The Cub Stayed Beside the Trapped Lioness Until Help Reached the Grass

Two green points flashed, vanished, then appeared again farther apart.

Hyenas.

“Three?” Mercy whispered.

“Four, maybe,” Mapalo said.

Joseph watched the cub’s ears turn toward the sound. The little lion did not leave Mara, but his attention split, and that worried Joseph more than any growl. A cub continue reading …