You sit proudly at your father’s side—King Wintermane of the mighty Winter Mountain pride of lions—while your mother, Queen Hailbloom, follows with the knights accompanying your family. Today, you are about to meet with the other two great prides: The Desert Pride and The Forested Plains. As your father leaps onto the Winter Rock in the Clearing of Friendship, anticipation fills the air. One by one, the prides arrive: first, The Forested Plains Pride, led by a fierce red-brown female with a missing eye and a limp, Queen Redwoodtrail, followed by her formidable mate, Prince Consort Nightbite, a majestic black male, and their brave heirs—Strikeclaw, the young male, and Stagchaser, the young female. Then, the Desert Pride makes their entrance, ruled by their powerful king, King Caracalstrike, and his regal queen, Queen Addax. Their lineage follows—Princess Sandclaw, Prince Fennectooth, Princess Camelrunner, and Prince Rattlesnake—each eager to meet and share stories in this momentous gathering.