(1) Queen Leiva*

Daughter of the the Blue Queen.
Being the cub of the pride male's favorite sure was a lot of fun. Not only did she get the best food, she also got most of the attention from the adults. Levia enjoyed being part of the pride, her aunts were always a lot of fun, and there always seemed to be a playmate around. Life as a cub couldn't have been sweeter.
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Levia walked around the pride, her chest puffed out as she got used to being one of the bigger cubs. She still wasn't quite up to size with the adolescents, but that didn't mean she didn't try riling them up. She walked towards a male cub, he was suppose to become the king when he was older. "You look rather scrawny" she told the older cub, teasing him. "Ya know, I bet I'd make a better king than you!" she proclaimed. She tilted her head as the cub stayed quite, "spar with me! I want to know how strong you are! Someday I'll beat you and I'll be king!"
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Levia watched as that scrawny cub turned into a large, lanky adolescents. She rolled her eyes as he tried, and failed, to get the attention of a wondering lioness. "Hey hotshot! Your not that great!" she shouted at him, laughing when the lioness batted at him and walked off. She huffed as he flopped down beside her, nearly sitting on her tail, she gently batted at him, "hey, watch it, you big oaf!" She laughed when the male blushed and looked away. "Maybe instead of patrols, that mentor of yours should teach you to flirt," that earned her a nod of agreement, "I bet I'd make a better pride male," another nod. She stood up and stretched, "want to go to the stream with me? We can practice stalking." A third nod. The two teens set of together towards the stream, both with intentions of honing their skills and proving to the other who was really destined for the position of king.
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Levia laid across Vi, enjoying his company. She closed her eyes. This new position as queen, ya, she could get use to it. She rolled into her back, tail draped over the large male next to her, letting the warm sun hit her stomach. High status, power, what more could she want? She purred as she rambled about the state of the pride and her plans for the upcoming hunt as Vi fell asleep. Well, to be king, but she'd have to put that off until after her nap.