Leaf

Near the back of the cave is a pool of water. A trickle from the wall keeps it full and a small stream that leads further into the cave keeps it circulating. It must lead to the Seeing Pool further in; the pool that allows the king to receive prophecies from their ancestors.
You see a green lioness sulking by the edge of it, a single stag beetle resting one of her scar ridden up paws. As you approach her, she gives a small scoff. "Oh boy, another scruffy nobody coming to join us..." She comments cynically. You ask if they get a lot of loners coming to join their pride. "Yeah. Too many, in my opinion... They come from all over and I never know who's actually in the pride and who's left! Most of them come for a night then leave..."
You nod and take a seat next to her, staying silent for a moment as you take a drink. Afterwards, you question the strangely placed scars and beetle. She's silent a moment longer, as if trying to decide how to say something.
"Don't feel real.. So I walk in thorn bushes to find two-leg treasure or whatever else is there. The pain keeps me feeling normal.. Got stuck once as a cub and this beetle stayed with me till our broodmother found me."
You chuckle slightly and comment that the stories are at two ends of the spectrum. She cracks a small smile and you feel as if this pride will be kept in line with this lioness's realism.