ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ

Can't you hear it? I thought it would stop, but it never does. Never, ever stops. Inside my head. The drumming, Doctor. The constant drumming.
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You find ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ splayed out near some water, panting heavily and looking generally miserable. she started to complain about how hot it was today, and how she wanted to go play in the snuh. You give her a weird look - it feels great today, and snuh is way too cold to do anything in!

While all the other members of your pride seemed to avoid the river near your lands, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ enjoyed swimming playfully for hours each day, always returning with sopping wet fur. You had to admit, it was pretty impressive to watch her dive under the water, and you could always admire a nice pair of strong muscles at work.

While you were trying to enjoy a nap, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ bounced around excitedly, asking you to take her on an adventure. You growled at her to let you sleep for a couple more hours, to which ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ huffed and mumbled something about how lazy lions are. You would have batted at her, if you weren't so tired.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ seemed down today. When you asked her what was wrong, she looked up at you with sadness in her eyes and asked why everyone treats her so differently.

You watch a bit disturbedly as ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ rolls around, gnawing on a smooth piece of rock and slobbering all over.