That's a whole heckin lion

He grinned, tilting his head to the side as he looked over at the lioness. “Naw, not this exactly.” he admitted. “I’m a-” pause his sister had gotten real unhappy the last time he had sprouted what he was to a stranger. But, oh, who was he kidding. “-A Songa, we live in the trees.” he explained, strolling back and forth along her back like it was the easiest thing in the world. The curve of her body reminded him of a nice thick tree branch, and well she was wet, he compensated for the slip easily enough.

He could be clumsy as anything on the ground, but trees was what he was made for, and that included Cat-tree. “This festival is a right hoot isn’t it? A shame it’s all on the ground, makes it real hard for a mighty warrior to get around those bumbling giants.” he explained, before pausing again. “Not you, your built for trees too, like me.” he moved along her back again, before striking out at the water. He looked a lot more confident now that he was standing on the equivalent of a tree branch hanging out over the water.