[He can't help it, he wants to say, but he knows she won't be happy with that answer. Honestly, he's just used to bearing the brunt of everything the world throws at him. He's never known a life without ever experiencing that. He gives her a look which, momentarily, is altogether fond.]
[He suddenly notices the lion cub, though - he raises his eyebrows in slight surprise.]
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[He can't help it, he wants to say, but he knows she won't be happy with that answer. Honestly, he's just used to bearing the brunt of everything the world throws at him. He's never known a life without ever experiencing that. He gives her a look which, momentarily, is altogether fond.]
[He suddenly notices the lion cub, though - he raises his eyebrows in slight surprise.]
...Who's your friend?