THEY GIVE IT ALL THEY'VE GOT / joining

Perhaps it was bad timing, to be stepping in just after a lost war, direct access to the very two individuals that pushed him and his family originally out of their homes in the first place. But, this was not his home. Not yet. He had not much of one, and that was quite alright. He'd had something better, that was for certain. But, maybe it was all the more reason, too, to walk in now, introduce himself, but keep his own family a secret. Prepare his father for something better, maybe. Maybe that was something he could accomplish; keeping his father safe. Maybe he could even grow into power once more, if he so desired. He wouldn't bring up the idea yet, though. For now, it was important, he thinks, to just get to know the area. Get to know the tigress that had brought this upon them.

The young lion had gotten quite used to all sorts of weathers, though he must admit the desert sun was not so kind to feel against his dark body. Not for the first time, anyway. It'd take time, he's sure. He would get used to it. For now, he could feel the relief slowly trickle into his tired body as his pale eyes land upon the jungles in front of him. He wonders if he should simply walk in - this land, by birthright, was just as much his home as any other - no matter what cowards and traitors may claim. However, he could not expect strangers to know such a thing; in fact, he was relying on it, for the time being.

No, for now, the boy would sit just outside the jungle, like any good foreigner, and he waited. "Hello?" would call his high-pitched voice, slowly. "I've come to join."

life's alright in devil town, no one's gonna catch us now