Spicegaze

Spicegaze came in with her mother from another pride, The mother seemed dejected, but this soon changed as Dunmat, the ruling male, took an interest in her and one of her cubs particularly. Spicegaze was scooped up by the king and looked over, carefully: Eyes, weight, health, cry, everything was minded by the king. A low bellow and she was skied off to a seprate den from her mom and sibling. She was scared but soon was comforted by a mothering lioness who explained in words she could understand...She was chosen.

The lionesses fussed about her, gently dressing her in shells and other light-weight decorations. She is soon set beside another lioness cub who was equally dressed up and very much beaming with the pride of being a chosen cub, who soon introduced herself as Fruitgaze, who explained that they would be trained together, then when they were older, one of them would become the court healer. With this, the cub's journey begins...

Moons came and went, the pair's training flowed like the river that fed the falls around the pride's home, and at last the night of the selection ceremony arrived.

The pride gathered around the new king and awaited their decision; though none more anxious of the choice as the two young healers. The ruling queen let her voice be heard over the roar of the falls. And with a word, Spicegaze's eyes lit up...she had been chosen as the court healer, over a lion moons her senior. She settles beside the queen of the pride, and let it sink in, this is her place and it will remain as such until she feels an apprentice is ready.