Raya

Raya had much of a normal life for a lioness as any other. She grew up in a strong pride, and was kind and obedient to the leader there; naturally, since he was her father. Well, that is, up until she met a lone male lion lingering at the edge of their territory. It had been her first year as a matured lioness, and also her first year in heat. It was as if he could smell that, as he attempted to entice her and woo her into crossing lines to breed with him; puffing out his chest with small growls of interest. At first, Raya was a bit hesitant. Of course it was extremely frowned upon to be bred by someone outside of the pride. But the only male in her pride was her own father, and it wasn't the case that she would ever breed if she did nothing.

Perhaps that wasn't a huge thing to some lionesses. But Raya had always dreamed of having her own cubs; her own family.

Drawn by his charms, and this possibly being her only chance to reach her dream, Raya eventually gave in to temptation; running off to roll around in the long blades of grass with the lone male lion. It was a fun romp, but it of course led to natural consequences when it was discovered. They hadn't been so discreet as they had thought, it seemed; for her father came rushing out of the tall grass with a mighty rawr and large claws extended; beating up the other male with a force. It was enough to send him running with his tail between his legs, but the deed was done. Raya had fallen pregnant due to the encounter.

She was kicked from her pride due to her behavior, and for being bred with cubs from a stranger outside of their pride. Although this proved difficult for her, she never regretted her decision. For a while, she survived on her own; hunting alone, and raising a couple cubs to fine adults. She loved her babies fiercly...It was a heavy and difficult duty for a lone female, when lionesses usually kept to packs and had help. But she did it, and she was always proud of herself for that. Her cubs eventually moved on to find, or make their own prides, and she eventually stumbled into Groyal's pride herself. He seemed happy to take her in, and she was just happy to find a home again.