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It had been a few weeks since his duel and Kasoro was getting rather bored with the few lions he knew. There had been a few new faces in passing from time to time, but mostly it was just the same guards. He didn't envy their position, though: they got to see many new recruits, rouges that wandered by...it was a nice position and he was seriously considering staying here for his duties once he was fully accepted into the pride.

But, for the moment, he needed to get away from the lions he had been around for so long. He set out through the sands to the pride, hoping to find a new face or even a friend. The lions here were pretty grouchy, though, so he doubted he'd find someone right away.

And, just as predicted, the first lioness he saw didn't look very happy. She was younger, but only a few months so. Completely red, he understood why she was here. This pride favored those with red markings. White and black were accepted, but beyond that, the pickings got slim. He was lucky for his own fur, matching the requirements nicely, even if his ruin markings he got from his mother were the only splash of red on him.

The large white lion moved closer to the adolescent, tilting his head to the side, a very tiny grin on his face. "Why are you so upset?" he asked, coming to a stop a few paces from her. "It's a nice day, you don't seem injured...surely there must be another reason."

Kasoro blinked in surprise as the younger lion snapped at him a bit. Well...not really snapped, just spoke sharply at. He could tell she was agitated, and soon he was told why. A soft 'ah' escaped him, and he shrugged his shoulders very slightly.

"Well, we can't be perfect in all we do. I'm sure the other lioness will agree to that, at least. So long as no harm was done." No permanent harm, anyway. Those mistakes were always a bit harder to forgive and forget. "But still, you seem well-meaning. I doubt she'll hold it over you."

He tilted his head just a bit to the side, blue eyes studying her rather tense form. "What is your name? I'm not sure I've seen you." Not that he'd seen many, but hey. "I'm Kasoro," he added, giving her just a tiny smile to hopefully calm her down.

Kasoro gave a quiet 'mm' in reply. He could see how something like that might bother the younger lion. In his youth he had been concerned with how others perceived him, but now that he was older he knew better than to worry himself with that. Now he simply cared to listen and learn, and make a few friends in the process. He had to snort quietly at the mutant comment. If anyone here was one of those, it would be him. He had overheard some of the guards speaking ill of Seers, so he knew to keep that side of himself quiet.

"I see," he said with a slight nod. "And you'd be right in guessing that. I just joined not too long ago myself. Still on probation," he added with a little sigh. "I'm eager to explore all the lands have to offer, but until the moon is full again..." He nodded behind him. "I'm only permitted in that direction."

The other question made him wonder how much he should share. He knew the diseased pride was to be kept quiet, so he shrugged just a bit and tossed his mane from his face. "I wanted a fresh start on life. My old pride was a bit...dead, if you will. No room for me to grow, to see new things, meet new people. I have a very strong sense of community, and the Firekin seemed like a good place to start. They're a very close group here."

He cocked his head to the side, surveying Kyra. "And you? You're still growing. What made you leave wherever you're from to join here? And you dueled an adult?"

Kasoro nodded slightly, his brows furrowed just a bit. While certainly near her adulthood, Kyra was young to have made that decision to leave her pride. He wondered where she was from, that labeled her as something just because of her coat color. Although, he thought to himself, the Firekn were guilty of the same thing. While they favored coats with reds, whites, and blacks, they shunned those that held any colors outside of that fiery spectrum.

"Oh, that's a relief," he said with a weak smile as the subject was changed. "Here I thought I had some master fighter on my hands. My duel was...fun, actually. The lion who I dueled with kept it very simple and he seemed to enjoy himself as well. It was a good introduction to the Firekin," he said quietly. "But now...its' rather dull. Once we're allowed access I think that will change very quickly, though."

There were always scouts bringing news of what was happening in the pride to the guard post that he was stationed at. There never seemed to be a dull moment. If it wasn't flooding, it was prey beasts moving in to pride lands.

Kasoro smiled as Kyra giggled. Ah, that was more like it! He was glad she didn't seem to be as constantly grouchy as the other Firekin that he had met. Granted, she did seem to have the potential to become one of those, especially if she had won a fight at this age.

"I have no doubt you'll end up at the top of the chain here. You seem very driven," he said with a little nod of his head. 'I'm more of the stick to the shadows kind of guy...part of the masses. One among many." He liked being able to disappear, just be a face in the crowd. Listening and watching were his favorite pass times and, as long as he was around others, he was content to do just that.

He tilted his head a bit before nodding. There had been some odd things going on in the pride. "Indeed. This seems to be the uneventful side of the pride," Kasoro said with a little laugh. "Lucky for us. I'd rather not be tossed head-first into a conflict without any sort of training. Believe me, I'd need it."

While he had fought well enough to get into the pride, Kasoro knew he was severely lacking in any sort of technique.