Akinyi found a smooth rock and pounced onto it. Observing the scene, she took in all the faces, though it wasn’t needed. This was an emergency meeting called by Neveah, the pride’s newest leader. Her head jerked up to the spot at the edge of the waterfall to Neveah’s face. It didn’t take much to see that she was nervous. This being her first real meeting, Akinyi could sympathize. It had to take a lot of courage and guts to get up in front of the entire pride for any reason.
She shuffled her paws and stared down at her claws, remembering the previous night’s…adventure. She excused herself for a walk and indulged in her transformation again. It had been three days since she’d done it, so last night lifted a ton of weight off her shoulders. A sigh of relief escaped her body, allowing her to relax almost as much as she had last night.
Akinyi snapped out of her daze as Neveah began to look around at all the others. For a second, she noticed her eyes float her way. What could be on her mind? Akinyi slightly tensed as she began to wonder. What if she has noticed…my condition? Akinyi knew that Neveah was a wise one, and that terrified her. Though she could expose her if she ever found out, she attempted to keep Neveah relatively close. Perhaps if she was close enough, she could show her that she wasn’t a…a demon. She was just different. Everyone that had been speaking quieted as Neveah spoke.
"I'm sorry but, the winds take me elsewhere. I know as a Zorlin descendent it was expected of me to become leader. However I will remain as a wiseone. We all will choose and compete to be leader. Well, I won't be competing. If anyone wants to take my position, then please speak now."
There was a moment of complete silence as the news settled on every cat in the pride. The words acted as almost a numbing agent. She doesn’t…want to be the leader? A thousand thoughts ran through her mind at the same time, all centering around that one question. Akinkyi tensed not knowing how to take the news. She then looked around her as the entire pride seemed to almost erupt in a mix of confusion, rage, doubt, and shock. This was going to be a mess.