Lucifer

As you approach Lucifer, you realize you aren't alone. His mate is by his side and a dark shadow swirls around him, scarlet eyes blinking. When you get closer, it stands next to him, ready to attack at any moment. He sighs. "No, no. It's fine. Cain, leave them alone. They're a visitor. We don't want to maul a visitor now, do we?" His eyes glint in the darkness of his cave, even though the sun has hardly set.

Reaper lashes a playful paw at him. "Don't be so rude, Luci. Welcome them, at least! You must have given them quite a fright there." He approaches and apologizes, glaring at his mate. "Sorry about Luce, he isn't one of the more... welcoming lions here. Bit stuck up, if I do say so myself." He giggles and narrowly dodges a swat from Lucifer. They start to wrestle on the ground and you examine the area.

To your surprise, a serval comes up to you and sniffs you! He seems unshy and purrs, curling up at your feet and stubbornly refusing to move. This cat must have been raised by lions, if it's this bold. Lucifer lets Reaper up, removing his paw from the smaller lion's chest. Reaper shows you around the den, introducing you to the small cat that nuzzled you earlier. "This is Kat. What? Don't look at me like that. It was that or Doomslayer, Eater Of Worlds."

You raise a fuzzy eyebrow at him and he insists upon his statement. "No, I'm serious! Lucifer wanted something that would… scare lions." As he says this, Lucifer snorts a reply. "Mine was better." Reaper rolls his eyes and approaches the shadowy figure that you noticed earlier. "This is Cain. He, uh... Luci... found him. He's like, not from this world, or whatever. He eats people. I mean-- he eats people that Luci tells him to eat."

He shuffles his paws and Lucifer gives him a rough lick on the ear, smiling for the first time since you've met him. He replies sharply, but patiently. "I didn't 'find' him. He found me. I just summoned him. It's... a long story. But the important thing is, I keep him alive. And he protects me." Reaper smirks. "From what? The lionesses trying to flirt with you?"

Lucifer narrows his eyes, glancing from you to Reaper. "Oh come on. They know you're not interested. They're just messing with you. Half of them have mates in other prides anyway!" Reaper looks to where a group of lionesses are basking in the sun, bellies full of cubs, gossiping about the other prides. Lucifer, however, doesn't take kindly to his teasing and growls a retort, revealing sharp fangs. "I think it's time you leave. We need to talk." Reaper grins, rolling his eyes. "Oh, don't be so serious, Lucifer. They just got here. But you're right. We do need to talk."

They usher you out of the cave and you are left outside, blinking as you hear them continue. "YOU need to go to the watering hole sometime soon. You smell of dust and prey, and I won't have you bringing the scent of dried blood into our den." Lucifer mutters something about how HE isn't the one who brought rotting antelope into the den. Reaper feigns an offended gasp, and you hear them both rumble with amusement as you walk away from the den, amused.

*For the sake of space, Reaper is only present in this dialogue. He exists in the lore, just not in the pride as an actual lion.*

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