Cat Got Your Tongue?

Strix tries to chase the predator off but it just flicks its tail at him in annoyance. Help arrives in the form of Dalila and the lion finally begins to get aggressive… at the worst possible time. The pup had just lunged toward the feline’s front leg again and, the angry, large cat is done with him. The lion knocks him aside easily with the back of one mighty paw and his small body flies off the side, landing in a shower of sand. The boy is back on his paws within moments and he is glad that being young means he is bouncy. The sounds of snarls and roars his Strix turning toward the fight and he sees Dalila making her way toward him while the lion roars in outrage about the wound in its side.

Sand sticks to the pup’s black and clouded grey fur, giving him, a goofy appearance and he gives his aunt a big, lopsided grin that only adds to it. His mismatched eyes slide toward the lion once more to find it is moving toward them and Strix shouts, “Watch out!” Honestly, it probably isn’t necessary but the pup likes to feel that is contributing to the fight is some way. Small paws push off the soft sand. The granules get stuck in between his toes as he launches his small body toward the charging feline, snarling as mightily as he can. This cat is going to leave their island one way or another!


"Strix Klein"