They had made it.
Smriti had been travelling with her cousin for a while now, long enough to know that he was a good lion. It was a miracle within their family. All she knew was irresponsibility and cruelty from her mother that it was good to find a family member that had been... normal. It had been convenient for her to randomly find her own blood within the rogue lands. Both of them had the same mission on their mind - to travel and get away from their origins. Smriti had been most eager to try and put some distance between herself and her immediate family.
She didn't much care about the destination, so long as it was away from where she had been raised.
The dark lioness had gone on ahead of her cousin to the border of the Myrsky Syntynyt. She had already learned that a duel was required to join the pride, and while fighting wasn't her strong suit that didn't mean she was afraid. She had dealt with worst things in her life.
In the distance she saw a lion well before he saw her, because she was sure that if the male had noticed her... he wouldn't have shown that terrible display. Smriti's nose twitched with disapproval, a grimace placed upon her face. "Uh... that's real charming," the purple lioness drawled sarcastically as she came up to face him.