Before he had the chance to do something stupid like try to run away from her, Kovu made the next conversation start. This one was with Timon.

His ears drooped. "He hopes so..." he repeated dismally. "Kiara...how do you think Timon knows about me, anyway? If he doesn't know who you are, then why would he...?" Kovu didn't know what else to say, because that really didn't make any sense. He was worried that this would make it even harder for him to get along with Simba than it was already going to be. But what had Timon done to find out anything about Zira's plot?