[PRP] Mastering the Art (Areo x Shimmer Smith)

[Epine de Rose]

AstoriaFallen

The militant ranks hadn't been her cup of tea, she was simply too 'clumsy' and had no inclination towards violence to be of use. The thought of being in a position where the thieves had been when they had kidnapped her was not one that she wished to be in if any event such as that occurred again. It would have done nothing good for her, if anything it would have upset her a great deal and left her questioning a little too much. Not that she judged those in that position harshly, she simply couldn't set aside her moral convictions in favour of the ends justifying the means.

Thus the young lioness had opted to pursue more artistic and mercantile professions. She wasn't quite sure what she wanted to craft just yet, but she had some ideas and with a little practice she would be a huge hit (or so she assumed). All she needed to do, starting from today, was gather as many raw materials that she could find to establish her stockpile... and then promptly destroy them all until she was satisfied she could achieve a good end product.

All that she knew, was that everything needed to be shiny; be it rocks, feathers, flowers... they all needed to have a shimmer to them that would catch the eye and make them appealing!  

[Epine de Rose]

AstoriaFallen

She was used to strangers in the pride - they came and went, always welcomed, by the Kizi. As such, she was accustomed to random greetings or curious stares as she went about her day to day. She was sure that on some occasions her antics, and those of her pride, might look a bit strange to those who came from other regions. Consequently, he was greeted with a warm smile and the lioness turned around so that she could get a closer look at the individual who had spoken to her.

"Well," she murmured. "You could be a walking shadow with that coat," she observed and pushed one of her collected materials into the pile beside her. "Just as well you have that orange underbelly or no one would see you deeper in the trees," she added with a grin and finally took a seat, tail coiling around her hind legs.

"You're new," she stated. "Visitor or are we going to be seeing more of each other, hm?"  

[Epine de Rose]

AstoriaFallen

"Ah, I'm not sure I know who she is," she confessed, not entirely able to put her paw on anyone who looked like him. Then again she might know someone by sight and like most large prides, had probably never even said hello. It really was a touch shameful in some respects. That being said, perhaps she would meet more of them now that she had determined what she wanted to be, and what she wanted to focus on, for the rest of her adult life.

"What's her name?" she continued, shuffling more of her collection into orderly piles. Once satisfied she took a seat and gave him her full attention; gypsy or no, she still remembered the manners she had been taught as a child. Not that the gypsies weren't polite, it was just that they had a more relaxed way of doing things!

"Ah this?" she peered at her collection briefly. "I'm training," she said after a moment of consideration. "I recently took on a profession and now it would be beneficial if I learnt it, otherwise I'll put everyone to shame," she said with a soft chuckle.  

[Epine de Rose]

AstoriaFallen

"Shimmer Smith," she offered with a smile and a slight wave of her paw. "They gave me the name Shimmer Smith when I came of age and chose my path," she clarified. For the longest time she had simply been a 'prince', which was a somewhat derogatory rank to hold. It wasn't her fault she had been kidnapped by them! Alas, it was all in the past now and she did have to admit it had actively encouraged her to work towards finding a better place in the pride... motivation as it were.

"Sadly, I don't think I've ever met your sister," she confessed. "I'm sure she's lovely though...but is she as um," she paused for a moment. "Well, as big as you?" she mused. Frankly if his sibling was anywhere close to his size then she'd probably have seen her even if she hadn't said hello!

She did, however, afford a quick glance at her own trinkets. "I want to make jewels," she explained and tilted her head to the side. "But it makes for fiddly work and I wouldn't trade anything I wasn't happy with, bad quality isn't very marketable, you know?"  

[Epine de Rose]

"Ah, so she'd stand out anyway," she mused.

The taller than average lions were sometimes easier to recognise, maybe now that she was aware that his sibling was here she might be able to guess who she was in a crowd. It was food for thought and she'd certainly give it a shot. Ah, but had he found his sister all ready or had he only just arrived? He sounded like he already had a rough idea of where she might be so she'd avoid offering him assistance on that score unless he asked.

"Unfortunately I don't have anything right now," she confessed with a sheepish smile. "I was actually on my way to look for some materials if you would like to come?" she offered. "You can see what kind of things we work with and maybe even some other things that take your interest," she added.

"...And find your sister if you haven't already," she finished.

AstoriaFallen

 

[Epine de Rose]

"That would be nice," she replied to his offer and finally rose to all fours, gathering her little bag to her, she then began to make her way down one of the many beaten trails that were used. There were several, all strewn out across the pride's territory and each tended to be used by a variety of disciplines. There were harder to see ones of course, those walked upon only by those who explored much more thoroughly, but eventually he would find that it wasn't easy to get lost if you followed these paths at least.

She certainly had plenty of items in mind that she wanted to pick up, but hopefully he would find plenty of his own to return with. His siblings would certainly be happy for a gift or two.

...At the very least, he would kill a few hours in the lioness's company while they both looked for pieces of treasure they would like to keep.

AstoriaFallen

/Fin!