Sitarra got to his paws and walked outside. He quickly picked up the scent of prey and followed it quietly. He found a deer. It was thick with meat, but it was crippled and trying to catch up with its group of deer. Perfect. He leaped on it and bit into it, and it died fast. Seh took it back to Simba and put it down in front of her.
Sitarra tried to help think of a gentler way to put it. "Do you want to come with us?" Sitarra suggested, also glancing at Simba to see if that was okay.
Sitarra nodded in agreement with his mate. "And sometimes, to keep one promise, you have to break another," he added. He remembered promising Simba he would always be there for her and take care of her, and someday they could be together without being secretive. But he'd also made a promise to his streak, when he became leader, to stay leader until his dying breath. He'd chosen one over the other
OOC: No, I don't think Nero died. I just think he, well, just left and found some reason not to come back. IC: Sitarra saw Poppy and watched her, ready to follow her carefully if she moved.