Slate

First Chased NCL
First Gen pon momma
First of my lioness to be flirted with in the feb event

You wanted to take a nice walk with Slate, but she has the habit of looking over her shoulder every couple of minutes. Ugh, now YOU feel nervous too!

Seeing you, Slate pins her ears down, watching you carefully, but she gets up to greet you when you smile at her.

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/ Slate lowered her head sheepishly as Ryulith announced her welcome to the pride, overwhelmed by the amount of eyes on her. She couldn't help but feel self-conscious when she noticed the reactions from her new pride members in response to her arrival.

/ A few weeks had passed and Slate was starting to feel at home. However, she still occasionally felt like an outcast when she received dirty looks from her pride members and overheard gossip. Ryulith reassured her not to pay any mind to them. His words were comforting but she still felt a pit of loneliness in her gut.

/ Slate's ears pricked at the voice of an agitated lioness. She stopped in her tracks and approached in the direction of the sound, seeing Heron chatting to Ryulith. Her ears flattened as she listened to Heron informing Ryulith about how Slate was exiled for being disloyal in her former pride. She decided not to hear anything more and turned away.

/ Visiting the lake not far from her pride became a routine when she lost her temper, and Slate found comfort in being alone by the water - Or so she thought. An unusual friendship sparked upon meeting a leopard one night and they continued to meet regularly.

/ Slate learned to ignore nasty remarks and created more friendships within her pride. She assisted Keanu and Willow; the pride's brood-mothers, with nursing newborns. Keanu made a joke about Slate eating too much and gestured to her belly. Slate didn't think much of it.

/ Ryulith approached Slate while she was feasting on a kill and asked her about her health. Shamefully, Slate admitted she was pregnant after realizing a few days ago. Ryulith questioned her further about the father of the litter but she was vague and evidently didn't feel like talking about it.