Gallant (OK)

## Gallant Gallantpride

**Gallant**, not to be confused with Gallant, Fearless's adoptive father, is a lion born to Valor and Mighty, alongside Loyal. Years after the death of his uncle, Gallant goes on to form is own pride.

## Description

Gallant is an adult male lion with a tawny colored mane.

## History

### *The Spirit-Eaters*

Gallant and his brother don't make an appearance but they would've been born sometime during this book under the names "Valorcub" (As per pride custom).

### *Oathkeeper*

The Valorcubs debut when their uncle, Fearless, visits Mightypride to negotiate with their father. While negotiating with Mighty, Fearless requests to visit his sister and meet her cubs for the first time. Mighty is reluctant to grant his brother-in law's wish (Possibly because he afraid that Fearless would kill his own nephews to make room for a litter of his own) but he gives in but watches Fearless close by when he reunites with his sister who introduces Fearless to his nephews.

When Titan kills Mighty, his sons ask Valor if he's okay. The pair travel with their mother and pride-mates when their uncle takes over as leader.

Sometime during Fearlesspride's travels, the group picks a spot to settle down for the night. Valor and her cubs settle in the Hyena Den with two other lionesses. However, the cubs and the lioness are ambushed by members of Bloodheart Pack. The Valorcubs and the three lionesses, manage to escape. The cubs later cross a river with their mother. However, they're ambushed by a hippo. But the Valorcubs manage to survive. However, the Gold Wolves managed to catch up towards the cubs and their mother, and the cubs are washed down-river with the wolves in pursuit.

### *Shadows on the Mountain*

Gallant and his pride-mates track down Prance Herdless. When Prance spots the lions she attempts to flee thinking they're going to eat her. When  Gallantpride catches up to Prance, Prance begs Gallant to kill her and get it over with. Gallant however reveals that neither he or his pride intend to kill her as they were tasked to escorting her to the Great-Parent clearing. There Prance discovers that Gallantpride had been sent by Thorn Great-Father, and Gallant and Prance introduce themselves to one another.

### *The Venom Spreads*

Moth summons Gallant back on Thorn's behalf. Even though Gallant didn't harm Prance, she still feels instinctively threatened by the former and his pridemates. Thorn reassures Prance, that Gallant will not harm her and is assigned to be her bodyguard. Prance thanks Gallant from saving her from the other Pride. Gallant responds that he was just following Thorn's orders. Gallant listened to Prance's story. In contrast to Gallant and Thorn, Moth interrupted Prance a lot. When Thorn closes his eyes, Gallant exclaims that Thorn is just taking a nap. However Thorn corrects him when he reminds Gallant that even though his eyesight has weakened in his old age doesn't mean he has hearing problems. Prance notices that Gallant appears to be troubled. Prance asks Moth is Gallant is alright. Moth explains that Gallant is grieving over presumed death of his son. Moth explains that Gallant doesn't have any other cubs and the one he had disappeared without a trace sometime ago.

## Trivia

* Gallant is named after his grandfather.