, seeking refuge from the downpour. Still, they had managed to find a couple of rare fruit trees and had brought back the kind of fruit that was most popular in the pride. So it hadn’t been a complete loss. Nevertheless, it hadn’t been the best either and now Svana was sore, tired and hungry after sleeping all night, having arrived back home late the previous day.
She was on her way to the meat store. Usually she preferred to hunt her own food if she had time, but today she wanted to eat and then go back and just sleep. The idea of socialising with the pride made her shudder. The only lion she could tolerate right now was her brother..
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:47 am
 Rayn hummed to herself as she walked along. Life was good! She had been out on several Vikings with her big brother Ragnvard. She had acquired several new pieces of jewellery, both bartered for and won outright. Her brother had also been in a good mood lately, and what few bouts of anger he had, had bene directed at other members of the band, not her. Though she often deliberately provoked her sibling it was kind of nice not to for once. Indeed, she rather suspected he would have several new members soon enough. She had seen him following a rather large pink female freeborn from the beach and into a secluded cave… She knew exactly what the female had been planning, it had been painfully obvious, and it amused her that her bigger brother seemed to have no idea of what he might have wrought. A gleeful grin pulled at her muzzle as she considered what cubs from that rather self obsessed female might mean. Certainly Ragnvard would have his work cut out for him if he wanted to turn them from useless lumps of fluff into decent Stormborn.
And of course there had been her own bit of entertainment… Ooooh, just remembering him gave her chills. For such a taciturn male he had proven to be far more inventive in private than she could have hoped. Grinning to herself she idly wondered if she would ever see him again. Certainly if they went out that way again on another Viking, she would seek him out. For her was totally worth a second visit. Sighing happily at the memory of those few hours she very nearly walked right into someone coming down the pathway.
“Watch it!” She snapped, startled out of her memories and rather embarrassed by them even if the intruder couldn't know what she had been thinking about.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:56 am
She spotted the tawny brown female too late, only barely managing to jerk herself to the side to avoid the moon-faced lioness headed directly at her. The sharp cutting words only enflamed her simmering temper further as she narrowed her eyes at the other. Wait… she recognised the sharp tongued female! Ragnvard’s younger sister! Gritting her teeth she growled low in warning. She was not in the right frame of mind to deal with this furry menace. Rayn had quite the reputation for being a flirt and a thief. She had conned many a poor reaver out of his winnings, thought how any decent lion could be bewitched by this floozy, Svana had no idea! Just the thought of Rayn’s precociousness was enough to set her teeth on edge.
“Don’t.” She warned, a low growl vibrating in her throat. She didn’t have the patience to put up with Rayn right now, nor the strength of will to keep herself from tearing the irritating female to pieces.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:08 am
The sharp retort naturally made her bristle, ears pressing back and teeth barred. Suddenly she realised just who this was! The colouring was fairly dull but that eye mark! She was one of Lucivar’s reavers. Growling low she flexed her claws, digging them into the ground angrily. Lucivar was her brother’s rival, so any of his reavers were the enemy.
“What ya gonna do?” She hissed, lips lifting in an angry snarl, tail lashing behind her. She had seen this female fight and she was good. But Rayn had won her tier in the pride-wide Fight Competition. So she held no fear of loosing to the red reaver. Muscles tightening she took a sudden swipe at the lioness in front of her, her growl rising in volume. If she took out this one, her brother might bring her something nice like a thrall.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:22 am
And there she went. Svana heaved a mental sigh as the pale lioness started hissing and spitting like some kind of mad serval. Why did this have to happen today? She did not need this kind of irritation. Holding back a frustrated, resigned sigh she lashed her tail high in warning. She was really not in the mood to be tested.
The sudden attack didn’t catch her unawares, having noticed the shift in Rayn’s posture a moment before she lashed out with her claws. Swaying back on her paws she easily dodged the swipe, hard-muscled body tensing before she let loose her own snake-quick hit, smashing Rayn across the face, though she withdrew her sharp claws she didn’t hold back on the force and the blow sent the pale lioness staggering to the side.
Well, there went a peaceful morning. Anger at the tan female burned deep in Svana’s gut, deepening her growl as she bared her fangs. “Enough!”
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:49 am
The blow stunned her, sparks flashing in front of her vision as her ears rang from the power of it. Instantly fury rose up inside her at the sheer outrage. Hit! And by this useless sack of bones to boot! The added insult was that Svana didn’t even take her seriously, as evident by the fact that the blow had only stunned her and not drawn blood. Furious Rayn launched herself outright at the red reaver. “FLOWER-BLOODED HEATHEN!” She screamed in a shrill roar that pierced the air.
Impacting hard against Svana’s chest she wrapped her front legs round the red lioness’s neck, claws lacerating muscular shoulders as she lunged her head forwards, mouth agape in an attempt to clamp down on her enemy’s throat.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:15 am
OK, that insult was too far. She could not let that kind of slander stand! With a roar of her own she met the tan female’s charge head on, the impact as they crashed together thudded through her and stole her breath. Usually Svana avoided getting into a grapple, as her opponents were typically far bulkier than her, being males. But this time she outweighed Rayn, though both females were slim and nimble. Wrapping her own forelimbs round the infuriating lioness, Svana snapped her head to the side, jaws clamping down on Rayn’s cheek as the other female went for her throat, preventing Rayn from getting the right angle.
Gathering herself she crouched, then thrust forwards with her powerful hind legs, shoving her opponent roughly backwards, forcing Rayn into a defensive stance.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:19 am
The sudden power Svana possessed shocked Rayn. Scrambling with her back legs to try and keep her footing, she clung desperately to her rival with her claws, no longer seeking to get a throat hold but instead being forced to go on the defnce, mouth agape and fangs slashing in an attempt to dislodge Svana from her own painful bite. Feeling blood trickle down her face Rayn let out another roar, this one mixed with pain as well as anger.
As quickly as she had attacked, the smaller female threw herself backwards, ready to claw out Svana’s belly if the other reaver didn’t let go.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:42 am
Feeling Rayn shift from attack to defence, Svana was ready for the sudden move and released her grip on the tan female’s face as well as her clutch on Rayn’s body. Letting the lioness tumble backwards to land with a resounding thud in the dirt. Roaring out her fury she lashed her tail, ears pinned as she stood her ground, body held in a furious half-crouch in case Rayn decided to attack again.
“Never call me that again!” She snarled, fangs bared as she pinned Rayn with narrowed eyes. The threat of retaliation clear. Angrily she stared at the female on the ground before her, watching as Rayn scrambled to her paws and hissed back like a scalded cub. “Next time I wont hold back.” She snarled, blood boiling at the look of defiance on Rayn’s face.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:47 am
Her plan failed as the red reaver let her go instead of keeping her grip like Rayn had expected. Furious and with her pride stinging, she scrambled to her feet, hissing her fury and indignation at the other lioness. “Nor will I !” She shot back, fur bristling and body shaking with her anger, and a little bit of fear. She had expected Svana to be an easy opponent and instead she had been the one on the floor. God if Ragnvard got wind of this she would be in major trouble.
“Stay away from me!!” She snarled, tail lashing as she edged backwards. She could only hope that Svana didn’t boast of this encounter, but she was fairly sure that wouldn’t happen. Svana was a goody-two-paws, far too upstanding and honest for Rayn’s tastes. But this once, that was a good thing. Spinning on her paws she raced away. Better to get away from the hated female before anyone else came along and saw her shame.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:49 am
"With pleasure." She hissed under her breath a she watched the paler female race away. God, she really hoped her day got better after this...
With a disgusted snort she resumed her walk, determined to eat and then retreat to her den for some blessed peace and quiet.
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