Jessica Rechani

Here is my third Disney kid (and the first I would create all of those years ago). This is Amaya, the daughter of Kiara and Kovu. She has some pretty big paws to fill as not only is she the future queen of the Pridelands, and was the first cub Makini (Rafiki’s apprentice) presented after Rafiki stepped down, but, is one of the first cubs to be born since the defeat of Zira and the union between the Pridelanders and the Outsiders two years ago. She was born during a summer evening rainstorm, hence why her parents gave her the name, “Amaya”. As she grew into a cub, Amaya grew to love learning about the ways of the land and hearing the stories of the kings and queens before her family. She has also grown to be kind to (almost) all of the animals in the Pridelands. In fact, some of her good friends are the animals that live in her kingdom. Aside from the animals on the grasslands, she is also good friends with two rogue lion cubs, Kiume (a rogue lion cub the lionesses of Pride Rock took in when he was a baby after his mother perished in a famine and was instantly betrothed to Amaya after her birth) and Haki (a lion cub who ran away from his pride after being mistreated by his father). As you can see, Amaya looks a lot like her mother with her inherited fur color and body structure, but, in some ways, she is like her father. She inherited his eyes, nose, and is a little scruffy like an outsider (and when she grows into a lioness, she gains a scar on her right eye because of a wildebeest’s horn during her first hunt). She has also inherited ear rims that are similar to her great-grandmother Sarabi’s. Due to her kind nature, the pride and the animals have no doubt that Amaya will grow up to be a great queen one day. - Created via Adobe Illustrator. #thelionking #kiarandkovu #lioncub #oc #digitalart