Name: Aleksei ("defender" in russian)

Breed: African Lion

Gender: Male

Parents: Sergei and Amali

Siblings: Anuli

Mate/Crush: None

Cubs: None

Personality: Aleksei is the typical overprotective big brother, who follows his sister everywhere and tries his best to keep her out of trouble. He never lets Anuli out of his sight, and this may seem rather annoying at most times, but he only does this because he loves his sister and wants to protect her, feeling it's his duty. Alek may sometimes be a bit hard headed and stubborn, and he doesn't always listen to his parents, but still he is pretty much a good guy, with a heart of gold and he would never even dream of hurting anyone, at least on purpose. He likes challenges, and isn't afraid to stand up for himself, or defend those who need it, which is pretty much what his name represents.

History: Aleksei was born with one younger sister, Anuli, to Sergei and Amali. When Alek and his sister were born, their father was seriously ill and near death, it wasn't sure if he would live to see his cubs but then a miracle happened, and he recovered after all. Aleksei doesn't remember any of that, but his parents had told him what had happened when they got a little older, and since he heard the story, Aleksei began to look up to his father Sergei, who had regained victory over a serious illness, he thought his father was the greatest lion that ever lived. Ever since they were cubs, he was always very protective towards his sister, and followed her everywhere she went, and even chased some other cubs away from her, thinking they might hurt her. This was sometimes very annoying, but Alek only did it because he loved Anuli, and didn't want anyone or anything to hurt her. They both had a happy cubhood, Aleksei had a close relationship to both his mother and father, and soon they started growing into beautiful and handsome adult lions.

Relation to TLK: His grandmother was a member of Mufasa's pride, his uncle's mate is Sarafina's daughter.

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