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

the cub did. At the sound of Emma’s voice, he dragged himself toward Mara’s head and sniffed the mask. Joseph saw the decision arrive on Emma’s face before she said it.

“We take him too.”

Caleb looked over. “The cub?”

“We can’t leave him here. Not with hyenas this close and no mother awake to defend him.”

“How do we load him?”

“Carefully,” she said.

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