[dragonscales10]

Username: dragonscales10
Lion name: Perseus (birds name is fiddle)
Lion gender: Male
Pride: Angel Island
Pride Status: Potential Founder
How They Became Friends (perseus saving fiddle from a rival lion)

[.henloimmabirb.]

Username: sky--lines
Lion name: buceros
Lion gender: male
Pride: the kingdom of highsun
Pride Status: royal guard
How They Became Friends

Buceros laid down, the jungle leaves giving him shade from the unforgiving sun. Above him, he could hear the chirps of the many tropical birds the jungle inhabited. He remembered a distant memory from when he was a cub, he had caught a pretty bird and he was planning for it to be his next meal. How proud his mother would be! He had pinned it by its wings, and his mother found him with a frown. "No, no Buceros." she told him gently, removing him as she grabbed the bird and placed it down gently. The bird's wings didn't seem to work, and Buceros held his head down low, ashamed. "He will be fine, little one." she told him, "Bird's are beautiful creatures," she told him, "you mustn't eat them or hurt them." Her voice, while scolding, was gentle as she licked the bird. "They see everything, more than we ever will. They can fly up to the clouds and look down on us. They are the god's messengers."

Buceros had taken his mother's lectures seriously, all of them. The memory of her brought pain to his heart. Suddenly, it was the squawking that alerted him, he snapped out of his thoughts and raced to the noise. In front of him, a weird looking bird, trapped by an animal he didn't seem to recognize. He roared loudly, the animal scrambling away. The bird wanted to as well, it seemed, but it couldn't move. His mind flashed to the tiny bird he had caught as a cub, he will be fine. "It's alright, I won't hurt you." he told the bird, as if it could understand him. The bird, surprisingly, caught on and clambered onto his extended paw, situating himself on his shoulders.

It had been a few days, but finally the bird seemed to heal fully. He had stayed in the jungle to ensure he would be able to return to his home. The bird hopped off and hopped around with its wings. Buceros laughed, and nudged the bird as he began to head off. The bird let out a loud squawk, flying onto a nearby tree. He shook his head and was on his way. It was peaceful until he heard the bird's squawks again. What was going on? The bird dove down to his shoulders, as he tilted his head to the left. He frowned and began forward, the bird flying off of his shoulders and flying at him, causing him to move back as the ground in front of him collapsed and folded down.

The lion gaped, inhaling sharply. "Well, little buddy. Aren't you clever?" The bird nodded its head and he laughed, casting a look at the sunken ground before he chose the way the bird had told him to previously go. Shortly, the bird settled down on his shoulders, barking loudly. "You don't trust me by myself?" he mused to the bird, the bird nodding its head rapidly. Buceros laughed and headed on. "Guess I'm not getting rid of you anytime soon."

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<3 Congratulations!! <3



I'd also like to give out TWO runner ups!
1. @Isabella45
2. @dragonscales10


Please post below or DM a color palette you would like your RU to have! c: The RU will have some similarities to #265, including a small bird. <3

[nymx]

thank you so much!!!

[-Isabella-]

Congrats sky--lines, and dragonscales10!

And thank you so much for the RU!

As for a palette I really like this! (And I wouldn't mind some black/darker brown accents or anything either.

[Firedancer77]

Congrats!