Path of Least Resistance.

Rounded ears perked as a little voice called out in exclamation. Taiga turned her attention to the blue marked pup and chuckled. "Hello, young one." Species didn't matter to the feline. Taiga adored children. "I'm big because I come from a land where everything is big," she explained simply. "As for what I'm doing, I'm digging a pitfall so that I can catch a few bison for dinner. Do you want to help?"

Before the girl could answer, a red flash charged between the pair. Taiga remembered the boy from the pack challenge and tilted her head a bit at his odd display. The boy's choppy words were surprising. Do not harm? Though she was digging in the dirt, Taiga sank down to lay on her belly so that she and the pups were on a similar level. "Young one, I do not harm children. I don't even harm wolves unless they start it." The lioness' long tail swished back and forth behind her and she gave the boy a gentle smile. "In fact, I've saved many of your kind from harm. I've returned lost pups, have assisted others in fighting off predators. You've nothing to fear from me."

Rising back to her impressive height, Taiga began scooping the earth from the hole again. "The sooner that you two help dig, the sooner we can have a nice, fresh meal. I can even help you cart some to wherever you call home, if you'd like." The hole became larger with each swipe of her paw. Gigantic claws cut through roots and dislodged rocks. The holed wouldn't have to be terribly deep; just big enough for the bison to leap over and snap their legs.

"Taiga"