Cat Got Your Tongue?

Dalila righted herself and waited for an opening while Strix darted around with the speed and agility only a pup could really have, darting out of the reach of the lion easily now that it was already wounded and making her think she didn't need to worry about him so much after all. The lion swung a paw at the boy again and Dalila lunged forward, chomping down around the large paw and biting deep into his foot, feeling some of the more delicate bones crack with the pressure. The lion roared and hissed with pain, staggering back from them as she let go and limping as it backed away. That finally got the message through that it shouldn't be messing with them and she watched as the lion turned tail and went back the way it came across the water, limping and struggling until it was far enough out into the water that it could start to swim. She gave a relieved sigh and turned to Strix with a small smile, ushering him back toward the Klein compound. That was more than enough excitement for her for one day.

"Dalila Vista Klein"