Lion Strength

The story of a Malakai, a young boy who encounters a mysterious lion in a village that doesn't allow lions. The lion, Elio, seems to take a liking to him, as the youth had taken care of him when he was severely wounded, along with a feeling they both shared, driving them to be together. A past calls to them to make wrong things, right. Why was Elio injured. Who was behind it? And what does it have to do with both Elio's and Malakai's past? How will this uncanny encounter change how the villagers sees lions? Who is this mysterious elder who shows up?