The white lion grinned. "I see how it is!" He nuzzled Laelia gently as they walked. "In fact, I see so much more than I could just an hour ago...the sun! Oh no! I'll be burnt to a crisp!"
He kept up a running commentary until they reached Laelia's den where the lioness almost immediately collapsed into slumber. Yareha smiled as he watched her sleep for a moment, then squinted against the bright disc just starting to become visible in the east. Muttering under his breath to himself, he hastily headed for his own dark den where he sought sleep with both paws.
