username; EchoIre
lion name; Ade (means "crown" in Yoruba)
lion gender; Female
pride; Motoheri Pridepride status; Local Cryptid (future warrior)
prompt;Flames danced around Ade, yet she was unbothered. Suddenly, the black lioness paused, her ears flicking to the right.
A cub! She rounded on her paws, bounding through the fires with reckless abandon. Finally, she caught sight of the poor thing.
"Child!" Ade cried, "Stay there! I'll find a way to get to you!"
After an eternity of scorching flames and choking smoke, Ade lead the cub out of the fires and into the dry savannah. Silently, she motioned for them to follow before breaking into a sprint.
Ade knew the path all too well.
Swiftly, Ade led the cub to the cool refuge of a cave. She recovered first, and watched with strange eyes as the cub slowly took in their surroundings. Relief turned to horror on their young face. Ade rose to her paws, eye them carefully.
The cub glanced around the cave nervously. "Th-there's a lot of bones in here, miss."
And indeed there were. Small bones; fanged skulls and discarded claws littered the cave floor.
Ade slowly lowered into a crouch, her eyes glimmering ominously. "You are very right, young one." And with that, the black beast pounced.
She always did hunt easier during wildfires.