I grip the sides of my balcony wall. It's been a couple days, and I don't feel so strange. I feel... like I'm blending into this. I feel like I'm growing. This place is strange but it's better than living in Pride Rock. Just a rock. The cold. The uncomfortable ground. I bite into an apple. Am I really going to become the Lord of Blood and Fire? I'm supposed to be on the side of life. But... what has life ever done for me?

I've been having a rough life. Constant wars with hyenas and other things. Here the war  might be won. The weapons. The swords. I feel stronger and more protected. I grip the armored chest plate. Not that comfertable but it's like a shell.

"Have you been comfertable." The blonde girl enters. 

"What's your name?" I ask.

"It is not my place to give my name." She looks down.

"I want it." I say.

I take her hand. She looks up at me. 

"Chike." She answers.

I lift her head.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"I was told by the scared one to make your night pleasant." She says.

"Pleasant how? What did my uncle say?" I ask.

"Like this." She peels off her dress.