[JRP] Well...welcome! (Jayani x Farraginis)

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The multicolored leopard had followed his guide back to the colony she called home. He had to admit, the more he saw the more he liked the place. Particularly the part where there were large hunting parties that were easily capable of feeding the entire group. Not that Farraginis was a failure at hunting...it simply was a skill that needed refinement.

"So...this is it?" he asked lightly once he was sure Jayani had seen him. The white leopardess had impressed upon him - without saying a word and probably not all that intentionally either - that she didn't have a good sense of direction. Or a situational awareness. Neither was a bad thing in and of itself...but taken together he could see a few problems.

Not that this was a bad thing. It was just something he should keep in mind if he didn't want to startle the lovely leopardess.  

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"I'm from the savannah too," Farraginis admitted. It didn't sting at all though, it was a simple statement of fact. This was very different from all he'd known, but that didn't make it bad. In fact, it was a nice change. "It doesn't seem like a bad place to live at all."

In fact, there didn't seem to be any other large predators that he'd noticed in the jungle. Out on the savannah, lions reigned supreme. Here, leopards were able to take center stage. Not at all a bad thing.

"I could see myself settling down here," he told the leopardess with a smile.  

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Farraginis blinked as she admitted outright that her sense of direction was so poor, she'd joined the colony because she'd gotten lost nearby. That was...a bit sad, but at least it had worked out in her favor!

"Perhaps the gods intended for you to end up here?" he offered diffidently. It didn't change the truth of her version of the story, but it never hurt to make things seem more positive. Especially when the person in question was a good-looking leopardess. Not that he was thinking of her in any special way, but she was quite nice and he didn't want her to feel bad.

"Safety is no small blessing," he agreed. "I know it's quite important if one is to raise cubs one day."  

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He smiled back. If she didn't believe in the gods, that was her perogative. He didn't mean to get into any religious debates or try to change anyone's views. So the leopard made the decision to not bring up gods again around Jayani. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable or anything.

"I'm sure you'll have to show me around the place, since I'm far newer around here than you are," Farraginis told the leopardess with a smile. Hopefully her sense of direction wasn't so bad as to get lost within the colony's ruins! Though there was no guarantee...

Oh well, getting lost with the white leopardess could be quite fun!

He'd only mentioned cubs because progeny was a goal most people had for some point in their lives. Farraginis didn't have any plans in that direction quite yet, but it was something to keep in mind.  

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"That is good to hear!" he teased the leopardess gently. Not that he meant to say her sense of direction was terrible...not aloud at least. But she was a charming leopardess and he had no reason to want to annoy her. Since females seemed to hold grudges much more deeply than males did...and he did want cubs. Eventually.

"I want to see everything," Farraginis replied. "And since I know nothing of this place, I must bow to your experience," he said, giving Jayani an actual and graceful bow. It was best to be polite to one's guide.