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Kunstig nodded. "Nice to meet you Parisette," he replied politely. "I believe you wish to go this way..." he continued, nodding back in the direction he had seen the blue lioness come from. He turned to lead the way, though by habit fell back into step so that his sister was beside him, much closer than Parisette was.

Because of this, he did see her glance and followed her eyes to the red cub. But shen she didn't say anything, Kunstig didn't utter a word. Maybe he should have, maybe he ought to have tried to collect the cub so that he and his sister too could have the kings gratitude. But they didn't need that, not really. Besides, they had already assisted this young female in rescuing one. No need to detour from their current 'mission' or 'objective'...surely someone else would find the red cub.

Pan's ears rose, nose twitching. His tail began to beat joyfully and a whine slipped out of his muzzle. "Miss Ela," he yipped, trotting to the dark lioness' side and nudging her. "Look, Miss Ela. A cub."

Raziela turned, dark eyes scanning the area for the cub, and a small smile spread across her face as she spotted him, sitting on a rock, as if surveying the lot of them as critically as any leader his subjects. He had an attitude, this cub, she could already see it.

She was tempted to approach, to move closer, but something about the way he sat kept her back. He would decide for himself who to come to on his own terms, in his own way; she could see that already. So she pushed through the undergrowth and settled herself at the edge of the clearing with Pan fidgeting anxiously beside her, simply sitting and watching the cub watching her and everyone else around.

No sooner had she convinced Kayode to leave the forrest than he took off after a scent he'd caught in the air. With an inward sigh of exhasperation, Subira took off in a trot after him. It wasn't long until she saw what he'd been chasing. It was an older cub that looked like he'd been through a lot. Her heart wretched at his scrawny belly and his scars. The poor thing needed someone to take him home.

Kayode skidded to a halt next to the male he'd always seen as leader. With a wide grin he said, "C'mon! This lady says she has a place for me, maybe you can come too? She says we can get food! Aren't you hungry? Let's go!"

Subira shook her head slightly and grinned at the little male before adding, "Please come with us, we'll take care of you."

Maua continued to wait patiently for the cub's answer, watching him with quiet yes as he sat upon his rock - she also noted that others had seen him and moved in as well and while that certainly made her want to snatch the cub off the rock before they could steal him out from under her - she recalled the way the other cub had gone running to Parisette the last time she'd been a bit more... exuberant

So she remained calm and quiet and kind looking...and ignored those gathering around the rock as best she could in order to keep her attention upon the cub.

He had been worried, at first, that none of the lions would be that trust-worthy, but as he looked at the small group's worried expression, he came to understand that the bigger worry would be picking who to go with from the nice, welcoming group. His good eye scanned the area, until coming back to Maua.

Something about her seemed very kind, and a little challenging too. Perhaps he would give her a chance.

Hesitantly, he came from the rock and moved to meet with her, wanting that drink she had mentioned before.

Kivuli searched and searched but there was no other sign of any cubs. Perhaps they had all been found. Well he would not give up until he found out for certain. It was a little while later that a passing lion informed him that the last of the cubs had been found. Kivuli could not help but blow a sigh of relief hearing that. Now he needed to check on his family, make sure those that were part of the search made it out of the forest and to check on the cub he had found.

It didn't take him particularly long to find his way out of the forest, and while he would have liked to stay and wait for the others to return, especially Maua, he needed to go and check on Nalani as she was probably awake by now. Once in the nurses den he found the cub, patiently awaiting his return. "Let's go introduce you to the rest of your new family." He said to her and led the way to the den he shared with Maua, wondering if she had found any cubs within the forest.


Enough other lions had shown up to try to convince the male cub to come with them that he had no doubt one would appeal to him. So when the cub finally choose Maua he smiled and then turned to catch up with Gali. She hadn't gotten far and when he was beside her he told her what had slowed him down. "There was another cub, seems to have decided to go with your mother." They continued to walk until finally they broke through the edge of the forest and found themselves in a more familiar part of the pride.

Etana startled violently at the sound of something big moving very quickly towards them and nearly made Gali trip and fall on her face as he threw himself under her legs for protection.

Gali barely managed to avoid trampling Etana, even though she was moving slowly so the cub could keep up. Gali looked around for what could have startled him. All she could see was Kamau. The noise, perhaps? She tipped her head down and looked at the leopard cub peeking out from under her. The noise.

She smiled a greeting, but let him make the first move. It was obvious he hadn't gotten the cub, but Gali was a bit sorry to hear her mother had. It would be good to have cubs around the den again, but a non-noble? How long could her mother's goodwill last with that on her list?

To keep them moving, Gali sidestepped from her position, exposing Etana, and continued on. The leopard, though no longer frightened, scampered to keep up.

"I'm glad the cub found someone to watch over him, at least. I will check in on him when Etana and I get settled."

Gali smiled at the lions around her as they turned to see who had returned. She gave her father an especially bright smile when she saw he had a cub. He would treat her well. That meant there would be two new cubs in her parents' den, but her father might be able to turn her mother's scorn for her new charges aside. Gali would drop in on them with Etana as often as she could. Well, with no positions opening soon, at least Gali had the luxury of having time in which she could learn to be a mother.

Kayode deflated when he saw the older lion shrug him off. With a sad slump to his shoulders he turned around and looked up at Subira like he'd failed her - and then he heard mention of food. With a giant grin on his maw, he jumped up in excitement. "Let's go get food! I'll race you!" he said before taking off at a full run out of the woods.

Subira was going to have a hard time with this little cub, she could just tell it. With a noticible sigh of exhasperation, she turned and shook her head at her friend and took off after the energetic cub.