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Tabia was the daughter of the king and queen in her old pride. There, as royalty, she became extremely vain and entitled. Imagine her surprise when she turned two and was chased to make room for new cubs. The former princess wandered the lands hopelessly, before coming across a cream lion with a golden mane. He introduced himself as Commander (my side) and invited her to join his pride. Happy that she would finally be cared for again, Tabia immediately accepted.
Upon entering her new home, she saw a gray lioness grooming herself. Tabia spoke, "You there, fetch me some water. I'm parched. And you," she said distastefully towards a pretty golden and white lioness, already disliking her because of her beauty, "Get me some food." The golden lioness growled, and turned toward their leader. "Commander, why have you brought such a... a disrespectful lioness to our home?"
Tabia gasped. "Watch your mouth! How dare you call me, a princess, disrespectful! You should be punished immediately!" The other lioness bared her teeth, growling louder. "I am Queen Sunstreak, and I will not be spoken to that way. You may have been a princess in your former pride, but here you are no higher up than anybody else. Do I make myself clear?"
Tabia gaped, realizing her mistake. "My apologies, your Highness... It's just that it's been so hard for me these past few months, living all by myself!" she cried, tears already flowing down her cheeks. "I... I wasn't myself and I offer my wholehearted apologies." Suntreak's face softened. "There'll be none of that 'your highness' nonsense in this pride. We are all equal. Wait here, I'll fetch someone to help get you settled in," Tabia immediately stopped crying, having mastered the skill in her old pride when she wanted something and wasn't getting it. Commander watched the whole scene, pure amusement on his face.
As the years passed, Tabia grew more and more dissatisfied with her life in Commander's pride. He had eyes only for Sunstreak, and Tabia grew bored. Many of the other lionesses did not seem to enjoy her company either. When Tabia came across the huge, handsome Tyrannius from the savannah to the east, who whispered to her tales of status and luxury amongst his pride, she needed no convincing. She became pregnant with his cubs and, upon discovery of her collusion and secret sharing, was exiled from Commander's pride. She headed straight for Tyrannius's territory, only to find that she would in fact not be receiving welcome and status in this pride. Still, her opinion of Tyrannius was not tarnished, and he gave her the attention she so craved. She gave birth to a single daughter that she named Tyria, a combination of her parents' names.
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