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with profound whisper. “And Mufasa is there too. I’m think that he is looking on you tonight. So you are not all alone.”
Cry of lioness stopped and she turn her eyes on Scar with sudden mixture of surprise and gratitude.
“Do you believe in that?”
“No. I’m sure of that.” Specified Scar.
Sarabi went to brother-in-law and her"" lang="EN-GB">“Me.” She nodded with calm but sorrowful voice. “It’s for her?”
“For her.” Confirmed king. He released plant from jaws and avoiding Sarabi’s stare he examined his prey. It was intact.
“I knew... Just I wanted to be sure.” Added lioness uncertainly.
“Let go back home.” Said Scar. “Tomorrow will be a hot day.
Without a word he started to river’s cliff. He only one took a look behind to check if Sarabi was following. They were marching in silence until they reached edge of bluff. When steps ceased, Scar heard that she was crying silently.
“Believe me, I wish we could go separately. But it’s too dangerous.” Explained or excused of that situation.
“Are you saying that my safety is still bothering you?” she asked. In spite of shivering voice, some tune of irony was heard.
“Yes, of course.” Replied ruler, looking on lioness with serious stare. “I’m responsible for you like for any other subject.” After longer while of silence he added so former mate. She gentle licked his cheek and sat down next to the edge. In silence she raised her head to the Stars.
“I will wait down there.” Said king. “But you don’t have to hurry.”
“Thank you.” She replied with hollow voice.
Scar went to the river bank, still holding carefully blue flower in his jaws. He sat on dried beach and turned his stare on the sky too. He was waiting for any voice or even whisper from above. Sometimes mother came to her and for long minutes she was remaining with him in sensible although immaterial hug. Sometimes blackmaned felt different presence – of his father. King Ahadi use to be far but somehow in his imperfect way he expressed remorse and longing for younger son. But on that night Scar felt someone other’s whisper. He listened carefully those silent word and sighed from surprise.
“Mufasa?”
Until that time, brother called him only with anger and bitter reproaches. But then was completely different.that such a view can’t change anything from our troubles here, but it’s helping much. Brings serious relief. And...” He hesitated for few seconds but then continued with profound whisper. “And Mufasa is there too. I’m think that he is looking on you tonight. So you are not all alone.”
Cry of lioness stopped and she turn her eyes on Scar with sudden mixture of surprise and gratitude.
“Do you believe in that?”
“No. I’m sure of that.” Specified Scar.
Sarabi went to brother-in-law and her"" lang="EN-GB">“Me.” She nodded with calm but sorrowful voice. “It’s for her?”
“For her.” Confirmed king. He released plant from jaws and avoiding Sarabi’s stare he examined his prey. It was intact.
“I knew... Just I wanted to be sure.” Added lioness uncertainly.
“Let go back home.” Said Scar. “Tomorrow will be a hot day.
Without a word he started to river’s cliff. He only one took a look behind to check if Sarabi was following. They were marching in silence until they reached edge of bluff. When steps ceased, Scar heard that she was crying silently.
“Believe me, I wish we could go separately. But it’s too dangerous.” Explained or excused of that situation.
“Are you saying that my safety is still bothering you?” she asked. In spite of shivering voice, some tune of irony was heard.
“Yes, of course.” Replied ruler, looking on lioness with serious stare. “I’m responsible for you like for any other subject.” After longer while of silence he added so For short moment former king spoke to his kin and killer like loving and forgiving brother. Warm but no hot wind swoop the ruler and his black mane raised with blow.
“Thank you.” Distant words sounded in monarch’s ears. “Thank you that you reminded Sarabi about me.” But it could be just an illusion, not uncommon for starving and thirsting lion.
*
They returned on Priderock just before the dawn. On their way they hadn’t spoken much but those silence was no longer a cold war but act of suspension of hostility. Sarabi almost extinguished fire of anger in her heart, although somewhere deep in her mind she still was avid to see Scar’s death. But night with Mufasa calmed her rage and for long months cooled this hatred. It all changed half a year later but... that is completely different story.
And Scar entered silently the royal cave where he found Zira sleeping with Nuka in her embrace. Blackmaned gentle put the flower over her ear and laid next to her. Zira’s dreams weren’t too pleasant, probably because of bitter awareness that her mate forget about theirs anniversary. But her spirit’s perfect instinct told her to open her eyes. She saw Scar, laying before her exhausted and looking on her with delight in his eyes.
“Beautiful” he whispered. “Beautiful as the flower on the rock.”
lang="EN-GB">Cry of lioness stopped and she turn her eyes on Scar with sudden mixture of surprise and gratitude.“Do you believe in that?”
“No. I’m sure of that.” Specified Scar.
Sarabi went to brother-in-law and her"" lang="EN-GB">“Me.” She nodded with calm but sorrowful voice. “It’s for her?”
“For her.” Confirmed king. He released plant from jaws and avoiding Sarabi’s stare he examined his prey. It was intact.
“I knew... Just I wanted to be sure.” Added lioness uncertainly.
“Let go back home.” Said Scar. “Tomorrow will be a hot day.
Without a word he started to river’s cliff. He only one took a look behind to check if Sarabi was following. They were marching in silence until they reached edge of bluff. When steps ceased, Scar heard that she was crying silently.
“Believe me, I wish we could go separately. But it’s too dangerous.” Explained or excused of that situation.
“Are you saying that my safety is still bothering you?” she asked. In spite of shivering voice, some tune of irony was heard.
“Yes, of course.” Replied ruler, looking on lioness with serious stare. “I’m responsible for you like for any other subject.” After longer while of silence he added so
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