𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷

After a long hard day of exploring, 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 offers to knead your shoulders. You happily accept, and you feel great afterwards!

As you walk up to 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷, she drops whatever she was doing immediately. She's ready and willing to do whatever you ask!

Happy to see you coming, 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 offers you her grooming services.

As you walk up to 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷, she drops whatever she was doing immediately. She's ready and willing to do whatever you ask!

𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷‘s last day:

As the sun begins to set, 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 makes her way over to you. She looks tired, so very tired. You ask her how she’s feeling, and she gives you a small smile. She decides to settle down next to you, laying her head on your paws.
She looks so peaceful. It’s her time to go, you repeat to yourself. Maybe you’re not ready…

As 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 spends her day greeting, and bonding with her other pride-mates. You begin to reminisce. All the times she’d wake you up to go star-gazing, or her extremely vigíliant nature and all the times she’d insist you let her work her magic kneading your sore muscles. She looks more tired than usual, looks weak. How does one say goodbye?

𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 gives you a small smile and flops down next to you. She doesn’t make eye contact with you, just sighs and asks what you would have done differently, if you had the chance. You look down at her and see how tired she looks. You wonder what’s going on in that head of hers.

Before you set off for your evening patrol, you fail to see 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷.
You run around worriedly searching for her, when you notice her atop a rock, staring at the setting sun. She’s smiling, and taking in deep breaths.

As she’s taking her last breaths cuddled into you, you nip her ear to grab her attention. She’s weak, but gives a happy smile as you tell her how good of a job she’s done. You can’t let her leave without her knowing she was the best.
The best of lionesses.