For the second time in a few weeks, Leon left Pisces. The first time around he'd simply been following Makyna, intent on not letting her to get too far out of sight. He'd still been getting used to having her around again, and when she left, he felt further away from himself. He felt uneasy and fretful of what would happen to her, especially with Cancer lurking around in the caves somewhere, where ever he was. That day, Leon had been hot on Makyna's trail and followed her to Eridanus, where they found a young Gembound. This day however, Leon had left Makyna in Pisces, deciding that he was going to go adventure out on his own again. He was healing pretty nicely; the residual pain of Cancer's attack had slowly seeped away, and the radiation poisoning had faded into nothing more than the occasional sickness of his stomach. Even the gruesome wound crossing his throat and muzzle had begun to heal into a rigid scar.

It was time that Leon proved he could be useful to Maji Walezi again. He'd come back only to lay around and sleep most of the days away as he recovered; there wasn't much he could do to prove that he was useful to them. When the group originally formed, he'd often spent his time exploring and scouting out the nearby tunnels and caves. Now, Leon had a good idea of the majority of the caves. The South-West quadrant of the caves were still unfamiliar to him, and he was certain he would return to explore them thoroughly in due time, but for now he figured he may as well just do a routine patrol in a room he knew better. Eridanus.

A path long ago walked was covered over with the footprints of new creatures. Leon had his nose close to the earth, picking up the scents of Gembounds both unfamiliar to him and known. One of them belonged to a lion - Usui. The bear raised his head, slowly following the smell. He hadn't much chance to talk to the lion since the trial, and he didn't know what Usui would think of him after that. He only hoped that maybe his first impression of the bear - as a savior and a kind soul - would precede that which made him out to be a furious brawler. Even if it didn't, Leon was prepared to prove himself to Usui as he was to the rest of Maji Walezi.

Before long, he spotted the lion and overheard a few words; little Leon, and bear, were most curious to him. Leon blinked and shuffled closer, uttering a low chuff to announce himself to Usui and whoever he was with. He slowed his pace, craning his neck to see - lo and behold, a small child similar to Leon in make wobbled on uneasy, newborn legs. Leon couldn't help the smile that broke across his lips. "Hey Usui, who's this?" He asked, gaze flickering between the lion and the little bear cub as he approached from just off to the side, keeping a respectful distance until Usui granted him permission to approach. It was only right, after all.

Leon hadn't even noticed the slow advance of the little lion cub. What scent he carried was passed off as another smell rolling off of Usui, or maybe it was the smell of the bear child before them. He was relieved when Usui received him passively, tilting his head as he revealed that he'd merely discovered the child here. Leon silently turned back to the small bear, and he couldn't help the smile that slowly began to form on his jaws watching the child walk around before questioning why he was little. Why couldn't he be like them? "One day, you will be." Leon answered with a quiet chuckle. If the little bear was anything like Leon, he'd grow up to be massive. Leon himself was pretty big; he was pretty much an adult now, towering over many of his Gembound friends.

The babe continued to chatter, and Leon listened as he tested out a name, what he assumed was a name. Grr... Grrrr..... Grimmloch! Leon's smile broadened. "Well it's nice to meet you, Grimmloch!" The lion had already spoken Leon's name, so he found no need to repeat it. After a moment, Usui had turned his attention to Leon, questioning his wounds. Curious, Leon slowly tested the stiffness of his neck, rolling his head slightly. The deep scars across his throat and muzzle pulled with his skin, but they weren't too bad. In fact, they were healing quite nicely. "Getting there," He answered finally, shaking out his thick fur and focusing on Usui again. "I'm just trying to settle back into the usual routine... patrolling, what I did in Maji Walezi before I left." Leon explained with a huff. "What about you?"

After he asked the question, his gaze returned to Grimmloch, curiously observing the child.

The bear had fallen silent for a moment, watching the little lion cub and the bear mingle with one another. The lion tried to perform some magic, but nothing seemed to come of it; Leon could only offer a sympathetic smile, and then the freshly hatched bear lumbered over towards them, asking about the magic - or whatever Niru was talking about. Niru, the lion cub. He stored the name away in his brain for use later on. Then more questions which caused Leon to laugh - it certainly was odd that the two children were mirrored by the two larger adults that had come wandering in. He couldn't help but find himself intrigued as to what kind of magic they both had. Seeing as neither of them had succeeded in demonstrating it yet, Leon took it upon himself to attempt a "real" display of magic.

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"You wanna see some real magic?" He asked with a snicker. Leon threw his head back and took in a deep breath, holding it in his lungs and allowing his internal energies to warm it up. Then he exhaled - and what was intended to be a gentle stream of flickering fire erupted in a hot, dangerous burst flames crawling forth from his lips, extending high into the air in an impressive fireball. Unfortunately, that wasn't exactly what he'd had in mind - anybody in close proximity to the bear would feel a wave of simmering heat powerful enough to singe their noses, while Leon himself was suddenly met with an unprecedented burning along his lips and tongue.

As the fireball withered away into smoke, Leon scowled and covered his mouth, comically sticking out his tongue. "Thee! Mathick!" He fumbled and uttered a manic laugh, a sound that was a mix between panic and instant regret.