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Prologue; Healing

The golden rays of the sun started to spread as the bright orb began to rise from behind the horizon. Across the waking plains, known as the Pridelands was the famous momentum, priderock. Exiting out of one of caves on the kopje was the queen of the Pridelands. The dark beige lioness closed her eyes and breathed the morning air before opening her orange eyes and looked over her waking kingdom. With a deep breath Queen Sarabi headed down the slope to the plains. She didn't get a well sleep last night and wasn't because of her ever moving unborn cub. Her mate has been disappearing more and more lately. She just hates to think about where he could be.

"Sarabi,"

Sarabi turned to see her best friend's mate, and now future cubs' father. "Ocasio, what are you doing up?"

The golden peach lion stretched before shaking out his dark red mane. "Sarafina saw you leave and wouldn't rest unless she went to see what's wrong. So I came out for her." Ocasio then took a deep breath. "Besides, my sister isn't in the cave."

Sarabi nodded before continuing into the savannah with Ocasio by her side. The two made small talk about their cubs or future cubs. As Ocasio talked about his and his sister's life in his home pride. What made them leave was a new take over. The two brothers that challenged their father, eventruly won. With their success, they killed all of the small cubs including his and his sister's brothers. Before being violently chased out of the pride. Ocasio's sister ran away and found him before the brother's forced themselves on her like they did with their mother and the other lionesses.

The two friends had gotten pretty deep into the Pridelands. The queen and one of the royal guards went to head back when a loud roar was heard. The two shared a look before running towards the direction of the roar. The queen and guard soon came to a cave surrounded by moss and weeds. They entered for Sarabi to only run out in tears. Ocasio watched his friend run to snap his brown his towards the back at the current inhabitants.

"Lila! How could you!"

The dark peach lioness lowered her head as a large golden lion dismounted the younger lioness' back. With bared teeth he apporched his guard.

"I don't know what you are trying to prove by bringing my mate out here but I won't stand for it!" with a dangerous growl he struck Ocasio across the face. "Get out!"

"Ocasio!" Lila cried with her ears folded against her head.

Giving his sister one last look, his eyes full of disgust before running off. Lila broke down in tears, the banishment of her brother was her fault and she knew that if Sarafina found out she'll never forgive her. A small nuzzle brought the young dark peach lioness out of her sorrow thoughts. She moved her bright blue eyes towards the king and her lover.

"Don't worry about anything, my dear."

Lila moved away from the king with wide, unbelievable eyes. "Are you kidding me, Mufasa! You said we'll never get caught! But we did!"

Mufasa quickly stood before narrowing his amber eyes. "There's nothing she could do anyway! Besides I don't know why you're upset! It was just mating, it didn't mean anything to me!"

Lila gasped but before she could strike or say anything back the golden lion ran out of their private cave.

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Sarabi ran across the savannah in tears. She should of seen this coming but she didn't. She thought she was enough for him. Apparently she wasn't. Continuing running, not paying attention she wonderd who else did Mufasa mate. But everything came to a halt when she felt cool water hit her paws. Sarabi quickly snapped her head up to gasped at the sight ahead. Lying up ahead was a lioness cub, no more than five to six months old. Sarabi looked around to see no other lions to return her sights back on the unconscious cub. She couldn't leave the poor thing behind, so she decided to take her. Quickly and gently grabbing the damp pale cub she turned and bolted through the plains towards priderock.