The Cowardly Lion King

It was clear that the lion being chased and battered by the buffalo was Leonidas, the lion king that the pygmy falcon had mentioned.

Leonidas was indeed larger than the other male lions, his body imposing. Even if, as the pygmy falcon said, it hadn't eaten in three days, it remained remarkably strong and solid.

However, the way it ran was baffling. Leonidas stayed almost flat to the ground, stumbl