Depawsit
N'Seka couldn't know what Mlinzi was thinking, but he did notice that his friend had something on his mind. He nudged the other lion in return but didn't say anything. If his friend wanted to tell him what was on his mind, he would do so in his own time.
He hadn't decided to go to a matchmaker expecting a perfect match. He had hoped for something good enough, someone to keep him company, someone to have cubs with, someone who could help him create a new generation of leaf-monster-slayers. He wasn't naive enough to think that all matches led to love, but he had hoped that love would grow with time. He hadn't expected Malaya, but he was happy to have found her.
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