Silenced

You drop 150 silver beetles before the scrying stone.. And the markings are revealed to be... White Freckles 1 (Slot 15), White Feline Unders (Slot 16).

Rules:
Don’t keep her for over 8 RO (if she has cubs)
Please don’t keep her, be a thoughtful human being and just take care of her!
Please don’t remove any decor
Don’t stud her to my king (for lore)
Send her back at 13
Do what you want with the cubs

Original Pride: Amberblaze #419159
Decor added: Scar: White Eye Right, Scar: Torn Fur, Scar: Short Right Eye, Scar: Nose Scratch, Scar: Back Scratch, Scar: Anklebiter, Scar: Muzzle
Lore: He bought a lioness and named her Silenced, demanding that she repay the debt she “owed” him. He forced her to kill her only cub, when she resisted he clawed her and made her blind in her right eye…

None of the other lionesses could say a word, and left her to her misery. If you ask anyone in this pride besides her, they will tell you that True II is just and caring. As for Silenced..she’s not allowed to speak her opinion anymore.

Hence the irony of her name. She wasn’t even allowed to speak to her second cub, that True II allowed to keep living..but Mayhem was a monster before he even grew up.

Eventually, she ran away, from her pride, from her life, and from her past, seeking for a new home. Maybe someone who’d love her. (6/11/24!)

Current Pride: Lowen (#474407)
Decor added (optional): Background: Abandoned Cemetery, Lucky Rabbit Foot Necklace
Lore: Silenced was found wandering through the desert by a huntress named Kuiper.
“I was looking for my twin sister, Kepler,” she said to the battered lioness, “but you look like you’d collapse if you travelled another day. Come stay with us for a while.”
Silenced followed Kuiper to her pride, where she was immediately greeted by a friendly lioness with a dark face and paws.
“Welcome,” she said. “King Lowen welcomes all visitors to his pride. In fact, we have another traveller staying with us right now.”
Silenced was relieved that she wouldn’t be immediately driven out. Maybe she could regain her strength here for a little while.
The other lioness continued, “You look pretty roughed up. Come with me to the infirmary and we’ll get you something for those scrapes. I’m Onyx, the pride’s healer, by the way,” she added.
Inside the infirmary, Onyx introduced her to her apprentice, Heatwave, a young adolescent lioness in the awkward ‘all limbs’ stage of growth. Heatwave fetched the herbs Onyx requested for Silenced’s cuts and bruises, along with a rabbit’s foot necklace.
“For luck,” she explained. “You look like you could use all the luck you can get.”
Silenced agreed with her. Her luck had been exceptionally poor thus far, but hopefully that would change for the better soon.
With her wounds treated, Silenced was led to the main den, where the other lions and lionesses lived together. They were all very friendly, and she enjoyed the few days she spent with Lowen’s pride, resting.
On the morning she decided it was time to move on, she finally met King Lowen himself, an intimidating golden lion with blood-coloured mane and eyes. The bold king wished her luck and happiness and sent her on her way.

Current Pride: Knowleaf (451752)
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Lore: You meet a scarred and weak-looking lioness trespassing on your borders. She seems to be unable to see straight and ignores all of your requests for her to leave. She promptly collapses.

After a long haul dragging her back to your camp, you build her a nest to lay in where you can keep an eye on her. And you wait.

When she finally wakes, you feed her and then ask, “What is your name?” She shakes her head and instead scrabbles in the dust between you, roughly tracing figures that you read to say Silenced. You say, “We do not have the resources to have you here for more than four days. But we will care for you during that time.”

Day two~

Silenced seems to enjoy playing with your insanely energetic cubs, darting around and playing tag. You thank her for training them to chase after prey, and she simply shrugs, as if to say, “I don’t mind”

Day three~

Silenced decides to follow your females on a hunt. She comes back with an impala carcass. Mercury says she caught it all on her own. You praise her for her skill. She seems embarrassed by such praise. Maybe she isn’t used to such good treatment?

Day four~

Late in the evening, you tell Silenced it’s time to go. You take her to the edge of a territory you know will be kind to her. You nuzzle her gently and she solemnly blinks her good eye at you. You thank her for all’s she’s done and wish her luck— and to your surprise, she whispers in a hoarse, unused voice— “Thank you, Knowleaf…” She boops noses with you and as you turn to leave, she speaks again. “I will…always remember…your kindness.”

You find yourself sad to see her go, despite having only known her for four days. You wonder if you will ever see her again?

Current Pride: Shaydewanderer#171201
Decor added (optional): Call to The Stars
Lore: Just as the rain of fire and stone from the stars settled and the droughts began to take over the land, Silenced was found by Ember during a patrol, having found her way over and down from the mountains and into a verdant lake territory. The pride itself is on edge as the burning lioness leads Silenced through the forest, curious and wary glances visible from the undergrowth as she's brought to a large cave near the edge of the lake. Within rests the pride's Queen, Soleil, who rises to her paws as the two enter. Despite the Queen's large and intimidating stature as a felis, she is fairly kind and soft-spoken, her veiled draconic gaze studying the traveler with interest. She offers a place to rest and recover for a few days with her huntresses, despite already being low on food and medicine due to the recent ordeal with Apedemak and the approaching dry season.

The days quickly pass, and when it is time for Silenced to leave, the pride gathers to say farewell, each lion offering well-wishes and small gifts. As the group stops at the border, they yowl goodbyes as the lone traveler once again sets off, stars clinging to her fur as a reminder of her time spent here.

Current Pride: Karma 262276
Decor added (optional): Little rascal:Bobbie
Lore: She arrived weary and exhausted, almost dead on her paws. The drought had taken more out of her than she had anticipated. Silenced arrived at Wildcard’s pride, initially intimidated by the lead lion before they decided to invite her in warmly and promise her safety. She spent a few moons staying with the pride in the jungle, learning about the poisonous plants and animals, seeing what’s safe and how to find water. She eventually had a son, and decided to move on, taking the little fluff ball to her next pride. She felt a small sense of safety as they saddled her with enough water and food to last her weeks.

Current Pride: Jewel Wildmoon (#127341)
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Lore: After days of traversing the endless plains, Silenced stopped to rest in a shallow field, glancing down at her mewling cub pawing pitifully at her tail. It had been quite some time since they happened upon another pride and finding a sufficient food source had become more of a challenge with another mouth to feed. Spotting a few bushes near the mountainside, she carried the young cub to the safety of the foliage, planning to set out with the hope of finding something substantial enough for the two of them. As she leaned into the bush, she was startled by two blue eyes staring at her from within the leaves. Her son squeaked as she hurriedly pulled him back out, backing away with her eyes locked onto the unknown creature, expecting them to attack. With her hackles raised and ears pinned back, she hesitantly began to back away, eyes locked onto the potential threat, preparing to run if they began to charge. However, the creature peeked out of the bushes, their eyes wide with a curious stare. Silenced stared at the smaller creature, her ears tilting with confusion painting her expression. They looked like some sort of wolf, but since when did wolves have blue fur...?

Despite their friendly appearance, Silenced was hesitant to take her eyes off of them. Sensing the lioness' hesitation, the wolf kept her distance and introduced herself, offering her and her cub a place to rest for a while. Although somewhat distrustful, she agreed to follow them, seeing as she struggled to adjust to the new landscape on her own. She didn't expect to be led to a large community that included animals of varying species amongst other lions, but the friendly atmosphere allowed her the opportunity to bring her walls down and watch her son socialize with the other cubs.

She spent those few days exploring the new landscape and building upon her resourcefulness with help from the pride's gatherers until she felt that she was ready to set out once more with newfound skills. After all, she had stayed much longer than initially planned and, as much as she wished she could stay, she wanted to continue learning through her experiences and embarking on journeys that she was initially forbidden from. The members of the pride prepared enough sustenance and herbs for her journey before parting ways with well wishes and a few emotional goodbyes from those she had grown most attached to. Silenced glanced up at the rising sun as she departed and noted the cardinal direction in which her shadow was cast upon the grass. Perhaps, she would return for a visit one day.

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