Ode [Traveler]
Chief Huntress
It was a very hot day, and she hadn't eaten in ages, when she had come across the young, lonely Gazelle. Ode had been determined to make it her kill, when suddenly this boasting idiote had come along. She had been somewhat impressed when
Shing had offered to share the hunt and the kill, but soon after she had found that he obviously was only interested in the same thing as all males were.
Usually she would have made herself rare again at the first opportunity, but although Ode had no idea how that shabby yellow cat had gathered his ragtag band, she decided she couldn't just leave them alone with this arrogant nobody, who obviously had no idea what he was doing. Still, she decided it was for the best if she spent most of her time hunting.
Ode lead the hunting parties, until she came into heat for the first time. Then Shing suddenly started to take a special interest in her and court her, not without his own thoughts behind it though. His idea was producing cubs of his own, however when he found that he couldn't make her pregnant, he chased her off, not to come back unless she was pregnant. After three days in the wild, Ode returned to the pride, giving birth to two daughterst a few monthes after.
Although she had mostly ignored Shing while he was alive, she was glad when he died. Supporting
Shaka as new King, like everyone else, she helped the young male along with her advice. Her request to devide the growing number of Lionesses into hunting parties was promptly picked up and she gladly accepted, when Shaka put her in charge of hunting, and she picked
Dziko as her deputy.
When Dziko decided to leave, Ode was very sad, although she realized she had had it coming all along, which surprised her a bit. She hadn't quite noticed that her constant quarrels with the younger, outgoing lioness, had turned into a mocking friendship, and she knew she would miss her a lot. Not only because subsequently she would have a hard time finding another competent second in command and leader of the second hunting party. Still she knew that the more settled down life they were leading now, was not suited well for Dziko and she wished her friend well, as she headed off into the woods. And although she sometimes missed her more independant loner days, she didn't once contemplate leaving herself. The spot of her Deputy Chief Huntress, would stay open for a while, though.
It took until years later, when she found
Marjani alone with her cub, after fighting a Leopard to protect her cub. The lioness was badly injured, so Ode decided to take her and the cub back to camp. She took a liking to the young, strong lioness, visiting her often while she was recovering. Later she would make her deputy of the hunters.
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"Ode takes a step back as you approach. After some coaxing from you she carefully comes close enough for you to nuzzle her."
"You wanted to take a nice walk with Ode, but she has the habit of looking over her shoulder every couple of minutes. Ugh, now YOU feel nervous too!"
