Kiara had just recently woke up. She thought to visit her father, Rafiki and Kovu to give them company. But the day was still young and there wasn't any reason to rush. Like her own routine, a drink from the waterhole is a must after her slumber. The waterhole was only a few feet from her but she stopped in her tracks. Makosa was sitting by the water. Her mood suddenly shifted from positive to somewhat anxious. She slowly walked towards the waterhole and made a short distance between him and avoided any interaction. Kiara finishes up and quickly went to the opposite direction but in a subtle way.

"Good morning." Makosa said to Kiara, she was startled.

Kiara was close to leaving him but then she was stopped in her tracks.

"You too." Kiara replied dryly.

"Please, sit with me." Makosa insisted.

Even if Kiara was not in a rush, she did not have the time to "sit with Makosa" nor does she want to interact with him. But to reduce suspicions from him, she decided to go with it. Both of them sat down under a shade of a tree. Kiara sat silently and avoided eye contact and kept her distance.

"Your home is very beautiful." Makosa started.

"Like you."

He subtly complimented Kiara. She suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling around him. Kiara could imagine where this is going, she hoped that she's wrong.

"You're the next queen right?"

"Yeah, I am."

There was a moment of silence between them. Kiara was about to politely leave until Makosa shot another question.

"Ever thought of having a family one day?"

"Not at the moment." Kiara replied. Kiara thought to finish their conversation before they start by simply answering the questions not asking further more.

"For me, I would love to, but no one has agreed to be with me... yet."

"You seem fond of this Kovu, who is he? A sibling or a mate?."

"Used to be my mate."

"Oh really? Tell me more about him."

Kiara was a hesitant to answer but if it means to shut him up, she would be willing to.

"Kovu to me was loving and carring mate. We met at-"

Kiara kept going in describing Kovu to Makosa. Kiara didn't bother to look at him but it was a different story for Makosa. He had no interest whatsoever to her describing Kovu, instead his gaze was upon her and he was astonished how beautiful Kiara looked. Makosa wanted a queen and Kiara seemed like the perfect candidate for him.

"I've met many lionesses but you are by far the most attractive." He interrupted.

"T-thank.. you?"

"You have one exceptional figure I must say." He said seductively.

Makosa inched closer to Kiara to the point she could feel his fur and the warm breath of his. All of it was invading Kiara's personal space and it made her very uncomfortable. She slowly moved away from him but Makosa caught up to her to the point their bodies were touching.

"Be my queen and we'll rule together." He offered.

Kiara heard what he said, it was the last thing she wanted to hear. Of course she refuses but the problem was how does she decline. She was afraid to say what she had in mind. Meanwhile Nala was approaching the waterhole and Kiara caught her attention, she saw that Kiara was in a grim situation. It alarmed her she decided to intervene calmly rather than aggressively.

"Kiara, the morning hunt, let's go." Nala stepped in. She spoke in a demanding tone.

Kiara stood and followed her mother's order. As they walk away, Makosa couldn't help but smile sinisterly at Kiara. Makosa thought that Kiara can be easily persuaded. He fantasized about him being with her. After a while, Kiara and her mother had made the distance between them and Makosa. Nala had lied to save her daughter in the situation she recently was in.

"What were you thinking?" Nala started, she was mad but mostly concerned.

"He's the one who wanted me to sit with him." Kiara replied.

"You could have simply said "no."

"I ca-... it's... it's much more complicated than that." She replied.

Nala was still concerned and nervous, who knows what could've Makosa had done to her one and only daughter when he had the chance. Kiara refrained from telling the truth. Nala was curious of what could've her daughter's response if she completed her sentence but the thought was quickly disregarded as she calmed down.

"What did he tell you?"

"He was weird, he found me attractive and that I had an exceptional figure."

Nala knew where it was leading just by the words of Makosa.

"How perverted of him! Avoid him, don't ever talk to him. He has terrible intensions." Nala said.

"What do you mean by "terrible intensions?"

"He plans to do an act of war with our neighboring prides and expand his territory."

Kiara laughed. "How ambitious of him, you know that's impossible right?"

"If only it was impossible."

"What?" Kiara's laugh faded.

"Kiara, if he succeeds... he's putting the future of this pride in jeopardy."

"He's probably going to use us to do his work and even if he didn't, we're still in the middle of it." Nala continued.

Kiara understood every word, she was now concerned that their lives are at stake.

"It's only a matter of time before he does something." Nala added.

Kiara saw the look in her mother's face, an expression of sadness. She could simply tell her that Simba is alive to remove her despair but the risk of causing any suspicions made her refrain. She hated seeing her mother looking like this, it gave her a heavy feeling in her chest that she couldn't say anything.

"I'm sure that everything is gonna be ok. I know it, we just got to keep our hopes up." Kiara reassured.

Nala smiled as her daughter keeps her hopes up and thanked her for reassuring. She knows that everything isn't going so well especially for her but Kiara with her positivity took it off from her mind. But deep down, Nala knows that everything will not be ok and it will only get worse.

What concerns her the most is that her daughter will soon become a mother, and she doesn't want Kiara and her grand children to live in a world of violence and suffering. The thought of them getting through their situation was slim, but she kept her hopes up as how Kiara mentions it.

END OF CHAPTER

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