A Lion Name by L. D. Mussell

Welcome to EnKare’s world! A magical place of thundering rhino herds, man-eating mud toads, and trees the size of a village. A place where burps and farts are still funny, and a kid can run wild, barefoot and free…at least until he gets his Lion Name. Then the party is over and the drudgery of adulthood begins.

No, thank you! EnKare and his best friend in the whole world, Jioba, have a plan to stay young and free forever! And so far, it’s working out pretty well. But even in this world, the perfect loaf of bread doesn’t always rise as it should.

The Wenye Hekima say choose your steps carefully, for they carry you down the path of Life. But how could he have known where this trail led? It was just another beautiful day in paradise as he stepped into the clearing and found himself face to face with a chui nyeusi. Should he have seen it written in the beast’s viridian eyes? World explorer. Outlaw. Fugitive. Heard the words slip from her mouth like a whisper on the wind? Warrior. Slave. Killer!

Step into EnKare's world to see what he did next, for it is the stuff legends are made of.