Sophie continued eating the meat and pretended to let Scar lick her. Thoughts of escape ran through her mind. 'I must think about sneaking off
Scar is asleep,' the anxious lioness thought. Other thoughts of getting far, far, away and back into Keate's village fluttered in. 'Maybe, I can get him
to call my aunt and uncle to see if they can come and get the special gifts to speak to me,' Sophie thought. 'I maybe a lioness now but that doesn't
stop proper communication with my family. "Yeah," Sophie stated out loud. "What was that princess?" Scar asked with his tongue hanging out of his
mouth. "I mean I like the way you are licking me, it's so soothing," Sophie lied. "Oh, that is so sweet, " Scar replied in a slippery voice. Sophie
smiled. 'Yes, he bought it,' Sophie thought.
"Leo, you are in no condition to be fighting that lion," Rafiki protested to Will. "But, I saw the way he's seducing her," the lion whined. "I said no,"
Rafiki replied. "He'd kill you on dee spot." "I'll have to agree with that, " Izzy replied. Will grumbled and said, "Alright. However, Sophie is one
impulsive cookie. You should have seen how naive she was when coming here to Africa. She_." It was then that Rafiki put a hand over his mouth.
"Shh, I won't have you bad mouthing others. Dat is especially disrespectful for someone who loves her. I am sure that she will learn how to fully
learn how to defend herself. She is a lion now and will learn how to fight better and survive. I am sure she will observe while watching the other
lionesses, when spending a lot of time with them." Will nodded and then sighed. "I just don't like him and especially after he attacked me like
that yesterday." Rafiki protested and said, "Calm down my young lion. You will get your chance at him and to save her.
Sophie was now clean and could wander around alone. She decided to think about the early days of her arrival in Africa. 'I really have become
brave since I have come here. 'Cutting off all my hair was the first time I really showed that courage,' she considered. Sophie then thought
heavilyabout that hot morning when she had to give up that fairytale hair.
Sophie looked down at the ground and realized that her hair had fallen to the ground. 'What have I done?' she thought. Sophie then felt her hair in the
realizing that it was gone. Sophie then peered into her mirror observing her long hair and then took one of her binders and tied the rest of her hair in
two ponytails and pulled the binders below her chin "It must be done," she said out loud. She then took the scissors to her hair and began to cut
both pony tails until her hair was to her chin. 'I can't believe that I just did that,' she thought. She then looked into the mirror to observe that
her much shorter hair made her feel lighter. 'Since I am going to be here a year, then I guess all my hair needs to go.' She then took a hair clip out of
her pocket and layered her hair into sections, while leaving her nape layer down. Snip, snip, snip, went the scissors as all her beautiful her hair fell, and
she watched in the
small mirror. 'Well, I'll miss having you in my face,' she thought as the scissors worked around her ears and then eventually over her forehead.
'It's so short,' Sophie thought as tears rolled down her face as she finished shaping the top and then running her fingers through it....
Sophie then out of her thoughts while laughing at the thought hesitating, 'There are worse things than to cut all your hair off.' She then decided
shake off the thought and found a waterhole that was drying up. 'I am going to be this way for the rest of my life and I need to look at myself and
accept it that I am now a lioness.' She peered into the water to observe her new form more carefully. Her eyes had always been a natural green,
and Scar's potion had sharpened the color just a tad. "These are pretty," she said to herself. She also looked at the color of her fur which was a tan color.
Sophie put her paw on herself and stroked the fur which was soft and touching herself caused her to pur. "So, this is what it was like when my
cat Gigi let me pet her. This is a really relaxing and comfortable feeling." She then look at herself, noticing her smile. 'Wow, I really do look
better as a lioness than as a human.' She laughed too herself whenh there someone talking to her. "Miss, what's so funny?" Sophie jumped and
turned around to notice another lioness walking towards her. "It's complicated," Sophie replied as she looked at the other lioness. "Are you
lost?" She asked Sophie. "No," she replied to the questioning lioness. "Who are you?" she added. "I'm Scar's fiance'e Zanira. He has chosen
me to be his queen," Sophie replied, knowing that Scar could slink all over and be listening to her. The other lioness looked at her and shook her
head. "What's a nice lioness like you doing with a creep like that?" The lioness asked. "Well, he just thought I was the pick of the litter," Sophie
said. "I'm Nicaya, one of the lioness' in the pride." A little lioness then ran up Nicaya and rubbed on her. "Hello Nala," she said as she looked
at her. Sophie smiled and looked right at her. "Ahem, Zanira, this is Nala. She was to be the future queen of the Pride Lands before Simba was
was killed." Nala took a look at the newcomer and asked. "Who are you?" "I'm Zanira, future queen of the Pride lands." Nala shook her
head. "I think he's a big ugly lion and mean too." Sophie laughed and then straightened up. "Honestly, I don't think he would appreciate it if
we talked like that." "No, I wouldn't," Scar said as cut in and walked up to the three lionesses. "Zanira, my little flower, I have been looking
all over for you." Sophie smiled and then rubbed on Scar. "I was just getting to know the pride lands, honey pie," Sophie replied in a her
sweetest voice ever. "I also made some new friends here." "Ah...yes," Scar smirked. "New friends who will accept the princess." Anger boiled
in Sophie as she always got an icky feeling being around him.