Aries

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*Traveled to Star Ocean's Pride*
Aries wandered in carrying in two cubs looking exhausted, when she found herself surrounded by a small group of males. Her hear sank- this is it, this is the end of her travels, she thought. The large Primal among them steps forward with a warm smile and lowers his large head.
"Are you alright, Madam?" Aries looked up at him, a bit shocked at his smooth and friendly voice.
"Where am I?" Aries asked, a slight snarl on her maw, keeping herself over her cubs, and keeping an eye on the other males in the group. The eldest among them, a tan fellow with red stripes and scars stepped forward and the other males fell behind him.
"You are in Queen Bloodspill's lands." The male was gruff, but he was noticeably non-threatening as a few shrikes have been hovering around him and landing on his head and back. "I am Virgle, The knight of my mother's reign."
Aries looked at Virgle incredulously, "Knight? You're not the prince?"
"No, That honor goes to Her Great Grandson, Prince Blood Ruby, Grandson of King Star Ocean." Virgle 's face betrayed no real emotion, but Aries gave a sort of smirk.
"So you do have a king."
"We do, but he's merely a figurehead hand chosen by my mother. His chosen mate being my youngest sister."
"Come." A large dark brown male growled, "We cannot keep our queen waiting."
"Agreed, She is going to want to look this one over," A strikingly yellow male said, coolly. The large Primal gave a warm smile to Aries.
"Don't be afraid, Madam. Queen Bloodspill has a soft spot for mamas," Aries decided that for the sake of her cubs, she would follow these males. She walked alongside the Primal, as he seemed the most trustworthy. He even offered to carry one of her cubs. "I'm Bruno, by the way."
"Aries..." Bruno gave a soft smile, letting the other males go ahead of him.
"A pleasure to meet you, Madam Aries."

The group lead Aries and her cubs to a cave decorated with various bones and some impressive lionesses sporting deep red stripes. Above them all, adorned in bone, opal, and gold, sits a white lioness with red stripes and mesmerizing piercing eyes. the males all bow to her, even Virgle, her son. The lioness narrows her eyes and snarls.
"Who is this?" She says in a commanding tone. Aries seemed frozen in her spot, starring at her in awe as the white lioness as a paw resting on a bloody blade.
"A travler, mother. Her name is Aries" Virgle spoke as the rest of the males had their heads still lowered.
"Aries... God of War," The Lioness twisted her maw into a smirk as she rose from her spot and began her decent, "My my, you seem to be a strong one." She arches a brow as she pads circles around Aries, "You're a traveler, tell me, what have you seen?" Aries watched the lioness in awe- This must be Queen Bloodspill. Aries cleared her throat.
"I have been to five other prides before this one, not including my home pride. I had a fling with king of the last pride I was in, and well..." Aries looked down at her young cubs, starring up at her with wide eyes, "I felt it was time to go."
"Is that so?" Bloodspill gave Aries a knowing look before she padded toward her throne again, "I will warn you, My pride is large, and food is hard to come by. I'll be putting you to work in one of my hunting parties to earn your fill. As for your sleeping arrangements, You are permitted to den in the Nursery, the brood mothers will look after your cubs in the meantime." Bloodspill looked directly at Bruno and his head rose, "Bruno, please escort War Child to her quarters. Have Desert Rose arrange protection for her cubs," Bruno bowed his head again and kindly led Aries into the Nursery Cave.

Aries soon felt at ease among the other lionesses in the nursery. She had long, deep chats with the head-mother, Desert Rose, an old but beautiful lioness with kind eyes. She learned that although the group of males she met were rough around the edges, they were all respectable guys with good hearts.
"Queen Bloodspill likes to keep a rough looking bunch around, it scares rogues away, but their good nature means she can trust them when it matters," Desert Rose purrs as she gives the cub in her paws a good wash, "She's a demanding mistress, but she does well for us." Aries let a smile settle on her maw listening to the reassurance of the wise lioness. She looks around the cave at the handful of round bellies looking ready to burst, and the question springs to mind.
"I hear you do indeed have a king- but I haven't yet seen him..."
"He's around here somewhere," said Swirl, another brood mother rolling her eyes, "He rarely pops his head in here though, If he's not with his heir or his mate, he's out patrolling the territory," Aries glanced back at the heavy lionesses with a question on her tongue, "Yes, he has a mate- but that just means she is the one he loves best. She even gave him his heir- or rather their daughter had his heir." Aries crinkled her nose, "Oh, don't be gross. His daughter found an outside suitor, but her son will take our king's place when he comes of age. The rest of us want cubs too, and usually he's the more convenient option." Aries looked at her daughters as Desert Rose cleaned them up and gave a sigh.
"I guess as long as he doesn't kill cubs."
"Nah, Star Ocean is a real pussy cat. He wouldn't do that," Another Brood Mother named Dawne answered.
"Star Ocean. What an odd name." Aries pursed her lips and splayed her ears to the side, but shrugged it off. could be weirder, she guessed.

Aries was prodded awake the next morning by an impressively beautiful lioness with sabre fangs. The two starred at each other for a moment before the lioness spoke.
"I was told by Queen Bloodspill that I had a replacement for Glow in my hunting party- I didn't recognize you among the Nursery residents- so would that be you per chance?" Aries sat up blinking a little, squinting unsurely.
"Glow?"
"She's the huntress in my squad who is due with her cubs any day now. She can't exactly go chasing after game in her condition, can she?" Aries got to her feet, her cubs still asleep near Desert Rose. "I'm Stellar by the way. The old king named me Princess Stellar, even though I'm not royalty."
"The old king?" Aries asked sleepily as she began to follow the beautiful shimmering lioness, "What was he like?"
"Oh, he was kind of an empty head. nice enough, but a bit daft. Liked to put on airs. Frivolous." Stellar shrugged and walked Aries out of the cave to join a few more lionesses.
Aries caught a glimpse of another hunting party, many of which sporting the red stripes she recognized from the royal den, and a beautiful blue lioness striding alongside a darker lioness, both sporting the dark red stripes. They seemed as though they were on a mission. Stellar took notice of Aries' stare and chuckled, "Those are the best hunters in the pride. Most of them are the queen's kin. The blue one there is Blood Diamond, The King's daughter, and right beside her is Vengeance, The Queen's first born daughter. She's Training Blood Diamond to take over for her." Stellar gave Aries a nudge and introduced her to the team of huntresses she would be hunting with.
Rochelle used to be in the other group, but she briefly came out of retirement to aid in the hunts of the other older lionesses. Demi was a arrogant, vein lioness who loved to flaunt her looks, and Strawberry who recently had her very last litter, and looked to be a very kindly soul. The Lionesses went on their hunt, and Rochelle helped to bring down a Bushbok! All but Demi praised the lioness' perseverance, but Aries wasn't swayed. She had a job to do. Before she was to go on to the next pride, she had to earn her keep. She didn't take her duties too lightly.
On the second hunt however, Aries chased down her prey, but an ill-timed pounce from Demi managed to give her a nasty cut on her eye. Was it an accident though? Demi seemed rather smirky about the whole thing... Rochelle smacked her for the look on her face and an argument ensued while Aries, Stellar, and Strawberry managed to find a half-eaten rhino to drag back. Anything helps,she supposed.

After a long day of hunting, she and her team presented their bounty to the Queen. Pleased, she descended from her throne and gave a nod to each member of the hunting party. She approached Aries and lifted her chin with a paw.
"You leave here stronger than when you left. and you have a mark to prove it. Walk with your head tall and know that you are more than what you seem." Bloodspill dipped her paw in the blood of their kill and painted markings on her body. "I mark you as an honorary sister." Aries bowed her head in respect, but paused as he looked over her shoulder.
"Your highness? May I ask... a bold favor?" Bloodspill raised a brow in interest and let Aries speak, "My cubs... this is no life for them... may I... leave them here? In your care?" Queen Bloodspill looked surprised, but overall understanding and gave a curt not.
"Granted. You have a good head on your shoulders. Hopefully you will find happiness where ever you head to next."

#322929 - She came across Akila's pride. "Where am I?" she asked. Akila smiled kindly.
"We are a pride, we were hoping you could join for a few days?" Akila asked.
"Sounds like fun!" Aries smiled, and went to explore the caves, talking to all the lionesses. She fit in well, it was like this was her home, but she knew shed have to continue her journey in a few days. Akila waved her over to talk to her. "I know you arent leaving for a few more day, but I have something for you to remember our pride with. Keep it until you die, it wont ever die, this has been passed down by many old pride members." Akila placed a gorgeous flower crown on Aries head. "Thank you" Aries bowed her head respectfully. Akila smiled. "That's not all, there's more i would like to give to you later." they smiled at each other and chatted, then Areis went to hang out with the others.
A new lioness showed up. “Hi, I’m Kira, I’m a traveling lioness too.” Her and Kira chatted, then went to a flower field. Aries made a flower crown. “That would look good on you.” Kira said, but Aries smiled shaking her head. “No, I made this for you.” They went back to the pride, and later it was time to go. They walked together, until it was time for them to go to their next pride. “By, Kira, it was nice meeting you.” They hugged goodbye and went on their ways.
Decor added: flower crown [silver arctotis]

#372014: Sidewinder’s Pride:
Aries traveled to a barren land, full of bones, rotten scraps, and dry earth. She stumbled across an aggressive male lion who shot daggers at her with his gaze. “Who are you?” He demanded in a deep, scowling tone. “Aries. I mean no harm,” she replied, rather nervous. “In fact, I can help.” She smiled warmly. The male took no notice of her friendliness. “Help? What could you possibly help with?” He demanded, growing tired.
Aries cleared her throat softly, the dryness of the land tickling her senses. “Well…It seems as though you could be in use of a hunter, seems as though there isn’t enough to go around here.”
The male glared at her, unamused. “We have all the food and hunters we need.” He rolled his eyes.
Aries stumbled a bit, her uneasiness growing. “Well…How about cubs? I see little tracks in the dirt, perhaps you could use a nanny for a bit?” She slowly began to approach, her tail flicking softly and hopefully.
The male huffed. “No, we have plenty.” He groaned, obvious his patience was wearing thin.
Aries sighed softly, her eyes tracked up and down the male, a new feeling over took her. “Well, if you have all the hunters and brood-mothers you need, how about what it is you want?” Her voice almost sang the last word, her tone growing more seductive.
The male’s ears pricked slightly, had she finally won his attention? “I have all the females I could possibly want. What makes you so special?” His voice started softening a bit as well even if his demeanor remained cold.
Aries smirked, she had him. “That’s for me to know and you to find out.” She winked. “A few days of food, perhaps I can show your lionesses another water hole I found, and maybe then you’ll find out.” Her sing-song voice faltered a bit as she plopped down next to him. “Sound good?” She grinned up at him as she asked the question.
The male growled slightly, but his curiosity and attention was peaked. “Very well. Let’s see what you have in store for us.” He rose, pointed his head toward the pride, and together they padded off, tails touching as they walked.

Aries saw a bush poking out of the corner of a rock, and she seized the opportunity to seal the deal.
“Well, how about I start with this?” She pranced over to the rock like a cub and picked a bundle of lilies, she skipped back over to the male and winked seductively, the flowers tickling the male’s nose.
“Pfft! How cheesy.” The male broke a small, amused, smirk, still trying to maintain his intimidating demeanor but slowly failing. Aries grinned, mouth full of flowers. “There we go! Maybe I can’t offer you much, but some amusement!” She giggled.
Before the male could respond, a dark cub bounced over from the pride. “Hiya!” He smiled widely and the male’s attitude returned to cold, with a very noticeable change to disgust. “Ugh. Ignore him, he’s one of my many failures.” He snarled at the bright eyed cub.
Aries frowned, her soft spot for cubs showing. “Oh now! There is no such thing as a failure cub!” She got between the male and cub, and bent down to face the unbothered cub.
“I’m sorry, little one. I’m Aries! Who are you?” The cub grinned brightly at her. “My name is Rift!” He smiled warmly. “I like your flowers!” He batted at one gently as the male rolled his eyes and left them. Aries grinned, and thanked the cub for his compliment.
Soon, they were playing together and eventually fell asleep, with the little cub Rift curled comfortably underneathe her neck, snuggled in a warm embrace he surely never felt by his mother nor father before as the male watched coldly from the distance. (Bred: 2/24/23) (Added: 1x Guernsey Lily and 1x Eager Onyx Cub)

Aries arrived to M4N14C's (#414753) Pride. The king looks a little scary at first but she learns that he is not a bad guy. She gets fed and played with right after she arrives and the pride warmly accepts her among them. Aries is gifted with an amber necklace by M4N14C after earning enough rhino beetles from killing poachers (1x Cape Seahorse Amber Necklace). Aries was surprised by how much M4N14C traveled (he's hyperactive). She felt a little weird being accepted in the pride, when the king kept rejecting other female lions actively. M4N14C really wanted her to get stronger so he made her hunt with the other females. Aries leveled up from level 5 to 10 (in progress) from hunting with her new pack. A little bee flies next to Aries and decides to stay with her (Carpenter Bee [1] added). She gets a tortoise and cracks its' shell easily (+1 SMR!). She gets to play with a horn and she had a lot of fun! (+1 STR!). Aries got impregnated. A little bird joined her to help through labour (Banded Wattle-Eye [1] added). Scorpio is born as an only cub to her. I intented to have Scorpio to continue her mother's legacy as the next generation's traveller. I decided to send her and her cub Scorpio to her original owner after a seemingly long time. I had fun with her. 💕 Thank you for sending Aries to me.