terrain he will be hopeless...”

Vitani burst in loud laughter. Yes, Nuka had unbelievable sense of humour. His jokes were unexpected and shocking, and always original...

“Hush!” gasped lion. “They would hear us!”

Lioness froze, seeing Nuka wasn’t laughing. He was so serous, like he hadn’t since long time.

“That is not a yoke?” whispered Vitani, feeling cold on her back. Nuka turned to her with proud expression on his face.

“Of course, not!” replied. “I made Simba believe that hyenas, who had settled on Elephant Graveyard, are stealing Pridelander’s food. So he sent team to rid them of... Ow, look!” he pointed on other bank. “There they are. They will go through Elephant Ford. On our bank will be so vulnerable on your attacks as never. Just leave Simba to me and...”

Vitani was listening to him with opened jaw and terrified stare. Her brother just created an opportunity to win this war in one battle... but it was so bold as risky.

“You are mad!” yelled.

“Don’t say that about future king of Prideland!” smiled Nuka. “And that is right time for you to go for mother and lionesses. Just don’t attack before Simba enters Graveyard Gorge. And... if mommy is uncertain, don’t attack at all. Just draw theirs attention, until I do my job...”

Vitani couldn’t reply on this. She turned back and started with full speed in Golden Hall’s direction.

“Hunt me down!” exclaimed Tarki, when Nuka ran towards Elephant Graveyard. “This boy is a genius! He really could kill Simba tonight!”

But Scar grabbed him in paws and raised up. He looked in his uncle’s face and gasped with freezing voice.

“Stop it!”

“Put me down, Scar!” dead king calmed down put starcub on unseen floor. “You have messed my mane!” muttered Tarki, combing fur on head. For sure, it couldn’t be called <mane>. “Easy, we can’t interfere.”

“But I fell that someone do interfere in this... Now! Mufasa is behind this!” called dead king. “He broke our pact!”

“Maybe.” Agreed greeneyed cub. “So we are waiting to get proof of this. And if we do, there will come our turn...”

“But they could die here!” yelled Scar. “I can’t allow to that!”

He stood in place, uncertain, what to do. He wanted to follow Nuka... and to follow Vitani. And also, he wanted to stay in place, for observing attackers. But he was jus one.

“Help me!” begged his uncle.

“Scar, we can’t do anything!” repeated Tarki. “And that would be best, just watch. Nuka has great chances to kill Simba... His trap is almost perfect...” he looked on nephew with playful stare. “Much better that your was once... And Outlands are safe, because Pridelanders won’t decide on strike to unknown area. There all advantages of Golden Pride could be used. If Pridelanders attack, the-GB">“Hush!” gasped lion. “They would hear us!”

Lioness froze, seeing Nuka wasn’t laughing. He was so serous, like he hadn’t since long time.

“That is not a yoke?” whispered Vitani, feeling cold on her back. Nuka turned to her with proud expression on his face.

“Of course, not!” replied. “I made Simba believe that hyenas, who had settled on Elephant Graveyard, are stealing Pridelander’s food. So he sent team to rid them of... Ow, look!” he pointed on other bank. “There they are. They will go through Elephant Ford. On our bank will be so vulnerable on your attacks as never. Just leave Simba to me and...”

Vitani was listening to him with opened jaw and terrified stare. Her brother just created an opportunity to win this war in one battle... but it was so bold as risky.

“You are mad!” yelled.

“Don’t say that about future king of Prideland!” smiled Nuka. “And that is right time for you to go for mother and lionesses. Just don’t attack before Simba enters Graveyard Gorge. And... if mommy is uncertain, don’t attack at all. Just draw theirs attention, until I do my job...”

Vitani couldn’t reply on this. She turned back and started with full speed in Golden Hall’s direction.

“Hunt me down!” exclaimed Tarki, when Nuka ran towards Elephant Graveyard. “This boy is a genius! He really could kill Simba tonight!”

re would be suicide!”

“Nuka is in danger!”

“I think, Simba is in greater.” Replied starcub and laughed aloud. But then he stopped and took a look around. “Scar, I know, that you talked with Amini and Sparthi.” Said and dead king turned his stare into the ground. “Don’t worry that was smart turn. You haven’t broken the pact... And I know, that they are helping you to guard your beloved. Good. But... I can see Sparthi’s aura, he is watching sleep of Zira. But where is Amini?”

Scar sighed with relief, hearing that his plan wasn’t banned by uncle. He replied.
”With Kovu.”

“But I can’t see him... So if he is with Kovu, Kovu is not here. A coincidence?”

They looked on each other, knowing, that in skyworld coincidences doesn’t exist. There only signs.

“You are right.” Agreed Tarki. “We’ve got problem.”

“Hush!” gasped lion. “They would hear us!”

Lioness froze, seeing Nuka wasn’t laughing. He was so serous, like he hadn’t since long time.

“That is not a yoke?” whispered Vitani, feeling cold on her back. Nuka turned to her with proud expression on his face.

“Of course, not!” replied. “I made Simba believe that hyenas, who had settled on Elephant Graveyard, are stealing Pridelander’s food. So he sent team to rid them of... Ow, look!” he pointed on other bank. “There they are. They will go through Elephant Ford. On our bank will be so vulnerable on your attacks as never. Just leave Simba to me and...”

Vitani was listening to him with opened jaw and terrified stare. Her brother just created an opportunity to win this war in one battle... but it was so bold as risky.

“You are mad!” yelled.

“Don’t say that about future king of Prideland!” smiled Nuka. “And that is right time for you to go for mother and lionesses. Just don’t attack before Simba enters Graveyard Gorge. And... if mommy is uncertain, don’t attack at all. Just draw theirs attention, until I do my job...”

Vitani couldn’t reply on this. She turned back and started with full speed in Golden Hall’s direction.

“Hunt me down!” exclaimed Tarki, when Nuka ran towards Elephant Graveyard. “This boy is a genius! He really could kill Simba tonight!”

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Simba touched northern bank as one of the last. Stronger and heavier than females he was poor swimmer. Nala helped him to get on bank and he stood in centre of lionesses circle. He whispered carefully.

“Better be quick.” He took a look on east. “Outlanders could be alarmed. We can’t risk fight on their territory.”

He started on west to outset of graveyard gorge. Lionesses aligned to tight formation after him and followed. In bright light of the full moon, path parallel to river was seen clearly, so Pridelanders were going fast. Right after Simba were going Sarafina and Sarabi. Older lionesses have bunted senses, because of age, so they are carefully looking on the ground.

“Sarabi...” whispered Sarafina. “Don’t you think that is strange?”

“Hm?” surprised queen-mother.

“I mean this path.” Explained queen’s mother. “If whole clan of hyenas is dwelling here, shouldn’t this track to be... used more often?”

On path beneath theirs paw there were almost no traces of any activity. Just few pawprints... clearly too big for hyena.

“Tanabi would know, whose are those.” Muttered Sarabi. “But it’s good that he and Kiara stayed under protection of Sakia.”

They saw walls of Elephant Graveyard’s gorge. It was dark, motionless and enlighten by moon and glare by yellow green light of small volcanic vents. This place seemed by creepy, but no hyena was seen nearby.

“So we are in place.” Said Nala, taking a look around. “But I can’t see any of this scavengers...”

“No tracks, no pawprints...” added Sarafina. “I don’t like this.”

Simba, although felt quite uncertain, laughed firmly (or, at least: trying to sound firmly) and stepped into gorge. He looked on remote place, looking for enemies. But when he found no one, he turned to his pride and said.

“Well... maybe we were wrong. I can’t see any hyena here... and I doubt, that they could live here, don’t leaving any mark of it. I will just... take a look around. Wait for me here.”

Lioness looked on themselves uncertainly.

“We won’t we all go with you?” asked Nala.

“I don’t need any babysitting.” Gasped king and added louder. “Stay here and watch my back. Some outlanders could come here.” Then he entered cemetery’s gorge.

*

Way from Elephant Ford was much longer that from North one. Vitani was speeding with all her might, but she knew, that she would bring pride in hour, no less. That was a lot of time for Nuka, to do his plan... but lioness wasn’t sure, if she wanted him to execute it. This was crazy! If mother considered, that decoying Pridelanders on north side was good idea, she would had done that. Vitani was full of worst predictions, mostly, because she knew, that Nuka was acting not in cold calculation, but in emotion. His envy for Kovu and his mission had blinded him, so he found ad hoc his own plan of defeating Simba. Such instant planes usually ended in two ways: with total victory or complete disaster.

“And this is my fault too.” She thought. “I should have noticed it earlier and told mother...”

Then she noticed lion’s silhouette, running on rock. In first motion, she extended her claws and prepared to attack, but then she understood, she didn’t see Pridelander... But Hawaa, speeding in Elephant Graveyard’s direction.

“Vitani!” panted terrified lioness. “I have overslept! I lost Nuka! He is in danger, we must find him!” Vitani stooped before exhausted friend and replied.

“He is on graveyard... Decoying Simba in...” then she understood, that Hawaa might know more than she. “Do you know, what is going on? Nuka bring here all Simba’s pride! We are attacked.”

“Damn!” yelled lioness. “We are too late... Just alarm Zira and I

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