long time no see [dantai]

Dantai Argyris

& i am just a silhouette, a lifeless face you'll soon forget

The only thing that had kept him from starting his journey to the temple was the knowledge that Kilani was still lost somewhere in the jungle. His new friend in the city guard had been gracious enough to urge him to go to the temple, despite his reservations about going there so soon. The young lion had always assumed that he'd end up studying among the temple scholars, but had planned on training on his own first. In the end though, Talia was right. Despite his pride that begged him to stay on his own longer, moving to the temple would help him more than anything. So he decided after the two cats parted ways that that was where he would head after he finished his business in the jungle.

How was he supposed to find a single lioness in the vast expanse that was the Vikos Jungle? A heavy sigh left the brute's lips as he padded along, ears tuned to his surroundings despite the fact that his head hung low and his eyes stared ahead lazily. He supposed that all he could do was travel; walk along the paths in the jungle and hope that eventually he would find her. The walking had begun to wear on him though, his legs aching deep in his bones and the pads on his feet stinging from overuse. The foliage around him began to look more and more comfortable as he contemplated resting; but then motion caught the edge of his periphery and the leaves rustled as a body moved amongst them. His half-lidded, tired gaze jerked open, wide blue eyes darting to the side to catch a glimpse of cream before it was hidden entirely behind a thick tree trunk. The lion's ears perked for a second before they flicked back and his lips curled back over his fangs, a low growl rumbling from his throat.

It wasn't often that creatures slinking around behind trees in the jungle was a good thing; someone spying on you could quickly turn into danger considering all of the wicked souls living out there. "I saw you, there's no point in hiding."