Nala smiled back, "Yes...oh I wonder if my own mother felt this old at the news on Kiara!" she sighed. Her smile was still happy though.
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Meanwhile, not far from Pride rock a small little lioness cub stalked through the grass, trying to be as quiet as she could. She'd often had to feed off the left overs of left overs of kills long since left by all scavengers since a small cub on her own, like herself, could never have fought off anyone.
It had been getting old though, and the sight of the small antelope about her own age looked...doable, and the prospect of fresh meat that wasn't a mouse was just too good to pass up.
Slowly Hali crept even closer, unaware that this was technically hunting another's lands and she would be forced, when and if found out, to hope the king was benevolent about such things.
Soon she got within striking distance and noticed that the young one had wandered far from where his herd could notice before it was too late, hopefully; grown antelopes were another thing she couldn't hope to fight.
Leaping out, Hali gripped the young antelope about the foot and struggled to pull him down...it was easier when she was thinking it through though. Now, in actual execution, the antelope just kicked and bellowed loudly, causing a loud bellow to sound from his herd as they rushed over to investigate.
As they charged forward, Hali released her grip and backed up, hoping they wouldn't attack...maybe she could disappear in the grass...