Divine

She approached the male right in front of her and swatted her tail against his face to gauge his reaction. She had fought many males and won, she was quite sure of herself. He shook his head and stood up, towering above her. He stared down at her with a stern look. She circled him and flicked her tail at his hind leg. He flicked her back with his tail as well. She was genuinely surprised, most males would be trying to woo her or fight her. Before she could walk farther he put down his paw in front of her with a curious look. She playfully nipped his leg and ran as he followed behind her. Before she knew it she jumped over a boulder and landed between two lionesses. He ran up behind her and swatted her playfully. Both lionesses stood up alert and stared her down. He reassured them and walked back up to her, explaining the start of his small pride. Asking her if she wanted to join she pondered. "I don't want to be restricted, if I join I want to have freedom and respect, I will protect the pride but I will not be owned." He thought about it and nodded.


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Divine quietly watched Champion as he was licking his minimal wounds after a fight with a pack of hyenas. She pranced on over to him, bumping her head against his neck. He seemed taken aback for a moment. "You seem to be in a good mood today." - "I am, just enjoying my freedom." She stretched before sitting down next to him. "It must be nice to be away from the Dynasty today, isn't it?" He asked with a smug look on his face. Divine glanced at him. "So you know who I am, which means you know that I know you." He looked her straight in the eyes. "I was the Divine Champion. I was close friends with your father. He titled me Divine because of you." She looked at him and slightly turned her head to the side in confusion. "He did it because he knew I was your favorite fighter, I'm surprised he didn't mention it." She scoffed and shook her head. "It all makes sense, he was going to arrange us. So when you left he immediately found me someone else. I didn't want to be controlled so I left and as soon as I saw you, I just couldn't help it."
They stay in silence for the rest of the night, contemplating their pasts.