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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:18 pm
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He really hadn't been expecting to be called all of the sudden, because the orange male had been quite sure he was all alone. That had been part of his plan, after all! Lonely, no one to call him a b*****d... or anything like that. Fortunately it didn't happen too often, but still.
So his head snapped in the direction of the call, and his brows slowly furrowed as he focused on the approaching lioness. Strange, he didn't really know her. He flicked his white tip tail, and turned his body so he could properly face her. She was far enough in the pridal lands to probably not be an intruder. So he figured he didn't have to react with hostility, but he still kept his big dumb face looking grumpy and dumb. But that was hardly voluntary!
"What do you want?" Not the most delicate answer, but he could defend himself saying she hadn't exactly been very lady like, either!
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:27 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:47 pm
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"Of course I do. I li..." He paused, suddenly something she said registered. "What do you mean lands of the south? This is the west." He scowled, ears folding back. Despite his words, it was clear he was no longer certain, because Kifalme did accept that sometimes he did stupid things. He was certain he had heard that from someone. Ah, yes. His own aunt, Ari, had once said that. Kifalme, sometimes you do stupid things. He didn't mind, though, because Ari was the empress and he admired her regardless. And despite everything, she had always been nice enough to him.
"I... uh. No business. Just..." He hadn't even had business when he thought he was in the west house, but in the west house he didn't need to have business.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:19 pm
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Okay, now all Kifalme had left was to feel stupid. At least he played that part well enough, and his shoulders drooped slightly. Well, damn! "Oh." Was all he could answer to that, and he looked away briefly. That was pretty awkward.
But her comment about his carelessness sparked up irritation, perhaps because he was used to being goaded and taunted, so anything that might resemble such a thing immediately got him on the defensive. An open book, Kifalme's expression clearly demonstrated how he felt about what she said. "I am not careless." He couldn't think of a proper alternative, but he would not accept being called careless! Kifalme cared a lot about a lot of things. Like his mother, and his pride. Especially his pride!
"Who're you, anyways?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:32 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:38 pm
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He may have gotten very angry then, because to him she might as well be saying he was obviously dumb, but, fortunately perhaps for the both of them, Kifalme tended to get distracted easily, and her introduction was distracting enough. It didn't totally dissipate his irritation, and he definitely looked grumpy, but the orange lion seemed to have forgotten about her 'insults'.
"I am Weisheng." He was a little surprised by the next bit of her introduction. Heiress of the south, great. She outranked him. But still, in hopes of retaining some dignity to him, and because she had provided extra information, he did the same. "Grandson of Wei Gang and Tzu Hsi, nephew of Ting Lan." His grandparents' names certainly meant something, even if they no longer ruled. And he added his aunt's name, as well, because everyone certainly had to know her. Hopefully this lady would just assume he was a legitimate child.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:11 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:21 am
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"Yes." He confirmed, because he was definitely the nephew of the empress. He even resembled his grandfather quite a bit! Save for the white mane, and the orange pelt, his markings were very similar. Kifalme was certainly a member of the royal family! Except for that one little detail that this lady was getting closer and closer to. Hm, he might have to leave before she actually figured it out. That would be embarrassing.
"Because my mother decided to live in the West house." An ambiguous enough answer, since the empress wasn't his only aunt, and royals could easily move to wherever they wished. And it was kind of true, anyways. His mother had joined as a rogue, but she did still, in some ways, chose the west house!
"Is that all? I should head back."
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:48 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:09 pm
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"Since I am welcome to," Kifalme said, and gave her a little mock-curtesy bow, though he did have a bit of respect for her. Being the future lady and all! Ladies and lady-heirs deserved respect. It was a shame they hadn't started on the best paw, to the orange male made a note to be much more charming and polite next time he saw her.
He was also a little curious as to what she was going to ask, but not curious enough to forgo leaving. "Goodbye, it was... nice to meet you." The last bit was said with a shrug, because it hadn't exactly been nice, but it could have been worse. He turned, then, and headed northwest.
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