Name: Kęstas

Breed: lion

Age: 6

Parents: unknown

Siblings: unknown

Eye color: green

Voice: Kastytis Kerbedis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02PFeRJ-_jg&list=FL2si4mdcJ09WOpyfL6Bzokg&index=22&feature=plpp_video)

Mate: Maome

Stepdaughter: Nakara

Likes: Maome, leading the pride, hunting, that Maome trusts him (though he's the only one she trusts), Maome's skill at hunting, Maome's beautiful eyes and voice, cheering Maome up when she's sad, watching sunsets

Dislikes: not being understood sometimes, seeing Maome sad, anyone being disrespectful to him (Maome was the only exception), outlanders, liars and being lied to, whenever prey gets away

Personality: He is warm-hearted and empathetic, as well as suave and charming. He is adventuresome. He is serious when he needs to be, and is also tactful. He is loyal, open-hearted, and quick-witted. Is fond of and totally devoted to Maome. He is selfless and understanding. He can sometimes be overbearing, but tries not to.

History: He was born in a zoo in Lithuania, and was part of a program to introduce non-wild lions back into the wild. After he and is sister were born, their mother died. The zoo staff took care of them until they were old enough to eat solid food. A few years later, when he and his sister were 3, the staff shipped them to Africa, where they were released.

The introduction proved successful, and Kęstas soon ended up as leader of a pride. His sister met another lion and fell in love.

Late one day, one of the lionesses in the pride caught his eye; she was sleeping away from the others and had three scars on the right side of her face. She woke up as he approached, and watched his every move. "What do you want?" she asked with a scowl. Kęstas answered in his best English, "You beautiful. What is name?" "What's it to ya?", asked the lioness. "Just curious, I new here.", answered Kęs. The lioness told him, then Kęstas introduced himself. "Whatever.", the lioness replied. Kęstas walked away, mystified and curious as to why the lioness had acted the way she did. That night, he hardly got any sleep, as he couldn't stop thinking about Maome, the lioness from earlier. Despite her scars and odd reaction, she was beautiful.

He met Maome the next day while the rest of the pride was sleeping. Maome was walking through the grass, stalking a lone wildebeest. Kęstas tried to talk to her again, but she reacted as she did the day before.

A few days later, Kęstas noticed that Maome was starting to watch him, but turned away when she saw him looking. Soon she started to talk to him more. She apologized to Kęstas for her reaction the other day, and told him why, about the male from her past and how he left her and took their cubs with him, as well as how his love for her had been a lie. Kęstas felt sorry for her.

As weeks went by, the two grew closer, and Maome began to develop feelings for Kęstas. She was charmed by his strange but attractive accent, his personality, and some of his quirky habits. Kęstas's feelings for her grew stronger. He was charmed by her beautiful eyes, her voice, her tenacity, and her make-it-look-so-easy skill at hunting. Soon he could take his feelings for her no longer.

About a month later, the two were sitting on a hilltop, watching the sun set, when Kęstas confessed his feelings for Maome, and she spilled her feelings for him. Kęstas then asked her if she would do him the honor of being his mate, and she agreed. Soon they will find themselves about to become parents, and later Kęstas will help Maome get revenge on her ex and get the rest of her cubs back.

Relation to TLK: his mate's grandparents knew Kovu and Kiara

*Speaks Lithuanian, doesn't know very much English