The local cubs were flabbergasted. 'Is this Snow Leopard for real?'
The other two just had to follow suit. They didn't just roll around on the spot; they stomped through the mud puddles. Even the Snowy Owl came down for a mud bath.
"Come on up, we'll play with you," the local cubs said, calling a halt to the antics with amused smiles. They saw Zhi Le leaning against a distant tree trunk, arms crossed, just watching his cubs speechlessly without a word of protest.
The three little ones had none of the pampered fussiness of the city cubs. They were fun-loving, cooperative, and surprisingly knowledgeable. Once all the cubs got to know each other, they had a great time playing together.
As the sun rose higher, a group of Beastmen approached from a distance, with a few half-grown cubs in tow.
"Let's get out of the way," the local cubs said, their expressions changing the moment they saw the newcomers. They pulled the three Snow Leopard cubs aside with them.
