Zariana took her time introducing the various lionesses, ensuring that every interaction between myself and the respective woman was fruitful from beginning to end.
Buxi was introduced first, as I’d already had some exposure to her from my place behind the door on the balcony above the grand hall. Buxi’s functioning eye was like an intense vulture, exploring my being and picking apart my deepest, darkest secrets. After a few seconds of searching my soul for scraps of information, she finally decided I was clean and began her introduction.
“Buxi, leader of the Banzia tribe. Pleased to meet you, and to be at your service.” She offered her paw to me, and I took it, kissing the fur as one would kiss the hand of an elegant foreign woman introduced to them at a formal event.
Xanthia chuckled,
