King of the Willows

He wanted to do his duty to his pack no matter what, so Hika patrolled with the young prince, trying to keep the Armada safe from the madness threatening it from all directions. He meant that very literally. There were crystals and glowing mushrooms everywhere, and more than that the predator load had tripled. Both young men paused when the sound of a massive body moved and then suddenly the lion was rushing at them.

Kotori had enough time to mention he hadn’t ever fought a lion before and Hika had to agree. There weren’t many large predators in Nippon. They’d fought a bear together though surely they would survive a lion attack. It was a massive beast that showed no fear, and Hika was convinced it turned mad.

"’Fun.’” The koi echoed as he shook himself and his mushrooms as the beast prepared itself. It was far too close to the pack and far to bold not to be killed or chased back into oblivion.

"Speech"