First Meeting

Kristo walked along the border of his new pride. As he was thinking about something, a movement caught his eye. He turned.

''Anyone there?'' he called.

A dark brown lioness walked out of the bushes. She seemed very scared of him, and he couldn't blame her.

''Hey, come on out.'' he softly told her. ''I'm alright. What's your name?''

She opened her mouth, but it seemed that she couldn't form words. She looked down and Kristo looked at her for a short while. ''You're mute, aren't you?''

The lioness nodded, not meeting his eyes. She swished her tail, hoping to make him understand.

''Your name is Kagiso? You live nearby?'' Kristo asked, able to understand the various movements of speech.

Kagiso nodded.

''Well, nice to meet you, Kagiso. How about we meet here tomorrow again?''

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Just a small story I came up with after rendering this picture.

Kagiso (C) DakotaWereWolf
Kristo and render (C) me