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Kyra yawned as she took off on her first actual tour of the pride. She'd been around once or twice before, but only in a small area. Apparently new members were 'quarantined' for a while before they were allowed to fully enjoy the pride. Kyra thought that was stupid, but now that she was free of the quarantine, she could care less. The only thing on her mind anymore was finding something fun to do. Maybe another duel, or some friends? She'd met that guy Kasoro, but rumor had it he'd found a lady. Said lady probably wouldn't want another lioness stalking around her man. Even less so, a younger female.

Smirking at the thought of being mistaken for an object of jealousy, Kyra snorted aloud. That would definitely be a sight to see, but she definitely didn't feel like starting any trouble. Especially when she'd just gotten off of probation. No, for now she would settle for just a little bit of talk. Anything at all!

The trouble with that was, she couldn't seem to find any, anywhere.

Her feet were moving, but she had no idea where she was headed. Most liekly, she was going in circles ... but she had no proof of that. Yet instead of obsessing over whether she was really going in circles, she decided to look as though she knew exactly where she was. Her posture was straight, her gaze strong. If that wasn't enough to say 'I know where I am' she would have to give up.

It was at this point that a new lion appeared before her, her ears perked as he drew closer and her tail flicked in interest. He was red, just as she was, with some very odd markings along his legs. And his mane?! Well that was simply fantastic! Blended well between both red and blue, he was definitely a sight for sore eyes.


"Hi!"

She mouthed happily, lifting a paw to wave in greeting.

"N-No I don't think we have met ... i'm sorta new here!" Kyra paused a moment, to take in his name. It was definitely a mouthful!

"My! That's ... quite a name ... is it short for something?" As she began to laugh at her own joke, she realized she hadn't introduced herself.

"My name is Kyra! It's nice to meetcha!"

"No, not yet. I was just trying to show myself around. But I think i'm a little lost..."

She blushed lightly under her coat at her admission. She really didn't like to admit she was wrong or lost, or anything negative. She was awesome, and awesome was a positive!

"Plamen? I like that, does it mean something special?" Pausing for a moment, she thought nothing of any possible offense. "Most long names ... are family names or they have special meaning.

Kyra cocked her head back a bit at his playful jab, but quickly stuck her tongue out at him instead. "No, its definitely not short for anything. And no ... I don't have a mentor. Am I meant to have one? I ... I wasn't told anything about a mentor."

Kyra offered up a sweet smile to the male, as he came in and swooped her off her feet. He was like those heroes in stories! He came in and told her exactly what she needed to do! If it wasn't so forward she likely would have hugged him, but she wasn't about to do that. Things like that were silly, and only for stories. They had no place in reality.

"Thank you! I had no idea where the training grounds were. I'd only heard of them."

Looking down at the dirt, she felt a little ashamed to not know such essential information about her new home. It made her feel weird, and weak.

"Well, I don't think my name means anything special. Come to think of it, I don't even know what my name means." Shrugging it off, she quickly jumped into Plamen's next comment.

"Oh no! I picked a job, but I didn't know I needed a mentor. I don't even know where it start looking ..." Another frown creased her face, but this time she picked up her head and questioned him on it. "You don't know where I could find a water-seeking mentor ... do you Plamen?"

Kyra's tail flicked in anticipation as Plamen offered to take her to the training grounds. "OK! That sounds like fun! I can learn some new tricks too!" She giggled, sounding as innocent as she could. But deep down she was a warrior, and she was proud to show it. As the two walked towards the training grounds, Kyra's tail was flicking back and forth excitedly, hardly giving her rear a break. She liked this guy, not only was he helpful, but he was just like her?

"I LIKE IT!" She beamed, her voice higher than she had intended for it to be. "Spark. My name now means Spark, thank you Plamen!" Grinning from ear to ear, she bumped her side into his and nuzzled against he cheek for a split second before pulling away. "Heh, sorry, I got a little excited there." Thank goodness her fur was as red as it was, otherwise she would be even more embarrassed than she was now.

Thanks to her own over excitement, Kyra was now trying to separate herself as far from her new friend as she could. She didn't want a repeat incident. But when he revealed his rank to her, she couldn't help but get close to him once again.

"No way! You're training for the same thing! That's so cool! I bet you're really good at it since you've got a mentor!"

Kyra's excitement was bubbling like crazy with each word that Plamen spoke! It was almost like he knew exactly what she wanted to hear, but she knew that was impossible. It was all just simple coincidence and nothing more. She just had to accept that. Oh! That would be a ton of fun wouldn't it?!" Kyra's tail flicked excitedly behind her as she spoke. "Well it would be as long as you're not scared of being beat by a girl!" Kyra bounced excitedly on her front paws as she stuck a playful tongue out at her new friend.

Finally she seemed to settle as the two walked, and she began to listen intently to Plamen's words once more. Nodding appropriately, and trying to take mental notes. Especially of their walking direction. If she ever wanted to come back to this hangout he spoke of, she would need to have a good mental image of where it was located.

"Thank you so much Plamen," She replied with gratitude at his comment. She couldn't express how happy she was that someone was willing to take her under their wing. Especially someone who seemed to be quite like her. At Plamen's honest refusal, she bumped him gently on the shoulder. "Oh come on now! Don't play coy with me! I bet you're a lot better than you're letting on, aren't you?" Kyra eyed him with suspicion as he continued on.

"Oh definitely! We would be like an unstoppable team! Finding all the water before anyone else could catch up to our trails!"