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Uru came to a stop on the edge of a low cliff. Below her was an ashy grey forest of elephant bones. She shuddered. So many long-rotted-away carcasses in one place! And on top of that, she could smell hyenas. She gritted her teeth. She'd never liked hyenas. Uru leaned forward and sniffed the air again. There was no smell of any lion here, let alone the scent of a little cub called Taka. She'd better turn around and try somewhere else... The ground! Uru shrieked as the ground crumpled beneath her front paws and she tumbled into the valley. Stupid! She shouldn't have leaned so far forward! Cackling. She heard cackling. Uru tensed and looked around her, and her fears were confirmed. Hyenas were coming towards her, several hyenas! There must have been ten of them at least. She was drastically outnumbered. But then Uru smiled secretly. She was a lioness, a proud Panthera leo. Let them try. Just let them try me, she thought. Uru... |