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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:39 am
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"You're so slow, Seph! Step lively!" The lioness punctuated her call by hip-checking the waterbuck at her side. He stumbled - as she knew he would - sending the leather pack on his back to raucous jangling. The pack was nearly half the size of the buck, and brimming with all manner of things his master had to offer. The smell of herbs wafted from a number of pouches, each of them brimming with green. Crafted items of all sorts were affixed to the leather. Antlers and bones strapped here and there jostled against each other, joining in the joyful noise.
Ieva skipped alongside the mess, darting in to correct Seph's stance before trotting away again. A little fun and games were all good, certainly, but she didn't want to harm the goods! "Ho, the couple, there!" She called out, grinning at the potential patrons in her path. "Fancy perusing some exotic wares?" Seph, for his part, sighed and bore his burden stoically.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:00 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:40 am
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Ieva purred, winking at the pair as she sauntered closer. "We have all manner of things, my dear. After anything in particular?" The pale lioness was a blur of movement, bouncing back toward the still-approaching waterbuck. She lifted flaps to show off some contents, and drew attention to others with a flick of a violet-tipped tail.
"A poultice for headache, perhaps? A hood for the sun," she gestured briefly to Kahini, "to protect your sensitive sight? Perhaps some lovely beads for the handsome fellow's mane?" Ieva showed off a number of beads woven into Seph's scruff as evidence to her words, with the waterbuck obliging her with a shake of his head, sending the pretty baubles a-tinkle. Her brows lifted in Po's direction appraisingly before returning to the other lioness. "Or a lovely flower, perhaps, to bring out the rosy color of your eyes." From a pack of herbs, the lioness produced a pink lily, its center streaked with sunny yellow. Though obviously aged, the bloom still appeared to retain much of its vibrant color.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:40 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:10 pm
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Curious faces did Ieva's heart good - and not just because they were good for business. Her paws returned to the beads at the other female's admission, the corners of her muzzle turning up in a coy smile. "I can certainly make a point of staying around, if need be," she admitted. It wasn't exactly pulling her leg to do so, and she said as much. "I never mind putting myself in a path of a good trade.
"Speaking of which - might you be members of the nearby pride?" Though she hadn't been just here before, she had heard about quite the sizable grouping of lions 'round this way on her travels. If these two knew more about them, she would be even more willing to remain. There was very little better for bountiful exchange than a concentrated area, after all.
Seph was the one to look toward the pink-eyed stranger, blinking somewhat sheepishly as he smiled. "We have traveled all across the lands. Always roving." His voice was soft, quite obviously shy in the face of the pair of predators. Ieva flicked her tail reassuringly against his leg, however. Dipping his black-edged horns, he continued. "We trade with all manner of creatures, large and small. We have been years at the exchange."
"Wouldn't change it for a moment, though," his like-colored master chimed in. The waterbuck, having said his piece, just smiled his assent.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:25 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:03 pm
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Pophyrios' offer seemed to take the duo by surprise. Lioness and familiar blinked at the other pair for a second, then at each other. Each was fairly certain their counterpart shared their thought: had they ever been guests of a pride before?
The merchant took it upon herself to break their stupor. "If that's possible, then we would be honored to accept." For the first time since her arrival, her voice came gentler. Her reply held less than the showstopping bravado used to attract customers and peddle her stock. Both the words and the gratitude behind them, however, were genuine; maybe even more so without the grandeur.
Seph snickered at the change apparent in the normally boisterous lioness. However brief, these moments made all the traveling worth it. "Thank you, very much," he addressed the pair, humbly dipping his horns toward them once more. The gesture had the air of a bow, or at least the closest the waterbuck could come to one, burdened as he was. "My mistress is Ieva, and my name is Seph. We would be more than happy to thank you and your pride for the hospitality."
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:11 pm
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Pophyrios' offer seemed to take the duo by surprise. Lioness and familiar blinked at the other pair for a second, then at each other. Each was fairly certain their counterpart shared their thought: had they ever been guests of a pride before?
The merchant took it upon herself to break their stupor. "If that's possible, then we would be honored to accept." For the first time since her arrival, her voice came gentler. Her reply held less than the showstopping bravado used to attract customers and peddle her stock. Both the words and the gratitude behind them, however, were genuine; maybe even more so without the grandeur.
Seph snickered at the change apparent in the normally boisterous lioness. However brief, these moments made all the traveling worth it. "Thank you, very much," he addressed the pair, humbly dipping his horns toward them once more. The gesture had the air of a bow, or at least the closest the waterbuck could come to one, burdened as he was. "My mistress is Ieva, and my name is Seph. We would be more than happy to thank you and your pride for the hospitality."
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:13 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:49 pm
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Though she jerked her head toward the pair, indicating they follow, Seph knew that Ieva did so more out of habit than anything. They had traveled together more than long enough for such tells to become unnecessary. Still, he nodded in response and trotted in the lions' wake, suddenly very mindful of the pack bearing all of their goods. The bundle was a noisy thing, which was fine out on their lonesome. But would it become a nuisance here in the pride? The last thing he wanted was to draw too much attention to himself...especially if that attention was coming from a bunch of annoyed lions.
Sufficiently recovered from her surprise, Ieva chuckled. "Why don't you wait to decide how much a pleasure we are until we've spent more time together?" She was purring as she padded between the pair, though. "We were certainly lucky to run into you, though. Lead on, dear ones. I quite agree: this may be the start of a wonderful friendship." If not that, then it did seem like it had the potential to be a lovely working relationship at least. That was reason enough to come along - the potential for more was just a particularly tasty perk.
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