Chapter 3 Heat
Chapter 3 Heat. It was a few days after the breakthrough Kiara needed in her hunting lessons. She felt incredibly proud and elated with herself, for she felt she would be able to carry her own weight in the pride. She was no longer the princess...
Chapter 2 Training
Chapter 2 Training A few weeks have gone by since Kiara's contemplation of her future and she is no nearer to making a decision. However she has not been idle. Nala has been working with her on her tracking and stealth skills and she slowly...
Chapter 6 Nala's Reflections
Chapter 6 Nala's Reflections It was getting late. The sun drawing closer to the horizon as the inhabitants of the Pride Lands scrambled to make the most of the evening before retreating to their respective dens and burrows to allow the night...
Chapter 4 Set-up
Chapter 4 set-up Slowly the gray dawn began to lighten the pride lands. The inky shadows retreating to the west. Before leaving the pride lands, the shadows clung to a strip of Bush Willows. A strip, 50 acres total, encompassed in a natural...
Chapter 1 Dilemma
Chapter 1 Dilemma In the gray hours that precede the dawn of the African Savannah, a pride of lions sleep in the rock formation known by all its inhabitants as pride rock. This structure was unique as it afforded a very high vantage point allowing the...
Chapter 10 His Other Daughter
Chapter 10 His Other Daughter The pridelands were unusually silent as a storm of great magnitude bore down on its inhabitants. The thunderheads, ominous, now cracked with immense energy. The inner formations visible for an instant as...
Chapter 5 Seeded
Chapter 5 Seeded It was late morning before Kiara, burning with a longing desire, saw her father mount the hill that looked over the grove where she intended to have him. With mounting anticipation she rushed up the gnarled willow with a...
Chapter 8 Heated Hunt
Chapter 8 Heated Hunt The king was in a crouch. Hidden from sight by the reeds that tickled his hide, he slowly approached his prey. Lifting his paws carefully, he inches his way quietly forward. Standing in front of him was a pair of...
Chapter 7 Nightfall
Chapter 7 Nightfall In the cooling air, Kiara stirred from slumber. Raising her head from her father's warm mane, she looked to the western skies. The sun had dipped into the horizon filling the east with the bronze glow of early twilight. Careful...
Chapter 9 Storm on the Horizon
Chapter 9 Storm on the Horizon In the early days at autumn, an unnatural hush fell over the pride lands one afternoon. Blocking out a part of the sky was a wall of dangerous looking thunderheads. An impressive display of black and dark purple, the...