🍖 | finding closure in the scars of the past.

Whuh? Me? I-I mean, uh... of course ‘ya wanna know ‘bout a top hyena like yours truly, heh! Who wouldn’t?

Ugh, sheesh, I can’t even pretend ‘ta be ‘cool’ anymore without it feelin’ weird. Lemme just put it like this: I used ‘ta be a, ah... a bad guy, along with my clan buddies Cheezi ‘n Chungu, ‘cuz... well, we’re hyenas, ain’t we? We’re predators, duh – it’s what we do; what we been doin’ for as long as hyenas have been a thing. Simple as that. The Lion Guard ‘n us, we used ‘ta be natural enemies, always tryin’ ‘ta mess with their land ‘n all that stuff just ‘cuz we could.

But once ‘ya start realizin’ that maybe those softies who follow the Circle of Life ain’t totally insane, bein’ bad stops bein’ fun. Doubly so when it ends up leadin’ ‘ya to try ‘n revive a nasty lion like Scar. Yeesh. Remind me never ‘ta mess around with all that enchanted mumbo-jumbo again. Ain’t worth it. So yeah, now we’re tight, Kion ‘n I! I actually get why bein’ a good guy feels good, doin’ what’s right and helpin’ out others who need it. No one ever gave us hyenas any help before, but now that we’re an equal part of the Circle? That’s the sweet spot, definitely. Who says hyenas are just mindless dummies?

...Okay, some of us are, but still! Point is, we ain’t all out for blood anymore. Some of us actually wanna make a difference where others couldn’t. And we ain’t relyin’ on Scar’s help t’ do it now. He don’t care about us hyenas, an’ never did. Kion, though... yeah. That kid does. He ain’t so bad after all.