Chapter 57
"Mom!" Adin called out.
The young but large lion ran right over to his mother and nuzzled her lovingly.
"Why did you leave like that? Are you ok?" he asked.
"Adin. Adin look at me." Kiara said as Adin searched her for any type of wound.
The prince stopped and looked his mother in her eye.
"Listen to me, I am fine. Ok. But I need you to watch over the all the cubs in the pride and watch your back at all times. Make sure none of them are out of your sight." Kiara said.
"Mom what's going on?" Adin asked worried.
"We will have to talk later. Right now, watch the cubs. Your sister especially." Kiara said looking away from her son.
"Ok mom. I will get the others to help me." Adin said.
"Thank you." Kiara said with a smile.
"Sure." Adin said.
He hugged his mother once again and turned to leave. Once Adin was out of her sight, the queen sighed and turned in another direction. She was heading towards the den with Mason, Raffiki, Nala, Simba, Kovu, and the others.
"Kiara, what is it you wanted to talk about?" Nala asked.
"Well for one thing, Mason here wasn't the one that took Faith." Kiara replied.
"What do you mean?" Simba asked.
"Apparently he has a twin brother." Kiara said.
Simba growled and turned to Mason quickly.
"No Simba its true." Leo stepped up with Ari at his side.
"You believe him?" Simba asked.
"They didn't when I told them." Mason said.
"He's right. Ari was ready to kill him until we saw his twin brother. He isn't lying." Leo said.
Simba looked down at Mason then shook his head. The old king began to pace back and forth thinking and growling.
"Simba what are we going to do?" Nala asked.
Suddenly Simba stopped. He turned to Mason and looked him straight in the eye.
"If you're really done with that pride, you will tell us everything you know." Simba said.
"I will please. I will do anything. Just spare me my life." Mason said.
"No tricks either." Ari said harshly.
"None what so ever." Mason promised.
The large lion sighed and began to speak.
"As some of you know, Tasha was one of Zira's followers. After Zira died Tasha wasn't the same. She slipped away from everyone when Simba let the former outsiders back into the pride. Thanks to Kiara and Kovu, Tasha's hatred grew stronger. Zira wasn't only her leader but her friend, some may say a sister. Tasha sworn to gain revenge on whomever it was that killed Zira. She told me this when I stumbled upon her pride, my brother and I. my brother Manny suddenly had a thing for Tasha. It made me sick to see my brother with someone so vial and nasty." Mason shuddered.
"Wait, before you continue, did Tasha ever tell you who killed Zira?" Kiara asked.
"No. all she said was that she wanted vengeance on the Pride Land lions." Mason said. Kiara looked at Kovu nervously.
"Why did you tell me that you were being hostage in that pride?" Leo asked.
"Because I was threatened everyday. But I realized that this isn't what I want. If I were to die then it would be a good thing because I would just be away from them. The sad part, I would leave my brother." Mason said.
"Thank you Mason. Do you know when Tasha and her pride are planning to attack?" Nala asked.
"It was actually supposed to be a while ago but Tasha kept putting it off." Mason replied.
"Did she have a reason why?" Kovu asked.
"No. every time she said she would say it wasn't the right time." Mason said.
"Well thank you Mason. Very much." Kiara said.
"Sure. And if there is anything else you want to know you can always ask." Mason said smiling.
"Wait there is one more thing I want to know." Kiara said.
"Yes what is it?" Mason asked. Kiara looked around at all the faces in the den.
"Are you sure Tasha is the one behind all of this and if it comes to a fight, will you stand with us?" the queen asked.
Mason looked away from Kiara and down at his paws. Then he got to his paws, a little wobbly from his scars, and looked the queen in her eye.
"I will do what is right. Even if it means fighting against my own brother. I have had cubs taken from me once before. I don't want that happening to you." he said. Kiara smiled and sighed.
"Thank you." she said.