Leo's footsteps echoed on the stone pathway. His tail was dragging behind him as it normally did, but it now had a string of sadness dragging it down with his confidence. He was all alone. He had nowhere to go. He couldn't go back to Savannah. He didn't trust her anymore, and he couldn't bear to live with her ever again. He didn't understand this... 'pain.' He had never felt it before. He almost wished he could go back; redo what he had done. He stopped walking and looked back. The house could still be seen off in the distance, a small speck of blue against the silver sky dotted with stars.
Leo uttered a small snarl as he caught a spot of Savannah's brown fur tangled in the fluff at the bottom of his cape. He ripped it away with his sharp claws, pulling some fluff out as well. He dug a small hole in the ground next to the pathway and buried the fur with the fluff. He patted the ground back down and threw grass over it to hide the evidence. He didn't realize a jade stone was missing where he ripped out the fluff. He snapped back around to look forward, and his icy blue eyes stared up at the silver clouds piling up in the sky, trying to block out the golden sunset in the distance before him.
The city was behind him. His home was on the edge on top of a hill. He heard footsteps and familiar scents hiding behind him, but he did not turn back again. He looked up for a moment and lifted the crown off his head. It was small, like a tiara, with three spikes sticking out in the front; the second being the largest, as it was in the middle. A dark blue gemstone sparkled on the front, which shined bright blue as his reflection. Two small moons were carved out of ruby and put facing opposite sides on the left and right of the diamond-shaped sapphire. He sighed and clipped the gemstone of his neck apart. His cape dropped to the ground behind him.
Leo turned to it his eyes dulling as he looked at the heep of royalty on the ground. He set his crown carefully on top. He ripped some grass out of the ground, but it was unnoticeable from a distance. He scattered the grass around on the royal attire, and even threw some dirt onto the gemstones.
His ears flicked back as he shut his eyes. A tear fell on the cape as he began to say the words of a long forgotten speech; written only for those who wanted to leave their royalty behind. Only some words were altered, to fit the person's name and city. "May I ask the stars above to guide me to another home. I can not stay in the City of Leo. In this lion kingdom, it has my name, but I can no longer take this pain. I leave my home, I'm all alone. In the shadows of this world, I now dwell. To my name of Leo, I say farewell." He turned away from the pile, kicking it without looking where anything fell, and he raced away. He wondered if Savannah would find the pile, and see the fading colors.
"Because of the chant, my kingdom is being left behind. Those I know and love, my family, my dear sister, and now the colors will fade of my royal attire. Savannah will take over for me, I hope." He spoke as he ran, but the words were barely audible. Only he knew what he was saying, and he would understood that if he had said anything of the sort to Savannah, that would follow him forever. His paws ached from running, his heart sore from the pain of leaving his home and family behind. He understood this was for the best, however, and he was going to make use of this. He had a new life ahead of him. He could get rid of the pain the kingdom had brought him, and he could get rid of his mane, even though it would grow back with age.
"That doesn't matter," Leo told himself. "I've taken care of myself before, and I won't hesitate to do it now. This is only the second time I've had to do this. Savannah knows. I hope she understands I did this for the better of the two of us."