𝓵𝔂𝓻𝓲𝓬

A song lilts on the early morning breeze. The glowing carnelian lip of a savannah sunrise kisses the horizon. Its embers reflect in a pair of violet eyes alight with sharp cunning. Lyric awakens with the first bird calls, weaving delicate harmonies on the wind. Her vocal talents are hypnotizing. From crowded concerts to lullabies for restless cubs, this lioness bleeds her entire soul into every performance. She can be a little vain when it comes to her talents and gets frustrated whenever anyone interrupts her warm-ups, but at the end of the day, she believes in using her gifts to delight and entertain others. “I’d be lonely without my fans,” she jokes. Lyric knows that music should always be shared.

When asked where she learned how to sing, her responses are often mischievously evasive. Much of Lyric’s past remains a mystery to most of the Lorekeepers. Lore is the only lion alive who knows the truth. She was left to fend for herself, just like him. She was abandoned early enough so that she would’ve died were it not for the leopard mother who took her in. Mourning the recent loss of her only cub, the leopard– Aria– took care of Lyric until she reached adulthood. Her surrogate mother was the one who taught her how to sing. They were inseparable until the lioness reached adulthood. Both felines knew that it wouldn’t be healthy for Lyric to live with a lone leopard all her life. Thus, when the opportunity came for the young chantress to join a pride of lions, she and her mother bade each other farewell. Lyric still visits Aria from time to time. The latter is very proud that the former has found a place at the side of a King.

It wasn’t exactly love at first sight for Lyric when she first met Lore. He had no pride to call his own– only a territory large enough for a handful of lionesses and cubs. Furthermore, she discovered him half mauled to death by a pack of hyenas! Needless to say, she wasn’t impressed. However, once he began to regale her with tales of the pride he planned to build, she was intrigued. The talented singer found the idea of storytelling fascinating, especially since he listed music as one of the archival methods he hoped for the Lorekeepers to use. The more they talked, the more Lyric gradually found herself falling for the humble, kind-hearted creative. Eventually, she realized she had found her King. They returned to Lore’s territory as equals and have been working hard ever since to build the pride they envision.

When Prose returned from a hunt with an anxious-looking shadow, Lyric’s ears perked up. The cub following closely behind her had startling blue eyes and a graceful countenance. She was humming a faint tune and even from this the older lioness could tell there was a performer in her midst. She asked the newcomer to sing a few bars. The cub, who eventually earned the name “Song,” released a crystalline melody so powerful it shook the trees. Lyric knew she had found her apprentice. The Asking was a mere formality. Now, Lyric treats Song as one of her own. Song is eager to impress her beloved mentor.