Today’s character was originally assigned to 18th, but I decided to make a last minute swa

Today’s character was originally assigned to 18th, but I decided to make a last minute swap between the two characters for personal preferences. As much as I like Vario, Sparrow is a lot more important even though he is not quite at the very top of my favourite characters list. He has been with me for quite some time, and has gone through several names. While Sparrow is an alias he has taken upon himself, the true reason I am not calling him by his real name is that I’m still trying to come up with one that suits my tastes better than the two previous names he has had.
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Sparrow was the second born of a litter of three cubs, two males and one female. It had long been tradition in the royal family to select the heir if they bore the purple markings the pride associated with royalty. As Sparrow was the only one of his siblings to have such markings, he was selected to become the Crown Prince. This reflected on his upbringing, and all his young life he was groomed to become the next king. He enjoyed his lessons in diplomacy and tactics, yet always seemed to find time to spend time with Hope, his older sister from the royal family’s previous litter. During his mid adolescent years his sister brought about an accident that put the whole pride in danger. As the punishment for her crime would have been death, Sparrow chose to take the blame for it, knowing they would not kill the one with whom the royal family line would carry on. Sparrow was exiled, and Hope chose to come with him. He chose the name Sparrow for himself, refusing to use his old name for as long as he would have to live in exile. During their travels they came across Flare, a young lion who had recently began his own travels, and the three of them chose to team up and travel together. Sparrow has never told their new travelling companion about his true heritage, believing such things do not matter anymore.
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Media:
traditional art, Sharpies, pencils and white correction ink on brown paper
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