THE GROUND THAWS
POV: Vitani second person about Chuki
You don't understand how good your life is. You play with these other cubs, not knowing they would be your enemies in another life. You are free in your innocence. If the prides hadn't combined your life would be short and cautious. You are the embodiment of what I wanted as a cub. You have never known hunger that gnaws at your very being. You live without fear, blissfully unaware of dangers lurking everywhere. A fire burns within you: proof that you are my daughter. Your brothers would have loved you. Your father would love you. I love you.