"Well, after that, both our pride, Siku Pride and Ajihad Pride got weakened and we decided to come together and live as one. To avoid fighting, we chose two cubs to be the future leaders of the whole pride. For now, we have four dominants in the pride, 1 exhile and 2 or so small squabbles. All is going unexpectantly smoothly", Jasiri explained, and the two of them were close to their den.

"I hope you'll join", added Jasiri, his face fur rising slightly, as he hasn't these kind of things for a long time, "You will like it here".

Delilah

The young lioness wakes up it must of been that same nightmare again she said to herself-*i wish my father killed me when he has the chance to do it*(Short)

Lilacia

The lioness perked her ears, not quite managing a smile but it was so nice to knoe the prides had joined and found their eay together. And she was just happy everyone was safe. "id likd to come back if the new leaders will accept me, i dont even remember. Ehy me and indigo ran, i dont even know how long we were gone" her words trailed off as a sigh left the females lips. "are the pride dens still ehere they used to be?" she questioned curiously as they made their way back to the pride.

Shani looked behind her. "Let's go find Storm, Astrid." She exited the cave and set off at a jog. She paused, trying to pick up Storm's scent. "Do you smell her, Astrid? I'm worried about her. She talked of leaving the pride."

Astrid was a little surprised. "I don't know where she would be. I don't think I can smell her. Why would she want to leave?" She was a bit surprised. She supposed she would need to take greater efforts to make the newer lionesses feel at home. She didn't want them to leave because they didn't feel at home. On the other hand the new comers needed to give pride life a chance. It was a huge change and none of them had been around longer than a week. Astrid felt a little annoyed and decided to confide in Shani, "you newcomers need to give pride life a chance. You haven't been around long enough to really decide that you don't want to be here."

"I understand that you would say that, Astrid. But look at it this way, most of us have spent our whole lives with little to no interaction with other lions, no drama, just solitude. We only look out for three persons, me, myself, and I. The responsibility of belonging to a pride can be overwhelming at the least. I think I smell her scent, she went this way," Shani padded in the direction of a distant watering hole.

Astrid sighed, "Shani. I wasn't born in this pride. I had to get used to it too. I know what you are going through. You've got to give pride life a chance. A week is not enough time to get used to it." She followed her, since she had caught the scent.

"I guess that's one more thing we have in common. I have decided to stay for now," she smiled at Astrid, "but I can't speak for Storm. I don't know much about her, but she strikes me as having had a rough go in life. But the difference between us I guess is that I have made a choice to not allow it to define who I am. I am not perfect, I'll be the first one to admit that. But I am trying," Shani said picking up her ambling pace as they neared the watering hole.

Astrid smiled back. "I'd give it at least a month if not more. By then you should have made some connections to at least make you think twice about leaving. I hope Storm stays. This is a good pride. They are fair," she said. She spotted Storm in the distance. "There she is," she began to pick up the pace.