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March 11th, 2023
Ahmunet is heavily pregnant, and due at any moment. With two Queens in the pride, the chances of multiple sons were much greater. However, with Queen Ahmunet's first two litters being female-only, it is assumed she is simply incapable of producing a son. The Queen tosses in her nest, stretching her body in an attempt to get comfortable for the arrival of her daughter. She had been given the name Shai. Seconds felt like minutes, and minutes felt like hours - though she is performing a duty, and must push through. The cub is born, and to everyone's shock, Queen Ahmunet has finally given birth to a male. This single cub, Resheph, would be the King's third son.
March 24th, 2023 (One Year)
Resheph keeps to himself within the palace, watching his two older brothers desperate attempts to appeal to their father, even more so following his birth.
After many unfortunate miscarriages, Queen Mut had finally conceived again. Unlike her previous litters, this pregnancy had been exceedingly difficult, though she was due any day now. The Queen dreaded this birth. It was long, and painful. It had been nothing like she had ever experienced before, but there is always a calm after the storm. Queen Mut was finally meeting her cubs, this being her first (and last) female-only litter. Despite the puzzled looks on the rest of the pride members faces, a mothers love knows no bounds. She keeps them close under the warmth of her fur, and grooms them just as she did the rest. The first cub, Meskhenet, might as well have been born bald. The little fur she had appeared thinner than the others, though she was as soft as silk. The second, Seshat, was born the fluffiest of the litter. The other lionesses whisper among themselves, jokingly presuming the cub may be a runt male. Her final cub, Renenutet, is born with achromia. A white lion was nothing alien to this pride, yet this one was different.
Khonshu and Imhotep pay little attention to Resheph, viewing him as just a young cub. He was - however, he was also weaker. Resheph was no competition in the eyes of his brothers, and this would upset him. With the attention of the pride being focused on the mutated litter born only hours prior, Resheph disappears to the oasis. It was where his sisters were, and he knew he would not be rejected.
Sekhmet pads over to her brother, chuffing and nuzzling his mane.
April 5th, 2023 (Two Years)
Resheph has aged to adulthood. He maintains his distance from those who reside in the palace, only speaking to his mother on occasion. He spars with his sisters and the other lionesses in the oasis. Not much to his surprise, they proved to be quite troublesome in combat.
Queen Ahmunet produces a final litter of female-only cubs, Serket and Nekhbet.
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