Aslan went for a small walk and sighed when he was a bit farther from the pride. He stopped near the border and sniffed the air. Something was off, but he couldnt tell what. *I will have to let Ajihad know* he thought before he continued walking. He stopped at a watering hole and lapped up a bit of water before he laid down. He wasnt fully used to being around the others so much yet. He was always out checking the borders. After a few minutes he got back up and headed back towards the den, but he stopped when he was a few yards away and laid down.

The female. Nodded with a smile "how about akai?" she pondered and turned towards her nursing cub. She had already groomed her so she was pretty clean.

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Siku/ Siku Pride, dominant lion

Siku smiled.

'Akai is a nice name for such and adorable cub', he agreed and shook his mane.

'I'll go and have a lie down. You could go and eat if you want', he said and walked away. Then he turned back to Maro.

'You may eat as well, Maro. But only after Indigo', he added and walked away.

Ukuta/ Siku Pride, lioness 3

Ukuta has fallen asleep beside the corpse, but got awoken by the coming of a new lioness. It was Indigo. This time Siku was nicer to her it seemed. Ukuta smiled bleakly as she saw a pitiful small cub and walked away from the nearly whole carcass. There was still a baby gazelle nearby.

Ajihad returned to the den. He nodded to Nanuk grabbed some prey for himself and entered. He smiled at his cubs. He slowly ate his food and watched his children. "So how has the pride been?" he asked Amara or Astrid. "How are my cubs?" he inquired specifically. After he finished his food, he decided he should spend some time with his new pride mates. He needed to get to know them. "I'm going to go back outside in a moment," he announced.

Amara/ Ajihad Pride

Amara smiled. "The Cubs are doing well" she had said before she watched him head back out. Her blue eyes watched him before she looked back at the cubs. She was happy they seemed to be doing well.

Aslan/ Ajihad Pride

Aslan looked over at Ajihad. He stood up and walked over. "May I speak with you a moment" he asked as his tail twitched.

Chaos apologized to Echo, "Please go with this lioness. I need to check on the dominant lioness. I'll talk to you soon." He leaped up, and ran in the direction that Kira had come from. He followed her scent trail back to where Indigo had had her cubs. "Indigo!" he shouted. There was a strong smell of blood, and he was afraid that if she was by herself, it would attract hyeenas. He smelled death and he braced himself for what he would soon see.

Astrid smirked, "Khaleesi made all the lions look foolish. If I heard correctly she snagged their tails. Everyone is happy and fed," she reported. "I advised Amara to let the lionesses sleep inside as long as you or I are around. I don't think any decent lioness would purposefully harm a cub. They all seem decent enough. I think it's good that they sleep in here, because they need to bond with Amara. If she is their dominant, they need to trust her. Lions aren't as trustworthy though. I don't think they would harm a cub, but it is hard to tell," she poured out her thoughts. She began to groom herself self-conscieously, because she hadn't realized she had thought so much on it.

Kira/ Chaos Pride

Kira lead Echo back to the den. Echo ran over to Amber who was starting to wake up. "Amber, Chaos helped save me from a warthog" he said laughing as Amber stood up. "You chased a piglet again" she asked as she shook her head. "One of these days it won't end well for you" she mumbled.

Ajihad nodded in acknowledgement. He was surprised at Astrid. She had always seemed shy and timid to him, but she sounded like she was observant and possibly organized. She would make a good dominant if she ever wanted to be. She would be a good person to be on your side if you need a plan. "Excuse me. I think someone wanted to talk to me," he asked for pardon before he exited the den. "Yes Aslan?" he inquired. He was positive it was the former Damu lion that had asked to speak with him.