[quote="Kopa23"]WARNING: Talking to me may offend you. jk XD
I mean, come on, he's not that great... He betrayed his own mother, he didn't kill Simba which caused his brother's death, he didn't even have the guts to talk to Simba about Zira's plan...

Love is giving the ability someone to destroy you, but trusting them not to.

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Well, he was young and confused. He had been taught that the Pridelanders were the bad guys but now he wasn't so sure about it. He just didn't know what to do. Poor guy.