Simba didn't notice Roxas or Namine lag behind, as he had a very noisy meerkat climbing on his head, distracting him from anything else that might be going on.

In fact, the thing he noticed most was how excited Timon had gotten. "Have you eaten ice cream before, Timon?" It could be possible, as he seemed to have been in the city longer than the lion somehow. "Last time I ate it, it made my head hurt."