Marrow

Marrow couldn't remember a time before she found Forrest's pride that she lived in a stable home. She and her mother were quite nomadic, always wandering between territories, searching for prey together and helping fend for the other. Marrow never knew her father or any king. Her mother didn't talk about her life before leaving the pride and Marrow didn't even know if she was around for it.

No one can live such a life of solitude forever. Eventually her mother passed from some sickness, Marrow was never sure what exactly it was. She didn't have time to grieve. Before she knew it it was dark and she knew that predators would be closing in. So she left her mother there and continued wandering. It was all she had ever known.

Marrow walked alone for a while. She didn't know how long it was, maybe a few days. She was too sad to hunt and eventually she decided to just lay down and hope for the best. It wasn't too long before she was found by a hunting party that helped her up and walked her back to the pride.

She had never been so surrounded by other lions before. It had always just been her and her mother. She was overwhelmed, but not unhappy. She didn't know that she could ever have access to a community like this. They were all helping each other and there was an ample supply of pretty for her to eat, both things she never had before. Sure her mother would help her, but it was mostly a kill or be killed kind of world. Marrow was more than happy to stay if she was allowed.

And she was. The king welcomed her with open paws, happy to have more lions join the pride. She quickly became close with Snow Sugar, an experienced hunter, they went out together often to chat and hunt small prey on the outskirts of the main den areas.

They're still friends today in the pride and Marrow wouldn't change it for the world.