simba watched as Malaika finally rose from the near-dead state he had been in just moments before and a wave of relief washed over him. A smile replaced the worried line that had taken hold during the ordeal. With a quick glance he looked back to Kovujin as well, smiling more as if to say, "see, he'll be alright afterall!", not in any way trying to convey anything other than the shear relief that having worked together, the two cubs were able to help afterall. Even as Malaika fell back to the ground, simba padded up to him and nuzzled in comfort and encouragement.

"Take it easy, it'll take a little longer for everything to heal and work right... I'm glad you're ok. Everything is.. ok, right?"