#aslan 01

Continued from here

With his gaze locked on the glittering stars overhead, Ai did not look down immediately on hearing that baritone rumble from his side. The sound of a large body sitting beside him clued him in that this was a sizable person- except this was not a person at all, but a lion.

... Growing up exposed to the many giant feline pets of one of his “guardians” probably had numbed Ai a decent amount. Seeing this lion seated next to him- and he knew the lion had been the speaker- did not scare him once he put everything together, only startled him at first.

“Is it feeling homesick when someone wants to return to their previous life?” wondered Ai, “or is that just natural in this place?”

Ah, it was a long time ago, but she had a feeling she’d seen this lion before -- it was hard to forget seeing a lion around, after all! Or, hopefully it was the same nice lion as before, because she didn’t really want to be eaten at this party...

Well, either way, she fearlessly strolled up to the large animal, and spread her arms wide in greeting.