[ and later, too, she'll wonder when she changed from simply wanting what's best for those cubs, to wanting to prove to everyone that she can be the best.
in the back of her mind, her anxieties warn her against doing anything foolish. she doesn't know the first thing about raising a lion cub. how will she ever help it hunt in the wild? and look how the man smiles — you've known men who smile like that. you were almost kidnapped by a man who smiled like that.
and yet, when she speaks, she gives no indication of those thoughts. ]
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in the back of her mind, her anxieties warn her against doing anything foolish. she doesn't know the first thing about raising a lion cub. how will she ever help it hunt in the wild? and look how the man smiles — you've known men who smile like that. you were almost kidnapped by a man who smiled like that.
and yet, when she speaks, she gives no indication of those thoughts. ]
I promise.