Slick's Links
“Quill is my daughter, a very disappointing one at that. She prefers the comfort of her mother like a cub and she doesn't listen to any advice or instructions I give her. She's infuriating to talk to... And worse of all she slightly resembles my father's glare, it's uncanny sometimes."
"If I'm being honest I never really viewed slick as father figure in my life that has and will always be my Grandfather as I view slick as more of a lion who my mum had a relationship with a long time ago. I mainly keep my distance from him and make sure he doesn't interfere with my mother either as I don't know what it is but I feel like he's after the Kingdom well if he wants it he'll have to go through me first."
“Oh Majesty, my beloved mate and darling. If only she'd kept her dreams of being the future king, or better yet helped me become the next king. She's constantly butting in my business and trying to get me to focus on Quill instead of just Vanity. But all it takes is a simple doting word or affection she demands from me and she's off my back for the rest of the day. She's of course beautiful and perfect, but not perfect enough.. Yet."
“Oh…Well— Slick and I have our differences. He’s my mate-... I miss the old him really. When he was just charming and kind when he would talk to me about all the things he wanted for our kids... He.. He pays a lot of attention to things that I know won't make him happy. I try to help him, but... I can't seem to make him happy anymore."
“I honestly don’t see what King Great saw in this… Air-headed lion. They're constantly annoying and Great had the utter GALL just to make them heir against MY daughter just to piss me off! Not only did that ruin all my plans for my glorious future-- but this brat is so smug about it too! I'm going to tear that ugly smug grin off their face, or better yet I'll shove them against something they can't dodge from!"
"Slick's never been a fan. I don't know if he thinks we're wandering trash or something but he's had it out for me and my sister since the start. He thinks I'm too stupid to realize what he pulled that day but he's wrong—I know he was trying to get rid of me. Whatever, doesn't matter now. I don't know if he's warmed up to me, decided I wasn't worth the hassle, or realized he'd missed his window but he hasn't tried anything since. Good. Now, all he has to do is stay away from Eternal."
“Queen Solemnity is old and should retire by now. Her mate is dead, her grandchildren are almost grown and she should've picked a king by now. I feel like she's stalling to spite me... Or that she's seeing if Stellar is actually capable of being a king. Which I will not allow to happen."
"Slick's always been a bit troubled. I think it's what drew Majesty to him in the first place, if I'm being honest. Then, after what happened with... with Eminence and Illustrious, well..."
“Vanity is my prize, golden child. Easy to comfort and control when she's alone, so I mostly keep her from others as much as possible. She can only be great when she becomes the best, and that means taking out any and every competition... But by the Great king-- she’s so serious, hardly breaks any jokes. Doesn't care much when I try to say something funny about Stellar. Eh.. I’m sure it’s just a phase.”
"My father, always thinking ahead. It's no wonder grandfather accepted him. I didn't spend much time with him while I was growing up, sure, but he's very busy - just like grandfather was. Nobody really gets me like my father does...at least he can see my potential."
"Loyal is simply what her name states, loyal and obedient. I admire her strength and loyalty, but sometimes it's sickening. She never leaves Majesty alone and I barely have time to talk to my own mate! Is she trying to influence her or something? Turn Majesty against me? If only she devoted her time to someone else..."
"I dislike Slick. I didn't trust him from the beginning and I hate how he treats Majesty. Like she's a trophy he won and forgets that she has feelings. Plus he barely interacts with his daughters. I care about Majesty and her children more than he does, I do a much better job in watching them-- NO I'M NOT JEALOUS!"
"Mighty is--... Useful? I barely interact her with her, she's always sleeping or napping so I can't see how useful she is to the pride. How is she even a knight again?"
"Who's Slick?"
“King Great has accomplished many things that a lion dreams of. Multiple mates, many children, and an extremely large territory. It’s a shame he died at the peak of his life, if only he hadn't jump in the save that brat… Just when he was going to announce the next King as well.”
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"Perseverance is old and anti-social, probably doesn't even know proper manners. Doesn't even know how to properly care for her own- oops! Dear silly old me, did I say that out loud?"
Her usual placid expression twitches into the vague makings of a frown. "You mean, pretty mane over there? Yeah, he hovers over my son, only the traveller knows why. Whenever Eternal's around the guy, he starts spewing a bunch of thunderfoot crap. Too bad he doesn't listen to me quite enough to stop talking to him."
"Ah, another young buck with mommy issues, what else is new? Heh... But he does have some potential, he and I share a dislike for Stellar. Different reasons, but maybe just a little nudge in the right direction... Hmmm. He can be useful."
"I mean, Slick isn't THAT bad... at least he gets why I don't like the starry-eyed twerp, right?"
“Gallant? Uhhmm..er. Good head on their shoulders, but ridiculously strong. I try to avoid her, she seems like she’ll snap my spine..”
"Don't let my sweet, dumb as rocks act fool ya haha, I'm actually quite smart. The dumb act is to throw off Slick so he isn't aware I'm onto him. That being said i got an eye on him and if he ever hurts my god ma I swear by the great king he will regret that mistake-! *ahem* anyways... He just better be careful is all."
"Marigold is the type of lion that's...Eh, too sickly sweet. He fawns after Gallant like some sort of lost cub and everything she does they'll sing it as if she's the best at everything. Admiring, but sickening to watch from a distance."
"Oh no, no, NO. I don't want to hear anything about him, nor anywhere NEAR my den!! If he even tries to speak to me I'll whack him again! What do you mean he's on his way here? Slick you better stay out-!"
"Lustrous should've stayed dead. She and my mother along with the others abandoned me and my father to fend for ourselves with our tiny kingdom. Then when she came back she made some sort of pathetic excuse with no proof and killed my father! If only she wasn't so- so-- so fucking HUGE I would've taken her in a fight! No matter, I'm never seeing her again."
"...He's no longer the brother I remember. Slick was always a scrappy and smart cub back then, the youngest of my siblings but he had a good heart. But when his father-... When he killed my mother and siblings he kept Slick around to use and manipulate him. Well, it worked, when I came back to get revenge for my mother he blamed me for everything. I chased him out after killing that bastard, I don't want to kill family but if he ever comes back... I'm not showing mercy."
"Thoughtful? Who's- OH! That lovely lady. Ah, I remember her. Pretty thing, often came by the old waterfall when I needed to be alone to scheme my next move- But uh, she distracted me. What can I say, I'm a lion with many needs and Majesty wouldn't help me with those needs anymore. She was a traveler, easy to tell her false truths about who I was. She stopped coming once she realized I wasn't who I said I was. I mean, she brought back a cub one day saying he was mine- I quickly stopped seeking her out. Don't need to deal with an extra cub, let alone tell Majesty or Solemnity what I've been doing in secret for a while..."
"I try to forget about him. I mean thanks to him I have a son, but I didn't see how much of a liar and cheat until the last moment. Made since that he didn't want me around, but I was disappointed because I thought I finally found a home. But thank the great king I didn't, from what Lustrous tells me about Slick-- he's nothing good."
"Only met the cub once when Thoughtful told me about him-- What's the again? Rumble? Stumble? Eh, who cares, as long as the others don't find out and I never see him again he doesn't matter."
"Momma told me that my father wasn't a good lion and that he never liked me. I guess that's alright? I'm not that interesting, and I don't want to make Mom upset about talking about him... Though I wonder if he was always that bad or secretly faking it. I kind of want to meet him, but I know not to have my expectations up."