04-18-2023, 09:27 PM
Predictably, the lioness and her companion find themselves drawn back to Pangea.
The last time the duo had been dragged from their slumber, it had been to be reunited with her younger brother, Darkling. The boy hadn’t been gifted with their parents’ shifting abilities, though darkness had clung to him like a cloak, even in the sunlight. Austra has another full sibling, she knows, but she has never sought him out. Family matters so much to her darling mother, but the only family member she has ever been close with is her twin.
And oh, it has been so long since she has seen her twin.
Ever the constant companion, Cybil brushes her shoulder along Austra’s as she senses the woman’s sorrow, but the emotion is brief, Within moments she moves along, her topaz eyes daggers as she stares at the tiger. She is not angry with the other feline, only annoyed; she doesn’t want to be pitied for missing Isilme. She is sure the other is fine, happy and content with the family she had cultivated over years.
With a knowing look, Cybil peels away from her side, padding off on her own as Austra moves deeper into Pangea. The tigress doesn’t blend with the sandy canyons and barren landscape the way the lioness’s tawny coat does, and Austra is nearly unnoticable as she traverses the kingdom both of her parents had ruled. She wonders if she would have returned to the Cove if it came back - Cybil loved it there, but Austra had always felt a bit out of place; here, she makes a ferocious predator.
It is only when the sun begins to fade that she slows, a familiar cave looming ahead of her. With a satisfied chuff she moves towards it, confident that her companion will find her in due time.
Later, they’ll hunt.
@litotes starters are weird but austra wants to say hi to dad
The last time the duo had been dragged from their slumber, it had been to be reunited with her younger brother, Darkling. The boy hadn’t been gifted with their parents’ shifting abilities, though darkness had clung to him like a cloak, even in the sunlight. Austra has another full sibling, she knows, but she has never sought him out. Family matters so much to her darling mother, but the only family member she has ever been close with is her twin.
And oh, it has been so long since she has seen her twin.
Ever the constant companion, Cybil brushes her shoulder along Austra’s as she senses the woman’s sorrow, but the emotion is brief, Within moments she moves along, her topaz eyes daggers as she stares at the tiger. She is not angry with the other feline, only annoyed; she doesn’t want to be pitied for missing Isilme. She is sure the other is fine, happy and content with the family she had cultivated over years.
With a knowing look, Cybil peels away from her side, padding off on her own as Austra moves deeper into Pangea. The tigress doesn’t blend with the sandy canyons and barren landscape the way the lioness’s tawny coat does, and Austra is nearly unnoticable as she traverses the kingdom both of her parents had ruled. She wonders if she would have returned to the Cove if it came back - Cybil loved it there, but Austra had always felt a bit out of place; here, she makes a ferocious predator.
It is only when the sun begins to fade that she slows, a familiar cave looming ahead of her. With a satisfied chuff she moves towards it, confident that her companion will find her in due time.
Later, they’ll hunt.
@litotes starters are weird but austra wants to say hi to dad