You Gotta Be Kitten Me [Caelia]

Caelia wasn't quite sure how they'd proceed, but it became clear what Cairo was thinking as soon as she dove for the lion's flank. Somewhat recklessly he dove for the feline's neck, pushing through the mess of fur and flesh to find its vitals. She couldn't back down now, so she bore down hard on the leg she'd found hold on, feeling the slight relief of blood trickling over her tongue. At the very least they were agitating this beast, and hopefully with enough careful hounding he could let off and flee.

But Cairo was insistent apparently, and Caelia followed his lead, readjusting her position and briefly letting go of where she'd been biting down - veering toward the lion's side and going in for another attack, parting jaws aiming somewhere near the lion's ribcage. It wasn't the kind of blow that would end him, by far, but hopefully coupled with Cairo focusing on the beast's neck it might cause it to lose focus momentarily. Beneath her teeth all she felt was flesh and ribs and nothing really she could hold on to, and her teeth skimmed his pelt, leaving mild lacerations on his side.

All at once the lion stumbled, trying to lunge forward before collapsing. Was it dead? Caelia had no idea, but it was hard to imagine the two of them had taken down a full-grown lion. Her own adrenaline was pumping hard, echoing in the form of her heartbeat ringing between her ears, as loud as thunder. "What now? I say we leave it. Tell Aurielle," Caelia choked out, trying to catch her breath. "It looks injured enough I don't think it'll do more than crawl away once it regains consciousness, if it does..."