Shuffling steps heave the wheat maiden forwards as she makes her way across the hot sand, yellow gaze shifting every once in awhile to scan her surroundings. Days had rolled into one another and for the longest time it felt as though time had stood still. She was neither here nor there, she was simply just existing and Odette could not recall a time that she enjoyed doing so. Her former life was cast behind her, as if she had hardly had a choice in the matter. They had discarded her like trash and of course why would she be needed when there were younger more fruitful females to be used? She was left to the wild, left to fend for herself for the first time in her life and to say she felt lost was an understatement. Odette didn't want to go on but even so her legs still carried her across the burning sand. And this was a miserable place wasn't it? Hot sand everywhere. Grainy sand filtering up through her toes, sticking between her pawpads. Her ears laced themselves against her petite skull out of pure displeasure - this was not appeasing by any means. Her lips were dry, throat parched as she paused, her yellow gaze scanning the sandbar she now found herself on. Her nose twitched, inhaling and exhaling the numerous scents that assailed her from every angle. She shifted her weight before letting out a raspy chuff, hello? Is anyone there?

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Approaching from the heart of Amaryllis, the colossal moved with the steady footfalls of a Clydesdale. The female noted the form and the call in the distance before she returned the chuffing call. The sound echoed from deep within her chest as she came closer to the pale woman. She looked worn.. and in need of a damn decent sleep. "You look like you could use a break." She spoke blandly, her tones stoic, but her gaze was not unkind as she searched the females form. "My home, the rainforest is a bit of a walk, but you'll find shelter, food and safety there if you want." She was tempted to simply drop a claim upon the woman to keep her from being claimed elsewhere but.. still, Sangria would wait. "The names Sangria..ans this place is Amaryllis."

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She was unsure how long she stood with her lackluster gaze staring out blankly, waiting for something or rather someone. However nonetheless the sound of heavy footfalls accompanied by a deep chuff snapped her from her trance and quickly her gaze was ushered from the landscape to the approaching red form of the colossal woman. It was almost comical the substantial size difference between the two and for a moment Odette wasn't even sure if this was a woman, she had never seen one quite so large before after all. But her nose did not deceive her as when the woman spoke it was clear that she was female; still it was a strange occurrence to Odette, one that intrigued her. "You look like you could use a break. My home, the rainforest is a bit of a walk, but you'll find shelter, food and safety there if you want. The names Sangria.. and this place is Amaryllis." Her ears craned forwards as she listened to Sangria's explanation of the place she found herself in, glancing around her before returning her gaze back to the woman. "A break, yes that's just what I need. I've heard of this place, I wasn't quite sure I had actually found it." She offered to Sangria then without a bat of her eyes. It didn't matter that she was lying, it made her feel better to pretend as if she had purposely come here then the alternative. "Is your pride the only one here?" She questioned her then because surely all of these scents meant that there were more then just the rainforest? "Odette Laurier.. traveler." She offered then, because she couldn't forget her manners and introduce herself.

@Sangria


+5 - Study the landscape of an area (2/2)
+5 - Learn a character's name and rank (1/2)
+5 - Tell a lie without getting caught (1/2)

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A shake of her skull was the answer to the pale females question. "There are eight in total. All spread around the outskirts of this island, with neutral lands between." The female was in obvious need of a bed at least and it pulled at the heart of the giantess. She was - at the center - out to ensure that women were safe.. That they had a chance to thrive. Despite her bluff and bluster - it was these moments where she remembered her entire reasoning for fighting her father. "If you tell me what you're searching for for yourself - I can tell you if Firnen is able to meet those needs." She wasn't going to sell another pride - if the woman would prefer something else - nor was she going to paint a pretty lie either.

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She watched as Sangria shook her head in response to her question before responding with an answer, "There are eight in total. All spread around the outskirts of this island, with neutral lands between." Eight prides in total, now that was a much larger number then the wheat woman had anticipated. It was clear that Amaryllis was far more vast then the land that she had lived in her entire life; it was almost a daunting realization for Odette considering she had only known one place for her entire existence .. until now. "If you tell me what you're searching for for yourself - I can tell you if Firnen is able to meet those needs." Hmm, well that was a bit of a loaded question. Odette didn't fully know how to answer it, what exactly was she looking for? "Well I'll be honest .. a bed and food certainly sound nice.. but I do have some things that I want.. A caretaker, for example. Someone who will watch over me and protect me. I can be very useful in exchange." She said carefully, of course there were more darker things that Odette desired but she wouldn't disclose that at this very moment. For now the bit of information that she offered would have to suffice, at least until she could gauge Sangria a bit better.

@Sangria

+5 - Learn a character's full name and rank (2/2)
+5 - Tell a lie without getting caught (2/2)

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The words that the woman spoke struck such a chord in the colossal that it was as if a gong had rung in her skull. Sangria shifted, stepping forward and resisting every urge to simply drop a claim and ferret the woman away to what she would consider safety. She reminded her of some of the women her father kept. Broken, beaten..and it made her angry - wanting to shred the lions that had done this to someone who had such a chance to shine on their own. "It's a bit rough - we're a rowdy lot.. but we're loyal." She let the stoic passiveness slide from her face to show the female more of her inner thoughts. "We're a pride of warriors - healers - hunters - whatevers. There is protection a-plenty if that's your concern.. The trees are thick and the foliage of the lady forest more-so. Hiding would be easy..." She didn't like that the female had used the term "caretaker" as her father often said he was a "Keeper" of women. And if that was what she was looking for - Sangria wouldn't be it. But, she would do what she could to try to help the woman find a spine - to trust in herself to do for herself - to be stronger. To break the chains that had been thrown over her form. Now - Sangria could also be entirely out of the box here and shooting left of center.. but the woman reminded her of the women of her fathers harem and it brought back unpleasant memories.. Things she stomped down. Images of blood and the killing field when she woke to find herself smack in the middle of it.

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"It's a bit rough - we're a rowdy lot.. but we're loyal. We're a pride of warriors - healers - hunters - whatevers. There is protection a-plenty if that's your concern.. The trees are thick and the foliage of the lady forest more-so. Hiding would be easy..." Odette craned her head ever so slightly so Sangria was facing her right ear, after all it was hard to get past the constant buzzing in her left ear. She would never tell the woman she couldn't hear out of her left side, that was a weakness that didn't need exposing, but from what she could gather her pride would suit some of her needs if not the majority of them. "I can hunt. Not much of a healer, never have been. I can fight too if need be but again.. never been much of a fighter." She offered to the larger woman because if there was anything that was certain she didn't want to make it seem like she couldn't be valuable. "How long have you had the pride? Is it common for women to lead around here?" She couldn't help but ask because this was completely foreign to her. All she had known was her father and their native pride which had been male dominant so to see a woman in power, it was a whole new ballpark to Odette.

@Sangria

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She would listen to the woman speak, posing a question and finding herself wondering if she had initially been mistaken. The women her father would take in often held their tongues.. Seen and not heard. Speak not unless spoken to and all that. But she seemed to have plenty to say. It didn't mean that Sangria was any less invested - simply hoping that perhaps she had been wrong initially. "I've recently come to rule - I won a fight with the previous king for the crown. Beside myself there is another female that leads a pride - and have been others in the past that have ruled other prides." She watched @Odette intently, hoping to glean information from the female on what was going on inside her head. She wanted to learn - to know what was going to do better for the little female. How to best help her along the way.

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Ordinarily Odette wouldn't be this vocal but after leaving her past behind her she wanted to be different. She still yearned for things from her past but she wanted to evolve, she was working on herself whilst coming here. "I've recently come to rule - I won a fight with the previous king for the crown. Beside myself there is another female that leads a pride - and have been others in the past that have ruled other prides." Her right ear flicked as she listened intently to what Sangria had to say. It was quite curious to Odette the ways of this place, after all she had only ever known of men in power. If anything it made her want to go with Sangria more, a woman that was capable of holding her own against men was surely strong enough to protect her. "I see. You are different you know.. different then any other women I've met." Odette offered to her before she smiled softly with a slight dip of her head, "I'd like to go.. to your home. Will you take me there?" She asked her quietly then. Suddenly this place seemed far too open and Odette's budding curiosity was urging her closer to Sangria.

@Sangria

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The colossal would nod, tiling her skull toward @Odette. "Then, we should get you where you can find a place for yourself and get some food." Sangria wondered at her past, what had brought her here. She was sending conflicting messages, perhaps messages that were projected from her own past, her own narrow world view transfixed on finding those with similar pasts. She would give the pale female a few moments before she would turn and head to the north, intending to move at her usual slow, plodding pace. She didn't have the desire to expend extra energy in rushing, and hoped the slower pace would give the smaller woman the chance to walk without straining herself to match her larger stride. ///exit with Odette to fr? (Also if you want a follow up thread LMK! <3)//

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