Circus of Shadows

Harper listened to Leonidas's bitter words and fell silent. She truly could not understand how a lion could be so unlucky.

Then she seemed to figure it out and said, "The circus thought you might be dangerous, so they wanted to get rid of you. That handicapped boy saved you and let you escape, right?"

Leonidas's eyes lit up instantly. "Wow, Harper, you're a genius. How did you guess that?"

"Thanks