Nithya

it's too cold for you here.

The tunnel cloaked Nithya in a sense of loneliness, her heart aching while her small, fragile body was curled up. She felt cold- due to being isolated by herself, ruby eyes closed tight with the fear of opening them. She was practically new to this world- to the tunnels, being a soul of purity and innocence, she knew not what to do.

There were wet trenches all about; and Nithya did her best to position herself away from them. Rocks were just as bad, the objects towering over her small form; and causing a shiver to trail down her spine. Gulping, her tail wrapped along her paws; trying to give her warmth- to give her company. She was oblivious to the world around her, to the air around her- and that may of been the most frightening thing to her.

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@Makyna

The lioness was wandering, eyes unseeing as she used her ears and nose to steer her through the fog. She could practically walk this place blindfolded by this point, having had frequent trips to Cetus before the great sleep and now that she practically lived here. Part of her missed her home in Pisces where she had her chromatic flowers and sparkling gems in her den... But it was safer here without the ghosts of the past. Here they could live in the present and focus on making ties with new gems and getting to know others, to love and to laugh as they had before.

A new scent crossed the lioness' nose, the scent of feline. Tiger. She'd known a few in her day, had befriended them in her life. This particular scent was not of a past tiger but of a new one. One that promised her a cub, a new one to teach and to raise in the world. Makyna never grew tired of meeting new gembounds, it always promised something exciting. A new face, a new personality, a new creature to bring into the folds of her life and share her infinite caring with.

She followed the scent, tracking it until she came upon a lone tiger cub. The poor creature was laying on the cold ground with its tail curled tightly over her body. Makyna felt her heart go out to the minuscule creature. The more she stared at the baby feline the more she could almost picture her as one of her daughters... The coat color was the same as was the general shape. In her mind's eye she saw Cadence and Sonata sitting on the cold earth begging for warmth. It was hard to shake and the lioness had to blink her eyes a few times to clear away the image.

"Sweetheart, did you just hatch?" She asked the small cub as she slowly stepped closer. Easy did it, she didn't want to scare away the poor thing but being too abrupt but her maternal instincts bade her not to leave the poor thing alone for too long without someone to care for her.

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Nithya

it's too cold for you here.

She had allowed her eyes to close, the ruby color shielded by that of darkness; and only a small sense of calm came from the action. The mist around was barely noticeable to her, mind far too distracted to comprehend all the elements of the surroundings.

A voice came through the air- soft in sonnets and a warmth plagued Nithya's ears. Her eyes opened slowly, ruby color scanning the distance; until landing on the tanned body, a stone elegantly placed at her forehead; but Nithya was far too naive to know the truth of the power it had to hold. She came closer, but Nithya was not frightened- she just felt... alone. Could this creature- this essence of clarity and calmness, aid that?

Her head nodded, a slow response to the words that had been emitted into the air. She didn't know what to speak, nor how to get her lungs to voice something other than the lightest mew, the sound vibrating her chest with what little impact it had. Carefully, her paws picked themselves up from under her; small frame attempting to draw closer. There wasn't much strength in her legs yet, and with the actions, she tumbled but a few feet away, stomach hitting the ground while her ruby eyes glanced to the tanned frame, pleading.

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@Makyna

The small cub didn't seem to be frightened of her, she lay there staring up at her with wide red eyes. The poor creature, so innocent to the world and so pure. She was one that had yet to feel the taint of the caves... and if Ky could help it then she wouldn't ever have to.

The tiny feline gave a nod of her head, signalling that she had just emerged from a chrysalis. The poor thing probably had no ken of this world and it was up to her to help her. The lioness started to take another step forward but stopped when the little one attempted to bridge the gap herself. The effort ended in the girl on her belly with wide eyes staring up at the tawny cat.

It was that action that spoke to the lady's heart, making her run forward and curl herself around the little cub. "There, there, I'm here. I'll always be here." This one, she would take this one and teach her as one of her own. She could no more resist the urge to do that than breathe.

Makyna lowered her head, pink tongue flashing out to tongue over the babe's fur in an effort to clean it and warm her up. After a few moments her soft words spoke again, "How would you like to come back to my den to live with me, little one?" She peered down at the cub with warm blue eyes, love in her gaze as she stared at the youngling.

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"I talk."
I think...