by AustralianChaos » August 19th, 2010, 2:41 pm
Sarabi whipped around to face her son. "How do you know?" she asked, her protective mind throwing out all rational thought. "He threw his whole body at your paws when that happened...if he wanted to trip you up he could have just used a paw...it was just a wrestle, after all!"
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Tanga jumped, releasing a strangled cry of terror when Marini's side touched his. He had not been paying attention, and for a brief moment feared Sarabi was after him. But when he saw that it was Marini and not Sarabi, he practically pounced at her, hugging her tight and burying his head in her side, as if hiding his face from view would protect him. Seeing someone who he thought he had known so well, and who he thought loved him like an unofficial son, turn on him like that had shaken him up badly, and as always, Marini proved once more to be the lioness he could always turn to.