Mahaliel

Obs: Heir. I wanted to put one of Carmichael's sons as heir, but the number of his daughters remaining in the pride is large, reproducing later would be complicated and expensive, to avoid inbreeding.

Nefer x Deshret / Wepwawet = Ra ; Hellraiser x Barbary / Sideburn = Royal mane.
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"Why me? Why not one of his children?"
For a long time, he asked himself these questions. The day he crossed paths with Carmichael was very strange. His intention was to bypass that territory and continue on his way; he had already heard that the king there did not seem to be completely lucid. However, his plan didn't work out very well.
"Hey, you!"
He heard the king's roar, and had no choice but to stop and confront him. "I'm just passing by."
"I don't care, what's your story?" The king's voice was brusque and authoritative.
"...What?"
"You've got fire in your paws, boy, what's your story?"
That same day, he was invited to remain with the band. It was the confusion with all the nonsense that prevented him from continuing on his way instead of following the king. After a month there, Carmichael announced that he would be his heir.
It was only after a semester there that he understood why he had been chosen. There was a huge fire in the dry foliage, and Mahaliel saw how intense Carmichael's obsession with fire was. He watched in horror as the older lion laughed and ran through the flames. It was insane! But it all made sense... Mahaliel didn't remember how it had happened, because it had been during his childhood, but he was connected to fire. Some witchcraft ritual, perhaps? He didn't remember.

However, what the incendiary king saw as a blessing, he saw as a curse for years. It took him years of his life to gain complete control over it, and it caused burns to those close to him, and fires that caused disasters. The weight of tragedies was on his shoulders. Today he had complete control over this magic, his fire only burned if he wanted it to, despite constantly burning on his paws and tail. However... Despite seeing the madness in that king's eyes, Mahaliel agreed to be his heir. It was a good place to live, and the gang, despite everything, had their heads on straight, with a few exceptions. He even had a long conversation with Prince Rajasta, insinuating that he could be the king in his place, but the prince assured him that he had no interest in the monarchy, however... He would remain there, and would be his right-hand man. He had a cold and calculating personality, but he did not share his father's madness, and Mahaliel knew that he would be a good ally in the future.