[Sky Ceremony] Bahati x Hisse'Vanda

[Epine de Rose]

To say that her day had been eventful had been an understatement; she had settled in to the understanding and acceptance that she had lost her final battle, only to have her former opponent confront her. To say that Thutmose had not been happy was an understatement, he had given her the world's most impressive bollocking and let her know what he really thought of her behaviour.

Ah yes, according to him, if she hadn't had the capacity to win then he wouldn't have lost himself. The fact of the matter is that she had won and it hadn't been because he'd let her, she'd simply been better in those moments and it was his judgement that had caused him to lose. Suffice to say that she had not only done herself a great disservice, but also him.

...Thus it was with a slightly sullen expression that she had wandered back into the arenas for one final and unexpected battle. She'd never gotten 'this far' before and she hadn't know what to expect.

Not that she meant to be disrespectful to her opponent, but she was still feeling thoroughly chastised and it was going to take her a little bit of time to get her head in the game!

Alpaca Chobi

 

[Epine de Rose]

It seemed that on this occasion both were evenly matched, but similarly,
both were plagued by doubts unique to their own circumstances. The lioness before her lacked confidence due to her defeat...While Bahati lacked it as a result of her victory. It was strange how these things worked out, but as she was attacked, Bahati's mind rang out with the rather blunt remarks that the lion had made to her after she had practically thrown her last match.

...She couldn't be a hypocrite, not after she had chastised him for not treating her as his equal.

Thus, she gave her opponent her full attention and as she moved in to attack,
Bahati used her usual agility (the benefits of being so small) to slip away and come up from the side. She had no intention of maiming in this match, merely proving that her heart was in it and she wouldn't let herself become a farce again. For that reason her blows wouldn't be hard, just well aimed if she were lucky.

Her paws would be true on this occasion, but she'd not count her chickens before they hatched...

Alpaca Chobi

You're ok, I figured that everyone US side might be a bit quiet this week cause of family time!

 

[Epine de Rose]

It wasn't that Bahati had misjudged her, the lioness deserved her hit. Truth be told Bahati wasn't a spectacular warrior when it came down to it and she, far often than not, left herself wide open to assaults when she should have known better. The strike came fair and square, one that reminded Bahati that her opponent was more than capable of taking her down a peg or two. It woke her up, just enough to give her the jolt up the backside that Thutmose hadn't
succeeded in doing before.

A small smile appeared on her lips in appreciation at the fact that the lioness before her had landed her hit, it had been just what the black lioness needed.
It was the smallest expression of gratitude she could give at the moment, though if she was able, she would extent it properly after the match.

Instead, she refused to give her opponent the disservice of a poor performance and as such, she gave a slightly flick of her tail and pounced again. A strike if there ever was one, and due to the close proximity that they were to one another, it wasn't likely to miss (well, she hoped so at least)!

Alpaca Chobi

 

[Epine de Rose]

Nimble as she was, Bahati was quick to back away herself. It might have been a cheap move to some but mirroring the actions of another could prove valuable sometimes and for the meeker lioness, it had benefited her more often than not. Consequently as Hisse'Vanda moved in for another strike, the lioness crouched under it. It was a move that would never have worked if she hadn't been as small as she was, but in the end, it paid off. In managing to dodge Hisse'Vanda's strike, she had noted that the lioness had left herself exposed.

...it seemed Bahati wasn't the only one who could slip up on that front. Bahati had a hunch the other lioness would look back on this one and sigh in exasperation at what should have seemed so obvious, but in the heat of the moment, it was all too fast.

With this in mind the black lioness made one final rush, one that would enable her to come up from below and tap the lioness at the bottom of her chest. A simple move, but one that she'd be told off for missing if she let the opportunity go to waste.

Alpaca Chobi

Agreed!

 

[Epine de Rose]

"I think at another time, you would have had me beat," Bahati replied with a small smile. "But thank you," she added and gave a bow of her head. She meant it as well, Hisse's head simply hadn't been in the game and to begin with, neither had Bahati's. On another day Hisse would have recovered more quickly and Bahati would have floundered; this match really could have been anyone's and the black lioness wasn't about to lessen the achievements of the lioness in front of her.

"Perhaps in the years to come we'll have the opportunity to face off again," she added as she stepped away. Truth be told she meant it, she would like to face off against the lioness in another bout, if only to see just how well Hisse fought when she felt true conviction.

...Bahati reckoned it would be a very different story then.

Still, for now she had placed and for now she had at least reclaimed some of the honour she had been so thoroughly chastised about in the last few hours.

Alpaca Chobi

<3 Ty for the RP.