familial ties?

She was polite, he hadn’t much expected that with all the ferals he heard were out there. Most lions wanted to steal your kill and take your young. Like him. He thought he’d be able to take the lioness though, if she tried anything. She agreed at how big she was, and commented on his own size. He nodded proudly, standing a little taller. ”Taller than Zagan and Momma both!” He retorted eagerly, his birthday was coming up fast and he was closing in on his full height. ”Are you still sick?” He offered suspiciously as he backed away a step or two cautiously. No one had told him she was sick. ”No, maybe. It sounds like a pack Pyrrhic told me about.” He wasn’t sure about that one.