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 Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:09 pm
He was all but fully grown now, though he still appeared to be hanging out at home, lying on his back a few paces from his parents' den. It was early morning which meant the sun wasn't too strong and he seemed to be making the most of the last few moments of relief before the heat of the desert day became too much and he was forced to retreat to the shade.
His eyes were closed but he was not asleep; his tail flicking rhythmically back and forth in the sand. Every now and then he would open his eyes and peer up at the sky, as if hoping to 'magic' some rain-clouds that would end the drought and bring peace among the people again. Mainly, though, he was just listening to the words of the passers by.
He was a Watcher by trade and his endless curiosity meant that eavesdropping was one of his favourite things to do. It had been quiet that morning, though, with only the angry rebuke of one of the refugee women, telling him to stop being lazy and start training to fight.
He would have snorted with amusement if he hadn't feared her claws, so he'd opted to fake sleep and she had passed by with nothing more than a low growl. Since then...nothing. Oh and how boring that was! He needed something to keep him occupied but apparently everyone else was away from the dens or still sleeping. It just wasn't good enough.
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:56 am
Although the sun had not been up for long, Kasi had already been out practicing - taking advantage of the coolness before the sun rose fully. The drought made practicing hard at times, as the more she practiced, the more she craved water and the more tired she felt by the end of the day. That didn't mean she stopped practicing though! It just meant she had to be tactical about when she did it.
Now that the sun was rising more, she decided to take a break and return to her den for a while. She needed to conserve her strength, but first, she would stop by and see if Azar was around. Although she was no longer the female's apprentice, she still liked to talk with the older female - get advice, training tips and just talk to her.
She approach the den, surprised to see a figure lingering out from. For a moment, she wondered if Kakek had gone to see his mother for a visit, but on closer inspection, the markings weren't the same.
Ah, so clearly it was one of Azar's other sons. She knew there was quite a few but she had not interacted with many.
Realising it would likely be rude to just walk straight passed him to see if Azar was in the den, she called out, "Hello," from a slight distance, to warn him of her approach in case he was actually sleeping - which would be extremely lazy of him.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:49 am
Her voice couldn't have come at a better time and his orange eyes flared in an instant. Twisting from his back onto his stomach, he bounded to his paws and threw his gaze around to locate the owner of the greeting. Ah, there! A female. But what was she doing here? Oh, wait, he sort of recognised her. But from where?
Dammit, come on, Nur'yu, think, think! Being a Watcher meant remembering these things, otherwise how was he going to pick up on anything important? She was clearly here to see someone, right, and not him. So who? Oh, yes, that's right! Now he remembered where he knew her face from.
"Hello!" He called out in response. "You're Kasi, right? My mother's apprentice?" He blinked and hastily corrected himself. "Ex-apprentice, of course, since you're grown now." He bounded across to meet her and then loped in a circle around her. "Sorry, she's not here at the moment. Not sure where she is, actually...I could maybe help you look? I know most of her normal haunts so it probably wouldn't take too long." He paused and backtracked a bit. "Oh, sorry, I'm Nur'yu; one of her many, many kids." He threw her a wide smile, not seeming to mind referring himself to a kid even though he, too, was fully grown.
"Anyway, I'm glad you came by. I was getting really bored with no one to eavesdrop on."
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:01 am
Kasi nodded at the male's greeting and his question of who she was, looking faintly annoyed at being called an apprentice still, then amused when he corrected it to ex-apprentice. Well, at least she hadn't needed to tell him that she was no longer anyone's apprentice. She blinked as he loped a circle around her, and she turned her head, trying to keep her sights on him as he did so, suspicious.
She was a little disappointed to hear that Azar was not around, but couldn't get a word in as he spoke. Well, he was...more friendly than Kakek, she mused, and was a little thrown by the wide grin he shot her. She shook her head, before remarking, “I remember you. Not your name, specifically, but I recognised you as one of Azar's sons. Nice to meet you – or rather, learn your name,” she said to be polite, though it was slightly dryly said.
She looked surprised. “Is that what you do for fun, eavesdrop on people?” She said, a little huffy at that idea. That was certainly rude.
“And it's fine. It was nothing important I needed to talk to Azar about, I just wanted to see if she was free for a duel or something.” Kasi enjoyed Azar's company, so she often sought her out to talk or duel.
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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:03 pm
He bobbed his head enthusiastically and kneaded at the sand beneath his paws. He certainly was as excitable as a cub, for all the size that he was. And, for a Watcher, he didn't seem all that observant of her apparent 'huffy' reaction to his most favourite pass-time. He still had a lot to learn, though if you'd met him as a juvenile, you'd see that his teacher had - in fact - worked wonders.
He'd been worse as a cub.
"Yep!" He all but blurted. "I'm a Watcher. It's my job to watch people. Well...and listen to them, too." He seemed very proud of this fact. "And people talk about all sorts of interesting things. You should try it sometime. You could learn a lot about your fellow Firekin by passing them by at just the right time. I know lots and lots of things! Secrets that would make your eyes bulge out of your head! Buuuut, don't try to get me to tell you. First rule of being a Watcher: no telling anyone what you hear, unless it's the Master or the Regents or one of those other high ranking lot." He nodded matter of factly and then turned an ear towards her.
"A duel? Oh. Uh...it's a shame one of my siblings aren't around otherwise maybe you could have duelled one of them. I'm...not really much of a fighter. I mean, I'd offer and all, but I wouldn't be much of a challenge and I might just get picked on if word gets out I got beaten up by a girl..." He trailed, though he was still smiling good naturedly.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:58 am
He was...a little bit like a cub, Kasi mused to herself, watching him with wide, somewhat bemused, eyes. Every move he had seemed to radiate energy. It was odd to see, at least for her, who had always been far more focused in her energy, even as a cub.
"Good advice, I'm sure," she said, though she was somewhat annoyed to hear that he would not pass on the information he had. She was not a gossip! but having intel on your opponents wasn't bad, was it? A well aimed verbal jibe to throw them off guard certainly wouldn't hurt. "I'll have to try it out sometime," she mused, though she would be a terrible watcher. She hated to not be involved, and watching meant not being involved.
Kasi laughed slightly, more of a snort than a full laugh but a laugh none the less. "We wouldn't want those kind of whispers to start in the pride," she said, with a crooked grin. She felt confident that she would have beaten him, after all, she had beaten Xennek, one of the joining warriors, so clearly she could have bested a Water, right? Surely. "It's fine. It was merely out of boredom then a need for training."
She stared at him, contemplatively for a moment, before giving into curiosity, "so what does a 'Watcher' do for fun?" When she was bored, she duelled. Did a watcher merely watch when they were bored?
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:13 pm
"You must! I'm sure you'll enjoy it! I was supposed to be training as a soldier, myself, you know. That was until I bumped into my old teacher, Ran, and discovered how interesting his work was." He nodded. "After that, I decided that fighting wasn't really my thing any more and I decided to switch apprenticeships."
He threw her a wide grin and nodded. "My brothers and sisters would be mean and tease me, I think. Although to be fair, you are a trained soldier, so losing to you wouldn't be all that bad." He blinked. "Buuuut, bruises don't sound like much fun and I don't think they'd appreciate me whining about hurting, either."
He flicked his tail idly in the sand. "Do for fun? Ah, well, lots of things! We explore and go on adventures, listen into other people's business and try to help out. The other day, I saw one of the new Trackers heading out and I offered to help and then this other lion came by and was like: stay out of it, kid, she don't need your help." He glowered. "Some lions don't like to be helped, which is silly. I mean, what's the point of living in a pride if you aren't going to accept a shoulder to lean on once in a while?" He waved a paw. "I like hanging out with other lions quite a lot, especially some of the grumpy ones." He chuckled. "It's really fun trying to make them laugh, except...I haven't actually managed it yet. Maybe one day..."
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:34 pm
Kasi looked rather interested when he mentioned his former apprenticeship. “Really? I don’t hear of people switching apprenticeships that often, most tend to stick with their first choice.” She peered at him. “Is being a watcher really that interesting?” She would never be swayed from her soldier ways. She had big plans in the pride, big ones, and being a soldier was the starting point for all those plans.
She snorted, thinking of his siblings. She didn’t know many of them, but Kakek was surely jerkish enough to tease him, even though Kasi could kick Kakek’s butt in a duel too. “Probably, but you trained as a soldier too, so it wouldn’t be that unfair. You’re just out of practice,” she remarked casually, and chuckled at the comment of bruises. “You get used to the pain.” It was true, she felt weird when she wasn’t aching from some training event really. Pain meant she was pushing herself hard enough, and that was what was important.
Kasi chuckled quietly at his words. “Some people are sure they can do it on their own,” she mused, and she was certainly one of them. “Though I’m sure some are grateful, perhaps you just haven’t offered your help to the right person yet.” She herself had gone out to look for water countless times, but she always refused help from others. It wasn’t like she was great at seeking water, but she wasn’t doing it because she was great, she was doing it to help the pride. She didn’t need someone to teach her, she would rather figure it out on her own.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:03 pm
"I guess so." He replied after a moment. "Maybe that makes me weird? Or...unique?" He laughed and nodded. "Very interesting! I love watching people and seeing their reactions to things. You can learn a lot just from sitting back and looking at things. Some of the best Watchers even know when someone is telling a lie just from their body language...I've...not gotten that skill quite down yet, though." He seemed sheepish at that, his ears folding back into his mane.
"Out of practise is a good excuse for my lack of talent!" He added good naturedly. "But...I'm not sure whether I'd want to get used to it. Doesn't that mean you've had...like...too much pain if it doesn't hurt any more?" His eyes grew sort of sad at that, though they brightened again a moment later. He never did dwell on the bad things in life.
"Someone told me that because of all the bad things going on in the pride that no one much feels like laughing any more. I just wanted to prove them wrong. So far I seem to be on the loosing side with that one, though." He was thinking, particularly, of his Aunt Fia. She was always telling him to go away but he was pretty sure she didn't mean it. "Maybe you're right. Perhaps I need to look further afield for people to help. Quite often, though, it seems like people are helping me, instead." He made a face. "I just want to be useful, really."
And then he stood, stretching and shaking the sand from his mane. "Do you need help with anything?"
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