Although it hadn't been long since Miko had been to to the water, she was feeling a little bored and uninspired, so she had decided to head down again and see if there was anything going on around there. There was usually at least a few others around to observe, if nothing else. She had been comfortable here, but the lioness had been following the same herd of gnu for the entire last season, and it seemed to her they were preparing to move again. Perhaps she might find something a little more interesting to spend her time on than these animals...though she did enjoy always having the possibility of a meal nearby.
Her paws tread softly on the dirt and scrub grass beneath them as she made her way from where she had been lounging down to the water hole. There was a high breeze today, and she knew that her approach would be up-wind. That might mean that anything or anyone hanging around might be gone by the time she got there, but she kept her hopes up for some free entertainment. It was never a comfortable position for a lion to approach from where they were so easily detectable, but her purpose of the day was not hunting, so she only kept her eyes peeled and had no need of trying to be stealthy. Humming to herself as she trotted along, the long orange fringe between Miko's ears tickled her cheeks as the breeze played with it. Her tail swayed lazily along behind as her hips rose and fell with her steps.
Before long, she had the water hole in her sights, and she lifted her head high , mouth agape as she tried to gather any scents she could from the breeze. There were some birds hanging about, and a rather large warthog who seemed to have been napping in the mud, but had now lifted its head and was squinting at her hesitantly. She also saw not far away, a group of the gnu from the herd, five or six adults and a couple of younger ones as well. They seemed to be grazing and enjoying the occasional coolness of the breeze. The orange lioness stopped herself a few metres away from the water and fell back onto her haunches, gazing about full-circle now that she had a better view. It was an alright time to relax for a few minutes and just take it in.
Miko decided to let her guard down a little, and began to groom herself slowly out of habit.