My Baby Girl

The sun was just setting on the valley and Ni and Asha were returning home. Asha had a question lingering on her mind: Why was her father so weak all the time, and why was his mane and fur beginning to grey? She decided to ask.
'Daddy?' she murmured.
'What is is, sweetheart?' Ni replied, smiling.
Asha frowned. 'I just wanted to know why your mane was getting lighter. And why you're not as strong any more. The older cubs said that it's because you're getting old, and when lions get old, they die.' Asha looked up to her father, her eyes wide and shining with tears. 'Are you gonna die, daddy?'
Ni looked stricken and he bent down to his adopted daughter. 'No no no, baby girl,' he cooed, 'I'm not gonna die. I'll need to have a word with those other cubs.'
Asha smiled again. 'So you're gonna live? You're not gonna die? You're gonna be here for me forever?'
Ni thought for a moment. 'I'll be here for as long as you need me, baby girl.'
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Base (c) -Tytos-
Ni (c) Creators of Six New Adventures
Asha (c) AdrenalinePoison