Blizzard was bent over the inside watering whole, drinking quietly among many others. The soft and damp nesting below her gave them a comforting resting spot and the sun was blazing through decently size holes in the roof giving off just the perfect temperature for relaxation and nursing of the female cubs from the last heat season. Blizzard was due to go back to the silver badge in a bit to train with the empress’ daughter, Aabinus, but first wanted to visit a friend of hers who she wasn't able to properly talk to in a while. Blizzard heard the sudden news of how Crocadile seemed to have been out of it lately after giving birth to her litter, she even heard that she’d given birth to a male cub who was immediately killed when it was discovered. She wanted to be there for her friend and provide some type of comfort but she couldn't help but notice her undoubtedly strange behavior towards Aabinus when she was able to catch a glance of her and the princess together. It was very odd and she had a bad feeling that the queen’s daughter was purposely taunting her friend after killing the cub by constantly being around her.. Imagine having to look the person who killed their own child they had with you right in front of your eyes, and simply knowing you couldn't do a thing about it was even worse.
Blizzard being more petite and less of a brute was constantly pushed and ruthlessly beaten around by the queen’s daughter so they already had quite the shaky relationship.. It wasn't just Aabinus though, a lot of the pride was quite corrupted under the Queen and her wives influence. Higher ranks had more control and they always took advantage knowing they could overpower others in any and every way with little to no punishment, but quite luckily these ranks were not very common and pretty scarce.. Mostly reserved for the offspring of the queen’s offspring with her wives or vice versa.
Suddenly Blizzard was forced out of her thoughts when her face was pushed underwater by cold, and sharp claws. Her eyes widened and she instantly began to struggle for freedom with no luck making her heart speed up with the adrenaline and dismay at the fear for her own life. What had she done wrong? Why was this happening now when everything was fine just moments ago? Did she do a bad thing again, was someone going to kill or possibly make her face the Queen for something she unknowingly did? Her anxiety didn't help this situation, neither did the trauma she faced while in the pride. There were so many things she could have done and so many reasons for someone to hate her, that had to be the reason. She was always in the wrong no matter what and it will always be like that, the only thing she didn't know was how to apologise for something she wasn't aware of-
She was losing her breathe fairly quickly due to panic but just as her eyes seemed to began to blackout and her body slowly stopped the struggle the dangerous claws let go of her head. It was pure instinct when she brought her head out of the water without caring if she wasn't meant to, .. Coughing and heaving heavily with closed eyes she struggled to catch her long-forgotten breath. “You were supposed to be in the silver badge..” said a low and distant voice “twenty minutes ago.” they added in a slithering hiss that Blizzard quickly realized belong to Aabinus. She quickly opened her eyes and was met with eyes the color of a pure fire orange that were darkened with ferocious anger, everyone stared at them in shock and the mothers tried to hide their children.. Aware that the situation could potentially become a full display of gore.
Aware of her somewhat small mistake but still deeply remorseful for it, she bowed her head. “I-Im sorry your Highness.. Please forgive.. I was just waiting on croc-” she wasn't able to continue when the Princess let out an amused grunt “oh her? She’s fine, still upset about that abomination..” her face scrunched up in disgust “She insisted on keeping the cub rather than bringing it to a neighboring pride where it could be more... Useful. So I killed it. She thought that just because I was the sperm donner something could actually be compromised.” she said while staring intently at Blizzard, she seemed to be searching her expression before looking away in faint disappointment when she could not find it.
“You are different though, despite your forgetfulness you are submissive.. weak. Anyone in the royal family could surely use a pretty lioness like you if they ever really needed any type of relief” she suggested with a sigh and blizzard didn't like the way this conversation was headed.. She didn't want to become even more of a punching bag and the princess talked as if she want to.. Own her? Like some pet.. She would never agree with something so inhumane,, especially because of how she had treated her dear friend and other lions already. “Im not saying i’d ever want to be with some low life like you. All I'm saying is that you better enjoy your freedom..” She was quickly to add, her muzzle twitched slightly “come along now, we have training to do.”
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