Dawn: It's quite alright...It's not...too troubling to me personally to talk about him. My only concern with a question like this is that discussing it might have Lionheart's lawyers after me.
Vernon: It wouldn't be the first time after all. Dawn did get some legal threats after releasin' her first book from Lionheart's attorney. Granted, they didn't end up goin' anywhere.
Dawn: That's because I had tried my hardest to keep any deep discussions about my time working under him in "Predator Seeking Prey" limited to only the most relevant and traumatic events I personally experienced. As well as keeping any 'personal opinions' I held about him almost entirely out of the novel. But that was still enough to have him clamoring to sue me on the grounds of defamation and slander. So I imagine divulging any sort of...intimate details about his personal life...save for the ones he divulged in his 'audiobook' might have him looking to sue us again.
Vernon: I imagine he's only gotten more desperate since last time...so I wouldn't doubt him pitchin' a fit over this.
Dawn: So for the sake of protecting myself and my family, I will indeed try and limit myself to dry and clinical facts. Basically, you'll be getting a wikipawdia excerpt mixed with portions of his audiobook...with maybe just a tad more ...well I wouldn't want to say 'truth', but the perspective of those around him, particularly those of his public relations manager, as that's where I learned a majority more about Leodore's past. She was a really sweet, older warthog who...honestly put up with a lot. I can't blame her for walking out just a few months after Leodore was elected. *Chuckles weakly* Even if it added 'defacto PR manager' top my own growing list of responsibilities. She just had reached her limit in terms of...counseling him.
Vernon: So we're goin' with the whole 'these were 'her' words' defense?"
Dawn: *Giggling* Oh stop it Puppy. As I said I'm going to keep this as professional as possible. I don't plan on throwing anyone under the bus.
*Ahem* So, the Lionhearts are a rather prestigious family in Zootopia. The reason should be obvious, at least if you live in Zootopia and parts of the NMU. But for those outside of the west, and western Roarope, their prestige is due to them being directly related to King Richard Lionheart, the one and the same who would discover and found Zootopia along with several other Roaropean nations. The mammal is a legend, and thus the name Lionheart carries that legendary status in a similar fashion to those who bear the name Blackwool or Duclaw. The Lionheart family in Zootopia has maintained a political presence throughout Zootopia's history, and as such has always remained a rather wealthy and important family in the eyes of the public. If I'm not mistaken there were at least four other Lionhearts who held the title of Zootopia's Mayor since the position was established, with Leodore being the fifth. That said, I can imagine that like with my family...there was a lot of...pressure to live up to the family name. From what I am to understand, Leodore was basically being shaped from birth to be a politician. His youth was spent in Zootopia's most prestigious private schools, and he took on a great number of extracurricular activities to bolster his records for his eventual enrollment in college, specifically the ivy league institution "St. Richard the Lionhearted's".
Vernon: I can imagine where that went...I'm purty sure neither of our families got a college named after one of our ancestors after all. *Chuckles* At least, not in North Mammalia.
Dawn: Indeed. There was pretty much no way he wasn't going to end up a politician. Even without all the effort on his part, his family had enough contacts and connections thanks to their namesake to ensure a robust political career for Leodore. Of course, whether that's what he actually wanted to do with his life...well, I can't say. I honestly don't know...and his audiobook didn't make it any easier to discern.
Vernon: Somehow havin' a transcript made most of it harder to understand than just the audio alone.
Dawn: *Giggles* Vernon, shush...Remember, 'clinical and professional'.
Vernon: Right, right...
Dawn: Leodore has never been married, and as far as anyone knows he doesn't have any cubs. In terms of running for a political office, it's kind of unusual to see a single mammal run for office. The public generally likes a family mammal. But Leodore's PR manager was willing to take the risk and break the mold by pushing the image of Leodore as the 'charismatic charming bachelor' that any female had a chance of being fortunate enough to snare as a mate. She even made sure to keep things muddy as to Leodore's species preference in order to draw the widest appeal. It was a risky maneuver, but it ended up paying dividends in terms of his election as there was a disconcerting amount of female mammals of all stripes admitting voting for him because he was "handsome".
Vernon: Yeesh...that's a frightnin' thought there...
Dawn: As for how he got out of jail, well...I mean his sentence was already quite soft. I believe it was something close to a four-year maximum with the possibility of monitored parole after two years. However after...well...after I was exposed and tried for my crimes, which was also admittedly a soft sentence all things considered, Leodore's sentence was reduced to a year in prison before being paroled, although be would still be monitored for two years afterward. So basically, to answer your question, he served his time and was released accordingly. And with that, I think that's all I can and should say about Leodore's personal history. If you want to know more I...er...recommend listening to his audiobook.
Vernon: He's also got a public email out there on the homepage fer his book...so y'all could probably ask him directly. That is iffin' he'd even answer it...and if he did, well...yer probably gonna get somethin' less concise, and less truthful fer that matter...
Dawn: Ugh...that's definitely going to get us a 'strong legal warning' Puppy...even if you're right.
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