Nala also began to return to the waking world, purring as she felt Simba's presence beside her, reminding her of the new step their relationship had taken. She was surprised to find Simba's paw draped over her, but it simply caused her purrs to intensify as she gave a mild yawn, before opening her eyes and looking at Simba. "Morning," she said, smiling, as she noticed he was awake. "How long have you been up?" She was well aware of Simba being an early riser, having been woken up by him on multiple occasions when they were younger.
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Scar watched from his vantage point out of the corner of his eyes as he noticed Sarafina wander off in the direction of the waterhole. Seeing her reminded him of Nala's renewed presence near the Pridelands, and his desire to see such a threat removed...quickly. Sarafina would not like it, since it put her daughter in danger, but Scar had decided that he had had enough. His lands were under threat, and if he had to get rid of Nala to do it, then that was what he would be forced to do.
But before he could work on that, there was still the issue of who to take as his queen...who to choose to continue his line, and give him the young prince he needed to carry on in his place. Sarafina possessed all the qualities of a queen...but he knew her loyalty to him would be severely damaged when she found out about his plans for Nala and her friends. Zira, on the other hand, was unflinchingly loyal...but was rougher around the edges, and had less qualities he wanted to see in his cubs.
Deciding he would need more time to think on it, Scar returned his mind to the matter of a proactive strike against Tanga and Marini, and turned back towards the main, deciding to find Zira and Ganya...he would need them both for this task.