I sat there for a moment as Kovu went off to eat. Another half breed lived around here. I wondered why I had never seen her before. Was she new? Did she believe in this place known as Harmony?
Peace. Equality. Did those things even exist? I stretched. What was the point in worrying about something like a legend? I began walking after Kovu but one of my older siblings, Shiloh, ran up to me. “Where’s Kovu?!” he shouted.
My eyes widened. “What?” I nearly shouted.
Shiloh led me back to the house. Mother was crying and Father was hard faced. Trill, Runo, and Ana were all wearing looks of worry. Father looked up at me with an angered face. “Where’s Kovu?” he asked in a hard voice.
“He was on his way home last time I saw him,” I answered.
“He must have run off while coming down the trail,” Shiloh muttered.
“You were supposed to watch him!” shouted my father. “Do you have any idea of where he’d go?”
“I know I was supposed to watch him,” I replied. “Where he’d go, I have no idea.” My mind wandered over to the last conversation he and I had. “Do you want to come with me to find Harmony?” Harmony! That’s it! He was going after the Legend!
“Harmony,” I whispered. They all looked at me with question in their eyes. “Harmony! He’s going to try to find Harmony Island!” Before they could utter a word, I spun around and sped off. Mid run, I turned into my mongoose form and followed his scent. I eventually found it. It was fresh, not too old, only an hour old. I rushed after it.
I could hear padding of running feet. I looked up to see Shiloh running only a few feet behind me. “Where are you going?” he shouted after me.
“Finding Kovu,” I answered, keeping my nose to the ground. “It’s my job to watch him, remember?”
“Yes, but I’m the older brother!”
“Well, I know Kovu better than you do!” I shouted back, stopping in my tracks to turn to him while turning back into my human form. Shiloh stopped as well. “I know Kovu, Shiloh. He’s going after the Legendary Island of Harmony. I’ll find him and bring him back. You have to watch over the family.”
Shiloh nodded in defeat after trying to argue with me. He gave me his wallet with all the money he had on him. “Be careful on how you use it,” he told me. “I expect full pay once you return.” He turned around and sped off on his own.
I pocketed the money after counting it. I knew it wasn’t going to last too long. I turned back into my mongoose form and began following the scent again. I caught a new scent. I smelled familiar and was a bit newer. It seemed to cross paths with Kovu’s. I began following it, coming upon a city . . .
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-Lunesoldier20/Kara
