Ruko jumped into the small forest being on fire. Everything burnt - grass, trees, bushes. It was warmly and stuffy from the smoke. Ruko called Abiba, however without the reply. At some point he heard a cough and the crying from behind the circle of fire. He jumped to the centre of a circle and found Abiba and her daughter there.
"Abiba, are you all right?!", asked Ruko.
"Ruko, take my child and escape from here!", shouted lioness and started coughing.
Mia started crying and didn't want to let her mum go.
"No, I'm taking you both" - said Ruko
"No!", protested Abiba. "I broke my paw, I can't escape! Rescue my Mia!"
"I won't go without you!"
"Don't argue with me, there is no time! Please!"
"Okay, but I will come back for you", replied Ruko after a moment.
"I forbid you!", shouted Abiba. "If you come back here, you will die in vain! I'm old and at one time I would die. Now take Mia and save yourselves!"

Ruko took Mia. Lion cub sobbed and screamed "Mummy!". A lion jumped over the fire and moved in the direction of the pride.
"Take care...", said Abiba quietly and then she fell down.

Will Ruko come back for Abiba? Or will he leave her to the death?

To Be Continued

_{Ruko Tolourne, Abiba, Mia and art (c) me}

_{Reference of Ruko's pose http://i0.wp.com/www.caps.media/199/4-the-lion-king/full/lion-king-disneyscreencaps.com-4058.jpg}