Lion's heart suddenly filled with dread. The first thing he remembered... a dark dapple grey horse with black mane and snake green eyes. The second... he had a twin brother. Lion had met the twin brother... and Lion hated every other stallion.. but Wild West had become like a brother to him. He had to leave to take care of his own herd one day... Lion snapped back to attention. He realized they were still mostly in the middle of his territory... and that meant the group of horses was also in HIS territory. His face filled with angry... and he cantered ahead, going straight towards where Pride saw them

'he'll be fine..' she thought. she knew his skills were higher than any ordinary stallion, and in case of any emergency, Pride knew a few tricks. She ran after him, following him up to the tree line where she could stay covered until she was needed. if she was needed.

Lion saw Menace... yes, that was his name. He was with two other strong looking stallions, just wandering around on Lion's territory! Lion wasn't exactly young... he was a little past his prime years... but he felt the young rage he knew so well swell up inside of him. He let out a fierce bellow, stopping in front of them. "You dare come inside my territory, scandal! Leave now Or leave never." Lion snarled, standing face to face with Menace. Or... a little taller than.

she watched with a frown, their was 2 more. They clearly weren't there before! they looked quite strong to. But, she held much faith in lion, he was her mate, and best friend. Well, soon to be mate.

he hadn't asked her yet.

Menace looked at Lion and burst out laughing. "Oh, so you were the stallion I chased off in that one herd, eh? Or should I call you oldie now..." Menace snickered, the other stallions laughing with him

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Lion's eyes lit up in fury. He flew into action, body slamming Menace out of the way before darting in and kicking one of them, biting the other. Menace was on the ground, still trying to recover. Lion slammed into the third one after biting him. He kicked at the horse's rib cage. The third stallion limped away, screaming in pain. Lion flinched at the sound and whirled on the second, kicking again and driving him off. Menace shakily got to his feet, panting. He aimed a kick at Lion's ribs while he was not looking. Lion felt a sharp pain burst in his side. He roared with pain and anger, slamming into Menace and knocking the stallion backwards. Menace shakily got up, glancing at Lion. "You win... this time... but I'll be.. back..." Menace wheezed, limping off.

she watched the fight progress grinning at her love. Princess wanted to join but knew, this wasn't her place to fight.

she trotted over as the stallions were leaving and menace knew away he could win. he grinned and walked away limping...

Lion winced. Ow. That kick in the side Menace gave him... was a pain in the side. He turned to look at Pride. "Welll... the good news is that they are off our land." He said weakly, shaking his mane.

"our land?" she hinted, "but its good hes gone. Hopefully he'll never come back!" she smiled at him and push the 13.3 hh of her hieght onto him to snuggle.

Lion tipped his head slightly, turning his gaze to Pride. "Oookay... what are you up to?" He asked, his ears flicking. He winced as she leaned against him... ow...

"oh nothing..." she moved up off of him after snuggling up like a cat. she trotted around plopped over and rolled on a soft patch of dirt leaving dirt marks on her light coat.