Ayaukuhime was pacing at the base of the home tree, her stomach in knots.
Not bad knots, but good ones - like little butterflies flitting their way through her system.
Here, at the base of the home tree, not too long ago she'd met the lion who was now her mate, a handsome and gentle Priest named Tompa. And she was absolutely bursting at the seams about it.
As an 'eveng'nariyu, a child watcher of the pride, she essentially assisted with all that came along with child rearing. Teaching and caring for cubs was her passion. And now she was starry-eyed with a new mate, dreaming about cubs of her own. Ayaukuhime had always been a dreamer since cubhood, whittling away her days fantasizing about marrying a prince, but this reality was so much better than she ever imagined. She just wished she had a friend with which to share her good news.
And so she paced, glancing around for anyone friendly enough to approach and chat with.
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