ADOPTED FROM CLAIRE COOPER

Name: Kuiwa (meaning 'first of twins')

Parents: Mheetu and Unknown lioness

Siblings: Ekevu (half-brother) and Emeka (adopted)

Mate: None (crush on Obi)

Cubs: None

History: Kuiwa was the result of one of Mheetu's trysts with a pride lioness who was in heat. Her mother stuck with Mheetu long enough to give birth to her and since Kuiwa couldn't return to the pride with her (being the cub of a rogue), she was entrusted to Mheetu's care once she was weaned and raised alongside her half-brother Ekevu.

As the cubs grew older (and Ekevu's sight worsened), Kuiwa became his guide and close protector. One was never seen without the other close by. 

Then, one day, their father brought a badly beaten teenage lion home with him. Kuiwa helped tend to his wounds and finally got that his name was Emeka and he was seperated from his mother and sister when he got into a particularly bad fight first with some lionesses and then with a wild dog. Kuiwa couldn't help but feel sorry for him and took him under her wing.

When Emeka was fully recovered, he decided to stay with Mheetu and the siblings and became a sort of adopted brother to them. 

The cubs grew quickly and eventually, when they reached their young adult years, Mheetu decided to settle down in a small patch of territory he had found, claiming that he was too old to be constantly travelling. Emeka wanted to find his lost family and Ekevu wanted to travel with him, unwilling to leave either her father or younger brother, Kuiwa eventually decided that she would travel with Emeka and Ekevu and then return to Mheetu once Emeka's family was found.

Relation to TLK: Daughter of Mheetu