Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Eight
**Twilight Confessions** For half an instant, Kijivu was overwhelmed with joy, but even before his smile could reach its height, his eyes turned dark, as though the blackest of storm clouds had just rolled within them. "Oh, it's _you_," he...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Seven
**The Worst Day Ever** When Kijivu woke, he was alone. The sun was blistering and blinding. He blinked as he rolled over- flinched horribly, pain shot along his back, even worse, he was obviously weakened. His claws grazed the bark of the Acacia,...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Six
**Hopeless Romantic** "What's the matter?" Jiweusi asked, trotting out to her adopted son as he approached the Water Hole. Kijivu gave the black Leopardess the effort of a warm smile before nuzzling her. "I'm just tired, Jiji," the white...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Five
**A Chance Meeting** Six seasons have passed, placing Kijivu in the long grasses of the Mitopanna Savannah. Now three years old, the white Lion's body has darkened slightly to a light grey, his head capped with a young mane of bright white. His...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Four
**News From The Old Sun King** The sun was up, and it was the heat of mid-day. Jiweusi lay on her back, lounging lazily, while her adopted son, Kijivu slept on her belly, their contrasting coats both dappled and equally beautiful in the Acacia...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Three
**An Heir to the Throne** Once Rafiki and The Old Sun King where far enough away from Jiweusi's Acacia, they began speaking about what they had observed. "So, Rafiki," Juakali said, somewhat doubtfully at the younger Shaman he was not so...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter Two
**The White Cub** By noon, The Old Sun King Juakali could clearly see the old Acacia that the the black leopardess Jiweusi lived in. Her tail dangled from the outspread branches of the Acacia, who shadow blanketed the brown waters of the Water...
Mitopanna Savannah Chronicles - Chapter One
**"The Old Sun King and His Problem"** The Mitopanna Savannah lies west of the PrideLands, a smaller grassland that borders both the lush jungle and the barren desert. The Mitopanna River creates the natural border between the two lion-dominated...