what's a house cat to a lion?

Perhaps it had been the distance that muddled the sea lion's vision. For when Raumr approached, paws slipping slightly on slick sand, the expression of the watery beast began to change. No, Raumr was not just some mild mannered and weak cat that would stand down and take the bullying. He was large, larger than most, and could confidently take on this creature. Well, mostly confident. He wasn't quite sure what it actually was, but nonetheless, he wasn't doing anything but traveling.

As his claws reach out to dig into the sea lion's blubber, sharp teeth and whiskers meet his shoulder. A stiff and thick flipper whacks him abruptly against the side, forcing him to stumble into the water. Droplets splash up over his body, dampening his coat. Frustration courses through him as he shoves back, teeth biting down once more as his arms try to find purchase around the slippery skin of the sea lion. If he had seen the small cat and her companions approaching, he might not have engaged in the fight, but now it was too late.

Raumr Regalus, the Third