Pride of the proud and noble

[Aravel]

Zaellia looked at Starling. "That's pretty!" Her stomach growled. "Uh.... can you help me? I don't know where my mother is.... She.... left me. I don't know how to hunt yet. C-Can you teach me?"

[Cloverkitty]

Flora rose from her spot on the tree she had found the night before, stretching out her tense back muscles. Her thick, powerful forelegs stretched out ahead of her causing her claws to dig into the branch's hard bark. With a lazy flick of her tail she gracefully jumped down to the lower branches and then down to the mulchy dirt below. Her stomach rumbled loudly, demanding food. Flora took one small glance back at the village before quickly setting off on the hunt with her head high and whiskers twitching.
Her ears were quick to pick up on the sound of talking and growling and the scents of several other Shi-Tain smacked her in the muzzle. Slowly and as quietly as possible, Flora stalked closer to the group.

[~SprigofNature~]

Starling glanced at the two males, unsure if they would but then returned her green gaze to the cub. ''I will, I had to teach myself'' she said, letting out a soft purr.

[Aravel]

Zaellia bounced. "Yay!!!" She started to spaz. Her eyes were wide and she ran around. Leaves and twigs crunched and snapped under her. She didn't care though. She'd get food! "I'm gonna be the best hunter in the forest!"

[~SprigofNature~]

Starling let out a purr of laughter watching the cub. ''now now you'll scare everything off'' She chided , lightly scooping up the cub with a paw.

[iFun]

Blaze watched the female with some interest. She seemed harmless at the moment."Would you like some help?" he asked with a small smile. He liked kits they were quite funny and adorable. He almost purred. Blaze glanced at the younger male."You would you stop your growling and tell me your name." Blaze said as politely as he could. Which wasn't a lot but enough.

[canis,]

Ash rolled his eyes at the adult. "You tell me your name then," he retorted. Ash's tail lashed impatiently and he looked about ready to leave. His eyes glowed defiantly at the adult, and he also started to feel protective. First he was hunting, now he was surrounded by others!

Destiny hid in a bush. Her white and brown spotted coat blending her in perfectly to the surroundings. Only her emerald green eyes stood showed from the bush. She watched the others and closely focused on the male, Blaze.

[Cloverkitty]

Flora crept just a few feet away before leaping up into the branches for a better vantage point to assess the situation from. She padded softly across the branch until she could clearly see the group below. She hunkered down on her haunches and watched silently from above. 'Are they a pride?' she wondered. The thought made the old feeling of homesickness swell up in her heart, but fear of them possibly attacking her kept her from coming out into the open. For now, she would watch and wait and hope that her steadily growling stomach would not give her away. Currently, her attention was focused on the obviously aggitated adolescent male whom was questioning the older male. 'Maybe they are not a pride after all. Peculiar.'

[iFun]

Blaze smiled unmoved by the young male. He was beginning to like the little guy."It's Blaze of Fire but just call me Blaze." Blaze almost yawned,"what's yours?" Blaze tilted his head slightly with some interest in his eyes. He knew if they had to fight he would win maybe if the female helped they would win but it's unlikely. He took a deep breath smelling a couple more Shi-tains females. He remained letting them think he hadn't noticed.

[canis,]

Ash nodded. "I'm Ash," he said, his voice strong. He looked up at Blaze and saw his focus on his senses. Ash himself checked out the scents and smelled the two adult females. "Good luck," he whispered to Blaze.

Destiny pricked her ears as she saw the adolescent male twitch his nose, then say something to Blaze. She interpretated the meaning of the gesture, and figured that they knew about her. She froze, not moving an inch of muscle.