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Zeryphes was born in a wealthy pride, and at the time, she was named Deliah. When she didn't turn out as well as her brothers or sisters, (she had barely any markings compared to them), she was cast out at an early age, usually bullied. But, she found a friend named Crilas, and Crilas was going to be the heir to the throne, this pride was pretty different, there were queens instead of kings, and boys were considered nothing to this pride. Deliah (Zeryphes) and Crilas became friends instantly, and Deliah began to have a crush on Crilas even though they were both girls. When they were adolescents, Deliah confessed her feelings, Crilas was surprised, and told her she wasn't interested in girls, but she still loved her as a friend. It was still awkward, but they continued their friendship. But someone figured out the old crush, the queen. The queen almost killed her when she figured out that Deliah once had a crush on the queen's daughter. Deliah was sent out of the pride, even though Crilas protested. Deliah was hungry, and while circling the pride's large territory, she met up with Crilas. Crilas gave her food and they greeted each other, and this cycle continued. They would talk for hours, until they heard rustling in the bush a mile away or a call for Crilas. Deliah, when she was a few months over a year, she set out, determined to make a pride, but first, she said her goodbyes, and dashed into the open savanna, and away from the misty cliffs and mountains. The flat lands confused her, but when she met with a steep ridge, she focused on a wildebeest herd. This wasn't prey she usually hunted, it was mostly goats or mountainous creatures. She leapt and made a sharp turn to cut off the wildebeest mother and her calf, she glanced towards the calf, but decided she would attack the mother. She sprung onto it's back, wary of it's horns, and dug through it's skin and hard muscle, dodged it's vertebrae, and aimed at a thin part in it's notochord, and killed it. She quickly dragged it away, clawing at retaliating ungulates, and dropped it in a thick clump of grass, hiding both the carcass and herself. She quickly most of the carcass, and glared at the tree-dwelling leopard above her. It was a massive male, eying her kill, and someplace on the back of her body. It leapt down the tree in a graceful bound, and she sprung up and roared. He didn't seem intimidated. He circled her, interested. The leopard was bigger than even a male lion. He didn't bare his teeth, but brushed against her flank. She felt uncomfortable. He rolled his lip up and showed his front fangs. Scared, she jumped down, exposing her belly in submission
He gaped his jaws, "Hello." He brushed his pad against her belly, she rolled over and snorted, and to react he pinned her down with a paw, unsheathed and digging in her gracilis. She winced, and he layed on her. Deliah jumped up, and made a strike at his cheek, but he dodged, and continued to talk as if nothing happened. "My name is Ryrin." "I didn't ask, now get away!" He rolled her over onto her back and held her belly in exposition. He grinned, and lay, she slipped out, and clawed a slimy thing, he roared, and sprung back up, his head twisting, and he fell, trying to stop the pain in his.. eye? She spun around, she had blinded him, this was a chance to get away. She bounded forward, and skidded to a halt to the herd, she continued to run into the herd, the male snapping at her tail. She weaved through the bodies of the antelope, and the leopard was kicked in the face by a shocked mother. The ungulate pinned him to the ground with her hind legs, and the herd joined in, stomping him by his back, and she winced at a crunch of bone. She glanced over her shoulder to the leopard, gaze widened in horror. She cringed, and continued on, until she saw a forest.
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