Her mouth went ‘O’ and her eyes were just as wide, as she paused in her desperate scramble for a higher spot. A saviour? Thank you Motherfather!
The lions seemed just as startled, their heads towards the newcomer. Their eyes narrowed with the slow calculation of hunters. Stronger prey but slower and meatier.
Tremendous wisely kept her mouth shut, her gaze flicking quickly back and forth between him, the lions and her escape route.
With a snarl, the lions turned towards the Totoma, slow and hesitant at first, sizing him up.