Queen Cufra

"Carousel" The old lioness rasped.
Carousel trotted up to the lioness, the oldest lion still in the pride. "Walk with me," She purred.
The two lions made their way out of the jungle camp and into a gorgeous area filled with flowers and the scent of fresh fruit. "Sit." She invited, softly as they approached the stream. Carousel did so and tilted his head, "What is it?"
"I'm coming to my final days," She said, staring into the star-filled sky that peeked through an opening in the jungle roof. "I will soon be joining my ancestors and I'll see my family and pride of my past. I will walk with your ancestors and the rest of the prides'. Carousel, I'll miss you very much, young king. But I must warn you that even the brightest golden fruit can be crushed by even the lightest boulder."
"What...? Oh not these stupid riddles. Don't tell me you believe in 'prophecies' and our ancestors living in the stars?"
Dazzle stared blankly at him. "I will not change your beliefs. But I must tell you my end is near."
Carousel was staring at his paws. "...I am so so so sorry for acting out like that... Oh, Dazzle I just worry that you'll be gone forever when you die!" He wrapped himself around the old lioness. "From now on, you'll be a queen. No, you wont replace Smudge but you will be made a queen and die as a queen. You were queen in the past and you are again."
"In that case," she purred. "let me be Cufra again, to make me feel young again."