Why did he go further into the Jungle? Deimos didn't know nor did he understand especially when he went so far into the Jungle the land became slippery and covered in mud that the young child had to climb on a laid over log to keep himself from being covered and sinking into the ground. It was weird and rather uncomfortable as Deimos would sit there and begin to look around the area he was in. What in the world was this place? Deimos had never seen a swamp so why would he think that this was one? His parents had kept him safe and sheltered until he and Phobos left. It was an accident though.

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Somewhere between the gnarled, water logged trees stood a watcher, keeping an eye a on the tiny jade colored girl, crouching into a ounce before leaping as far as she could in an arc, happily exclaiming Ribbit! upon each landing. The farther she went, the wetter the ground got compared the the inner, lovely jungle, but the mud simply pulled the girl on. After all, this was prime territory for no other than Frog.

Real croaking and high whines from various amphibians excited the half blind cub, her head duking above and below branches, logs and muddy hills in search of her slimier brethren, tail waving behind her, until her search came across not a toad, not a frog- but a cub. A dark colored cub a bit bitter than her, by far the only other lion she had met so close or her own age. Instantly, she struggled between being defensive or friendly, her face simply twisted into bewilderment. "Do you like frogs?" she managed.

There was a noise coming from somewhere within the area he was in and pink jewels began to look around. Here he was thinking that it would be another adult because Dei seemed to run into them so often nowadays so when another come into view and spoke to him, Dei was shocked. Blinking at her, he would glance around then back to her. Frogs? What are frogs? He would ask. He had never seen a frog before so Dei didn't know what to even look for in the first place but perhaps the other cub could explain it to him and he'd be just fine.

@Frog

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With her question, she was met with one in return, and equal surprise lifted on her own face. "Oh, oh! Let's find some. They jump, like this-" she jumped as high as she could and plopped back onto the mud with a squelch, "and their green, well, some of them, and their slimy this this," she said, motioning to the muck coating her legs up to her mid shoulder. and they have a biiig voice! They sound like RIBBIT!" with that, they amethyst eyed girl grinned and darted to the nearest clump of swamp foliage, batting at leaves and watching for any tell tale hopping. Quickly, she turned to the general direction of the dark cub, and called out "Watch out for the bitey worms though, they have some stuff in their mouth that can do bad stuff. or something like that.

Deimos would watch @Frog closely as she began to explain to him what a frog was [ unaware that her name was just that; Frog - and with excitement too. Interesting. Where those slimy creatures that interesting to another? Ears twisted on top of his head but when she jumped into the mud, Dei was content with staying right on the log and out of the mud. He was tiny. Though she was small to, and the mud went to her shoulders so where would it go with him? Over his head? Probably. And then she mentioned worms and his tiny claws dug into the log. I... um.. think I'm good here.

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Frog giggled, tail wagging back and forth. Well shadow boy didn't want to explore with her. That was ok. More bugs, frogs, slimy long not-frogs and tiny non-bitey scale worms. Well, more fun for her she supposed.

Quickly, she darted back into the scarce foliage that surrounded swampy trunks on patches on land, hopping over the deep mud that would suck her down. After a moment, something strangely colored and round caught her eye. She walked around a tree to reveal a small patch of semi dry land with orange..... Things. {Uhh.... Hey!} She shouted back the way the boy had been, {What this?} She chirped in question.

She left and Deimos would let out a sigh of relief. Awesome he didn't have to leave his log. Good. He was content here, however that all changed very quickly. Ears pricked up when he heard @Frog's voice again and glanced in the direction that she had gone before tentatively making his way in that direction. Being careful to not step in any mud that might keep him forever. Pink jewels looking around, ears alert. Where are you? He would shout, it was hard to follow any scent with this murky water all up in his face. How was he going to find her?

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The little beast poked her head around a twiggy, scraggly looking swamp bush, a grin on her face. Here! These.... Things. she said vanishing back behind the bush to stand in front of one of the larger abominations on the patch of land. I don't think it breathes. she stated, doing her best to convert that it was inanimate.

She didn't know how she felt being near a cub close to her age, the only other cubs she had ever met had been much older and bigger than her. It made her feel odd, as if both nervous and even slightly threatened, oddly enough.

He waited and listened until he not only heard but saw the girl and went over in her direction. Being careful to not step on anything soggy and looked for the more solid ground until he was standing safely beside her. Pink jewels looking over to the orange things that she had been talking about and he would poke it. I don't know what it is. He would admit, though shyly. He never had a friend and never met others his age beside the sister that had gone missing. He was looking for her but there were so many places to start, though he thought of one place.

@Frog

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