Name meaning: "born prematurely"
Nickname: Kadi
Species: Lioness
Age: Adolescent
Gender: Female
Description: (see picture for colours and markings) She is quite slim, and her muscles are not as developed as you would expect. She also is smaller than your average lioness.
Behaviour: In her early life, Kadija was rather quiet and shy. This was due to her lack of self-confidence, having being over-protected by her mother. Being part of a large pride, there were plenty of times and opportunities for her to blossom and find her confidence, but her mother never gave her a chance. As she grew up and left the pride, she opened up to her cousins and her friends, and it became clear to them all that she was actually a very understanding and loving lioness who was great if you needed comforting. She was also given the chance to hunt, and she turned out to be very skilled at tracking. However, she is still rather weak psychically. After previous events, she is also quite scared of water.
History: Kadija was born three weeks earlier than normal, and was significantly smaller than any other cub the pride she was born into had ever seen. Her mother, fearing she would die very early in life, did not leave her side. The pride pulled together to help make sure the cub could grow, and they were lucky enough to succeed. However, even as she gained strength, Kadija's mother refused to let her play with other cubs.
Once she reached adolescence, Kadija started to stray away from her mother, trying to prove to her that she'd be ok. This back-fired. She went off with a group of other young lions to explore the river, and was peer-pressured to cross. She didn't have the strength to swim through the current and almost drowned. One of her many cousins, Cheshi, managed to save her. When news got back she almost drowned, her mother was so furious and disappointed with Kadija that they ended up having a massive argument. Her mother also blamed Cheshi, and some of the other lions with her.
After an awkward month of upset, Kadija made the decision to leave with two cousins, Cheshi and Sefu. However, much to Kadija's relief, her mother and her made up. Sort of.
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