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RE MADE CHAPTER 3 and I got a beta reader I'm so happy! Thank you lady black mage
A 3-year-old lion-o sat crying in a corner while a 6-year-old Tygra tormented the substitute nanny.
"Oh great ancestors!" Tygra jumped out of the way, as the nana tripped over a small wire he set up.
As everyone in the palace soon learned, Tygra was a fast learner. He learned to mimic anything he saw.
Kyra had one day took both the boys out into the courtyard while Grune and Panthro just happened to be sparring that day. Tygra sat with his wooden sword, watching the two throw punches and sometimes land one.
Kyra sat near him with Lion-o on her lap, also watching with mild amusement. Grune noticed the small audience and caught Panthro in a headlock.
"Come to enjoy the show?" Grune yelled, making Kyra frown.
"No." she said bluntly."oh?" He taunted.
"I'm only interested every time Panthro kicks your tail." Kyra said, smiling evilly.
"Leave her alone Grune." Panthro said, surprising him and somehow breaking free of the headlock. He threw a punch as Grune hit his right shoulder and the two continued sparring.
Tygra soon stopped watching the group and was swinging his fists around at the tree near where they were sitting. He learned quickly that the bark wasn't the softest thing to punch at and quickly came running back to Kyra.
But that wasn't the important part; what was important was that his punches were quite accurate according to Panthro.
Therefore, the trip wire didn't really surprise Kyra when she walked back into the nursery just in time to catch the substitute nanny. Once Kyra checked to see if she was ok, the nanny hurried off, leaving a certain tiger to his untimely death.
Kyra stood by the door, tapping her foot, causing a soft clack in the room that only added to the young tiger's tension.
She strode over to Lion-o who had gone dead silent as soon as she entered the room. As he saw her walk toward him, his ears flattened and he hissed, baring his small fangs.
"You two just love to cause a mess, don't you?" she picked him up and flicked the young lion's nose before turning to Tygra.
"I go to town to get you something and come back to this! Do you have anything to say for yourself young prince?"
Tygra stared at his feet, finding a sudden interest in the tile cracks. Kyra was never one to treat the boys like the rest of the maids, who tried to please the cubs and give them everything they asked. Bad behavior was never tolerated when she was here.
Tygra was scooped up in her other arm and she smiled at him sweetly. Strict, this much is true but sweet, that's why they love her.
"Well you're not getting your present till next week. But now it's time to go to your father."
Ever since the passing of his mate, King Claudus always took time to be with his sons. Tygra watched as Kyra slipped Lion-o onto the sling on her back so she could carry Tygra with both hands.
"Did you carry me like that?" Tygra asked, watching his brother snuggle into her back.
"I did till your brother came along. But by then you were starting to walk." Kyra smiled, shifting him to her other hip.
"When did you get so heavy?"
"Hey nana , why do we call you nana?" Kyra laughed because Tygra ignored her question.
"Because I am your nana silly."
Tygra looked a bit confused by this.
"But then why are you more like a mommy?" At the sound of the word, Lion-o started giggling/
"Momma!" He said excitedly, grabbing her shirt
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"But I'm not your mom." Kyra said smiling sadly. "I just take care of you like one ok?"
Tygra didn't say anymore after that, but Lion-o giggled happily and continued chanting the word.
Little did Kyra know that after she gave Lion-o and Tygra to King Claudus, Tygra asked the same question to his dad, asking: why nana isn't momma?
Claudus told this to Kyra soon after the boys went to sleep. She didn't know what to think.
"I'm sorry! I didn't know what to tell them, my lord!" Kyra panicked.
"I knew this question would surface sooner or later; just not…this soon. But Kyra, if you look at it through their eyes, you are their mom. It's fine if they start calling you that."
Kyra knew better than that, even if her king said it was ok; she knew he didn't mean it. The hint of sadness in his voice said it all.
"But that would be lying to them Claudus, and I refuse to lie to them!"
King Claudus stared at her in surprise. She yelled at him! The king!
"I will tell them the truth! You know if we lie to them, the truth will come out eventually and they will be heartbroken! I can't do that to them! If they learn now, then they accept it easier in their coming years." The silence hung there for what seemed like hours, and even after Kyra left, Claudus still stood there, left hanging in her words.
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