Name: Upendi ('Love' in Swahili)

Gender: Female

Parents: Kondo and Busara

Siblings: Zane

Mate: Imamu

Cubs: None

Pride: Sunlight Pride (future queen)

Personality: Upendi, as her name says, is a loving a carring cub. Always there to help and protect others. She can sometimes be stubborn and naive.

Theme song: 'Desert Rose' by Sting

History:

After Kondo had become king of his pride, he made his friend Busara his mate and queen. She soon became pregnant with Kondo's cubs. Busara gave birth to a healthy female who they named Upendi. Because they loved her so much and she was born out of their love.

Upendi grew up happy, trained by her father to be future queen. Those lessons continued for months until she was about almost one year old. However having lots of friends, Upendi felt lonely wanting a little brother or sister. After some months her wish came true and Busara gave birth to a second cub. Upendi loved her new sibling dearly keeping a good eye on it everytime.

When Upendi reached her teen years she didn't really play much with her sibling as she used to. Upendi spend more time with her friends. Seeing her sibling felt rejected Upendi apologized and took her sibling with her on her walks or hunts. Upendi was really interessted in becoming the future queen.

Relation to TLK: Great-granddaughter of Kovu and Kiara.