Setri always lingered near her sisters, always watching, though she did not often get tangled up in the trouble they found themselves in. More often than not, it seemed the adults had a handle on things, and she was able to simply observe. This was different, though. The intruders this time were bigger than her and her sisters, but not as big as the other intruders had been. She watched, her small chest tight with worry as she watched not only Seifri, but also Siofera charge at the first cub. And then a second one came bursting from the underbrush, calling her sisters filth!

Hackles rose, lips peeling back into a little snarl as she, too, burst from the shadows. She stopped for a moment once in view, eyes narrowed on darker of the trespassing cubs. “Don’t touch my sisters!” With that, she went barrling forward, aiming to slam into the male cub (Cassius) from the side. With their size difference, it was unlikely that she would be much more of a challenge for the larger cub than a pesky fly, but the princess was determined to defend her siblings and her home.

@Setri @Siofera & @Seifrienriosa vs. @Zafira & @Cassius ♔
For Dominance
Round 1 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 1d20: 2

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 14 + 13 + 9

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 1 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 16

Ary by Moogle - Code by Sava

Soon enough, the little cub fight expanded, yet another wayward Scillia cub arriving from nowhere, and two more of her own daughters jumping into the fray. Good. She had wanted her daughters to be proactive and this was already good evidence that she’d instilled some good lessons in them. As @Henrik approached, she could see the conflict and gestured for him to stand aside. They were not hosting the Scillian, they were allowing her presence only because of the children. As @Aeistrios came, she let him be the first to answer the woman's pleas to stop the fight, letting out a snort of amusement. “My daughters are younger, and a fraction of the size of your trouble makers. Actions have consequences. Would you not prefer they learn it now, when the stakes are low?” Her children were too young to do any severe, lasting damage, but if the trespassing cubs parents weren’t going to teach them valuable lessons about the dangers of disrespecting other prides borders, then perhaps they were doing the Lagoon a favor. Had the Lagoon been more friendly towards them, this may have gone differently. “Scillia has treated us as though we are an enemy, despite us making no moves against you. Despite numerous shared allies. We owe you nothing, but I extend my mercy as a gesture of good will. Were my cubs not more well mannered, I would have done the same as you to try and return them home. But if you and Tiamat want to continue whatever nonsense there is between us, this will be the last time you are met with a friendly face if you or any other Scillians come near our pride again. Child or not.” In truth, she would much rather set aside whatever tension existed between them, if only to ensure the strength of their other alliances. At the very least she would like them to remain neutral, rather than worrying that they would try to poison any connections that the Plains had worked to build. Any attempt to salvage a relationship with Scillia was done in the interest of self preservation. Even this, she wondered if sending the children was a ploy to try and bait the Plains into giving them a reason for conflict, and that was a game she would not play into. @Tinúviel

Art & Code by Vasilia

devils roll the dice -- angels roll their eyes

She should not be here. She should not have loosely followed the scents of her sister and brother- of @Tinúviel. She should not be standing on the wrong side of another pride's borders hiding in the tall grasses. She should definitely not cross into said pride's territory because surely that wasn't right. Yet, she hears the sounds of her siblings, as if a fight is breaking out and the loyalty she feels to them overwhelms the desire to stay out of trouble. Taraji moves then, no longer over-thinking it and she pushes across the border, aiming for the pridemates she had followed. Arriving, she moves to Tinúviel's side, to pause there for a moment- to look at the fight- just as another slams into her brother.

Her siblings were out-numbered, and Irkalla wasn't here. She sighed, and shot an apologetic glance to Tinúviel -- before she launched herself into the fight.

Tripping a bit on her lope towards the fight, she aims for the side of the cub who has slammed into her brother- @Setri -- Taraji isn't exactly sure what she should do, so she aims to barrel into her- hoping to slam into her side, or somewhere. She was smaller, and so Taraji is almost careful to not really hurt her. "Not Cassius, either!" She snarled!

No one said she knew what she was doing.

Taraji & @Zafira & @Cassius ♔ vs. @Setri & @Siofera & @Seifrienriosa
Dominance
Round 1 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 2d20: 8 + 15

Dodges:

Rolling 2d20: 4 + 13

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 18 + 12 + 19 + 1 + 6

OOC: I hope this makes sense, multi-lion fights always confuse me, but please reach out if you need clarification!

and if i'll bleed you'll be the last to know

code by corvus

Reah was always aware of what was going on within her pride. She had been hiding within the thick grasses of the Plains, listening to everything that was being said. Her hormones were changing and anger festered deep within. However, the other small woman was also pregnant too. As much as Reah wanted to tear into all of the Scilla lions, cubs included, she would refrain. She would finally walk forth. “So this is what Scilla stands for? Allowing young cubs to wander off VERY far from their home and trespass into other prides territories?” She finally spoke. Her eyes narrowed, obviously pissed off with the current situation.

art by vasilia | code by scorpixia♡︎

So much happens all at once as she crosses the border chasing a single grasshopper, refusing to care about the boundaries she is very well aware of. First she hears a voice in the distance, familiar and calling her name. She ignores it, and seconds later a small furry body (Seifrienriosa) slams into her left side. Zafira stumbles, a growl reverberating from her chest. She wants to react, lashing out, but before she can a set of small, sharp teeth (Siofera) sink into her tail. She yelps, pain shooting through the appendage.

"Too afraid to fight me by yourself?" she hisses at the first attacker at her side, baring her teeth at the girl. And then, as if to embarrass her, her brother appears and throws himself into the fray. Not willing to let him show her up and hoping that his appearance might distract her two attackers, Zafira turns to her left and swipes at Seifri's left shoulder with her right claws, hoping to teach her a quick lesson about fighting a cub so much larger than herself.

As she does this, a third girl (Setri) tries to slam herself into Cassius. Zafira ignores this. He can deal with it on his own. Adults have gathered around the brawling cubs and are speaking to each other, some yelling or spitting angry words. She ignores this too. And then, much to her chagrin, Taraji also appears, going after the cub that had gone after her brother.

It is to be a battle for the ages.

Zafira, @Cassius ♔ & @Taraji vs. @Seifrienriosa, @Siofera & @Setri
Dominance
Round 1 2 3
Hits:

Rolling 3d20: 18 + 15 + 17

Dodges:

Rolling 1d20: 12

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 3 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 10

_{BG — CODE}

as i play roulette with a broken gun

Tiamat was not aware of her first two children leaving, Zafira in the lead, with @Tinúviel following along and @Cassius ♔ following her. But she did notice @Taraji as she wandered off and, while following behind the girl, caught the scent of the other three. The trail led well into Amaryllis, through the plains, and after a good while of walking it was clear that they were headed straight for Lorien.

By the time she reached the border the chaos had already erupted.

She crossed the border - because at this point everyone else had, too - and she walked straight up to Tinúviel's side. She listened and insults were thrown in Tinúviel's direction. As she came to a stop beside her sovereign, @Renfri was complaining about how Tiamat had been treating them as an enemy for no reason, and before she could respond to that @Reah began to express her own anger. Tiamat, too, was furious, but not with the Lorien lions. No, her children should know better than this by now.

"It most certainly is not," she growled in response to Reah, but her eyes were on the brawling cubs - hers in particular. "Since my lessons have not stuck perhaps this one will." Her voice was dry and unamused. Her offspring would be in more trouble than they knew when this was all said and done.

Turning to Renfri, Tiamat decided she could address their issues then and there. "Your king unseated a Mire ally that I was fond of," she accused, though her voice remained even, "and the first time I ever encountered any of you here you were throwing baseless insults at a woman I consider a friend, who defended me when I first came here." Her eyes narrowed, turning to Reah. "Then this woman decided to insult me for defending a friend."

The Plains had done nothing to ease the tension between them. Why should she?

She shifted her posture to stand protectively beside Tinúviel, who seemed to be in pain. There had been signs Tiamat had been noticing, and she believed Tinúviel to be with child again. She would defend the woman with her life, if only to see her finally have a healthy litter of cubs. These lions would not know that Tinúviel was Alaric's wife, and she wasn't about to inform them of that little detail, either. Murmuring to her sister-queen, Tiamat said, "Let them fight. They need to learn a lesson here today."

i confess these sins with a sharp and spiteful tongue

art by hush, code by anyu

(Tulie is ACTIVELY trying to hide)

There was so much commotion going on near the border that it was disturbing her tasks of organizing her herbs. With a sigh, the Scout made her way out of her den to a mud puddle not far off. Rolling around in the mud, she covered herself in the muck until she was fully submerged in it. Distorting her scent and appearance until she was satisfied. Her tiny form crawled forward through the grasses, getting close enough to see the drama that was happening but still far enough away that she hopefully wouldn't be seen. The royal cubs were fighting with some older cubs while who she assumed were the parents of the older cubs talking to the Leaders of the Plains. What was up with this place being so filled with constant chaos? Ears folded back against her head as she heard the tail end of @Tiamat's speech about @Aeistrios unseating an Ally and how the cubs needed to learn a lesson. Might as well stay and see what else unfolded. But she was not going to get involved in any of these petty problems because they were not hers.


MASTER: SLEUTH
+5 Practice hiding your scent (mud) 1/2
+10 Learn something about pride/group/family relations (SL & LP) 1/2

(potential)
+10 Remain undetected in a large thread (Barbarian Invasion) 1/2

coded by flea + background credit

Seifrienriosa found a comfort in knowing she wasn't alone - and would never be alone.

Sister after sister came, the Saxe holding strong to defend their land. Even if they were just cubs. However, the intruders grew too - and suddenly it was three against three. Claws of @Cassius ♔ strike into her side, shocking her, as anger brewed deep in her stomach.

She had managed to slam into @Zafira , her words reaching her ears as the Saxe girl lets out a laugh. "At least we're smart enough to not trespass!" She hisses back, feeling the claws of the cub slice into her shoulder. Growling, Seifri attempts to push herself closer to Zafira, jaws aiming to latch onto one of her forelimbs.

She wondered if Mother would be proud.

Seifri, @Setri and @Siofera vs @Zafira , @Cassius ♔ and @Taraji for dominance
2/3

Hits:

Rolling 0d20: 9

Dodges:

Rolling 4d20: 9 + 16 + 17 + 3

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 10 + 2 + 5 + 16 + 12

Despite the inner turmoil, he is immediately calmed when his eyes had found Renfri. Her gesture to leave her be was hard for Henrik, but he would obey. His eyes cast to the fallen lioness a final time before he would sidestep away- and finally, move from the situation altogether.

Off to the side, he would watch as the king joined and soon more from the intruding pride. It caused Henrik to be on edge. His muscles tensed and his limbs were ready to spring into a fight if need be.

They all talked and he found himself edging around to take a defensive stance along the path he had watched the invaders take. His intention was clear that he planned to stop anyone else from coming further in this way.

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I hear the war raging all around me; Somehow I feel like I was born for this

I can taste the fear but I choose courage

code by corvus

Her first taste of blood. Something changed within the little girl. Her eyes grew wide and wild, and she let out a loud snarl that was impressive even for a girl her age. Nothing was going to stop her now. No, she had gotten her first taste of blood and she was about to go apeshit because of it. Some random cub came out of nowhere, and then another third one. The boy slammed into her but she refused to budge. She would surely bruise but she didn’t care.

Energy, rage, and adrenaline were fueling her form. She would then attempt to go for the first girl (Zafira) again. She attempted to rake her small claws down the girl’s hind end.

@Siofera, @Seifrienriosa, & @Setri vs. @Zafira, @Cassius ♔, & @Taraji
For Dominance
Round 2 / 3
Hits:

Rolling 1d20: 16

Dodges:

Rolling 3d20: 14 + 10 + 15

Luck:

Rolling 5d20: 4 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 12