Briar

8/14/2024 - Had a NATURAL 4 cub litter, don't think I've ever seen that, AND gave Kovu a gorgeous heir...speechless.
8/16/2024 - You accidentally stepped on a pride mate's tail, and they seemed angry. You decided to ask Pretty Pretty Chased for advice on how to best apologize - she always knows what to say!
8/19/2024 - This lion respects your authorithah! (Kind pose???) + All dressed up (BG + flowers) + 6 years old!
8/19/2024 - Briar knew that joining a pride would change things, but she never could’ve anticipated how much it would.
She’d met Nightwing, king of the Moonlit Pride, on one of his explorations. From there, she was introduced to the Sun Pride, where she quickly settled in. Not long after that, she was having Kovu’s cubs - and in the process, she bore his heir.
Of course, she had no idea how big of a deal this was. She was too new to the pride to know of how desperate Kovu had been getting, or of how many lionesses had tried (and failed) before her. She certainly hadn’t known about the unspoken competition between some of the lionesses to earn the title of Queen.
And yet here she was - lounging in luxury, all because she’d birthed Cassius.
It’d been nearly seven years since the previous Sun Queen had died. Masked Fate, of course, had refused to take another queen in his last few years. That had been expected, sure, but most had expected Kovu to crown one shortly after he took the throne. It wasn’t like he didn’t have options - several lionesses had already shown interest. For a while, they assumed he'd be queenless. Then he began seeing Sapphire all the time, and they assumed he'd claim her, even if she stayed with her own pride.
No one could have foreseen this.
It was just a title, of course. A formality. Everyone knew that - and yet they celebrated anyway, because after so long without a Queen, it felt nice to have one again. No one could ever replace Snow, of course, but Briar certainly took after her. And even if it was just a title, Briar insisted on taking it seriously.
She talked to the older lionesses about what Snow was like and acted accordingly. She took to learning as much as she could about her pridemates, and began to study the inner workings of the pride. It surprised Kovu, how easily she took to the role. The first time she came to discuss potential solutions to the recent territory disputes, he was shocked. He hadn’t expected anyone, let alone her, to have been aware of the politics of their pride, let alone actually have suggestions on how to help. That was the moment Kovu realized why Snow had been so important to his father, or why Nightwing needed Straye and Sapphire. He’d learned that lesson far later than he should’ve, of course, but better late than never.
Ah well. At least she’d ensure Cassius wouldn’t make the same mistakes. She could see so much of Kovu in their son, for better and for worse - but she wouldn’t let him grow up with that same “do everything yourself” syndrome his father had.
9/13/2024 - After a morning cuddle, Briar gives you a good luck snack, a dead mouse. Awww, how kind of her. (Love you angel <3)
9/15/2024 - You give the lion meat to your lioness, convincing her it's just a slightly-rotting antelope. After eating it, she exclaims that she feels very sick. Cannibalism is... unsettling. Not only because you intentionally hid where the meat came from, but it clearly did something bad to her body. (The pain of being a favored lioness... I'm SO SORRY sweetie!)
9/26/2024 - You saw Briar leap up to grab a bird yesterday - cool! You ask her how she did it, and she is quite happy to show you and help you practice!
10/11/2024 - Another natural 4 cub litter (with a GMO cow). Two bobbed tails <3
11/16/2024 - After a morning cuddle, Briar gives you a good luck snack, a dead mouse. Awww, how kind of her. (Ty mom <3)

Passed 12/13/2024. Actually speechless tbh. Goodbye, my love. Thank you for everything.