Paris

Paris' life began quite the same as any other lion's. She was born to her father, Forrest Strider, and her mother, Cryptt. The two were deeply in love and were just forming their own pride. Paris was born around this time, after only a few other lions, Snow Sugar and Marrow, had joined her parents. She was very close with her parents, but especially to her mother, they were inseparable at most times. The only time that Forrest could pry them apart was when Cryptt had to go on hunts.

During these times she stayed with Snow Sugar and Marrow. Being the only cub in the pride was rather boring, but Paris didn't mind that much, she liked having all of the adults' attention on her.

By the time she was almost an adult herself, there were other cubs, but she had grown too old to roughhouse with them, she was a quiet, stubborn young lion. And besides, she could go on hunts now, she was much too grown up for the little ones. But of course, when the older lions were out hunting she was stuck with babysitting duty. She secretly loved it, but she would never admit it as young and as stubborn as she was.

She and her mother were still inseparable most days, but Cryptt liked to go off on her own occasionally to teach her daughter some independence, she couldn't always rely on her mother to be at her beck and call. It was one of these days that tragedy struck. Cryptt was killed by a poacher while hunting by herself. It shattered Paris and her father, but eventually, they were both able to continue on with life.

This event made Paris realize that she actually loved cubs and wanted to do everything in her power to keep the little lives safe. Her father had banned her from going on any more hunts anyways, he was too scared that he would lose her, too. She spends her days teaching the little cubs how to pounce and climb. She also had a cub of her own, Calais, who she loved very much and would do anything in her power to keep safe from the harsh reality of the world that she was forcibly exposed to as a young lion.