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Rainfall Level: Heavy

They might not have been in a battle, but it was certainly feeling like one. With the rain continuing to steadily increase, the pools were filling at a faster rate. But to their credit, they hadn't lost any more trenches to flooding. That was a good sign. If this plan pulled off, the desert would be something to see come morning.

Hraga turned his head, catching a comment directed to him. "I don't think we can do much more with breaking ground at this point. Just keep the trenches we have stable. It looks like we're doing a better job keeping them together now. If we keep it up, hopefully by morning we'll-"

There was another crack of lighting, this time visible across the darkened night sky. It lit up the terrain from all sides, even out across the desert...if only for a brief instant. And in that instant, it became very clear they weren't alone.

Hraga squinted his eyes, but the flash was gone. He'd seen shapes in the distance- shapes that didn't look like any lion. He turned his head to the others. "Did anyone see that?"

arrow The next five people: Roll a dice, 1-5!:

The amount determines how good of a look you got. IE; 1 you barely saw it. For a 4-5, you could clearly make out the shapes of five non-lions, running across the ridges.

The first person to get 5 will also remember seeing them carrying something- if only for an instant.

If no one can roll a five within the five rolls, the object is not seen...

The object goes unseeeeen!

Azar had focused on digging holes, she was getting into at the moment. Her attention was pretty dedicated however once she felt one was good enough she started to go to another. As she did she looked up, and then the crash of thunder. As she looked up she could see clearly in the distance figures running. Were those five lions part of the pride. "I saw it!" She called back to her brother.

(( f*cking perception checks xD ))

The crack of lightning drew Morag's attention and she pulled herself out of the trench she'd been digging, her eyes unfortunately turned the wrong way to see anything but rain and digging pridemembers. The words 'did you see that?' set her immediately on edge and all joy and playfulness dropped from her, leaving her looking intent and dangerous. This night was too good a chance for someone to try something, she wouldn't overlook any hint that there might be trouble.

"What did you see?" She said urgently as she moved closer. Turning, she called a few lions to her, mixing guards and soldiers with her own watchers. It would be foolish to leave the pride unguarded, but they needed a decent group to go investigate.

[ I won't limit it to four since its part of the event, but feel free to organize! <33
Everyone is free to have their able characters head off, since most of the plot will be there! ]

Hraga couldn't help but feel a sense of...forboding about it all. The pouring rain was hard enough on their backs without wondering about shadows moving out in the desert. He furrowed his brow, and looked to Morag. "You'd better take a group to go investigate."

"Everyone else," the black lion instructed. "We'll keep up with the digging. Lets not lose another well!"

Glad to have any excuse not to participate in this ritual shaming that was occurring, Elcca scrambled out of one of the muddy pits and staggered off towards the group setting out. "Protecting the pride is of the highest importance to me," she said flatly not even bothering to oversell it.

Also joining the group: Veru. He might not have been a fighter, but he was a tracker. "Without light, we'll need to be careful. I do recall us digging trenches all yesterday out in the desert, after all."

arrow Gather up and move out!

(( edited my last post. <3 If Mims says thats where the action is, then no need for a limit. xD ))

Morag nodded as Hraga confirmed her desire to go investigate. It was what she did best, after all.

"Good luck with the wells." She said before she turned to watch volunteers gather along with the ones she'd called, nodding to Elcca and Kosuke as they joined.

"Veru, you're a tracker. You should probably take point... you'll know better what to look for than the rest of us do." Despite her penchant for hunting at night when it was cooler, with the weather, Morag was not sure how useful she herself would be in tracking a group like that on the move.

Despite the alarm she felt at having strange non-lions so close to the pride, the spymaster could not deny the rush of adrenaline and joy she felt now that she had a 'mission'. Things like this were probably the parts she loved the most of her job, as odd as that sounded. Let the fighters have their duels and physical conquests... spies were meant for sneaking and discovering hidden things.

Roihu's trench was holding just fine, and there was more need for him where the others were going. Apparently there were strangers on the lands... but if they were non-lions, could they be Nergui? His fear was developing the creatures into some kind of shape-shifting force. If there was to be a battle, he would have to be there. There weren't too many other medics that he recognized heading out with the trackers and soldiers.

"Hopefully you won't need my skills," he called to the gathering group. "But as a medic, I will be there just in case." Mercifully, Kiberiti had managed to hold tight to his mane this whole time... but the rain was pounding now. He didn't know if the snake would be safe.

Sneaking about in the thick, wet blackness? That was right up Zjarr's alley. She quickly hauled herself out of the hole she'd been helping with, resisting the urge to shake the heavy mud from her fur. It left her mostly grey in the stormy darkness, save for the glimmer of white down her back that shimmered wetly. She padded carefully across the slimed ground to join the gathered group. She kept quiet, but her eyes and ears were active. She caught Morag's eyes to let her know she was here for duty, but did not interrupt or push herself forward.

The pouring rain made it almost impossible to hear anything at any distance, so she stayed close in order to hear the group organization and commands. She nodded understanding, turning her eyes to the one given point. She arranged herself back a ways, to one side but within sight of Veru and within hearing of Morag. She hadn't forgotten those trenches either. Not only did they have to be cautious about who they met, but the ground under their paws as well. Her red eyes sparked excitedly at the prospect of such a challenge.