Very well done, though, and it does make sense that the older lions wouldn't bounce back as well.
And DGFone, great prompts and thanks for running this contest, it was a lot of fun and since I don't RP much, great to see your writing, too.
And now that I can say it, I really need to proofread a little better next time, jeezus *headdesk* (Waits for OriginalLelis to come through and deliver the grammar smackdown DDD:)