For a long minute, nothing happened. The flies began to settle on her face. Michael looked at me and shook his head, reaching for the keys to the truck.
Then, a gasp. Her whole body shuddered, and she sucked in a massive lungful of air. The male lion let out a roar that was pure relief, loud enough to rattle my teeth. She tried to lift her head, groggy and confused. The male was instantly all over her, licking her face, grooming the mud from her neck where the snake had been.
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We backed away to the vehicle, our hearts hammering against our ribs. We had interfered with nature, but looking at them, I couldn’t find a single regret.
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