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Disclaimer: LK is not mine, it'd b great if it was but it isn't.

Merlraven: Sorry this is so short, I have a lot to do today but I wanted to post a mid-section to allow the storyline to present itself better in my head. Hehe mainly this is all I can write at the moment, but more should be posted soon I plan to start writing after posting this.

Bones of Many to a Heart of Two

Questions and answers arose within the group. What could they do once one was already gone. Kovu and Simba decided to search out the one who had done it. Then they would have enough understanding to proceed. Kovu would set off in the morning with a few others to find this creature. Simba would protect the lands.

Only three were needed for the task. Kiara, Kovu, and Tani would be the searchers. Within minutes, the three set off. Along the way, their minds were on the dead lioness. What had happened to her? Loping forward they made their way to the sands. Here they set off in the direction of the smell. Farther and farther, they were led out. Kovu led the way at a rapid pace. The two lionesses leapt after him keeping up to his maddening tempo. Soon the sun rose and the sweltering air seemed cool compared to the blistering sands. They rested for moments before continuing on at a slower pace. With his mane flying, behind him Kovu ran towards the feeling he sensed inside. Soon they found rest. Trees grew out of the hard ground. A thought itched Kiara's memory, this place seemed like it should have an importance. She was right. The jungle area howled with calls as animals went through their lives. Monkeys yelled, and Magyars yowled as others stayed quiet.

Cool leaves soon comforted their paws as they proceeded. Their's eyes searched the trees and ground in amazement. This area had only been seen by Simba and Nala, and even then it had been a different part of this jungle. Kovu continued on with the two lionesses flanking him. Rafiki had mentioned that evil from outside could be brought into the Pridelands. The baboon had made sense. Zira had tried to bring evil into the lands, but at least she had been inside in the first place. This new beast was totally outside of everything.

Quietly they moved forward. "Kovu," Kiara whispered as she abruptly stopped. Kovu stopped and turned to his lioness. With a questioning look, he wondered what had caused her to stop. Feet to the right of their small group, lay a decomposing body of a hyena, with numerous slashes riddling its now defenseless body. Kiara shook her head trying to get the picture out. Tani glanced toward Kovu. Kovu slowly walked towards it and pushed its head to the side. There was the mark. A hole was in the back of the pup's skull. He dropped his hold and stumbled backwards. Tani stepped to his side. Kiara questioned what could have bothered the lion so much, it couldn't have just been the hole. Then the lionesses saw it. Around the hyena lay about five others. This seemed to be an incredible feat. One lion would find it difficult to take on three let alone five. With a jerk, Kovu leapt over the bodies. The lionesses glanced at each other and followed. Leaping over the bodies, they felt sick from the stench. Once landing, they continued on. Signs led away from the hyenas, but limbs and leaves covered any prints that could have once been found.