She was showing her age... frail looking, but she refused to retire. Not even Madonach himself could talk her out of it. Nor would he risk the beating he would get for attempting... on the night before her passing, she came to Madonach at sunset. He was sitting atop their hilltop in the shade of the lone tree she used as a landmark almost her whole life. She was purring when she approached, and that took the king off guard. She had been surly with him as of late... she sat down slowly, that same old smirk on her face. A few moments passed in silence before the king broke the silence. "Look, Osai... I wanted to apo-" Osai put up a paw, stopping the king mid sentence. He growled slightly at the gesture, but obeyed. What could he do? Banish her? After she fed him, his children, his mother, his father and their mothers and fathers? "I should be apologizing." She sighed. "An old lioness is allowed to be stubborn." She said with a firm nod, then turned to Madonach. "I also wanted to thank you... I never got to thank your father before he passed for taking me in. I've been here a long time, Madonach. I wish you and I would have had suitable Cubs to carry on... but I must ask you one thing, in my memory...?" Madonach smiled, nodding. "Anything."
"Bring my daughters back here. They should be well grown now, and worthy of my position in the pride, if theyre still alive." The king agreed. Satisfied, Osai slid her paws through the grass to lay down. The sky faded from pink to dark blue as she slowly shut her eyes. Madonach lay beside her, and they silently fed off each others body heat... until Madonach could feel hers no longer.
RIP to my best girl.
Osai 1000+ Jet lets out a hearty roar of greeting when you arrive. She listens attentively as you tell her how things went.
Sleeping with her belly up, Osai blinks at you when you approach. Boring
You were feeling a little distressed at an argument that broke out earlier. Thankfully, 🌾Osai 1400+[Dun|GPan,Os|HF] came up to you to nuzzle you and tell you it wasn't your fault. She's right - and you feel better.
You close your eyes and remember the shaman's guidance. You start whispering, and the whispers echo back in your mind, slowly turning into newly formed words from the ancestors. You receive 🌾Osai the Magnificent's blessing; after which the spirits fade away. (You got a Fossil Fur!)
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