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Part 12 – Someone's smiling
"So… this is where you tend to hang around?" Scar looked across the elephant graveyard, the dark place he had been heading for. Now it turned out, that it was already inhabited – by hyenas.
"Where else? According to you lions, we're not allowed near Pride Rock!" Banzai said, and Scar smiled – seeing Shenzi role her eyes at the male hyena. She was clearly the leader of this little pack; and Scar once heard, that for hyenas, it actually were the females who ruled.
"All that, Shenzi, will change… stick to me, and things will look brighter." Scar said with a calm voice. He had a plan now, and it would be glorious. It would probably take some time, before he could succeed, but then again – it would be worth it.
"What do you mean, Scar? Why did you leave Pride Rock anyway?" Shenzi asked, a bit suspiciously, but not so much that it really mattered. They were outsiders too, like him. Scar continued to speak to them in a nice and calm manner, and in a way that they had to trust him.
"To find new… friends… I just needed to get away, but I promised to return soon. Friends I seem to have found already." The hyenas didn't know Scar, and how manipulative he could be, if he wanted to. And he didn't let them know, of course.
"So it would seem… a brighter future, you say? Doesn't sound bad." Banzai said and sat down near Scar, who still stood on top of a huge elephant skull, looking over the gloomy and dusty graveyard.
"Yes… brighter indeed. Hyenas will be important – just you wait and see." Scar said with a happy grin, and jumped down on a long tusk, gliding through the mountains of bones at the place. It was just the right place to hide for him, he thought to himself. Yes, for now, hyenas would be important.
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He could be seen from a long distance – especially when someone stood on the peak of Pride Rock, looking over the huge savannah. Someone did stand up here, seeing everything deep down below. A half year had gone by, without any sight ofa black-maned lion, and now he suddenly returned.
"A rogue lion, sire?" a blue bird flew near the kings head, and landed next to him. They both watched the other lion climb the rocks, until he stood in front of king Mufasa.
"No… this, Zazu, is Scar… my brother." Mufasa explained to the bird, who didn't look at all like he trusted the dark lion who just arrived.
"Yes… I have returned, just like you asked me to do. You already look more royal than before." Scar said, sounding nice and noble- but the irony in his voice could not be hidden.
"I doubt you're serious… should I welcome you back? After what you did?" Mufasa asked firmly, holding his head high as only a king could really do it.
"That is up to you… brother. You are the king, you tell me what to do." Scar didn't smile, but looked like he meant it. But it was all part of his plan. He now saw two lionesses appear from the cave behind Mufasa, and they stopped when they saw Scar. Sarafina and Sarabi. Mufasa also noticed the lionesses, and knew he couldn't tell Scar off right now. He knew Sarabi turned away from Scar, because Scar turned away from his family. What would happen if her mate did the same? Mufasa didn't dare to find out.
"I allow you to stay – but you will be watched. Zazu here, have taken the job which Coopah did for our father. He is my lookout and close friend." Mufasa explained, looking down at the bird next to him. Zazu put his wings across one another, to make Scar know Mufasa told the truth. But the dark brother had a hard time believing it.
"A bird… a bird have taken the proud job which belonged to a cheetah before?" Scar had troubles not beginning to laugh, but managed to press it down to a smile.
"Zazu is doing a fine job! Listen, I allowed you to stay… isn't that enough for now?" Mufasa asked his brother, who of course nodded and bowed a little to the king.
"Indeed it is… thank you. I owe you…" Scar turned away, and without looking to the sides or the lionesses curiously watching him, he found his old place on the backside of Pride Rock. He had returned, and with a plan. Now all he could do was wait…