Nobuhle

Grandpaw Pitch has pulled Nobuhle away from their siblings to teach them to be unafraid. Nobuhle is brave enough to leap onto a locust - and when Grandpaw Pitch hollers and hoots about their bravery, the excited smile on Nobuhle's face is enough to make you smile a little, too.

Nobuhle and Grandpaw Pitch are playing on the outskirts of your pride's home. Grandpaw Pitch is playing the bad guy, and when Nobuhle manages to get their teeth and claws snagged in Grandpaw Pitch's mane, the old lion "dies" very dramatically, flopping onto his grandcub, who squeals in delight and declares that they are the king now.

You trot towards Nobuhle to say hello, but you get smacked fiercely onto your cheek. You stand in shock, as she keeps giving you smacks, one after another, until you let out a growl, to which she replies with a roar. Women. You like them rough, don't you?

You were having some trouble getting into a carcass with a tough hide, so you invited Nobuhle to share with you. Sure enough, she proudly tore the decaying beast to shreds. You wonder if her claws are permanently bloodstained.

Nobhule was accepted into the Pride when she was 5 months old, and with the Pride in chaos following Meshindi's takeover and banishment of half the lionesses, there was not much attention given to the new little cub. The only lion in the Pride with enough free time to shelter Nobuhle was Pitch - and shelter her he did. The older lion taught her valuable lessons about fighting and hunting - although he wasn't as experienced with the latter - and told her stories of his encounters with Apedemak and Menhit. Nobuhle had a worrying fascination with violence, and Pitch hoped to nurture her more peaceful side as she grew. For a time it worked, but as all things must, their time together came to an end. When the great King passed, Nobuhle was left alone in a Pride of lions that she had barely interacted with. Her brutal nature quickly resurfaced, and she got on surprisingly well with Miena. She never did truly recover from Pitch's passing, and on most nights as the sun fell she could be found gazing up at the stars. She wasn't one for playing with cubs, but she made sure to tell each and every one of them the stories that Pitch had told her. She supposed that was the closest the old King could get to becoming immortal.

After Amukelani took Meshindi's place as King, Nobuhle spent most of her time away from the Pride. Some of the older lionesses suspected that she resented what her son had turned the Pride into. They were partly right; she hated that the Pride had gone down the same path that it had been on before he usurped Flux. But most of all, she hated herself for not being the mother that Amukelani needed and blamed herself for what he had become.

Mother:
- Nora

Father:
- Admes II

Daughters:
- Cub (ashen)
- Cub (topaz)
- Cub (zivar)

Sons:
- Cub (liver)
- Cub (liver)
- Amukelani
- Cub (jet)
- Cub (bone)
- Cub (light golden)