MoonliteShadow

Kiume huffed, his eyes closed a moment and his tail flicked behind him. He could hear the sounds of laughter in the distance, and at first, he wasn't worried about it, he tried to ignore the noises and wanted to just rest. His mind was a buzz still from the dancing a few days ago. How dancing with Sai was fun but also embarrassing a bit to himself. He never danced before, he would need to get better before this celebration happened again. He didn't want to keep having two left feet when trying to go in a circle, nor does he want to step on someones' paw! Though the harder he tried to sleep the louder the laughter was, and soon he felt something splat against his cheek. Unhappily, Kiume's dull blue eyes opened, and he rose to his feet. The laughter were cubs, he could hear them talking and squealing. He sighed, moving a paw up toward his cheek to wipe what he figured was mud, away from his pelt before it stuck. However this substance wasn't as thick as mud but wasn't as thin as water

H A T I M A Hatima's tail flicked, casting a glance towards the Pridelands as the sun slowly rose over the horizon. Her ears laid back, guilt flickering through her pelt. She hated that she had to do this, but they couldn't continue to wait out here. There wasn't enough food, they barely had enough water... Ardhi could find them at any time... They couldn't stay, they had to go. She slowly padded towards the small rock shelter she and Enitan had been using the last few days while they waited in the vague hope that Enitan's father would join them. "Eni?" She spoke up softly from outside the shelter, ears still laid back. She didn't want to do this, but she knew that she had to. She wouldn't allow them to stay here and die, that wasn't why Enitan had been told to free the Pridelands. Hatima knew that being the one to decide they were leaving would cast her in the role of the villain, but she would just have to accept that. When they left, if the cheetah never wanted to see her