Here's chapter ten and I hope you enjoy. Sorry again for the delays between my updates. Each chapter requires a lot of planning and editing along with a lot of time and I'm pretty busy so I don't get to work on this as often as I like. The holidays are coming soon so hopefully I will be able to update at least once more this month. And thank you to my ever loyal reviews who constantly keep me motivated to keep going. I really do appreciate it! Anyways, enjoy the chapter and don't forget to review!
Akila woke up with a throbbing heard voices around him in the den and he woke up to see Malaika hovering over him looking concerned. When she saw that Akila was awake, she immediately bent down and rubbed her cheek against him.
"Are you okay? How are you feeling?" Malaika asked.
"Malaika? What happened?" Akila asked jerking back in surprise. "I was at the border confronting a rogue. How did I end up here?"
Malaika looked at him seriously. "Simba was actually right nearby when you were confronting Moto…Scar. He came seconds after you got hit and he fought Scar off but he didn't get to injure him enough to drag him back to Priderock. Your head was bleeding too and he needed to get you back to Priderock before it was too late. He stopped fighting Scar so he could take you pack to Priderock so Rafiki could stop the bleeding."
Akila reached up and touched the sore part of his head and cringed at the pain.
"He left Scar to save me?" Akila exclaimed. "He should have killed Scar!"
"He didn't." Malaika said shaking his head. "You were more important."
"How long was I out for?" Akila asked.
"A little more than three days." Malaika said.
"What?!" Akila exclaimed. "Did Simba manage to get anymore information about Scar?"
"Not that I know of." Malaika said. "The whole Pride's been worried about you. Rafiki said that there was a chance that you might not have even been able to survive this."
"I'm sorry I worried you." Akila said noticing how upset his mate looked. Malaika settled down next to him and buried her face into his mane and Akila held her tightly against him for a few minutes.
"I'll go get your parents." Malaika said. "They haven't slept ever since you got hurt."
Akila nodded and watched Malaika walk out. His head was still throbbing and he settled his head down in his paws. He heard foot steps come into the den and he looked up expecting it to be Mufasa or Sarabi but it wasn't.
It was Simba.
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Meanwhile, Nala was settled down at the Pride's resting area watching her cubs play under the shade of the trees bordering Priderock. She had heard that Akila had woke up and she was relieved. As much as she wanted to see her brother in law immediately, she knew that Malaika wanted some time with him along with Vijay. She also knew that Simba had to talk so she wanted to give them time for that.
"Mom!" Kion called. "Kiara won't play fair! She won't be it when I catch her!"
"Kiara." Nala chuckled looking at her daughter who was looking at Kion and her innocently. "Listen to your brothers." The little cub only laughed and Kopa glared at her before pushing Kiara over. She landed on her back with a small squeak.
"Fine then you're not playing with us Kiara!" Kopa smirked while Kion laughed. Kiara looked at him with wide eyes before her eyes welled up in tears. Sniffling, she ran into Nala's paws and buried her face into Nala's chest.
"Kopa." Nala looked at him sternly. "You know better than that."
"She won't play by the rules Mom!" Kion complained.
"She's still young and she doesn't understand." Nala said. "Both of you know that." She bent down and nuzzled Kiara rocking her back and forth. "Shh my little cub. I'm right here."
Kopa trotted over to Kiara and tried nuzzling her. "Sorry Kiara!" But Kiara's cries only grew louder and Nala figured that she was a bit tired as well.
"She cries so much that my ears hurt." Kion groaned, covering his ears with his paws.
"Boys." Nala said. "How about you two run along and play with your friends? I'm going to put her to sleep." The twins nodded and ran off while Nala focussed her attention on her youngest cub.
"What's wrong?" Nala asked licking Kiara's face to clean up her tears.
"Kopa! Kion!" Kiara managed to get out between sobs and hiccups.
"They were just playing." Nala soothed. "How about you go to sleep now. Mommy's right here."
Kiara shook her head mewing at her mother softly but Nala gently coaxed her down and ran her tongue across her belly to soothe her down.
"Shhhh darling." Nala said gently. "Mommy's right here. Go to sleep." She nuzzled Kiara softly humming to her for a few minutes before she drifted off. When Kiara was sound asleep, she picked her up and headed towards the dens so she could visit Akila.
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Back in the den, Akila was staring at his older brother unsure of what to say. Simba broke the silence first.
"How're you feeling?" Simba asked.
"Okay I guess." Akila replied. "My head really hurts but other than that I'm just a bit sore."
"You took a pretty hard hit." Simba nodded. "Your head was bleeding when I found you."
"What happened?" Akila asked. "How did you find me?"
"I was nearby scouting the area when I caught you scent and a scent of a rogue. I ran towards it just in time to see you getting knocked out. I recognized Scar immediately and I tried fighting him. But your head was bleeding and I knew that had to get checked right away. That distracted me and Scar ran away." Simba said. "Then I got you back to Priderock then we called Rafiki to come check on you."
"Oh…" Akila said softly. "Why did you let Scar get away though? We needed information from him."
"I know." Simba said. "But if I kept fighting him, you probably would have died from blood loss. Your head was bleeding badly. Even by the time I got you to Priderock, Rafiki was worried that you wouldn't make it."
"Thanks." Akila said his voice getting emotional as he realized that Simba had given up his victory over Scar to save him.
"Do you think I would have let you die?" Simba asked.
"Kind of." Akila shrugged. "After what happened and the situation with Scar."
"You think so lowly of me." Simba muttered shaking his head but there was a smile pulling at his mouth.
"Why were you out there in the first place?" Simba asked. "I thought you were done with being the second in command."
"When Usiku told me about the rogue, I couldn't just ignore that. It's kind of just instinct for me now. So I ran to the border and told her to find you and tell you." Akila said.
"I wanted to apologize to you." Simba said settling down in front of him. "After getting into that last argument with you…I realized that you are right. You do so much for me but I still get the credit for it. I talked to Dad about it too, he admitted that he was hard on you and we were both going to come and talk and apologize to you…then you got attacked. Akila, we thought you were going to die. Dad was devastated. I could see it in his eyes."
"Really?" Akila asked. Both of them knew that Mufasa wasn't the type to show much emotion.
"He was." Simba nodded. "I was too, I thought you weren't going to make it and the worst part was that I would never be able to say sorry and let you know that I really do appreciate everything you do. I want to fix my mistakes by making sure you get the credit for all you do and all that you've done. You worked hard for it. Akila, I need you by my side. I can't do this without you."
"Wow." Akila smirked. "I didn't think you could apologize that nicely." Simba grinned and sent his paw flying at his younger brother but Akila ducked.
"Simba!" Akila exclaimed. "My head's already hurts!" Simba only laughed before giving Akila a nuzzle. "Want me to go get Vijay?"
"Yeah." Akila smiled. "I need to see him." His heart felt at ease knowing that everything with Simba was fine now. Simba was right, they needed each other.
Simba smiled at him before trotting out the den to find Vijay. On the way out, he bumped into Nala who was walking out the den they used for the creche.
"How did it go?" Nala asked. She nuzzled her mate.
"Good." Simba replied returning her affection. "It's all good."
"I have to go find Vijay." Simba said. "I'll be back." He trotted down Priderock to see Alex with Vijay, Kion and Kopa.
"Vijay!" Simba called. The cub turned around and trotted over to Simba.
"What's wrong Uncle Simba?" Vijay asked. Simba bent down and nuzzled his nephew.
"Your father is awake." Simba said grinning at Vijay. "Wanna go see him?"
"He's awake!" Vijay exclaimed. "I'm gonna see him right now." He ran up Priderock and towards the dens.
"Can we go see Uncle Akila too Dad?" Kion asked coming up to Simba.
"Sure." Simba nodded. "He's been waiting to see you." The twins trotted off to
the dens.
"How is he?" Alex asked. He had been worried sick about his cousin until Malaika had told him that he had just woken up.
"He's fine." Simba said settling down in front of Alex. "His head still hurts but that's better than before."
"Good." Alex nodded. "You okay?" He looked at Simba knowingly.
"Yeah…I'm fine." Simba said understanding what Alex meant. Alex knew that Simba had been worried sick about Akila. He had been the only one that Simba had confided in, telling him how guilty he felt. Alex doubted that Simba had even told Nala about how he felt because knowing Simba, he probably had been too stubborn to do so.
Alex had been surprised that his cousin had told him though, he and Simba had drifted apart as of late and he missed the friendship that they had. They were more than best friends…they were brothers. Of course, they were only cousins blood wise. Alex's mother, Shireen was Sarabi's older sister. After Alex's father had died when he was young, Mufasa had stepped up and filled in the father figure that Alex had lost. In doing so, he had become close with Simba and Akila, especially Simba since they were the same age. They had grown up together as brothers and best friends. But after becoming King and especially after having his own cubs, Alex noticed that he and Simba had drifted apart and they weren't as close as they used to be. They hung out when they could but Simba was often busy with his duties and tending to his cubs. Sure Simba and Akila were close. But Alex and Simba were best friends.
He spent time with Simba's cubs however. Simba and Nala had chosen he and Shinda to be Kopa godparents and Kopa along with his siblings spent a lot of their time with them along with Shani and Tojo. They spent time with Malaika and Akila as well but they weren't as close to Malaika and Akila as they were to them. After Nala and Simba, they had practically raised them.
"What's on your mind?" Simba asked, noticing Alex's face.
"Nothing." Alex replied. "I'm fine."
"No you aren't." Simba smirked. "When you say 'I'm fine', it means you aren't."
"I'm just surprised you told me how you felt about Akila." Alex admitted. "I know we aren't as close as we used to be so I was surprised when you told me. You don't admit things like these a lot."
"I know." Simba said. "I miss how close we used to be. There were so many things I wanted to tell you and talk to you about…but it was so hard with all that I had to do especially after Nala and I had Kopa and Kion. And I'm sorry. I really am, I didn't mean to hurt you like that I want to be as close as we used to be. I really miss it."
"I know." Alex smiled. "It's okay, really it is. It's not your fault. But I miss it too."
"Elephant lake?" Simba asked with a grin. The elephant lake had been where they had always hung out as adolscents and young lions. It was away from the crowded pride and it was much more peaceful than Priderock.
"Your short cut or mine?" Alex smirked raising his eyebrows. He still remembered the time he and Simba had tried taking a shortcut from Priderock to the lake. He had followed Simba's lead only to have him drag him through thorny bushes when they were adolescents. It had ended up with them being covered in thorns and listening to Sarabi and Shireen both scold them for an hour while they cleaned them up.
"Yours." Simba laughed. "Let's go." He gave Alex a friendly nudge before the two of them went off.
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"Daddy!" Simba woke up the next day to see Kiara standing in front of him.
"What is it sweetie?" Simba asked. He gave her face a lick and the young cub let out a squeak of protest.
"Play?" Kiara asked.
"Not right now." Simba said, pulling her into his paws. "Daddy's tired." He settled his head back down hoping to get some more sleep but Kiara squeezed out of his grasp.
"Daddy!" Kiara pulled on his ear. Simba's eyes didn't open until he felt Kiara pouncing on his head and he sighed. Groaning silently, he raised his head and Kiara let out a happy smile.
"Come on." Simba said. "Let's go to the Waterhole." Kiara mewed and ran out of the den with Simba behind her. He was glad that Kiara wasn't like Kion and Kopa who would walk out of the den if they woke up before Nala and Simba. It had caused him to panic on too many occasions.
He led Kiara down to the Waterhole and he lapped at the water before he chased Kiara around for a while playing with her. Both of them were enjoying it until Simba noticed that she was getting tired.
"Let's get back to Priderock." Simba said. He bent down and picked Kiara up and carried her back to Priderock. When they reached Priderock, Nala and the twins were coming down from the dens.
"Where did you two go?" Nala asked as she approached them. She licked Kiara's forehead before giving her mate a nuzzle.
"She woke me up early to go play." Simba said returning Nala's affection. "I'm going to go back to the den." Nala chuckled at her mate as he eagerly went into the dens no doubt to get some more sleep.
"Wanna play with us today Mom?" Kion asked.
"I want to." Nala said nuzzling her cubs. "But I have to go with the hunting party soon. We can play after feeding time."
"When can we watch?" Kopa asked.
"Soon." Nala said.
"Mom that's what you always say!" Kopa complained but Nala only gave the side of his head a lick before leading her cubs back into the dens.
"Go find your father." Nala said nudging the three of them into the den. "I have to go now." She knew Simba would be irritated at her for leaving the cubs with him but Nala knew that all three of their cubs loved spending time with Simba.
After making sure they had gone into the dens instead of running off, Nala headed towards the hunting grounds to meet her hunting party. She was glad with the number of lionesses that had shown up, they hadn't gone on a hunt for two days and they needed to make several kills today to feed the entire Pride.
"Nala?" Sarabi gave her a nuzzle. "Ready to go?" Nala nodded. She led the lionesses down to the wildebeast herds.
"Remember," Nala said looking at the younger lionesses that had recently started joining the hunting party. "We don't target the any calves. Neither do we touch the young males or females. We hunt the old and sick. This is the only way that the circle of life can continue."
"I want you four to go and hide in the tallest grass. You will scare them and start the chase towards the rest of us." Nala said looking at them. She saw the disappointment in their eyes when they realized the Queen wasn't going to let them make the kills.
"Don't worry." Nala said smiling at them. "You'll get your chance very soon. But for now, you will only be starting the hunts." The lionesses nodded before slithering away to the tallest grass while Nala split the rest of her hunting party into groups and leaving the older lionesses to make the actual kill.
Soon the lionesses were in their positions and Nala waited with Shinda and Kula beside her, waiting for the lionesses to start the hunt. She could see the younger lionesses slowly creeping out the tall grass and roaring. The started wildabeast frantically started running towards them and Nala jumped out of her hiding place, cornering in on her target. She chased it towards the bushes she knew Tama was waiting but before she could, she saw a very familiar tuft of red fur running around in the grass. Her heart began to pound madly when she realized who it was and her thoughts were confirmed when she heard Kula's cry.
"Jasiri!" Kula frantic cry for her daughter pierced the hunt. Sure enough, Jasiri had come to watch accomponied by Haru, Tanabi and Kion. The wildebeast herd was heading for the cubs and Nala abandoned the chase and ran towards them desperately wanting to get there before the wildebeast herd trampled them.
Nala along with Shani and Tama reached the cubs before the herd did and quickly moved them out of harms way. Kula and Shari hurried towards them along with the rest of the hunting party.
"Are you hurt?" Kula asked pulling Jasiri in closer. She covered her with licks and nuzzles to make sure she was okay along with her grandmother, Penda.
"I'm fine Mom." Jasiri said trying to squeeze out of Kula's protective grasp.
"Kion what were you thinking? The herd could have trampled you!" Nala asked nuzzling her son. She nuzzled him making sure he hadn't been hurt. She had been so scared that the herd would have trampled him to death before she could reach him.
"I wanted to watch you hunt Mom!" Kion exclaimed as Sarabi came in closer and nuzzled him ensuring that he was okay.
"Haru don't ever do that again!" Shari exclaimed nuzzling and licking her son. "You could have been killed!"
Tama nuzzled Tanabi holding him in her grasp tightly. "You know that you can't come on hunts yet."
"All of you cubs know," Malaika said. "That you aren't allowed to come on the hunts yet. All four of you knew better than to come."
Nala narrowed her eyes at Kion. "I've told you many times before. What changed your mind?"
Kion lowered his head. "I wanted to watch you hunt!"
"Jasiri…" Kula looked at her daughter sternly. "Explain the meaning of this."
"Mom we…" Jasiri began but the young cub was too frightened to continue.
"There are reasons why we tell you that you can't come on the hunts yet and this is exactly why." Tama scolded Tanabi. "You could have been killed." Tanabi opened his mouth to protest but one look from Tama silenced him.
Haru didn't say anything except squirm uneasily under Shari's burning glare at him.
"Zazu!" Nala called to the hornbill who was flying overhead.
"Yes my Queen?" Zazu asked settling in front of Nala.
"Take the cubs back to Priderock." Nala said. "Take them right to their fathers."
"Of course." Zazu said and began escorting the cubs back to Priiderock.
"We can talk when I get back." Nala said looking at Kion with a sigh. They would have to track a new herd now since the wildebeast herd had been scared off and would definitely be on alert now.
Zazu took the sullen cubs back to Priderock.
"This is all your fault Kion!" Haru hissed.
"Mine!" Kion exclaimed narrowing his eyes. "It was your idea too!"
"It was Tanabi's idea too!" Haru argued back.
"No it wasn't!" Tanabi said. "I wasn't the one who started it. Jasiri did!"
"No I didn't!" Jasiri exclaimed.
"It doesn't matter who started it." Zazu called from above. "All of you will be in trouble with your fathers when you get back to Priderock."
Sure enough, Simba, Amri, Morran and Chumvi were waiting for them when they got back to Priderock. Zazu explained what happened before leaving the cubs with the males.
Jasiri lowered her head as Chumvi picked her up and carried her away. She knew that her father was silent when he was angry. Chumvi didn't speak a word as he carried her down Priderock and set her down underneath the shade of an acacia tree. He stood in front of her giving her a stern look. Jasiri looked down at her paws unable to face her father's angry glare.
"Jasiri…" Chumvi began angrily. "What were you thinking? You could have been killed!"
"But Daddy I wanted to watch Mom and the other lionesses hunt!" Jasiri protested but Chumvi cut her off.
"No." Chumvi said. "You knew better than that. We've told you many times that you're too young to watch the lionesses hunt. You're not even four years old yet. When your big enough to go watch the lionesses hunt, we will let you watch. But from now, do not let me ever catch you breaking the rules again. Understand?" Chumvi asked emphasizing the last part.
Jasiri nodded barely able to keep her tears at bay. She had so badly wanted to watch the lionesses hunt and they had been so close.
Chumvi's eyes softened seeing how scared Jasiri was. He didn't want to scare her but he needed to make sure she wouldn't go running off into dangerous situations like that again. After losing Enye, Chumvi knew he wouldn't be able to handle losing Jasiri as well.
"I know you want to watch them hunt my little beauty." Chumvi said pulling her in closer and giving her side a lick. "And you will, I promise. Just not today." Jasiri nodded rubbing her face against Chumvi's cheek and he smiled.
"Come on." Chumvi nudged her. "Let's go play by the Waterhole." Jasiri's face brightened as she followed her father to play.
Jasiri enjoyed her time with Chumvi and before she knew it, they were heading back to Priderock as the hunting party returned. Kula had their share of the kill and the family finished of their portion. After being fed, Jasiri crawled into her mother's paws as Kula began bathing her as the family lounged underneath the trees lining Priderock.
"Jasiri." Kula said. "We have to talk about your punishment."
"Mom!" Jasiri whined. "I won't do it again!" Chumvi looked at her with an amused smile and Kula raised her eyebrows at her.
"I won't!" Jasiri begged. "Please Mom!"
"Alright." Kula chuckled. "I'll let you off this time. Now go play with your friends." Jasiri rolled out of Kula's paws and nuzzled her parents who lovingly returned her affection before she ran off.
"Don't leave Priderock!" Chumvi called after her.
"Your mother and everyone else constantly tells me that she takes after you…a little too much!" Kula smiled looking at her mate.
Chumvi licked her cheek. "Did anyone care to mention that I was never alone? Whatever I did, I did with my friends!" Kula nuzzled her nose against his before laying her head against his shoulder hoping to get some sleep before Jasiri came running back. Her daughter had quite a lot of energy, sometime more than what she and Chumvi could keep up with. She figured Jasiri would grow out of it as the years went by.
Thinking of Jasiri growing up sent a bolt of pain through Kula's chest as she remembered Enye. Her poor little Enye who would now never have the chance to grow up. Her son had left her too early in his life and Kula would never be able to get the guilt or grief off her shoulders. She had always blamed herself for not watching Enye properly no matter how much Chumvi begged and pleaded her not to. But Kula and Chumvi both knew that the pain and grief about their son would never leave even if they tried to let him go. They still loved him just as much as they loved Jasiri and always would. Most of the time, it was fine and they could carry out their lives normally. But there were still times that all Kula wanted to do was sit down and weep for her son. During those times, she only wanted Chumvi with her. He was the only one who would ever be able to understand her pain.
"Kula," Chumvi said noticing her face and he immediately knew what his mate was thinking about. "It's okay, I'm right here." He rubbed his face against hers and tucked her head beneath his chin, holding Kula in his embrace for a few minutes and Kula held onto him tightly.
"I'm good." Kula said softly after a few minutes and she pulled back and settled her head in Chumvi's paws wanting to take a nap. Chumvi placed his head on top of hers and within minutes, both of them were dozing.
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Meanwhile, days away from the Pridelands Scar's Pride was returning from a small hunt they had managed to make. Scar walked into the termite mounds that they called their home ever since they had moved well away from the Pridelands to ensure that none of Simba's searchers would see or find Kovu.
"Dad!" He raised his head to see Kovu running towards him, his face still matted from his meal.
"Did you eat?" Scar asked and Kovu nodded. They always ensured that Kovu had enough to eat, he was their future and would lead the Pride into victory.
"Can we do something Dad?" Kovu asked. "Vitani and Nuka won't do anything with me!"
"And why is that?" Scar asked, closing his eyes and settling his head down again. "I'm about to take a nap Kovu. Leave me to be."
"I don't know." Kovu shrugged. "But I wanna play!"
"Kovu leave your father alone." Kovu turned to see Zira walking towards them. He nuzzled his mother as Zira settled down next to Scar.
"Mom! Dad! I have nothing to do!"
"Go find something to do." Zira said. "We're tired from the hunt." Kovu lowered his head and nodded before trotting out of the den. He loved his parents more than anything but he wished they would play with him like had seen the other lionesses playing with their cubs. The occasions that his mother and father would spend time with him would usually be spent by hunting and pouncing lessons.
Kovu trotted through the tunnels of the termite mounds until he spotted his brother and sister in the crevice avoiding the heat.
"Wanna play?" Kovu asked running up to them.
"Get out of here termite!" Nuka snapped. Kovu pounced on his back but Nuka threw him off and he landed on the ground with a thump.
"Nuka!" Vitani exclaimed. "Stop it!" She didn't really understand why Nuka constantly harassed their younger brother. Nuka only smirked at her before settling back down.
"Do you want to play a game 'Tani?" Kovu asked.
"Yeah." Vitani said. "Let's go find some others and play." She and Kovu trotted outside.
Watching them go, Nuka got up wondering if he could find his parents for a few minutes. He found them in a deep conversation that they stopped when they spotted Nuka coming up to them.
"What is it Nuka?" Zira asked her tone annoyed.
"I…I was going to ask…I think…" Nuka didn't know what to say but he as glad he could finally have their full attention for once.
"Well boy?" Scar asked. "Are you going to tell me or stand there stuttering all day?"
"When am I going to get more hunting lessons?" Nuka blurted out. "I want to practice more."
"Soon," Zira said in a dismissive tone that Nuka knew better than to argue with. He got up and walked away.
"Hasira tells me that Upesi has become friends with Kula. I don't approve of it but it gives me insight into how they are. She told me that there's not a day that goes by where she doesn't miss him."
"It doesn't matter. He is not their son, he is our son." Zira said, silently growling at the thought of Kula.
"Who's your son?" Scar and Zira turned around to see Kovu walking up towards them.
"Kovu what are you doing here?" Scar asked.
"It's too hot outside to play." Kovu said. "But what were you talking about Dad? Who's Kula and who's your son?"
"Nothing, Kula is just a lioness that…we used to know. And we were talking about Nuka and how his hunting lessons were going." Scar said. He noticed a flash of panic in Zira's eyes.
"Oh." Kovu nodded. Strangely enough,he swore he could remember a lioness named Kula. The name sounded oddly familiar even though Kovu was sure no one had spoken about a lioness named Kula until today. But at the back of his mind he wondered where he had heard of the name 'Kula' before.
But looking at Scar and Zira, Kovu relaxed. He knew his parents loved him and would never lie to him.
"Come darling." Zira said pulling Kovu into her paws. "You must be getting tired from the heat." Kovu smiled and nestled down in Zira's paws before he drifted off.
"When will you start his training?" Zira asked breaking the silence between them.
"Soon, very soon." Scar said smiling at a sleeping Kovu as he imagined how powerful he would be once Scar was done with him. "He will start his training soon and be trained well. Then he will lead us to our victory!"
I got some feedback saying that there wasn't much about Kula, Chumvi and their cubs so I decided to add some. Also, we can see that Jasiri is a curious cub and that is for sure going to be a big part of this story in the coming chapters. I added some stuff about Scar and his family just cuz we haven't seen him in a while. The next chapter will continue on with Simba's plan to stop Scar…and whether that plan will be a success or not. Also,I know that this story has been going very slow in terms of action and what is happening but I just wanted to remind you guys that I originally I started this story, thinking that I would do one shots about what happens in the Pridelands after the events of the first story before I got the idea for this story. I do want to keep some aspect of that which is why I the story seems to be moving slowly. And there are some important details that I weave into all the fluff…it'll be crucial for the events that happen at the very climax of this story. Anyways, stay tuned for the next update.