twilin was caught off gard when furleap tackled her she rolled for a bit before furleap pinned her and started to tickle her she snorted at the remark before using her hind legs and launching furleap off her before she stood "havent seen anything besides prey animals" she replyed with once again a glare at furleap

Cyrus tilted his head slightly and took another deep breath, his head pointed towards where Ares had disappeared. "Well thank you, and if you see anything tell me. I guess my nose must be faltering as well." He answered, sounding a bit doubtful, then chuckled at her joke. "If you do think you're getting ill you should rest." He paused for a second. "I'm going to follow this a little ways, at least off the territory. I want to make sure a rogue-" He spat the word out like it was trash. "Did not come in here." Cyrus finished, then dipped his head to the two before walking off in the direction Ares had left, taking deep breath occasionally and listening.

-

Ares laid down in the cave, sighing heavily as he closed his almost crimson eyes. He drifted into a fitful sleep, twitching at every small noise, because out here? No pride was going to protect you. He hadn't slept deeply since the day he was born.

tiwlin looked at cyrus with a snort at furleap before walking back to the pride she looked at the grass snorting again before laying down in the shade when she got back

Farleap nodded "Yeah perhaps, but i don't think it's that bad. I can take alot" She insured glaring at Twilin as she had glared at her, she looked slightly worried when Cyrus said he was going to check anyway "Oh, well yeah i guess that's.. A good idea, Phew i'm tired heheh i should be heading back, but don't stay out too long, because if there IS a rogue, he might just wait for you to go looking for him then walk into the pride" Farleap suggested before turning and following Twilin back to the Sisters Step. There wasn't much more she could do or say, as much as Farleap didn't like rogues, she had a slither of hope that Ares might be left unfound. She got back and went under a rock's edge for cover and layed down, grooming her fur

Cyrus nodded. "See you later Farleap, Twilin." He said his goodbyes before heading into the weeds. His nose was telling them there was a rogue, and he hated rogues. They were bloodthirsty controlling animals that didn't care about anything. Cyrus lifted his lip slightly at the thought, pausing at the territory line. The scent had become so strong he was sure there was a rogue that trespassed onto HIS territory. His pride's. Cyrus snarled and continued. He was going to go teach that stuck up stupid block head a lesson. A cave soon came into view. Cyrus lifted his head and let out a loud, challenging Roar.

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Ares twitched in his sleep, and had just gotten a little more rest when he heard a loud Roar. He awoke with a hiss of surprise, shaking his thick black mane and stalking out. "Cyrus." He all but groaned, stopping in his tracks and lifting his head. His giant stocky frame was much bigger than Cyrus', and he was much more muscular. Ares lifted his head. "What do you want? I'm not on your territory." He said stoutly.

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Cyrus brought himself up to his full height with a growl of anger. Stupid conceited rogue. "Why am I here? How can you even ask that? You were in my territory! You infiltrated me land! You lying trespasser. But I guess all rogues are liars." He spat, his hackles lifting and his light, almost white mane bristling. They were like opposites. That rogue was dark russet red and black, and he was sandy and white.

-

Ares bristled angrily as Cyrus outright insulted him. "Why are all you pride lions so rude?" He asked with a heavy snort.

-

Cyrus all but gasped. "You moron! Thief! How can you call ME rude! You are NOTHING compared to me. You HURT and STEAL and do nothing but KILL, and yet you stand here PRIDEFULLY and call ME rude." He roared, lashing out with a clawed paw.

-

Ares lifted his head. How could this moron even say that?" He snarled with pain as he was whacked with a clawed paw- how DARE he! "All you pride lions are like this! Why do you insist on driving me to the edge? What have I done to you?" He asked.

-

Cyrus did not answer, instead launching forward and ramming into the bigger Lion, slashing at the rogues side.

-

Ares jumped back. Apparently Cyrus wanted war. He deftly avoided a slash and bit down on the Lion's shoulder, then got in a couple good slashes.

Farleap tried to have a nap, but she couldn't fall asleep, she kept rolling and turning but something felt wrong, she got up and came out into the sun glancing around, she quickly grew worried when she didn't see Cyrus, she looked around, it finally clicked, that rogue she had met earlier that day! She growled at the thought of seeing something grim and ran swiftly and silently through the tall grass and weeds, she went to the watering hole and searched there first, picking up Cyrus' scent and following it, the scent grew stronger until Farleap came out of the grass, a cave, a light shape and dark one were moving around vigorisely, she quickly realized it was Cyrus and Ares, usually Farleap encouraged Cyrus to win along with the other lioness's, but now that she knew Ares WAS in the pride first, she couldn't sit here and watch "Cyrus? Please stop it! Ares, you too! No need to fight each other! Ares wasn't in the territory for long! I can vouch for THAT. He left straight after..." Farleap spoke up, looking between the two as her english words rang loud but respectful "Please, i don't think he WANTS the territory! But he was here first..." She mumbled

Cyrus angrily snarled as he missed and the rogue hit. What the heck!?! He was the best fighter! How was this happening! His hits became a little more frantic as he kept missing, but he could tell the rogue was going easy on him, and it was only infuriating him more. He had numerous small nicks literally everywhere and the rogue only had a couple giant slashes where he had managed to hit as hard as he could. Cyrus paused for a split second as he heard the voice of Farleap, fury showing in his gaze. "For one, this is a rogue male, a STUPID MORONIC enough of one that he TRESPASSED onto MY LAND. Or the Sister Steps Pride land. It doesn't matter. The point is, he needs to be punished! And two, if you knew he wasn't there long, that means you were there. Why did you lie to me?" He almost seemed a little hurt, and something clicked quickly. "AND YOU KNOW HIS NAME." Cyrus huffed. He saw his chance as the rogue- Ares- pfft what a stupid name- was distracted, so he flew in and raked his claws across the other lion's face.

-

Ares backed up quickly as he saw Farleap. He had warned her of this- why had she told Cyrus!? But no... Cyrus was angry. That meant she HADN'T told Cyrus. Ares tilted his head slightly, almost conused, when he felt unimagineable pain across his muzzle. He let out a roar and jumped backwards, blinded by blood for the moment. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR I WANS'T EVEN FLIPPING LOOKING YOU BETRAYING SCOUNDRAL WHERE DID YOU LEARN HOW TO FIGHT." He yelled, shaking his head harder and glaring at Cyrus, but not making a move. He only dodged a couple more hits, pain flaring in his muzzle and THROBBING.

Farleap knelt closer to the ground when Cyrus spoke, realizing she probably shouldn't of mentioned the fact that she actually saw the rogue Lion. It hurt her deep down to see Cyrus' face when he realized she had lied to him "Cyrus, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have lied! But I knew you'd wanna fight to protect the pride, but I'm sure he has no interest in taking over" Farleap insisted, she glanced at Ares than looked at Cyrus "Yes i understand he's a male and you're right, it WAS moronic of him to trespass... But I-... Gave him permission to drink some water for a split SECOND" Farleap explained hoping he wasn't too disappointed in her. Her ears fell back in slight fear as she knew she was in the wrong when he confronted her about knowing the rogues name "Well i er.. May of tolerated a small exchange of words with him.." She admitted looking at the ground in front of Cyrus, ashamed of lying and basically betraying her Mane and the pride she lived in. "Ares! Run!" Farleap bellowed as Cyrus slashed the other lion's face "Cyrus, leaniency! Please!" Farleap begged staying still "He isn't hurting anybody, he was just thirsty!" She said trying to calm him down. Turns out Cyrus wasn't taking it well like she assumed

Cyrus snarled angrily as Ares managed to dodge each of his blows. He viciously swiped at Ares' shoulder, landing a couple good blows, and refused to let up.

-

Ares tried to dodge each blow but he couldn't dodge each one. He growled in pain as he got hit, over and over again, and finally he couldn't stand it anymore. He lunged forward and clawed Cyrus' back leg, a rather harsh blow that would definitely slow the lion down.

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Cyrus hissed in pain, his back end going down as Ares lent a good blow on it. He stopped his vicious attacks and almost looked shocked. "You could have- you CAN- kill me... why aren't you?" He asked quietly, wincing, the pain extreme. Still, probably nothing to the numerous wounds the other Lion had.

-

Ares stood panting, his gaze glowing with irritation. "Well now that you're happy I'm half dead, have fun living your luxurious life and your loyal lionesses. Wish I had a chance. Farleap, I was right, wasn't I? No one will ever care. " He spat before quickly limping off. He knew he won the fight. Cyrus knew he won the fight. He wasn't backing away. He was leaving because OUCH. Ares was limping heavily, and bleeding all over. If he couldn't hunt, he died. If Cyrus couldn't hunt, he literally did the same thing he did every day. Laid around like a rug. Ares snarled in anger as he moved farther into the savanna before he couldn't walk anymore. He collapsed with a groan of pain. Maybe he should've fought back more than he did.

-

Cyrus turned his gaze to Farleap. "Obviously he has no interest in taking over." He said drily. At her explanation he sighed heavily. "I can't make you tell me the truth, or tell me anything. I just wish I could trust you. If you would've told me you talked to him, maybe this wouldn't have happened, maybe it would have. I don't know. I'm just glad he didn't hurt you while you were having a small exchange of words." Cyrus said quietly, hauling himself to his feet with a wince and limping back towards the pride.

tiwlin was watching the fight from a tree yes a tree she decided when she was a cub that she would learn to climb trees and she did she watched for a bit before gracefully jumping down and landing next to furleap "the fact that i was in that tree the hole time and no one noticed concerns me " she said her deep blue eyes focusing on ares then she turned her gase to cyrus "i agree with ares your not diffrent from any other mane this fight was stupid you were like a nameless cub trying to fight a shark" she told him before looking up at the sky then to furleap "your also being stupid why the hell would you jump between to fighting males 10 imes your sise" she said with a snort her being older then furleap she always tried to help her so she would fit in she looked after furleap when the rouge tried to kill her in result she was slashed across the neck but lived twilin has never been nice what she said to cyrus was the most she had ever said to him