Sefu :: 4 years :: Rogue Male
Mentions: Everyone (indirectly), Mlezi

The brute had picked up the scent of the females days ago and had been following them ever since. He was driving himself and his brothers forward relentlessly to try to catch up to them and had barely stopped to eat, drink or sleep. These females didn't seem to have a male with them and some smelled like they were in heat. Sefu thought it would be great if they could claim some females without the hassle of having to fight a male. It wasn't that he doubted his and his brothers' prowess, he was simply lazy and didn't see the point of risking injury if they could get around it somehow.

There was even a lazy air about which he was currently walking. Ears drooped to the side so that they were almost hidden in his lavish mane that extended from just in front of his ears to completely covering his withers, from where his jaw met his neck to between his front legs. Paws barely lifted from the ground as he stepped causing his toes to drag across the dirt and send dust billowing up in their wake. His jaw hung loosely as he panted in an effort to expel some heat. That was the thing about having such a large, mostly black mane. It made the midday heat, which was more then tolerable for females, nearly unbearable.

Suddenly, the cackle of a hyena rang out across the savanna and it brought an instant change about the male. Droopy eyes opened wide as he lifted his head and ears perked forward as he looked straight ahead to the source. Nose twitched as he tried to assess if the lionesses they had been following were in the direction of the hyenas. Another cackle, sounding slightly different from the first, sounded and Sefu immediately picked up a trot.

It was a mile before the brute got close enough to see what was going and the hyenas' laughs had grown exponentially in number until barely a second had passed without a nervous giggle or outright raucous laughter. Growls and snarls of lionesses were now also sounding out and made for a regular cacophony. Sefu stayed in the tall grass where he could see and not be seen while he assessed the situation. Lionesses were attempting to defend a kill, a zebra, from a huge number of hyenas. It seemed to be the group the brothers had been following but they were desperately outnumbered. As he watched, one lioness who appeared to be older then most of the others (Mlezi), ended up getting separated from her group in the chaos and immediately surrounded by the filthy, spotted scum.

If he were wiser or not so set on the idea of claiming these females, Sefu might have waited for his brothers to catch up to him before charging headfirst into the fray as he alone might not be enough to tip the scales in the lions' favor. However, he was too ecstatic at the combined chance of winning the lionesses' favor and killing some of their mortal enemies in the process.

Back legs coiled up tight before being released and launched him out of the tall grass towards the surrounded lioness. Most of the hyenas scattered with nervous giggles at his sudden appearance but one in particular was too absorbed in attempting to rip off the lioness's tail. Sefu leaped the last few feet and landed with both back paws on the hyena's rump, claws digging in. This caused the hyena to shriek, release the tail that had been in her mouth and whip around in an attempt to bite the lion that had grabbed her. The lion let go with one paw to avoid the bite then pushed himself forward with his back legs while pulling back on the paw that still had claws dug into the creature. He snarled as the hyena was brought closer to his mouth until finally he was able to grab ahold of it's neck. A quick shake was all it took to dispatch the hyena after a battle that had only taken seconds.

Sefu dropped the hyena then moved up next to the lioness he had just saved. The hyenas seemed much more nervous and less confident then before. They had just watched a high ranking female be killed like it was nothing and were also wondering if there were any more males. As they started encroaching again, the brute let loose an angry snarl and began mock charging the hyenas before backing up to the older lioness's side again. It wasn't that he was scared, in fact he really, really wanted to go try to kill more, but it wouldn't do him much good if he allowed the lioness to be killed.

[Source]
Kondo - Four Years - Rogue Male
Mentions: All(Indirectly) Any Lioness by Zebra(More directly)

Kahawia - Female - 2 1/2 - Lioness

Mentions
Mlezi
Aziza
Kondo
Sefu

Ushindi || Four Years Old || Rogue Male
Mentions: Everyone

Of course his brothers would be the first ones to rush in. There was food and females involved, as well as the chance to kill some hyenas. However it was pretty clear to him that they had the situation handled, and so the third male didn't bother to increase his pace as he approached the group ahead of him. After all, it was oppressively hot out, and running would do nothing to cool him off. In a matter of minutes, his brothers had successfully helped the lionesses chase the hyenas away, and now attention seemed to be returning to the zebra that Kondo was already zealously guarding.

Huffing in the back of his throat, Ushindi paused in his advance to take in the situation from a safe distance. He'd been on the receiving end of angry lionesses enough times to know that this might not end well for Kondo, not if all of them decided they wanted their kill badly enough. He also didn't want them to be frightened away by the sudden appearance of not one, but three lions in their prime. Deciding that it would be better to stay back, the large male slowly sank into a sitting position, amber eyes on the zebra and his brother.

Kali| 2 Years| Lioness| Mentions: Sefu, Mlezi, etc. (Indirectly)

It had taken them all afternoon to track and take down the feast that lay before her, its fleshy body exuding a delicious scent that must have drawn the drooling idiots to them, their jowls salivating freely. The stinking beasts giggled and howled around them, their numbers growing with each minute that passed. Obviously the devious freeloaders were intent on stealing what her family had caught. Broad paws scattered dust as the heavy lioness lunged forward, claws scraping the spotted hide closest to her, digging into soft flesh before the hyena managed to scurry away, dripping blood as it went. A fearsome roar ravaged the air as she defended her loved ones as well as the food. She wasn't about to back down, it wasn't in her nature. However, there were far too many of them to fight off on their own, especially because it seemed that when one went down, it was replaced with two. Rounded ears pinned themselves against her finely shaped skull, two-inch fangs bared dangerously as a snarl rumbled out of her throat. The only response she got was an annoying giggle that echoed through the air, grating on her nerves.

Suddenly, the sound of paws pounding against the ground caught her attention, and she went on alert, ears perked and eyes wide. There was a soft breeze as a massive male lion ran by her, heading straight for her Mlezi. Fear sparked in her heart, but it twas for naught. He wasn't after her aunt, as she'd first thought, instead attacking a stinking brute and easily finishing it off. At the sight of three large male lions, the pack of howling dogs started to back off, clearly rethinking their ambush. Kali backed up, shielding the kill with her tall body, no one would be getting through her easily. A musky scent reached the female's nostrils, and she turned to see one of the males digging into the hard-earned zebra. Growling, the lioness stepped forward, her mouth set in a hard line and her gaze steely.
"Excuse me, I didn't see you kill this, or help defend it." One eyebrow went up, the tone of her voice grumbling with a slight growl. She didn't intend to start a fight, especially after the close encounter with the pack of sniveling canines, but she wasn't going to back away. For a female, she was quite large, but even so, defeating a brute of this size would be hard, if not impossible.

Sefu :: 4 years :: Rogue Male
Mentions: Everyone (indirectly), Mlezi

It wasn't until the hyenas had retreated far enough away and seem scattered enough they couldn't mount another charge that the russet tinged brute finally actually looked at the lioness he had been protecting. Immediately, he noticed she was tense and unsure of him. Fair enough, considering male lions had been known to attack females that weren't within their pride. However, that wasn't at all his intentions.

Sefu stopped his advance and flopped lazily down onto the ground in an effort to make himself seem less formidable. He was still ready to jump up and run off if need be, or perhaps he'd roll over submissively if it was only one lioness, but with one hind leg kicked out he took on his usual air of laziness. "Hi, I'm Sefu. What's your name?" he said in his best cheery voice. He briefly looked towards the lionesses behind Mlezi and snorted as one spoke to Kondo. Did they not know males rarely helped with kills even when part of the pride? Plus there was no use trying to get his brother away from the zebra now. At least not without serious risk of injury.

While Kondo's one-track mind was on food, Sefu's was on an entirely different track. He realized by the blood staining the ground where he lay that this was where the older lioness had been laying. He lowered his head to the ground and sniffed until he found her scent. After a moment, he lifted his head, his lips curled up, eyes squinted and his mouth gaped open even wider then when he panted in a flehmen response. This was in fact the group they had been following and the lioness he had saved was the one in heat. Or at least one of them.

((If you don't know what a flehmen response is, read this.))

[Source]
Kondo - Four Years - Rogue Male
Mentions: Aziza, Kahawia, Kali, Ushindi

Kahawia - Female - 2 1/2 - Lioness

Mentions
Mlezi
Aziza
Kondo
Sefu
Kali