Thanks to those who favored and following. As well as the ones who reviewed. I'm glad you're interested. Here's the next chapter of Seeds of Yesterday.

Simba blinked his orange eyes open to snap them closed with a groan. A growl erupted from his chestnut throat as he felt the pain rip through his body. After awhile of waiting for the pain to pass the golden lion tried to sit up only to fall back down with a painful growl.

"Easy there. Don't want you to relapse."

Simba weakly looked up and gave a small smile as he saw a farmilar face walking towards him with a staff. "Rafiki...?"

"It's me. But I advise you to stay put so you don't injure yourself further."

Simba sighed before lying his head between his paws. "Rafiki, what happened? Where's Nala?"

"Simba.."

The golden lion lifted his head to see his mother walking in the cave before sitting by his side. "Mom..what happened? Where's Nala?"

Sarabi sighed deeply before raising a paw and moved some of Simba's red mane from his eyes. "You lost the fight against Scar but he left and took Nala with him to bare his heir that he deem will return and reclaim the throne."

Simba looked at his mother with wide orange eyes that was filling up with tears. "Nala's gone?"

Sarabi nodded before nuzzling her son. "I'm afraid so. She was forced to go after the hyenas killed her father."

Simba looked up from the cave floor with a shocked expression. "Kiongozi is dead?"

"I'm sorry but yes." Sarabi inhaled and exhaled before standing. "Your friends from the coast pride is here helping. So in the meantime rest."

"Mom." the dark beige lioness stopped and looked over her shoulder. "With Nala gone who am I going to take as my queen?"

Sarabi pinned her ears. She knew this was going to be hard. Ever since Simba and Nala were cubs they had the connection between them but now her son has to find someone else to have that connection with. "I'm sorry son. I don't know, I would suggest Tama but I believe she and Tojo became mates during the month and half since you been out. But that's the least of our concern. You rest and we'll worry about that later."

Simba nodded before watching his mother and Rafiki walk out of the cave. The fact that he has been out more than a month was the least thing he was worried about. He wondered who could be his queen, definitely not Xolo. But one thing is for sure, he won't let Scar's prediction come true.

In The Outlands

A pale tan lioness growled as she headed in her step mother's private den. It was away from the termite mounds but quite dangerous since the hyenas were now enemies.

"I know what you're going to say, Zira. I will be ready when I'm ready. I already lost a cub...I'm not rushing to lose another one."

Zira looked at the peachy cream lioness with sympathy in her red eyes. "The hyenas have been exiled to the other side of the Outlands. Janja...he's messed up but he's gone. And know that my father is upset as well."

Nala grunted before turning around so her back was to the bit older lioness. "If he's in a hurry why not use Nuka."

Zira sighed heavily. "You know why. Look, Nala I like you and don't want to see you get hurt. But one way or another my father is going to get what he wants."

Without anything else to say the pale tan lioness turned and left the new Outlands queen to herself.

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Princess Kamaria sat on the side as her gray eyes watched her temporary pride feast on the prey her and her brothers brought from the coast pride. She has met everyone but the king who is also her brothers' friend. But what's eating at her is the loneliness that she feels. On top of the fact she feels like a disappointment to her parents. She knows that she was promised to a king up in the mountains but she wanted a mate that she actually loved and loved her. Not just because she can give them a healthy heir. When she was younger she tried to do everything the way her parents wanted but now she has her own views and that's not going well with her parents, especially her mother.

A clearing of a throat caused the dark orange lioness to move her eyes towards the source to see a farmilar rich brown lioness that she got to know why she was in the Pridelands and also happens to be best friends with her brothers. "Hey Kula."

Kula smiled at the younger lioness before sitting by her side. "Homesick?"

Kamaria looked at her new friend before looking out into the plains. "You can say that."

Kula gave Kamaria a nudge. "Anyone special back home that you're might be missing?"

Kamaria lowered her head, "Not the special you're speaking of. Malka has a fiencee back home. He's the only one and now that Tojo got hitched I feel alone."

Kula pinned her ears and frowned before a smile formed. "I know something that will cheer you up." Kamaria looked at her friend who stood and headed towards one of the carcasses. "My cousin would love to have a visitor."

Kamaria looked at the rich brown lion. "I didn't know you had a cousin?"

Kula pinned her ears and sighed. "My tie to him is something I wouldn't want to brag about." she then perked her ears and smiled before looking at the kopje. "He's up there and I'm sure he would love the company."

Kamaria followed Kula's brown eyes and gasped as she put the pieces together. The old king that made the Pridelands is horrible place is Kula's father who also is the current king's uncle. "I don't think that's good idea."

Kula shook her head before pushing her towards the zebra carcass. "Bring him a tigh. It's his favourite, and I finish your work down here."

Kamaria wanted to protest but knew that it was useless. She walked over and pulled the zebra tigh off before she slowly made her way up priderock and into the coolness of the cave.