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Nazih was the only on in the den at the moment, he was taking a small rest. Most of his children were out amusing each other in one way or another. They were all always so interesting to watch even as they were growing p over the years. He loved all of his children and seeing them grow older always broke his heart, he was glad that most of them seemed to be hanging around the den still and if they weren't around the den they weren't that far off. There was still his few cubs that weren't around the two he really never got to know and the two that left. He longed to see them again he missed them so much but he knew that the children he was with at the moment made him swell with pride and joy he was happy with this. To a point he couldn't wait to have more yet he was going to enjoy his current children as much as he could.

He opened his eyes at the sound of another in the den, he lifted his large white maned head before smiling slightly at the sight of one of his daughters. "Hello there sweetie." He chuckled slightly as he stretched his paws and made room next to him. "Whats up? Come here and lay down with your ol' dad." He grinned ear to ear as she moved into the den he was glad to see his daughter that looked so much like him, with color and marking here and there her mother's beauty. He would never see that lioness again nor did he feel for her the way he felt for Sadiki but her beauty lied in all of his children.

Nazih smiled and purred quietly to himself as his daughter settled next to him. She reminded him of himself when he was younger. He was of course bigger then her when he was that age but either way he saw himself in many ways in his daughter. As she laid down next her he nuzzled her and wrapped a paw around her in his fatherly way that he had for all of his children. He loved to make his chidlren feel loved he wanted to make them feel happy to have parents to take care of them. The idea of it made him happy.

He was lost in his thoughts and at first he didn't hear what his daughter said but it took him a moment and he finally processed it. He swallowed for a moment before he looked down his face full of sorrow as he tried his hardest to hide it.

Nazih looked at his daughter he was about to tell her no and he waited trying to figure out what to say. He couldn't say no and tell her to go back to playing with her siblings. He couldn't do that. No matter how much he didn't want to admit to it she was older now. And even though she wasn't an adult quiet yet she was old enough to say that she wanted to leave no matter how much it broke his heart. He felt like he was losing another just like when he said goody bye to the two little cubs and when he didn't know where the other two went to. He was lost he didn't know what to say, he held back a sob and nodded to her.

"You're right." He said quietly giving her another nuzzle. "I understand... I can't hold you back..." He took a deep breath in and let it out it was shakey but he didn't want to upset her anymore then he probably already way. "You have to promise to visit me." He said quietly and... I want you to remember I'll still be here if you want to come back."

Nazih still hold his cries back, he was supposed to be the strong lion of the family he was supposed to take care of everyone and he was supposed to make sure they were safe and sound, he was supposed to love all of his family and one thing was for sure he was supposed to make sure that he didn't cry in front of them so he was going to hold it back even though his voice was shaky all that didn't matter because he wasn't crying and that was what mattered.

He nuzzled her again and licked her hair tuff as she sobbed. "Don't cry sweetheart." She then laughed softly as she nuzzled him again. "Thank you for promising to come back.

He nuzzled her again before smiling slightly. "I love you too sweetheart, don't leave tonight." He said softly as he sat back some. "You need to say good bye to everyone else, you'll break your mama's heart if you leave." He said quietly she didn't need something else to break her heart.

Nazih sighed slightly before nuzzling her again and then sighing. "I'll make sure that you can talk to mom alone with otu anyone else." He smield slightly at the idea before nudging her gently. "You can go as long as you tell your mom." He knew it would break Sadiki's heart if just another one of their children disappeared. Adult or not

He nudged her again and smiled once more before nipping at her. "I hope to see you around again some time. We're gonna miss you." He said before nodding. "And I wish you the best of luck."

Nazih grinned at the hug like gesture from his daughter. He nudged her gently before flicking his hair out of his eyes again and then licking the bridge of her nose. "Crying is okay." He chuckled quietly before nodding at her. He nuzzled her once more before looking at her with a smile growing on his face. He knew his children would start leaving here and there but that didn't mean he was sad to see them go.

He then chuckled slightly at her and shook his head. "I'm not going to promise that."

Nazih grinned at his daughter once more and then shook his head for a moment and then let out a small yawn. "Well! I'm more then sure that everyone else has that covered." He winked but then shook his head. "you have nothing to worry about hun." He then flicked his hair out of his eyes. "Good luck." He said a little mroe quietly as he watched her.