Name: Rudo

Breed: African Lion

Gender: Male

Parents: Nuka and Kiara

Siblings: Renu (full), Kotara and Meehtu (half)

Crush: Adanna

Mate: None

Cubs: None

Likes: Adanna, his mother, being alone, talking to Rafiki, stargazing

Dislikes: Being teased, Kovu, Kotara, hyenas, wildebeest

Personality: Rudo is a rather quiet and closed boy. He's shy, and doesn't really talk to anyone unless someone talks to him. He has very little confidence in himself, and that's why he prefers to be alone, away from big crowds because he's often teased and made fun of because of his looks. Rudo doesn't trust easily, and he believes that everyone is against him, and before he can be your friend, you have to prove you're not an enemy, and that you're not going to betray him or anything. Rudo hates violence, in all its forms, and attempts to solve things with using his head, instead of using teeth or claws. He's basicly a gentleman, who only wants good for others, and prefers to friendly, even though others wouldn't necessary be so friendly towards him.

History: Rudo was born one cold summer night, aftera fling between Nuka and queen Kiara. Nuka was forced by his mother to breed with Kiara, to produce a cub who would grow up to be a cold hearted asassin and the plan was to make everyone think the cub was Kovu's. When Rudo was born, Kiara was the only one who knew he wasn't Kovu's son, but she had to lie to her mate, otherwise she would've  been killed. Kiara and Kovu already had two cubs, Kotara and Meehtu, and Kotara was always making fun of him and teasing him, because she found his appearance quite weird, and he was also a lot bigger than her and Meehtu. But Kovu had never liked him, and treated him way more worse than Meehtu and Kotara. He yelled at him, called him names such as "freak", "worthless cub" and even abused him sometimes. The only one who trully cared for Rudo was his mother, who always comforted him when everyone else abandoned him. Rudo was growing up quite fast, and when his mane started to grow, he started to look a bit like his grandfather king Simba. One night everything changed. Kiara confessed everything to Kovu, that she had a fling with his brother and Rudo was not his son, he was Nuka's. Kovu was of course furious of this, that his mate had a fling with his brother and even had a cub with him. Kiara begged for his forgiveness, but he ran away from Pride Rock and left her alone. But the worst part was, that Rudo had heard everything. He walked up to his mother, and asked her if it was really true. Kiara was surprised and shocked to see him, and then she had to of course confess everything to him too. Rudo was really upset with his mother, he couldn't believe how she could had lied to him like this, and ran away in tears. Later that night, Rudo had been walking around the pride alone, thinking about everything, and then came across the old and wise baboon Rafiki. He taught Rudo that it is not important what other people think about you, what matters the most is how you feel about yourself. Rudo thought about Rafiki's words, and fell asleep in a small oasis pretty far from Pride Rock. The next morning Rudo woke up, and started walking again. But now, when he went to get himself a drink from a small lake, a golden brown lioness suddenly lunged at him from behind a rock, pinning him on the ground and growled angrily at him. Rudo got a bit scared, and told her he wasn't looking for trouble. The lioness looked confused, and suddenly started apologising him and jumped off of him, letting him get up on his feet. She told him she thought he was a wildebeest, and Rudo laughed, telling her it was all right. They introduced themselves, and Rudo told the lioness, whose name was Adanna, his whole story and she felt really bad for him. They started to hang out together, and they both liked each other very much. Rudo started to develope feelings for Adanna, but was unsure whether to tell her about it or not, as he didn't really know how she felt about him.

Relation to TLK: Nuka and Kiara's son.

Adopted from Claire Cooper, thank you so much!

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