9th Roar * Audio

[gonnabeamighty]

I have a question.

[Simba pauses.]

When you're lost, where do you go to be found?

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[afathertorn]

You retrace your steps and determine what it is you've done that led you where you are now.

[gonnabeamighty]

...I was afraid of that.

[afathertorn]

Sometimes you're led astray by things outside your control. You shouldn't fear going back.

[gonnabeamighty]

But I...

[His voice trails off.]

No. You're right. It's just so hard.

[afathertorn]

It may seem that way, but it doesn't always have to be that hard. Not when you have people you can rely on. [There's a quiet pause before he continues, recounting a proverb that a wise man once told him.]

Sometimes in life, you will sail with a steady wind and on your own, arrive exactly where you want to be. Other times, your ship will crash upon the rocks and leave you stranded. Sometimes when you don't have the strength to return yourself to your proper course, you must trust in your friends to find you. It's while you are shipwrecked that you prove who you really are. In the end it is whether you give up and let the sea take you or endure until morning's calm that determines the measure of a man.

[gonnabeamighty]

[Simba doesn't respond to Hakoda's words. Not right away. He listens to them, let's them sink in. He has Timon and Pumbaa. Nala too. Maybe. Unless she's still mad at him. They would go back together, right? The lionesses would support him. Scar is his understanding uncle. He'll step down and let Simba take his rightful place, right? He could only hope.]

I understand. Thanks.

[afathertorn]

I hope you find what you're looking for.

[gonnabeamighty]

I think I will. I'm Simba by the way.

[afathertorn]

And I'm Hakoda. Do you mind if I ask what happened?

[gonnabeamighty]

[There's a pause.]

My father died a long time ago. And it was my fault.

[It clearly pains him to admit this.]

those nots are so important

[afathertorn]

... I don't know how it happened, but I do not think he would want you to blame yourself. If my time comes, I wouldn't want my son to be burdened with my death. I don't think your father would want that for you either.

[gonnabeamighty]

But how could he forgive me? It was my fault he was there in the first place. He tried to save me...

[He's gonna shut up. He'll ramble if he does. Also, he hasn't really put two and two together about Scar yet. He's pretty much hung up on how the whole situation was his fault.]

[afathertorn]

Simba. If he died saving you, then the fact you are still alive would be enough.

[gonnabeamighty]

Would it really be enough?

[afathertorn]

It would for me.

[gonnabeamighty]

Maybe it is for him too.