Scar grunted quietly and sat back slowly, looking around him. The lands had changed much from when he ruled, from a shadowed and dead land to a bright and thriving one. A sweet wind blew here, unlike the harsh gusts that blew ash and dust into his eyes back in the wasteland. He shook his head slowly; how any pride could thrive there amazed him, but thrive they did.
He looked back at his reflection, moodily pulling a silver hair from his mane and staring at it while it hung limp in his claws. He had never wanted to admit that he would age like other lions, but now he didn?t mind that he was older. He had beaten the odds and lived, and the silver in his mane and on his muzzle was proof of that.
In addition, of course, to the scars.
Many of his wounds had healed and left no scars, but he had some left. Most notably the one on his throat, but that was mostly hidden under a thick cushion of his mane which had, miraculously, grown back. However, along his sides and underbelly were more of the pinkish scars ? some obviously from fangs and others from claws. He looked remorsefully at his ruined coat before he stood again, wondering where to go first.
He couldn?t approach Pride Rock, not without someone else. He was still Scar, but he was older and weaker than he had been. He had a feeling that neither Simba nor Nala would waste time in making sure he died this time. Of course, that could just be his being cynical, but deep down he knew that his nephew would rather kill him than welcome him. This thought bothered him enough so he cast nervous glances around, looking for spying eyes.
Finding nothing, he came to another realization. He tossed the silver hair into the water and stood slowly. He slunk from the pristine waters into the grass of the plains, deciding that his first course of action was to find a friendly and familiar face, find someone he could trust enough to allow his nervous mind to relax and, for a little while, someone to make him forget that he was an unwelcome presence in his own home.
He needed to find Zira.
