In the fields, Akilah and Veya were walking with Kion and the other three lions to show Zira the Circle of Life. They were all hitting it off with one another, especially how Zira was getting along with the wild dogs. Normally, in the past she would just fine whatever animal she could kill and eat, considering how evil, cruel, and bitter she was in the past, but she had no intention of killing or hurting any of the African wild dogs, thanks to her memory loss. Kion hoped that she will stay that way and she would have no more memories of her past whatsoever. Meanwhile, without the others noticing, Zazu was perching on a lone tree branch, looking ahead far and wide to make sure Zira was not doing any funny business or trying to kill Kion and his family.

"So far, so good", was what Zazu was saying inside his head. Still, he hoped that it would stay that way, and she would remain docile.

Back with the group, Akilah was the first to speak to the scrawny lioness when he said: "Zira, we wild dogs think as much as the lions do, treat other animals with respect and only eat what we can for ourselves, and our pups." he looked at a moving group of hartebeest prancing by down the plain, and he continued: "take a look at the hartebeest over there, and how they are running down the fields to look for more grass to feed from."

Zira observed the antelope closely and carefully, and it looked almost as big as a wildebeest migration, even though they were not really migrating anywhere. It was not the right season for migration yet.

"They are so plentiful," she said in astonishment. "Why don't you all just charge and hunt them down? I mean, it looks like a buffet on the run."

Akilah made a small laugh, and he replied: "as enticing as it is, we all have to follow the circle of life. If we all just rush over and kill and est as much hartebeest as we want, we would run low of food, and it would be the same for other prey like zebras, eland, kudu, buffalo, and more."

"Hmm... I see." Zira said.

"Besides, we already ate some lunch for ourselves, and we are teaching our pups to hunt for their own food."

"Pardon me," Kion interrupted. "But, Okove sounded like he was struggling a little bit, and his brother and sister were giving him a hard time."

"Well, Okove is the youngest pup of ours, Taft and Jabir have a habit of teasing him once in a while. But, they just want to play with him."

"That's it!" Said a kid's voice. It was Okove himself, looking quite angry and stomping his paws on the ground and gritting his teeth. "Mom, dad, I can't take them anymore! Taft and Jabir are so mean to me!"

"What? What happened?" Asked Veya

"They took my lucky rock and they won't give it back." Okove pouted.

Akilah sighed. "I'll deal with them soon enough." he said. "But, did you hunt anything?"

"Well, yeah I did, dad. It was a hyrax I had killed and eaten."

Veya gasped with joy. "Perfect! I am so proud of you."

Okove felt a little bit better after hearing that. "Thanks, mom." then he felt Veys hug him like any loving mother would do for her child. "At least i managed to find some prey for myself."

"Listen son," said Akilah. "Me and your mother are sorry that we have not been helping you with your problems as of late. We can be busy since we are co-rulers. And I want you to know how much we love you."

"Yes, and I hope you understand why. But, we will have a good talking to with your two siblings."

"What about Shaka and Dayo?" Asked Kiara curiously. "Do they give you any trouble, Okove?"

The pup had a look of uncertainuu, and he ultimately replied, "no, they are way more nicer to me than Taft and Jabir. I mean, we have disagreements here and there, but, I get along with them just fine. I even wish that Taft and Jabir were more like you, princess Kiara."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you are like a perfect sister to Kion, and you never fight or argue at all." Okove replied.

Both Kion and Kiara laughed. "I wouldn't say that," said Kion. "Me and Kiara do fight sometimes."

"Yeah, but they are small disagreements." Kiara pointed.

"Yeah but, you don't tease or make fun of Kion in a sadistic way."

"Look, we promise we will deal with Jabir and Taft, starting with getting your lucky rock back." Said Veya. "But please, do not let them get to you, sweetie. We'll all talk to them about it together."

Okove smiled gratefully at his mother's words.

"Well, Zira, you understand the importance of family right now." Said Akilah. "Us dogs have to look carefully at what we eat around here and we try so hard not to disrupt the balance of life and the ecosystem. We all think like lions, well, we are better hunters than they are."

"You better?" Said Vitani with great doubt. "We are the rulers of the Pride Lands and we surpass all creatures that dwell on here."

"Vitani!" Kovu scolded. "You know that's not how it works around here! All animals are just as equal as we are. They are not any lower than any animal."

"Hmm? Oh! Right, we are all equal, mother." Vitani corrected herself. "And we should treat others the way you want them to treat you."

"I can see that." Zira smirked. "We all have disagreements every once in a while and the least we can do is talk it out with one another. Besides, this little pup should have something done about his sibling issues."

"We will deal with that soon enough." Said Akilah. "Honey, can you please go and look for Taft and Jabir and demand they give Okove his rock back?"

"Of course. Come on, Okove, we'll find your siblings."

"Thanks, mom." he and his mother went to look for the two mischievous siblings while Akilah was alone.

"And you are sure you have no memory of what happened?" Akilah asked her cautiously.

"We promise, she has lost her memory." Said Kovu. "Rafiki said so, and he is always right. Always a good idea to always listen to that monkey... even if he can be a little... a little... Kion, what's the right wors?"

"Eccentric?"

"Yeah! Exactly, eccentric."

"If Rafiki says that, it must be true." Another wild dog said. Overhearing the conversation. "And he never lies."

"I guess you're right, Molopo." the leader admitted. "Whatever horrible misdeeds or atrocities you have committed in the Pride Lands, I cannot jump to conclusions."

Akilah continued teaching her more about the Circle of Life and all the philosophies that go along with it. He even told Zira about the importance of all the other animals living around at the Pride Lands and they roles they all play in the Circle of life.

The more he talked, the more intrigued Zira was becoming by his words of wisdom. "This is all so fascinating to me, Akilah. You dogs really know how to keep the balance in life."

"Like we have mentioned," said Akilah, "we are like lions, only we are dogs." then he looked on at the horizon again, and saw three giraffes walking about the grassland to the right direction, and they stopped in front of a leafy tree that only they can reach, thanks to their long neck, and they all began eating as much leaves as they could with their long, purple tongues.

Zira looked on with him, and the sound of arguing was heard from behind the group. Turns out that Veya was coming back with the cubs, and she looked quite stern with Taft and Jabir, and these two pups looked worried and scared, knowing that they will have to face the wrath of their parents, and it was even worse knowing that their parents were leaders of this pack. "Alright, you two. We are going to have a talk about treating your little brother nicely." said Veya.

"Yes mom." said the two pups with their heads down in shame.

"Well, thank you for helping me understand more of the Circle of Life, Akilah." said Zira gratefully. "I am truly starting to understand how it works and how we live."

The wild dog chief smiled at her. "I am glad to have taught you all that I can about how we live and how we survive out here in the Pride Lands." then he looked at Kion. "I suppose our work here is done, Kion. And, she has seen how we all hunt."

"Yep. I guess it is, Akilah." then the cub smiled.

"Well, come on. There are other animals in the Pride Lands we can help you atone to." said Kiara. "We'll see you later, Akilah, Veya, kids."

All members of the wild dog family said their byes to the five lions before they walked away. Then Akilah turned from his warm gesture to a stern and rather angry look at the two cubs, Jabir and Taft. "As for you two," he said with his eyes narrowed. "No more hunting for you for the rest of the week."

"What?" said both the pups in shock.

"You heard your father." said Veya. "You need to show Okove more respect and love, and not tease him!"

"We were just playing with him, mom." said Taft.

"It didn't look like it." said Veya, not looking amused.

"Yeah, you mutts know how important that rock is to me!" Okove shouted at them angrily

"Mutts?!" said Jabir in offense. Taft also looked quite offended by being called that peculiar word. "You will eat my dirt for that!"

They both began growling at their youngest sibling, and Okove was ready to fight them both, but they were intervened by Shaka and Dayo. "Stop, stop, stop!" said Shaka. "Please! Will you guys knock it off?"

"Yeah guys, we're all siblings here." Dayo added.

"Shaka, Dayo, can you please give us some time alone to talk with these three?" asked Veya

"Okay, mom." the two elder pups walked away and went under one of the rocks that some dogs like to rest or sleep in, or shelter from the hot, blistering sun. Now the younger cubs were alone with their parents to have a talk with about teasing and getting along.

"Now, listen, you have been teasing Okove a little more than you would usually do. Just tell me and your mother why you have been hard on him lately."

Both the two middle pups looked a little uneasy about this, but Jabir finally replied: "We... just want to play and have some fun with him." she looked at her slightly elder brother. "Come on, we just want to play and have fun with him."

"Well, you are both going about it the wrong way." said Akilah plainly. "He might be a small cub, but he has a big heart, and he is family. You should always treat your family with respect whether one of us are here for you or not."

The two younger cubs started to feel guilty and were thinking about this in their heads. "We're sorry, dad." Said Taft.

"Don't tell that to me. Both of you say it to your brother." The leader looked quite firm.

They both looked at their youngest sibling, who was waiting for the apology. "We're sorry, Okove." They both said.

"Thanks, guys." The youngest cub Said flatly.

"Now, go to your rock and think about how you treated Okove." Veya said firmly.

"If we can't hunt, what are we gonna do to eat?"

"We''ll just bring you both your food." Akilah replied. "Now go on."

Both the middle Cubs bowed their heads and walked away to go in their rock. "We're very sorry about this, Okove." Veya remarked. "They will not tease or bully you again."

The youngest cub of the family smiled gratefully. "Thanks mommy, thanks daddy." He replied