The happiness of Taka's birth didn't last long as he was suddenly taken away by rogues. Ahadi and Uru had taken their little prince out so he could see the land before a butterfly distracted him, they noticed too late as a rogue with his companion took off with their son. Uru was heartbroken much like Ahadi. But there was nothing they could do. Ahadi had lost their scent, and even their beloved subjects couldn't find the rogues.

Their son was gone, forever.

Overtime, the royal couple had another cub. A golden cub. A male, just like his lost brother. But this time, he looked more like Ahadi in terms of fur and built, but more so of Uru in terms of nose and eyes. Taka's eyes were green, showing his father even more. The two parents named their newest cub Mufasa, the new future King of the Pridelands.

Uru's close friend had a cub of her own; Sarabi. A lioness cub with beige fur and orange eyes. Sarabi was slender, had a cream muzzle, underbelly, paws, and eye patches. She also had black tipped ears. As time grew on, she had became close friends with another cub, Sarafina. Sarafina had cream fur and green eyes, and much like Sarabi; she was slender. She also had a light cream muzzle, underbelly and eye rims.

As the trio grew closer with each other as they grew up, Ahadi and Uru decided to betroth Mufasa and Sarabi. Mufasa was overjoyed as he took a liking to Sarabi, however it wasn't the same for Sarabi. She liked the strong built Prince, but she thought of him as a brother.

The two lionesses were resting underneath a tree as Mufasa had Kingly lessons with his father, giving Sarabi time to think of ways to tell Ahadi and Uru she had no desire to marry Mufasa. This, of course, didn't go unnoticed by Sarafina.

"Sarabi?" Sarafina asked softly to her best friend.

Sarabi looked up at her green eyed friend. "Yes, Sarafina?"

"You're out of it." Sarafina replied. "Are you okay?"

Sarabi sighed heavily as she shook her head. "I don't want to marry Mufasa, Sarafina! I just don't love him like he does me."

Sarafina's eyes widened. "What? But... what will you tell him?"

Sarabi shrugged as she lowered her eyes to the ground, she couldn't bare to think of what might happen if Mufasa ever found out she didn't love him like that. It just felt wrong. She thought of him as a brother, nothing else.

"I love him like a brother."

Sarafina gave her a friendly nuzzle. "Whatever happens, I'll be with you."

Sarabi smiled happily at her best friend. "Thank you 'Fina."

*TP & TR*

Abaju looked over at his adoptive son with a smile. Long ago, when he was still a young infant, they had found two rogues running away with him. However he and Kiango stopped them and managed to recuse the poor infant. Abaju had taken him back to Kia, where she gladly took in the cub.

They named him 'Taka' because they gave him the very thing they wanted back; their son.

Even if it meant he wasn't their real son, he still gave him what they wanted. But now he went by Scar because of a scar that laid across his eye.

"Scar." Abaju called his adoptive son.

The rich brown lion with the black mane looked over his shoulder at his father with a smile. Scar had grown into a slender lion, a pink scar laid across his left eye due to saving another cub in their pride from an attack.

"Hello father, what can I do for you?" asked Scar.

Abaju chuckled. "You stare out there like you wish to run."

Scar looked away nervously as he shifted on his paws. "I won't lie. I wish to run."

"You wish to run?" asked Kia with a gasp. "But where will you go?"

Scar nuzzled his adoptive mother with love. "To find my own pride. Uncle Kiango and Auntie Nzuri will have their own cubs soon enough."

Abaju inhaled and exhaled. "If you run, then promise us you'll stay safe." he replied to his son and Scar nodded as he nuzzled his parents. The older lion smiled. "Then you have my blessing to run."

"As well as mine." Kia added.

The rich brown lion smiled before giving them one last nuzzle before running off. It was time to find his own Pride. His own land.