Rani was the daughter of Sãhasí and Ãnanda and had a younger brother named Baliyo. As the eldest, Rani was the future queen of the Tree of Life. However, after the deaths of her parents, Rani's grandmother Queen Janna had taken Rani in and raised her to become the next queen. Rani had also taken up leadership Night Pride, a nocturnal group of lions who are sworn to protect the Tree of Life, consisted of her brother, her uncle Surak, and the newcomer Nirmala. One day, Rani met and befriended Kion