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Most likely the missing lion was severely handicapped earlier, either due to sickness, hunting accident or fight.
Forcing the other to make a difficult decision and abandon him. A decission based on assumptions that later turned out to be incorrect as the lion later recovered. Which also explains why he wasnt seen for a while.
Keep in mind that lions are not medically trained and cant communicate their condition and concerns with eachother. So severe mistakes like these happen.