Mbatian is the name of the highest peak in Kenya, soaring high above slopes of stone and snow. Its twin, the other great peak, is called Nelion. These sky-reaching mountain peaks were named after two famous brothers, leaders of the Maasai tribes, who lived a century ago and became famous as clairvoyants and masters of religious mysteries. To the north of these mountains lies the border region, where there are hot days and cold nights, and where five years ago lived a Nameless Lioness. And that lioness had a faithful knight - a huge lion with a yellow-brown, golden mane, crowning him as the king of the wild. Weeks had passed since their passionate meeting, when the lioness sensed the approach of childbirth and found a secret corner for herself to produce and raise offspring in it. Here, in a secluded place with a view of Mount Kenya, she gave birth to three cubs - three lion cubs, whose fates merged with my fate and whose lives I will talk about. My story will be about them - about a lion named Batian and his sisters Fureyye and Rafiki - THE LAST OF THE FREE.