'Pride Rock!' She thought as her green eyes continued watching the lionesses retreat.She turned her back on them as well and began walking the other way, her slender body laying close to the ground and her head barely braking the surface of the tall grass.
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The king of Pride Rock, his queen and the rest of his lionesses walked up carrying a plump zebra between them.
"Good going Nala and all," Simba prazed as he nuzzled his mate.
"You go on and eat your majasty," Kama said as she rubbed up against him.
"Ahhh, thanks Kama, go over there please," he said, waving his paw way over to the left.
"How was the bring down Nala?"
Simba asked, turning to her as she nibbled on a piece of hind leg.
"Nala?"
"Hmmm?" She murmured, "what did you say Simba?"
"I asked how the bring down of the zebra went."
"She did wonderful your majasty! But, I am the one who spotted the animal."
"No you didn't Kama, Zaea did," another lioness spoke up.
"No, she was the one who alerted Nala," Kama retorted.
"No I...."
All fell silent as Simba rored, "I didn't ask for input from all of you now did I?"
All the lionesses bowed and nodded there opologies.
"Now Nala..." Simba began than stopped, Nala was gone.
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Nala ran, as swift as a young deer to where she had last seen Kamarria. She halted in the tall grass, raising her head in order to smell the other lioness's scent.
"I thought you would never come."
Nala jumped and turned to see Kamarria standing behind her, her golden fur and green eyes looking at her.
"Same to you," Nala replied, taking a few steps back from the younger lioness.
"What are you doing here then?" Kamarria asked, sitting down on the ground.
"I saw you through the grass and.I.I wanted to know if it was really you."
"Does it upset you Nala that I'm still alive?" Kamarria snarled softly in her throat.
"No Kamarria, I'm just surprised that's all, I thought you were dead."
"I'm not, maybe a little inside."
Nala stepped back, taking in her first good look at Kamarria since there last meeting. She noticed that the female in front of her had lost her firy personality just from looking in her eyes. Combined with the loss of weight, her bedraggled appearance, and her worn out condition, Nala felt her heart begin to soften.
"You look like you've been traveling for many miles," Nala said and Kamarria nodded in reply, "would you like to come back to my pride for a bit?"
She sighed when the lioness gave her a hopeful look, "of course I'll have to ask my king but it's just until you're rested."
"Who is your king Nala?" Kamarria inquired as the two lionesses walked back towards Pride Rock. The queen stopped, "you don't know?"
She nodded, "it's Simba, didn't you hear about it?"
It all clicked in Kamarria's head;after all, they were only six months apart, Nala being the eldest.
"No, I live or, used to live out there," she retorted, pointing her paw towards the west.
"Scar is no longer in power, the pride lands are safe again!"
Nala said with a smile, "really? Scar's dead?"
"Yes Kamarria, believe me everything is so much different since you last were there."