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It had been a while since she had returned to her old pride land, though she had made semi-regular trips since recovering from her injuries enough to make the trek. But already she knew something was different. There was a sense of life here that had been missing every time she had visited before. Pulling herself up the last steep climb she rounded the corner and stopped in her tracks.
Fresh paw prints.
Closing her eyes she focused on the wind as it ruffled through her fur, felt the sharp cold of the ice under her paws and the intense chill spike through her lungs, listened to the deep silence that blanketed this remote landscape.
There! A sound on the wind, a scent tickling her nose, a sense of warmth within her where her visions lived.
They were back!
Turning the old lioness set off at a swift jog, moving through the deep snow with a speed and agility that belied her age. Through deep valley drifts and over stark rocky outcrops she made her way from the remote spine of the mountain and deeper into the heart of the pridelands.