[Open] Ahadi and Uru's Reign

[KingKovu44]

Ahadi used this to his advantage and caught up with her. He saw her face. "What's wrong?" he asked.

[FlamingBee]

"Ahadi, what was your childhood like in the pridelands? Y'know... before the conflict between the prides?"

[KingKovu44]

Ahadi sighed. "Well, as the king's son, I had several male cubs that I hung around with when my parents weren't training me. However, when we got older, they started heading off to create their own prides. What was your cubhood like?" he said.

[FlamingBee]

Uru froze. "I... I..." She took a deep breath. She wanted to tell Ahadi, she knew she did.

[OOC: sorry I just need a second to think... Maybe you could make him reassure her :L]

[KingKovu44]

Ahadi nuzzled her. "Come on, my love, you can tell me everything," he said in a calm voice.

[FlamingBee]

"You're right, I know...I don’t like to talk about it, y’know, but it wasn’t what you guys in the pridelands would call a childhood... If you even left your mother’s shadow you could be taken by the predators in the wilderness; jackals, leopards, wild dogs. We never played, and hardly ever talked at risk of being followed or attacked. We just silently walked... We were always on the move, with my father leading us, when he wasn't lashing out at us for whispering that is. My mother was just the same, and they both continued that way even in the pridelands - You know what happened then."She sniffed hard to stop the tears from coming.

[KingKovu44]

Ahadi nodded. "I'm sorry for asking. However, those days are over now. You're going to be queen," he said.

[FlamingBee]

"No, you don't need to be sorry," She slid her head beneath his. "I should tell you these things." She paused before drawing away and looking into Ahadi's eyes. "Our cubs will have a better childhood than me... Thats what counts"

[KingKovu44]

Ahadi smiled. "Yes, our prince or princess will have a great life. Speaking of our cub, we should probably start thinking of names for either gender. For a boy, I like the name Mufasa," he said.

[FlamingBee]

Uru smiled "Me too... And a girl?"