Chapter 1 prelude
On another dull day at the start of the wet season of the savannah, 3 lone lions were wondering aimlessly across seemingly endless expanses of long grass and baron patches. In the group was a huge male lion, possibly one and a half times the size of the well known lion standing on a chair shaped rock they could see in the distance. There was also a slender female lion striding next to him. Their sole surviving cub was bounding off ahead. The lions were well fed, but tired as they had been travelling for days.
The male lion was called Zaidi and he had outgrown his pride. He was second born and so despite much larger and stronger than his brother, had to leave. He had attempted to start a new pride, but the land was always either patrolled or too dry to sustain life. He had been walking with his mate and single successful cub for what seemed like eternity trying to find a usable area.
The female lion, Kupanga, was small and slender, but fiendishly smart. All she was thinking about was taking over another pride and becoming a queen. She did not care about simply finding water but instead wanted power and glory. She knew her family had all the aspect it took to take over a pride, strength, wits and a trap...
The "trap" was the cub at the front of the small group. Her name was Riadha and she was almost a shrunken a copy of her father, she too was long and well built. This was due to her plentiful supply of food at her old home and brutal training from her father. She was built purely for power but had been taught some understanding from her scheming mother.
The trio just kept on ambling and observing until some termite mounds appeared over the horizon, a food source, but also one covered in lionesses...