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In Battle Where Battle Isn't
(Set in the same universe as, and loosely follows the events of, The Roots of the Tree of Life.)
The Pride Lands were meant to have learned from the past.
But peace does not erase old wounds. It only gives them time to heal or fester.
Years after Scar's fall, a new generation grows beneath the shadow of those before them. Kings and queens inherit more than kingdoms. They inherit grudges, expectations, mistakes, and promises never meant to be carried forever.
For Vitani, daughter of Zira, the past is something she has spent her life trying to escape.
She makes a promise to herself: her daughter will never suffer the way she did.
At first, that promise seems simple. Protect her. Give her the childhood Vitani never had. Become the mother Zira never could.
But the harder Vitani tries to protect the life she has built, the more she realizes that escaping the past may not be as easy as she thought.
And beyond her family, the Pride Lands are changing.
Old alliances strain. The Lion Guard faces challenges it was never prepared for. Kovu struggles with a kingdom he may not be ready to lead, while Kiara is caught between family and a future she never asked for.
Beyond Pride Rock, Jasiri fights her battles.
When loss pushes old tensions to their breaking point, the fragile peace between the Pride Lands and Outlands begins to crack.
What follows is more than a struggle between lions and hyenas.
It is a story about grief, loyalty, family, revenge, and the dangerous things people do for those they love.
Sometimes, the greatest threat to a kingdom isn't the enemy outside its borders.
Sometimes, it's what people carry inside them.
The Roots of the Pride Lands is the story behind the story, the choices and buried wounds that shape what comes after.
If you want to understand what happens next...
you have to understand what came before.