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It was a hot dry season in the Savanna. A bright grayish blue lioness walked around the territory of her pride. She was lost in thought and she hummed softly.
She walked over to a lake and looked at her reflection. She smiled softly before she sniffed the air and the hairs on her neck began to stand.
She smelled an outsider.
She growled softly as she stalked towards the lake and she saw a cream colored lioness sitting by the lake.
She frowned and she slowly relaxed. The lioness didn’t seem like she was doing anything.
She walked over to her. “Um… hello,” she said. The lioness looked at her startled. She had three scars on her right foreleg and a scar on her right eye.
“Um… I-I’m not here to cause any trouble!” She exclaimed nervously.
“Calm down, I won’t hurt you. I’m Skychaser,” she said with a gentle smile, “what’s yours?”
The lioness looked away. “Nothing.”
Skychaser blinked in confusion, “excuse me?”
“My name. It’s Nothing,” she said, looking back at her. Skychaser frowned, “that’s… that is cruel of your Hunt Chief to do that.”
Nothing smiled slightly, “honestly I’ve embraced it.” Skychaser’s eyes softened and she nodded with a small smile.
“That’s wise of you,” she said, “and I can already tell that you’re more than nothing.”
Nothing blinked in surprise before she smiled softly. “Thanks, Skychaser. By the way, what… Pride are you in? I’ve been on the Prideless Stretch for a while; I don’t even know what Pride I’ve stumbled upon.”
“You’re on the territory of Guardian’s Oasis Pride,” Skychaser said with a smile, “my mom, Risingmoon, is the Hunt Chief and my father, Morningmane, is the Mane.”
Nothing nodded and she shifted nervously on her paws. Skychaser looked at her.
“Would you… like to join my pride?” She asked. Nothing blinked in surprise.
She hesitated before nodding.
Skychaser smiled before she nodded and she started walking. Nothing glanced back out towards the Stretch before she followed Skychaser.