Adulthood

"It's alright Reth...I'm glad you've proven yourself to be the strong and brave lion you'll always be..." Katai smiles and nuzzles Reth.

After Asha rubs the solution onto Guan's head, he smiles, "Thanks mum..."

"Yeah don't you worry I'll look after you" Twilight replied looking down at Miale "You will be better soon trust me" he said nuzzling the cub.

"I sure hope so" Miale sighed looking about at the others in the den.

Jasiri padded away from the group and sat at the entrance hanging his head and sighing; he was still in shock about what had actually happened.

"No" Jasiri replied "Just shocked and scared" he said shacking looking up at Asha "I'm scared" he said weeping slightly cuddling up to her paw.

Guan lays down on the floor, purring at ease now that his head is feeling better.

Twilight stroked Miale's fur with his paw and looked around the cave at the others.
"So I guess we are a little bit alright now huh?" Twilight questioned.

Miale felt a little feeling return to his paws but a small pain came to him making him mew in pain slightly and stoped moving.

Guan sits up, rubbing his head with his paw. "Mum, my head hurts..." he walks over and sits next to Katai, "Dad...my head hurts..."

"Give it some time to heal, Guan." Katai tells Guan, "My muzzle's hurting too..."

Jasiri continued to shake as Asha curled around him and burried his head in her fur weeping softly.

Guan sighs, "Darn outlander!" he growls a little before going to snuggle up to Asha.

Jasiri continued to shake snuggled up to Asha weeping still.

"It hurts" Miale replied trying to move his paws feeling some feeling coming back to him.

"You'll be ok Miale" Twilight replied nuzzling the cub smiling slightly

Guan begins to cry a little since his head is hurting, "Don't worry Guan...I got him back for you all." Katai looks over to Guan who is upset.

"Yeah but my head hurts...real bad." Guan wipes one of his tears away that's sliding down his face.

"Yeah we are ok here" Twilight replied placing Miale between his paws near his chest to keep him warm and nuzzled him once again.

"I'm sure I will be ok soon" Miale said getting his feeling back in his body but continued to mew slightly in pain.

Jasiri continued to weep snuggled up to Asha still scared.

Guan sighs, "I wish we never went there now..." he cries again sadly.

"Same" Jasiri said sobbing into Asha's paw

"I should of learnt from last time" Miale sighed closing his eyes snuggling up to his father.

"Well I really hope you learnt this time" Twilight sighed

"You shouldn't enter those lands alone...especially without an adult. You've really got yourselves to blame although the outlanders shouldn't be like that anyway." Katai looks at the cubs before rubbing his muzzle once more, "God, this is painful..." he moans a little in pain.

"I know" Miale sighed and closed his eyes in pain mewing once again.

"I never thought you would do what your sister did" Twilight sighed and nuzzled him once again.

Jasiri continued to weep into Asha's paw "He tryed to kill me...he had me pinned" he said shaking and stuttering

"I hope so...it hurts but at least you were here for us..." Katai smiles up to Asha, "I thank you for that."

"I know" Jasiri replied his voice slightly muffled as he continued to snuggle up tight to her fur "It doesn't feel like I am though" he said continuing to shake.

Guan's ears shoot up at the sound of other animals, he pads to the entrance of the den, looking out curiously.

Guan keeps a watch on the animals, "Mum, what are all these animals around for?" he looks back to Asha before looking out again.