Candidate 5 (Kasu)

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Kasumba Iliyogandishwa, Kasu for short, was one of the lions brought to The Lake Land by Crackle. He was one of five main candidates for the next king, and the most confident of them all. Oleander took great liking to him, and Kasu was positive that he'll become the next king of The Lake Land. Crackle must have noticed that too, because he started persuading the young lion to become his ally.
Crackle was known for being Oleander's old rival, but since Oleander became a king, everyone just accepted that the rivarly was over. They couldn't be more wrong...
Crackle and his half-sister, Marble, were still plotting the fall of King Oleander, in honor of their father, King Hawk. Crackle wanted Kasu to become a king, and he promised to help him achieve that, under one condition - He'll make Crackle and Marble his advisors, thus giving them authority over the rest of the Pride.
Crackle and Marble, of course, planned to be much more than advisors. Their plan was to actually rule the kingdom, using Kasu as merely their puppet. He was young, and impressionable, manipulating him would be easy...
Kasi, indeed, was young and impressionable. The support from Crackle and Marble made him trust them, and believe in their every word. Hearing their stories about King Hawk and his great accomplishments, Kasu vowed to honor King Hawk's memory in his rule.
To help Kasu become a king, Crackle started sabotaging the other candidates - similar to how his mother sabotaged Oleander back when she hoped for Crackle to become a king. In this way, Kasu looked like the most competent, strongest and smartest of the candidates. In, Kasu maybe actually was quite competent, but he was too trustful, too easy to impress and manipulate. If he became a king he could put it in great danger, probably without even being aware of it.


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