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Bajanka's pride was unclean. He had heard about prides that were clean in their ways and how it made the life in the pride. With a higher birth rate, less lethal deformities and overall fairly good health. He wanted to start that kind of pride. One without all those weird things happening to lions these days. But sadly, Bajanka wasn't perfectly clean himself and was getting much older, which in turn made it so he could not produce the proper offspring. Knowing that he could not spread his line any longer, he asked the gods for some lion that could help him start this clean new pride, free of unnatural disruptions. Many days had past and no sign had come. He was fearing that he would have to trade a male of another pride; which he did not want to do. One day after a hunt, One the lioness was falling behind. He was very confused as to why for she was normally leading. Then he saw it. She had a young male following her. Was this the lion the gods sent? Was the dream for a truly clean pride coming true? As Bajanka came closer he saw the that the young lion had a gorgeous silky coat, with may beautiful colors and markings. As they came closer he asked the lady of his pride, ”who is this one you have following? Is he of a fallen pride you came upon on you hunt?” ”Not quite” she replied ”we were out exploring searching for food, when one of the adolescents thought they spotted something in the brush. As we came closer ,this young male came in to view. We asked him which pride he belonged to and he said with great confusion on his face, “Sadly, I do not know dear lioness. All that I know is of the past few minutes. It’s like I came into this world just a moment ago.” Upon hearing this I remembered you had asked for an heir. I thought he might be the one, my king.” Bajanka was astonished by what he had heard. Had his heir really come? But before he could be sure he had to check for one thing, a mark of the gods. He looked for something that might be a sign. Anything. And then he say it. This lion had claws of gold. ”This lion is for certain a gift from the gods. Look at his claws, they are made of shining gold!” The king said, in excitement. “Go lioness and spread the news to the pride. I have found my heir!”
With that he came to the young male, who was still very confused. “What is your name young heir?” The young male responded, “I... I don’t know.” “Well then, lets give you one!” Bajanka sat there for a moment thinking what this gift from the gods could be know. Suddenly, he perked up, “Your name, my heir, shall be Gildrin, as he shines gilded like the gods, giving me my rebirth and renewal." With that, they went if the meet the pride.
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