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 Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:26 pm
Mafa had indeed fought many battles. Some that had needed fighting, others that she had instigated to quench her fury. However, she didn't carry very many scars. Only one significantly stood out, on the meat of her back leg, inflicted on her by Runai, a lion she had constantly fought with in the past, however, all her other wounds had been shallow enough that they'd healed. Mafa took pride in this, she didn't have the scars to show her victories, she had the tales and she had the respect to prove them. Scars showed weakness. Mafa wasn't weak.
Big ears perked at the young hyena's question. Such an inquisitive soul, this one. However, Mafa didn't mind being pelted by all of these questions. She took her time with this, especially when she spoke to the younger members. To engrain herself as an image of fear, authority and knowledge in their little minds was her goal.
"You chose what will become of you, Erevu. Your fate is yours, and only yours to control. What your outcome will be will be of your choice. Within every hyena I see potential. Potention to kill, potential to be loyal, potential to respect. The question is, shall you chose to live up to that potential?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:54 pm
Erevu listened and nodded a bit as Mafa spoke her answer, it being filled with wisdom and experience. She had been through so much, tons more than most any other hyenas had, and while she did not carry the signs of it, she was proud. She had raving stories to tell, and only one scar to show it all off with. Of course, with scars being a sign of weakness, that's just how Mafa probably liked it, and that's how Erevu would train himself to like it too.
"I want to live up to that potential...", he spoke after she was done, puffing his chest out some and standing up tall and straight. "I want to be able to be a loyal hyena. To be able to do what ever I am told, and not have any pathetic urge to say no. I want to show my respect for my leader and my pack, and be able to show that I mean business, and be strong. I want to be a true hyena, and not some wimp that simply thrives off of the dead and rotting meat of another."
He spoke his words with pride and truth. Inside that little brown and white body of his, Erevu was a great big threat to any lion who dared to try to mess with this hyena pack. Sure, with him still being young and slightly small, he would be bound to be banged up in every possible way, but his heart was in the right place, and he made damn well sure of it.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:56 am
Mafa's chin tilted up slowly as the young hyena spoke. It seemed like she was swelling up with pride as her head rose higher. Not pride for Erevu, persay, more pride in herself being being such an excellent alpha. Her word was law, and there was no getting around it. Another youngster turned toward the 'good hyena' side; it was a job well done on her part. The pack was rising in numbers quicker than she'd ever expected, and unfortunately for her, she didn't exactly have the time... or motivation to go visit with each and every member. However, she figured, the more good examples running around, the more likely the others were going to pick up on what she expected.
"Good Erevu, good! Don't ever forget those words. Don't ever forget how you feel right at this moment. Carry it with you kid, it'll take you far in this life."
This life, in this pack, that she had control over. Control, it was a beautiful word. An even more beautiful feeling. As much as she loved pumping up her own ego with encounters like this, she was glad to see a youth of the pack so motivated to grow up properly and to uphold the morals of the pack itself. It gave Mafa a glimpse for a better future. A lion free future, perhaps? She could only hope, and of course, do her best to will the other pack members to see the same way. With a sigh, Mafa paced a final circle around the pup, stomping a foot down with authority as she came to a stop.
"Now run along pup. Back to the rest of your brood. Tell them what I've told you. Make them understand. Is that clear?"
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