The new danger in the land

[Adofo]

Nuru: ....Love you, bro!

Tua: As you wish!
He did as his mate commanded

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarabi nuzzled the two cubs as Mufasa licked Nuru's cheek again. "No wonder your parents and grandparents are so proud of you!" she said.

[Adofo]

Nuru: Thanks Grandma! Hey Grandma...how old was dad when you adopted him?

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarabi smiled. "Well, he was just a little cub when we took him in. Even younger than you two." She chuckled. "It was only a while before you were born that I realized how much it would mean to him if he were formally adopted."

[Adofo]

Nuru: Wait so....when did you actually adopt him?!

[TheWhistlerify]

"You could say that only when your mother was still pregnant with you." said Sarabi. "But I've been taking care of him ever since he was a baby."

[Adofo]

Nuru: Si you just adopted him!?! .....But.....why wait? I overheard him say how sad and alone he felt until he met mom. How come you didn't adopt him then? I bet he would have loved it!

[TheWhistlerify]

Sarabi sighed. "Because I didn't know it was what he wanted." she said. "I thought the meaning of adopting a cub was to raise him as if he was your own, so that's what I did."

[Adofo]

Nuru: Yeah but.....theres a difference between acting like and being a family.
He said that with the only feeling coming from that sentence was sincerity.

[TheWhistlerify]

"When you act like a family, Nuru, you are a family." said Sarabi. "If you don't act like one, even if you're related by blood, then you're not. Keep that in mind." The old lioness then got up and left the den.