#current pride

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Princess Cheche and Prince Nandu

Welcome to the two newest additions to the pride. Cheche is the first and only cub to be born into the pride since King Korofi began his reign. She is much more adventurous and spontaneous than her mother, Dohani. All of the lionesses have had to be on their toes to keep her out of trouble. Korofi declared her the Sunshine Princess, though not the heir.

Nandu was born to Cherry Blossom, a lioness of another pride who passed nearby and apparently took a liking to the king. Though Nandu has several older half-brothers, and one older brother from his litter, Korofi announced that the arrogant little cub is to be adopted into the pride and raised as his heir, the Prince of the Evening.

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Kweupe

After the passing of Dafina, Kweupe and Upenzi took on the duties of advisor to King Mkodi. Kweupe’s mother, Tifu, was one of the original lionesses to join the pride and she shares her mother’s loyalty to the old king.

Intelligent and focused, she was a skilled hunter in her youth. In her old age she is primarily a historian of what pride history she recalls, and a teacher to the younger lionesses.

Like Dafina, she is very level-headed and cool in a crisis. She is wary of the new king, Korofi, and though Mkodi's young son Upendo is naive she would prefer to see him take the throne, or eventually a son of Mahaba.

As for her own family, Kweupe has two daughters. Dohani, a fairly quiet lioness, stayed with her birth pride and has taken her mother's place in the hunts. She is currently expecting a cub or cubs, fathered by King Korofi. Though Dohani and Kweupe have always gotten along in the past, this has driven a rift between them. Her other daughter, Zuri, however, chose a new pride and Kweupe has heard rumors that she has a daughter.

Though she has a sister, Kilima, and a brother, formerly Changawe but now simply Chang, they have both moved on and she does not hear from them much.