( Takes place after this thread. Also if someone wanted to try to claim Arjana & co for the drama I am fine with it. )

Breathing heavy she moved in a wild panic one of her children in her jaws. Which one? Will in her mad panic to get away from Wolfbron Bluffs and Vermier she wasn’t all too sure who she picked up. Hell for all she knew she picked up @Rue. Though she had been trying to scoop up @Aryana. Still she could have grabbed @Mina or @Tanmay. They had all been there. Than again @Sole had been there but there was no way she had latched her jaws gently around his scruff as she ran.

Ears twisted backwards as she heard movement from behind her. Her heart was racing as she pushed forward. The adrenaline coursing through her body giving her the energy to run. That is until it doesn’t. Collapsing falls to the ground with a thud. Letting go of whoever was in her jaws so she didn’t land on them. Letting out a whine the orange faced lady cried out in pain and exhaustion.

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Tullia wasn't that far when a cry of pain reached her wheat ears. And as any healer she wouldn't waste time and run to aid whoever was in trouble. Quickly she rushed with a concerned expression when she finally found her, a clay lioness covered in very serious wounds. What had happened? Either way she would find out. "Miss? It's alright I am a healer. My name is Tullia Valour from Vermeda Brook. Please let me help you. But fist we need to get you to safety." She said as the now took a look at her injuries. Gashes and bite marks confirmed the situation in a way. A fight. @Arjana

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be kind always. He is not far behind within her gait. Struggling slightly to even keep up with the wounded woman as chromatic orbs would glance back unto the fray of red-rock to ensure that the oldest (@Mina) were following. He had grabbed a child...right? Yeah, he had to. The body between his jowls (@Tanmay) couldn't have been anything other than the spawn of the orange herald. Surely he would know if something else was gathered before leaving....or would he? The adrenaline of the situation had been much to bargain with - leaving a stout of confusion within it's wake even as they crossed the threshold of their old rocky home. How the fuck did she move so fast even with a child? The extra weight coupled with the paranoia had seemed to slow the lilac brute down more than anticipated, but nonetheless kept him in proximity of his friend. Sole nears the trio just in time, lungs burning from the fast paced trek down the mountainside and unto false safety. Cotton mouth from the prickly plush of the childs fur evident in a unsettling carriage. As the pair near - Sole would panic. Stress filling the cores of his very bones as the man tackles the objective quicker than lightning speed - heavy strides falling to near the new mother as he lets the child go gently. "Arjana!" Hurried and laced with worry - the scout would come to round the side of @Tullia to get to his partner with ease. Holy fuck that was a lot of blood. "Help her - please." The situation (while not as dire as death) sends fear rocketing throughout the brute, what if she bled to death? How would he explain that to her children? What would happen to them? Where would they go...? Hell. They didn't even know the father. Was...was that going to be a responsibility to carry for him? Not that he minded, but fuck was his friend playing so closely to the flame of death. It was scarier than his worst nightmares. With this the large brooding brute would move to hunch next to her frame, eyes drifting upwards to watch the children as elongated legs fell to cradle @Arjana's face. "You...You're okay. You're safe." Please god...let her be okay. She was all he had left of the joy that was coming to a new world...Something he needed. "They're okay. They're safe. Noth...Nothings going to happen to them. I....I promise." Was it more for his reassurance, or his own? He didn't know at this point....

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( 8 Years. Lvl 5 Ranger. +1 dice to hunt rolls. -1 dodge roll for prey. Gives every lion in the hunt a +1 to hit rolls. Counts as two lions in every hunt & Specializes in hunting African Donkey and auto-success a hunt with it as prey. )

Dizzy she was so very dizzy. Her limbs where shaking and her head felt heavy. The pain she felt wasn’t something she hadn’t felt before, but there was also a pain she didn’t understand. Her tail tip her? How was that even possible? Shifting to try to get her paws under her the orange faced lady tried to push herself up. Her front end lifted but when her back end lifted more than an inch off the ground she found her strength drained and fall back to the earth again. “I am sorry.” She whispered in a tired voice. She wasn’t about to give up though she just needed time. Which who knows if it was safe to take such time.

Ears twisted on her skull as she heard the sounds of paws. Grey gaze frantically searched around her. She had to protect her little ones if this was a foe approaching even if it killed her. Luckily it wasn’t or at least it didn’t seem to be at first glance. Hearing @Tullia introduce herself she blinked a few times before speaking. “You know Aurum? I am his friend Arjana.” She replied lightly as she attempted to stand up again. This time she was able to get to her paws but didn’t try to move yet.

Her mind than went blank for a moment as pain and nice more washed over her. “My tail hurts.” She muttered out in a confused whisper for the healer to hear now wanting her cubs to hear her. Soon @Sole was there and speaking to her. The words he said sounded muffled but worried. “Sole if anything happens please find @Laurel.” She requested for the lilac which was really unfair of a request for her to make to her friend but she wasn’t thinking of herself.

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He honestly wasn't sure why he'd been lurking around the borders of the bluffs. He knew he wasn't welcome there anymore because that new king had come in and taken over things, and Zoticus had left, but he hadn't gone with the former king. Instead, he'd just... lingered. When he spotted Arjana making her way out of the bluffs at a fast clip, though, he realized what he had been waiting for.

"What happened?" he asked, eyes wide as he approached and saw how his friend looked. Where had her tail gone? And, oh, there were cubs too! He wanted very badly to play with them, but this definitely wasn't the time for that.

His ears folded back with concern as he waited to see if he could possibly be useful in some way. He wanted to help his friend, if nothing else.

Whisked away from the chaos, her other had held her in her jaws as they ran from the lands she had once considered home. Her heart thudded against her chest, eyes glazed with an unknown fear- what were they going to do now?

A strangled cry left her lips as @Arjana collapsed to the ground, Aryana being dropped from her hold and landing roughly on the ground under her. A whimper of pain, her paw having taken the majority of her fall, now throbbed in a slight agony. “M-Mama?” She mewled with tears in her eyes, attempting to shimmy closer without hurting her paw more. It wasn’t long before others came- her ears flattening on her head as she tried to scoot closer to her mother. Fear plagued her when she saw @Sole again, feeling far too uncomfortable around a adult male figure. Especially after what had just happened to Arjana.

Attempting to stay at Arjana’s side, Aryana looked to hide herself by her mother’s wounded frame- away from all the strangers.

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This was a very concerning case, as not only the lioness was in danger but cubs were involved too. She needed to get them all to the Brook's safety, now as a noble she was able to provide shelter to those who needed it, and she was sure Nymeria wouldn't mind. @Sole's concern was a bit too intense. "Calm down my friend, all is going to be alright. I will have to bring them back to the Brook with me, we got the best medics in Amaryliss. And me personally will take care of you all." She stated as she began evaluation the wounds. "Whoever can please bring me White weed, they are white petal flowers, they grow in these lands. I need them, to bandage her wounds." She instructed, hoping they would help her. "After we take care of the bleeding we can bring them to the Brook." @Arjana

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Feeling dizzy she had to push through her unease. The cries of @Aryana making her fur stand on end. Grey gaze looked at the child and a frown crossed her lips as she realized she had hurt her darling daughter when she dropped her. “Aryana please forgive mama. I didn’t mean to hurt you.” She cooed as she pushed her own pain aside in order to try to comfort her. Looking then at @Spiritus she shook her head. “The pride has fallen. That bastard Vermier happened.” She told the yearling not bothering to clean up her words around her children. The orange faced lady has always been a rather blunt lioness after all. “Please won’t you be a dear and help @Tullia?” She asked Spiritus while looking at @Sole. “Sole stop being a big scary lion.” She stated simply as she attempted to hug Aryana closer to her body and softly lick the girl.

@Mina @Tanmay

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It seemed like some bad things had happened, but Spiritus would figure all that out later. Right now, he had to help Tullia like he'd been instructed, which apparently meant bringing back some of those white flowers she wanted. He didn't know how many of those might be in the area, but he was going to do his best.

"Okay!" he promised as he dashed off. He found some within a few minutes, but as he was about to turn around and go back he noticed another patch of something white in the distance that looked different. Ugh, were they different plants? He didn't know what the right one was.

Spiritus grabbed that as well, not knowing he had both white weed and horse chestnut, but when he returned to the group he dropped them both and looked up at Tullia with confusion. "I found two kinds," he said hastily, not sure if he had even found the right one to begin with.