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your names for your lionesses; when I was looking up names to name my
lions/lionesses I came across the name, "Eshe," Swahili for, "life." I
know its not the same as, "Eshma," but I thought it sounded close...

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Chapter 8:

It was early, Nala could tell that as she stretched, looking at the sun
that she knew would begin to rise at any moment. The queen rolled onto her
back, her body brushing against Simba's as she did so; how wonderful she
thought, being able to wake up to the sight of her mate each morning. It
was a sight that the queen had never taken for granted.

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In the Mukoma pride, Vitani rolled over onto her stomach; in a attempt to
block the sun that was beginning to peak over the horizon. Hearing a twig
snap however, made Vitani's ears perk up and rotate towards the sound, if
it was someone coming to wake her, she didn't want to be bothered.
Sighing as no one came to her, she layed her ears back down against her
head and drifted back to sleep.

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"Nala, Nala, wake up," it was Simba that stood over her, nudging her with a
paw. The sun was high up, and his wife had not awakened.
"Simba?"
she said groggily;
"Yeah, come on, the sun's up," Simba said as he licked her cheek and the
lioness sat up.
After sharing there morning kiss, the royal couple walked down towards the
watering hole to get a drink.
"Any news on Vitani?"
Nala asked when they had finished;
"No; Nala, I'm sure she's....."
"Your majesties?"
Both of them turned to look behind them as a gofer popped his head out of a
hole in the ground;
"Your hynisess?"
He asked, looking at the two lions, "I would like to say that I am sorry on
the loss of your daughter."
"Our daughter?"
Simba inquired, lowering his head in order to look at the small animal eye
to eye;
"Yes sire, I had heard that she had run away."
"I think you mean my daughter, Vitani," Nala stated as she to leaned down
to face the gofer.
"Right, that's her name," he said.
An idea came in to Nala's head as she leaned closer, "could you do
something for me?"
"Of course your hyness, anything for you, what can I do?"
"Find out where my daughter is using the underground," Nala replied.
The mammal thought a moment, "sure, I mean yes, I can do that for you."
"Great; thank you, come back as soon as you find out anything, come
straight to pride rock," Nala instructed as the small animal got a
frightened look on his face.
"All the way to pride rock?"
Nala couldn't help but laugh, "don't worry, no one will eat you...."
She gave him a look asking for his name.
"Kone," he replied before he pulled himself out of the hole and bowed
before the king and queen, "I shal have the news as soon as I hear it."
"Very well," Nala replied as the gofer slipped back into the underground.
Nala turned to Simba, who wore a thoughtful look on his face.
"What?"
She asked;
"I think I've seen that gofer before..."

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"Good morning Vitani," Kamaria said as Vitani looked up from the watering
hole.
"Good morning queen Kamaria," Vitani said as she bowed.
Kamaria chuckled, "really Vitani, you don't need to bow to me, or call me
'Queen Kamaria', we are related you know."
"Oh; right," Vitani stated as she saw Jabari walking towards them.
"Morning mom, morning Vitani," Jabari greeted as he nuzzled his stepmother.
"How are you Jabari?"
Kamaria asked her son as she nuzzled him back;
"I'm doing fine, what about you Vitani?"
"I'm ok," she answered.
An awkward silence fell between them until Kamaria broke it, "you know
Jabari, since Vitani is new around here, maybe you could show her around
the Mukoma lands?"
"Sure, why not?"
Jabari said, "you up for that Vitani?"
"Really Kamaria, I don't need to see the lands, I was planning on just
leaving today."
"Oh come on, stay at least one more day; you'll have more energy for travel
tomorrow," Kamaria replied.
"Alright, we'll go after we eat," Vitani conceded as she looked and saw six
lionesses carrying a plump zebra between them.
"Sounds good," Jabari retorted as they followed Kamaria back towards the
kill.

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