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Amina ("peaceful" or "secure" in Swahili) is the daughter of Kiara and Kovu, the sister of Zamani and Pamoja, the forced mate of Lutalo, and the mother of Gasira, Nuru, and Davu.

Amina is born when her two brothers just enter their teen years. It was thought that, as the youngest and as a female, she would be sent off for a betrothal with another kingdom so Pamoja could have a real princess for a wife, instead of Vitani's daughter Fathiya. However, neither Kovu nor Kiara would hear of it.

"We want our kids to chose their mates for themselves like we did." the two would say. Nothing could be said to sway them. Even Pamoja's betrothal to Fathiya wasn't set in stone. If he didn't love Fathiya, he didn't actually have to marry her, and visa versa. And so that was that.

Amina grew up admiring her father. Whenever she could always spend all her time with him. She loved following him around on his rounds, hearing his stories of his life in the Out Lands, or learning how to hunt from him, or playing with him. She was just a bundle of bubbley energy, always bouncing around her father's paws. And Kovu loved having his daughter around. When Zamani left the pride, it was Amina who comforted her grief striken father, while Pamoja dealt with their mother. Thanks to Amina, Kovu got over the shock of his eldest leaving in a week, and was soon back to preforming his kingly duties. Though he never said it out loud, it was clear that Amina was his favorite out of his three children. His little princess.

When the question of sending her off for betrothal came up again, this time in the form of a messanger from the Wild Lands, Kovu adamantly refused.

"Please, sir. King Lutalo is in need of a mate, and he refuses to take a lioness of common blood. If he does not take up a mate, our land will be without legetimate heirs." the messanger begged.

"I'm not handing off my daughter to some strange lion in some strange land!" Kovu snapped. "Don't you agree Kiara?"

However, this time Kiara seemed to disagree with her mate. Hunting had become harder as herds moved to greener lands due to a drought that hit the lands. And the Wild Lands were offering up several herds for Amina.

"We need the herds, Kovu. Our pride will starve without them." she said softly. Kovu couldn't argue with this logic. He still didn't want to give up his baby girl, but in the end the pride had to come first. So, reluctantly, he agrees to the betrothal, and after a tearful goodbye, Amina is sent away with the messanger lioness that same day.

When Amina arrives to the Wild Lands, she is in awe with how much plant and animal life there was. So many trees! So many animals! So much water! It seemed like a paradise. However her amazement is cut short when her future husband appears. Amina finds that Lutalo is at least fifteen years older than her, and unlike her father he is much more nasty and selfish. The first thing he tells her is that she is his bitch, and nothing more. He tells her that she is expected to do everything he says without question, wait on him hand and foot, and to lay down with him whenever he feels like it. And, he adds, if she doesn't do all this, he will go to war with the Pride Lands. Amina is disgusted by this lion before her, yet there is nothing she can do. She's stuck with this asshole.

To say life with Lutalo was horrible was an understatement. Lutalo constantly yell at and beat Amina for the littlest of offenses. He forced her to serve him and hunt for him whenever he wanted. Not only that, but he would force her beneith him whenever he pleased. He would laugh at her pain, tease her, belittle her, anything to make her life more misrable. Her misery was his happiness. Amina hated him. Oh, how she hated him! But she did nothing, for fear of him harming her family back home. What was worse was that the pride noticed this abuse, yet did nothing to stop it. Lutalo wasn't that much better of a King, and thus all of the lionesses wanted to stay out of his way, less they managed to get on his bad side. So though they felt sorry for Amina, they did nothing to stop it. Better her than them.

Amina had trouble getting pregnant. Well, getting pregnant wasn't as much of a problam as staying pregnant was. Her being pregnant didn't seem to phase Lutalo at all; he'd just continue to abuse her as usual. The constant abuse and stress caused Amina to have many miscarriages, and each one broke her heart. As much of a monster as Lutalo was, these cubs were still hers, and they deserved a chance at life. Lutalo didn't seem to care that his abuse was killing his offspring. Each time Amina miscarried, he blamed her.

"It's your fault they're dead." he'd sneer. "Maybe if you weren't so stupid and patheticly weak they'd actually survive to full term!" And when she would burst into tears, Lutalo would just laugh nastily at her and beat her some more. Again, her pain caused him joy.

Seven years into their marriage, and several miscarriages later, Amina finally manages to give birth to two little girls. She is so happy to finally be a mother, to finally have living, breathing cubs in her arms, and not their cold, dead bodies. However, Lutalo is not so pleased.

"I wanted a son, Amina! And look at what you give me! Daughters!" he roared, getting in her face. "Bah! You're useless! Can't you do anything right? No, of course not. You're just too stupid. I should have asked the Rock Lands for one of their princesses. I bet they would have been a hell of a lot better than you, you worthless piece of trash." He then smacked her and left. Amina bore all this abuse in silence, never once saying a word, never once looking him in the eye. She feared that if she spoke up, he would just get angrier and hurt the cubs. The thought of him laying a paw on her babies made her blood boil, and on that day she swore she'd never let Lutalo lay a harmful paw on her daughters. She loved her little girls, her precious cubs, and if that bastard thought he could get away with hurting them like he hurt her than he had another thing coming. She'd take all the abuse in the world without complaint, but the moment he even thought of harming one of them....

She'd rip his throat out.

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NOTES: New ref. for Amina. Not much changed, execept I darkened her tail tuff slightly and got rid of her inner leg strips.

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Description
Amina ("peaceful" or "secure" in Swahili) is the daughter of Kiara and Kovu, the sister of Zamani and Pamoja, the forced mate of Lutalo, and the mother of Gasira, Nuru, and Davu.

Amina is born when her two brothers just enter their teen years. It was thought that, as the youngest and as a female, she would be sent off for a betrothal with another kingdom so Pamoja could have a real princess for a wife, instead of Vitani's daughter Fathiya. However, neither Kovu nor Kiara would hear of it.

"We want our kids to chose their mates for themselves like we did." the two would say. Nothing could be said to sway them. Even Pamoja's betrothal to Fathiya wasn't set in stone. If he didn't love Fathiya, he didn't actually have to marry her, and visa versa. And so that was that.

Amina grew up admiring her father. Whenever she could always spend all her time with him. She loved following him around on his rounds, hearing his stories of his life in the Out Lands, or learning how to hunt from him, or playing with him. She was just a bundle of bubbley energy, always bouncing around her father's paws. And Kovu loved having his daughter around. When Zamani left the pride, it was Amina who comforted her grief striken father, while Pamoja dealt with their mother. Thanks to Amina, Kovu got over the shock of his eldest leaving in a week, and was soon back to preforming his kingly duties. Though he never said it out loud, it was clear that Amina was his favorite out of his three children. His little princess.

When the question of sending her off for betrothal came up again, this time in the form of a messanger from the Wild Lands, Kovu adamantly refused.

"Please, sir. King Lutalo is in need of a mate, and he refuses to take a lioness of common blood. If he does not take up a mate, our land will be without legetimate heirs." the messanger begged.

"I'm not handing off my daughter to some strange lion in some strange land!" Kovu snapped. "Don't you agree Kiara?"

However, this time Kiara seemed to disagree with her mate. Hunting had become harder as herds moved to greener lands due to a drought that hit the lands. And the Wild Lands were offering up several herds for Amina.

"We need the herds, Kovu. Our pride will starve without them." she said softly. Kovu couldn't argue with this logic. He still didn't want to give up his baby girl, but in the end the pride had to come first. So, reluctantly, he agrees to the betrothal, and after a tearful goodbye, Amina is sent away with the messanger lioness that same day.

When Amina arrives to the Wild Lands, she is in awe with how much plant and animal life there was. So many trees! So many animals! So much water! It seemed like a paradise. However her amazement is cut short when her future husband appears. Amina finds that Lutalo is at least fifteen years older than her, and unlike her father he is much more nasty and selfish. The first thing he tells her is that she is his bitch, and nothing more. He tells her that she is expected to do everything he says without question, wait on him hand and foot, and to lay down with him whenever he feels like it. And, he adds, if she doesn't do all this, he will go to war with the Pride Lands. Amina is disgusted by this lion before her, yet there is nothing she can do. She's stuck with this asshole.

To say life with Lutalo was horrible was an understatement. Lutalo constantly yell at and beat Amina for the littlest of offenses. He forced her to serve him and hunt for him whenever he wanted. Not only that, but he would force her beneith him whenever he pleased. He would laugh at her pain, tease her, belittle her, anything to make her life more misrable. Her misery was his happiness. Amina hated him. Oh, how she hated him! But she did nothing, for fear of him harming her family back home. What was worse was that the pride noticed this abuse, yet did nothing to stop it. Lutalo wasn't that much better of a King, and thus all of the lionesses wanted to stay out of his way, less they managed to get on his bad side. So though they felt sorry for Amina, they did nothing to stop it. Better her than them.

Amina had trouble getting pregnant. Well, getting pregnant wasn't as much of a problam as staying pregnant was. Her being pregnant didn't seem to phase Lutalo at all; he'd just continue to abuse her as usual. The constant abuse and stress caused Amina to have many miscarriages, and each one broke her heart. As much of a monster as Lutalo was, these cubs were still hers, and they deserved a chance at life. Lutalo didn't seem to care that his abuse was killing his offspring. Each time Amina miscarried, he blamed her.

"It's your fault they're dead." he'd sneer. "Maybe if you weren't so stupid and patheticly weak they'd actually survive to full term!" And when she would burst into tears, Lutalo would just laugh nastily at her and beat her some more. Again, her pain caused him joy.

Seven years into their marriage, and several miscarriages later, Amina finally manages to give birth to two little girls. She is so happy to finally be a mother, to finally have living, breathing cubs in her arms, and not their cold, dead bodies. However, Lutalo is not so pleased.

"I wanted a son, Amina! And look at what you give me! Daughters!" he roared, getting in her face. "Bah! You're useless! Can't you do anything right? No, of course not. You're just too stupid. I should have asked the Rock Lands for one of their princesses. I bet they would have been a hell of a lot better than you, you worthless piece of trash." He then smacked her and left. Amina bore all this abuse in silence, never once saying a word, never once looking him in the eye. She feared that if she spoke up, he would just get angrier and hurt the cubs. The thought of him laying a paw on her babies made her blood boil, and on that day she swore she'd never let Lutalo lay a harmful paw on her daughters. She loved her little girls, her precious cubs, and if that bastard thought he could get away with hurting them like he hurt her than he had another thing coming. She'd take all the abuse in the world without complaint, but the moment he even thought of harming one of them....

She'd rip his throat out.

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NOTES: New ref. for Amina. Not much changed, execept I darkened her tail tuff slightly and got rid of her inner leg strips.

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