Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Shilah put as much force into his bite as he possibly could, eventually grinning as he heard a breaking sound and the lion let out a fierce roar of pain. It kicked back, one of its hind legs catching him sharply in the chest. Air whooshed from his lungs as he tumbled back into the brambles. Shilah yelped as he scrambled to free himself of the scratching and pulling raspberry brambles. The thorns clung to and tore at his coat, holding him close. Ah, shit! He twisted and struggled until he finally managed to pull himself free. Shilah collapsed on the ground.

Panting, he took a look at the state of the battle and could see the lion weakening. Surely it had to realize that four versus one were horrendous odds even with the size difference.