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 Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:37 pm
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AstoriaFallen
AstoriaFallen
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:43 pm
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Kalju had always been the distant, quiet sort. Most of his life had been spent in solitude with only brief interactions with his clan, relatives or no. It wasn't that he disliked any of them (in fact, most of the time when he held conversations it was pleasant enough), it was simply more that he liked the sound of silence and the lack of dependency from others that his loner nature accorded him.
Of course, there were times when conversation simply happened upon him.
Today it so happened that the two ladies were in the exact spot that his energy gave out. He was dragging the carcass of an over-sized beast and, though he was certain he was far the end of his circle of life, he had to admit that he was at least on the far end of his prime. The hunt had been long, too long, and moving the prize had been foolish on his part so soon. Just as he flopped into the dust of the earth and let his head loll to the side, he heard a gentle voice carrying across the rocky plain.
With an exaggerated effort, he rolled onto his side and leveled his golden gaze on a pair of lionesses.
Were they talking to him or each other?
"Hello," he called out, brief and soft for such a deep voice. If they wanted no business with him then they'd move on and he'd be no trouble to them.
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:18 pm
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Whether or not they had been addressing him, Kalju realized quickly that they absolutely meant to carry on the conversation now. Minding his manners, he pushed himself up to a seat and shook out his, shaggy white mane. He was certain he felt some leaves stuck somewhere, just behind one ear, but he didn't feel like grooming himself in the presence of others.
By the time the ladies neared, he could hear their introductions to one another and he seemed a touch more presentable. Luckily, the deep brown of his coat and the head-to-toe tattoos did a good job of disguising the worst of the dust.
"I'm Kalju Waya," he added, although no one had asked. It seemed like the proper response. One of them looked familiar, he thought, anyway.
"What clans do you ladies stem from?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:18 pm
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Kalju found himself turning a weak smile on the young lioness for her curiosity - it was always nice to see newer pride members so over eager to meet others, even for such an introverted male as himself.
"Ahh, I thought you looked familiar," his head nodded in acknowledge of Ayianna, "I'm also from the Wolf clan. I was born here when my mother was leading us." His words were warm and fond as he mentioned his family, having never known anything but love and affection in this world at their paws. "I'm not as.. charismatic as her, unfortunately."
The lack of surnames hadn't been missed, though he wasn't entirely sure if they had omitted them or not. His head cocked slightly to the side, sending his overlarge mane shifting.
"I take it you two have not, hm?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 9:39 am
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For all that he did not seek out company, at least Kalju was pleasant enough. He listened, attentive and acknowledging, as both girls spoke. Sensing that Ayianna did not want to delve much farther into her past, he picked up the Festival topic instead.
"No," he shook his head, letting his great white mane toss around his dusky face, "I'm not much of a duelist myself. My sister enjoys it but she takes after my father a lot more than I."
He shrugged it off, then waved one tattooed paw at the carcass he had been dragging, displaying a finely lined spider just above his toes.
"If you ladies would like, I've got this overgrown hunk of meat here that I would be willing to share. The less I have to drag back to my den, the better." After a pause, he tossed a pleasant smile at Amaris, "you'll need all your strength if you're gonna train to beat the best, right?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:15 am
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AstoriaFallen
AstoriaFallen
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:23 pm
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:25 pm
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AstoriaFallen
AstoriaFallen
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She realized that with age it would seem suitors would be a thing she had to look out for. Not that she was looking per say, but it would appear that she was being sought after and she wasn't sure how she felt about that. She was aware of the lineage within the pride and how many of the members were related so the fact she wasn't from the pride was a rare thing. New blood. Meant no mixing of the lineages or cross mixing? She shook her head. It was so much to take in and she gave a flick of her tail behind her. While she was all for companionship between herself and another, she wasn't sure how she felt about romantic feelings just yet. While she had indulged in a couple of very pleasant interactions with two males so far she hadn't really considered the option of "finding a mate", it made her curious if they had thought about it at some point during their conversation. She wasn't a young cub anymore and was well into being an adult. She figured she could always talk to her mother about it later.
