Lions of Sabi Sands

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(Today, 05:21 AM)Mapokser Wrote: The thing with the Othawa Breakaway female being a Ximhungwe is... Why isn't Ximhungwe an Othawa Breakaway instead?

 
Because Gingerella was a lone nomadic lioness, there was no established Othawa breakaway pride with a territory in existence. The Ximunghwe pride was already in the area and had a territory, after the second Ximunghwe died, the remaining Ximunghwe was a lone lioness and that's probably why she accepted Gingerella into the pride in the first place. 

Gingerella was adopted into the Ximunghwe pride and for all intents and purposes is a Ximunghwe. Changing the name if the last Ximunghwe dies without passing on her genes is neither here or there imo. Renaming the pride only creates confusion at this point, and I wouldn't be opposed to the Ximunghwe name carrying on even if in name only in the event the Ximunghwe lioness passes on without passing on her bloodline within the pride. I think it makes for an even better story that in an unexpected twist of fate, an Othawa lioness ends up keeping the Ximunghwe name alive despite the violent history between the two prides in the past. Reply