Watching Mjuvi's reaction made Amira smile even more. She couldn't imagine what it was like to have been alone for a long time, or just travelling with one lion. It must have got lonely sometimes, not having any lion his age - assuming his mother was the only lion he travelled with, he may have siblings. Amira decided not to dwell on his past; it wasn't important that she knew. "I'm sure we won't be around here too long though" she assured him.
Once she had located a suitable tree, she flopped beside the trunk with a huff. There were dead leaves beneath, making a crunching noise that made her smile when she rolled onto one side. While it was drawing closer to evening, the sun was still warm and the coolness of the shade was welcoming. Amira wondered when the antelope heard would be back, or if any zebra or wildebeest would wander through as she had seen them before in the area. Her stomach was docile for now though; and Mjuvi's company took her mind off food.
Meanwhile, not too far away, Kosa was still positioned on her rock with her kill. She had been more interested in what was happening with the pair of lions. She could not hear a word they said but she assumed they had become friendly. She was tempted to go and greet them, but she was afraid of rejection. She wasn't exactly appealing to be around, as much as she wanted a friendly face, something she rarely had. Wound up in her curiosity and turmoil over whether to approach the pair, she failed to notice sleek spotted creatures snake their way through the lighter grass behind the tree. They had been close to silent.
The cheetah brothers emerged from the grass, startling young Kosa. They both grinned; they had found an easy target. An adolescent lion was no match to fight over a kill. Kosa let out a low, rumbling growl despite her evident fear. She didn't want to loose the kill, she could've come back to it, it was enough to last a couple of days. The brothers laughed. "There's no point in you trying", one said. "You're about as skinny and lanky as us" the other chimed in as the edged closer. "Look, just leave now and there'll be no need for a fight". The other cheetah seemed to disagree. "Come now brother, she'd be amazing food for the vultures".
Kosa refused to speak back, but a snarl escaped from her and she swiped at the brother who had made the vulture comment, missing entirely but intentionally so. Cheetahs would never act like this if she was an adult, or if she was male. Amira sat up slowly from her lying position, the snarl had been loud. "Mjuvi, did you here that?". Enraged by Kosa's action to even think to strike, the cheetah snarled back, though both parties were reluctant to make the first move. Upon hearing the second snarl, Amira hesitated about whether to investigate. They could not see the confrontation from their location, but whatever was happening could be dangerous.