Dawn: Well, when it comes to the Lionheart Family, they've stayed very wealthy due to having a paw in... basically every industry in Zootopia at one time or another. From mining to alternative energy, to biological research and consumer goods. Needless to say, when there wasn't a Lionheart in political office, there were several working for fortune five hundred companies that work exclusively for Zootopia or North Mammalia.
Vernon: I imagine the fact that there is still a royal Lionheart family in Great Kitten also helps with clout.
Dawn: Well, the Bellwethers also have direct royal lineage in the living members of the Blackwool family. But, I think with Richard the Lionheart helping well...found Zootopia proper, and relatives of the King and subsequent kings essentially running Zootopia until its political system was fleshed out properly, I mean...it certainly holds a greater degree of clout than just...the sheep that helped run the Meadowlands. The Bellwether name may have opened a door from time to time, but the Lionheart mantle blew any door off its hinges. It also didn't help that most of my family members who held a public position didn't...really leave a favorable legacy behind, whereas a Lionheart almost always led a good, if not at minimum an uneventful term in office. Leodore would be...the first to really mess that streak up.
Vernon: Spectacularly I might add.
Dawn: In his defense, there was a Bellwether involved...so the curse continues to hold strong. *Giggles*
Vernon: He does have livin' relatives though right?
Dawn: Yes, aside from his distant relatives in Kingland, he has a mother, father, and sister. Ford Lionheart, Miriam Lionheart, and Catalina Lionheart. Leodore's father is retired now, but he was the CEO of the company that helped design the Climate Control systems for the Rainforest, Sahara and Tundratown Districts respectively. Miriam married in, but also came from a wealthy pride, in that her family still has a paw in the elevator and escalator industry. And Catalina, at least last I heard, was a high-powered government Lawyer in Woolshington D.C. From what I've heard, Ford and Miriam have more or less disowned Leodore for what happened with the Night Howler Scandal, and I'm not sure exactly if Catalina has also given him the cold shoulder as well, but she more than likely has.
Vernon: Yeesh, that sounds purty rough...I mean...I know he messed up big...but disownin' him seems a little much.
Dawn: Well...I think his parents are....well they are the type to be very concerned with their social standing and how the public views the family at large. So much so that they'd value it more than having a relationship with their son. But I imagine it doesn't help that Leodore hasn't really...learned anything...and he certainly hasn't grown more humble from the experience...
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