She returned his gesture and it prompted him to purr at her touch before she moved away and to another plant that she was interested in. It caused him to glance around and survey the area to see if there were other plants that may be of some interest to her and his own curiosity. Ears twisting on top of his head and in his locks as he would glance back over to @Syanna and moved towards her direction. I think it's more than just luck that has brought us together. He would comment before his dragon like tail flicked against her ankles, nearly wrapping around them in a rather possessive manner. Different or same? He gestured to the plant she was dissecting.

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Silken fur fluffed a little more than it already was, a sound between a hum and a purr vibrating in her throat in response to the noises she'd heard from him. The plant she'd found looked different from the previous one, apparently enough to draw her attention. Pointed ears flattened ever so slightly against her head, though not in hostility or annoyance but more frustration. Perhaps the plant she'd found was not the one she was looking for. "Fate, destiny, whatever we may call it. It works in mysterious ways. Bringing people into our lives at precisely the right moment." Ever so mysterious in her choice of words. Feeling his tail against her legs, the shadow closed her eyes as her own, silky soft tail brushed against his ankles in response in a similar manner. "A different one." Moving her paw ever so slightly she showed him the green leaves and soft pin flower petals. "Desert Rose. Also a poisonous one," she explained quietly to @Zsolt, a smile still on her lips. "All quite useful."

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She spoke of destiny. Of Fate and Zsolt found himself chuckling. There were many things that he believed in but right now he believed that there was more playing than just fate herself. And yet his attention was brought to her and to the frustration that she showed towards a plant and it caused him to furrow his own brows at what was presented before them both. He knew nothing about the plants that she had named off and Zsolt put them on a little notepad in his mind and made sure to make sure he remembered them for future references.

Her tail wrapped around his in a similar manner that he had done and for a brief moment he rumbled a purr before listening to her glorious voice once more. Other than poison, what does it cause? Symptom wise, he wanted to know to make sure he didn't get poisoned himself one day and well, die.

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Whatever it was. Fate, destiny. Or something even greater. It had lead them towards each other. In finding comfort in familiar darkness. Though her thoughts were more on the plants, on what they were and what the one she needed was. There were, after all, other times to contemplate their connection. One wrong move with some of the plants she handled, a minor distraction, could have a terrible outcome. And teaching him? Well, that was an intriguing, even wonderful thought. The fostering of perhaps a shared interest.

Yet another so delicious sound of his reached her ears and a pointed one twisted towards him as her slender frame leaned ever so slightly against his stronger one. "Of Devil's Trumpet, the seeds and flowers can be a hallucinogenic, strong enough to cause amnesia or even potential paralysis. Though a paralysis is more temporary. And nearly always an extremely high heart rate," she explained before nudging the plant before her with her claw. "This one, Desert Rose, uses the sap from its roots and stems. It can cause similar issues with your heart rate, but worse. Untreated that heart problem will kill you. It is generally a poison that focuses more on bad things to happen to your heart."

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The idea of making their relationship more official. Claiming her and his and he has her's was definitely at the mid-section of his mind but currently, he was sorely focused on the plants before them and what they did. How he could possibly use them in the future if he were to ever take up this kind of art, though why would he when he had such a delicate piece of art to do it for him. So for now, Zsolt would listen to her words that came from such an angelic voice as they explained what each plant did and if not treated could kill, or already kill you with or without the treatment. Sounds delightful. He would muse to her thoughtfully. There were a number of lions he could think of in the back of his mind that he would have done this too.

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The idea of becoming his. Truly his. It was certainly something that lingered on the edges of her mind, beckoning her ever closer. She wouldn't deny that, at least not to him. But the plants had her attention, though her side brushed against his ever so slightly. His presence settled the raging fires, soothed the storms that had seemed ever present in her very being for as long as she could remember. And sharing this interest with him made the temptation of their bond all the more sweet. This was, after all, what she worked for. To be a silent shadow, the unseen death, a weapon to be wielded by those who dared. "Terrifying for loved ones and the victim. But oh so delightful to use and see the effects." The shadow purred lowly and slowly moved her body to brush her slender frame against his side, her head nudging softly against his neck. A small sign of affection while her sapphire gaze swept the surrounding area in search for the one plant she'd not spotted yet.

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He would support her. Push her to do better. To be better in the very work that she was striving for. It was clear by how he asked about the plants, about what each one did and perhaps even how to use them. Ears twisting and twitching in his locks as he glanced between the plants to her. Perhaps one day I will see it in use. He would smirk at her and chuckle, though surely there would be one lion out there that would tilt the scale in the wrong direction and death will be there to give it its final kiss. And though her touch, oh so intoxicating, tempting to just dig his teeth and claws out and just take her.

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And death's final kiss would find whoever would choose to wrong them. To threaten them, the pride, anyone they found themselves bound to. That much she knew. And they would be there together. To see their enemies crumble and break. A slow, painful destruction. The thoughts alone brought a cruel, twisted smile to her lips as she was settled against his side. "Perhaps..." she rumbled lowly, peering up at him. "There will always be an enemy, deserving to suffer." Though she spoke of destroying their enemies in such a delightful way, there was something else in her eyes. Something that mirrored his desire to claim her.

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He listened to her words but his mind had already gone to a different subject. A different topic that had been just a tad bit more interesting than the poisonous plants that she had just acquired but he did try to keep himself at bay. His mismatched jewels lingered on the plant for a short time before sliding to her delicate features that curved her gorgeous frame. Ears twisting as he caught them gleam in her jewels and it matched his own. There are more than plenty out there. He would muse at her but he moved to press against her, nibbling at her cheek - purring at her. If she so wished it, he would claim her. Make it more official though there would be ways, things she'd have to do if she were to want to take on the Savante name and he was more than willing to oblige in helping her perform.

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There certainly were some far more interesting things that drew her mind. In fact, there was one thing that had become more and more present in her mind. The longer she felt him beside her, the more it called to her. "Mhmm...." was her only response to his words as her mind kept her very well distracted. A low, sensual purr slipped past her lips when she felt the nibble. To truly be his and take on his name, his in every way. Yes, she sought to be his and not just for a little while. With another rumble she sought to nudge him and push him to the ground, to pin him beneath her with a kiss.

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