Kovu breathed a sigh of relief. "And here I thought you were going to try to bite my head off," he joked awkwardly. Awkward because he really had been scared she'd yell at him...and he hadn't wanted to see her upset at all.

He nuzzled her back, looking at her with a cocky grin. "And how could you stay angry at such a handsome face?" A handsome face...marred with a shameful scar.