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The land of Zamundo was a faraway land, inhabited only by animals and ruled by a large but gracious lion, King Geoffie, and his wife, Queen Safara. King Geoffie and Queen Safara had ruled the land of Zamundo for many years quite happily, but feel incomplete without a cub. While deep in sleep one night, Queen Safara received a promise from the Gods, that she would one day soon have a cub, she and King Geoffie would need to believe in his ability, because the cub would be born without a roar, and in order to find his powerful voice that would lead the land, he would have to face many challenges. While King Geoffie and Queen Safara waited for the day when they would receive their blessing, King Geoffie's younger brother, Victus grew content with each day that passed without the sign of an heir, for he would be next in line for the throne without a cub. Just as foretold by the Gods, in early spring, the cub, Buptavius was born. He was a well-liked cub, with many little lion friends, and as they grew, they spent many hours exploring and playing, growing their confidence, and little Buptavius didn't even knew he was missing his roar. It wasn't until his uncle Victus overheard a conversation between King Geoffie and Queen Safara about their concern that the other animals may lose respect for Buptavius when they learned he had no roar. Soon after, Victus used Brutus, one of the cub friends of Buptavius, to unknowingly reveal his weakness, and in turn embarrass him and cause him to lose the respect of the other animals. In his sadness, Buptavius retreats from his friends, where in his seclusion, his uncle takes advantage of him and leads him to an area in the forest where he fell into a trap and is captured and was whisked off to be the upcoming star in the lion exhibit at the zoo. With Buptavius gone, King Geoffie and Queen Safara became heart-broken, distracted, and not fit to run the country. Just about the time King Geoffie was ready to turn over control