No, No, No!

Artur rolled back to his feet as the two strangers tangled with the lioness, ultimately backing off when she clawed the elder of the two. Either true desperation or the wolves' retreat gave her heart, because she wasn't yet showing signs of taking to her heels despite there being three of them. Artur wasn't particularly concerned about her persistence - either she'd back down, or the three wolves would be sharing out portions of lion hide and claws. Either way was a win as far as he was concerned. He leaped towards the lioness again, clamping his teeth into her tail. She turned on him with a yowl, but he stayed with her, partially letting her drag him as she tried to reach for him and partially turning in a quick circle to stay out of her reach. Eventually she would think to drop on her back and kick out at him but the strangers could undoubtedly give her something else to think about first.