Never Enough Pride

The young female purred, leaning into his touch, the other lionesses all laying about them in the shade, having brought their kill closer as well.

Cato continued to clean the wounds by licking them gently, beginning to knead the females sides comfortingly with his large paws.

Marah nuzzled the male softly, blood staining her back from the wound, but she seemed okay at the moment, the young lioness purring softly, enjoying the company of the male.

Cato growled as she approached the two females, using his imposing figure to assert his dominance, as he leaned down, sniffing at the younger lioness, beginning to clean her wounds.

The lionesses had scared the clan off, Marah and her mother more hidden within the foliage, the older lioness fussing over her wounded daughter.

Cato, nuzzled the side of the truck curiously, a tour guide had been about to prod him with a large spiked stick to try and encourage him away from the truck, although Cato looked over when the Hyena's attacked and roared, running back over to defend the lioness.

The lioness flinched when he walked away, hissing and she roared at the hyenas, she and her pride sisters managed to scare the hyenas away, but Marah had been injured fairly badly, she had been bitten along her spine and her flesh ripped, she wasn't seriously injured but she ran a large risk of infection.

Catos attention was ripped away from the clan of hyenas when a tourists camera flashed. Evidently the man hadn’t turned off the flash of his camera, which had caused Catos curiousity to peak, the large feline, padding toward the truck of tourists.

Marah watched his back as she stood beside him, panting and growling loudly, her ears staying pinned and her tail lashing about, glaring toward the hyenas.

Cato’s actions were instinctual, swiping away the two hyenas attacking her, and putting himself between them to block their access to Marah.

Marah was quick as she charged at the clan, managing to get a hold on one of them, snarling and growling as she tried to grab onto the hyena's throat, her ears flat against her skull, the small female roared when two other hyenas came at her, biting and nipping at her as she tried to fight them off.

Cato purred at the sight of the petite female guarding their kill, using her distraction to jump forward and stand with her. Swiping aggressively at the scavengers.

Being small, Marah dashed forward, she was the quickest of the lionesses due to her size and she pounced, landing on their kill and she growled, lashing her tail and swiping at the hyenas.

Cato dashed when one of the hyenas chuckled and dashed for the food, thankfully for the scavenger the large lion wasn't as quick on his feet as they were. He let out a dominate roar, his tail lashing.

The lionesses got up and all let out growls to the hyenas, the tourists watching the two families clash over food.

He purred down at her, though looking up he snarled when he saw a clan of hyenas making their way over. Deciding they were lured by the carcass the lionesses had killed he hoped off his female and huffed loudly, threateningly at the scavengers.

She drooped her ears back softly and she purred loudly as she felt him kneading her stomach, her tail lashed and she rubbed her face against his mane, kneading his shoulders with her paws softly.

He purred, biting at her ears for a moment before he crouched on top of her, bringing to knead the soft fur of her stomach,

She mewled and flopped back when she was pinned, her tail lashed and she playfully kicked up at him, purring and she bit at his mane, the humans still watching and videotaping them.

Cato chuckled and pounced at her, pinning her to the ground by caging her body with his four limbs. He leaned down and purred loudly at her, his tail caressing hers. He leaned down again and gently tugged on her ears.

Marah flicked him with her tail and she playfully chewed his ear, not enough to hurt him though.

The young lionesses stole his attention away from the humans, he purred and rubbed against her. Still keeping a careful eye on the humans, but allowing himself to relax enough to enjoy the close proximity between himself and Marah.

The lionesses stared at him confused, until Marah got up and rubbed against him, the humans taking pictures of the white lioness and the large lion, "Its fine, don't worry" She mewed to him and playfully nipped at his mane.

Cato tensed and stood up, snarling loudly, the muscles beneath his fur rippled in aggression, he'd been brought up far away from any tours taking place and as such this was the first humans he'd seen.

The female laid on her side, lashing her tail lightly, she chuffed back to him off and on, eventually humans in jeeps were driving nearby, the lionesses didn't seem to mind, since they lived on a human trail.