This Be Our Way

Aki blushes faintly. The fish was rather bland in her taste, but the freshwaters had no salt around here. There was no telling how far an ocean would be from this snowy tribe either. At the very least it was cooked though and edible.

"Huntress Ibris! Bring the female out! The elders demand you let this female choose the strongest smow leopards as mates!"

Aki tensed up, hearing the strong voice of a male outside their hut.

"Whats going on?"

She was quick to grab Ibris' muscular arm in fright.

"What do they want?"

The door opened and the leader of the snow leopards entered. He was an aged man with three stripes on his face himself and matching white hair and amber eyes. He was chieftain Waan, also father of Ibris.

"You know you've gone about this in the wrong manner daughter.."

He spoke softly.

"You must best the others to prove yourself worthy of letting her bear your cubs. This be our way. You know this."