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The lion reclined peacefully on the grassy earth, white belly exposed to the sun, his paws tucked against his chest, tail flicking lazily about, his pale eyes closed against the light. It was a beautiful day, surprisingly quiet around the den, his son must have been off exploring somewhere, mercifully leaving his daughter in peace.

His jaws parted in a broad yawn, paws reaching upward in a rolling stretch. Speaking of his daughter, he wondered what the small tan cub was up to, perhaps she was nearby the den, enjoying the den as he was.

One dark ear flicked, swiveling to catch the sound of a familiar laugh, a small smile crossing his maw. Ah, there she was, and from the sound of it she had indeed been enjoying the day.

Hearing the sound of little pawsteps, Juhudi tilted his head, blue eyes settling on the form of his daughter. She was a beautiful girl, with a bright cheerful smile that lite up the room, and a laugh that sounded like a song. He couldn't help but be proud when he looked into those pale eyes that matched his own.

"Hello there, enjoying yourself today?"

His voice was soft and kind, a gentle smile on his maw as he watched her antics, eyes following her movements as his ears followed her words. A soft purr rumbling in his own throat as he nuzzled his cheek against hers, cherishing the time that she still wished to be close to him.

"Really? Well I bet they were pretty, just like you are."

He smiled warmly, though it seemed she had brought the flowers home without knowing it, and he couldn't help a small laugh at the tiny specks of white that dotted her tan coat.

"Mm-hmm, but it's better now that you're here."

His smiled broadened, rolling to his side so that he could see his daughter without twisting his neck, but not enough to disrupt the small cub from her place curled in his mane. That was something he never grew tired of, and a part of him wished that the little one would stay small so that such times would never end.

"Hmm, that's a good question. I imagine Shin and Totoro are off playing like you were. Perhaps your mother is outside relaxing in the sun. We could go find them if you like?"

Juhudi smiled at his daughter, his nose wriggling slightly under her weight, one ear flicking, laying comfortably on his side, one foreleg crossed over the other.

"Well that's perfect then, because I like being with just you too."

He lifted one paw, lightly poking at her teasingly as if to tickle her for a single moment.

"Somewhere new? Sure, what did you have in mind?"

A light rolling laugh, as the lion shifted from his side to place four paws on the ground, he should have guessed. Pride rock was indeed entrancing, standing out in the middle of the lands like a towering giant watching over it's domain; how much more it must have been to a cub.

"Alright, we can go there."

Rising to stand on his paws, Juhudi stretched his limbs starting with the fore then the read, then shaking from head to tail to lose the dirt from his hide.

The top? It seemed she had that adventurous streak as well just as her brother did, it made the young adult smile, pale eyes glancing to his daughter as he stepped from the den, exhaling as the sun shone on his pelt.

"Alright."

Looking toward the horizon and the rock that stood proudly over the lands who's name it bore, Juhudi paused to wait for his daughter, paws searching for a pace that she could best keep up with. They might need to ask if it was alright for them to climb to the top of the rock, but they'd have to get to the rock first.