Matthias,
Lion of Prideless
Played by KittyKookiez

It was moments like these that stirred something different in him. It was different than the flush of warmth he felt whenever he lay with a woman, or the blissful happiness he felt when he had not a care in the world, playing and running with the children of whoever he was hanging out with at the time. This feeling, was exhilarating. A rush of blood that coursed throughout his veins, made his pelt prickle with anticipation. There is a new brightness to his orange eyes, as if they were alight with a flame. He knew full well the danger of hunting such a creature, heard the stories of how serpents like it would sneak into the dens of unsuspecting creatures at night and strangle them in their sleep. Yet that was what made it all the more exciting, and he sheathed and unsheathed his claws in wait as Salvador kept the slithering creature distracted. It raised his head at the mane-less lion, as if sizing him up, and creeped toward his friend ever so slowly. It was only when about half of its body remained on the branches still did Matthias leap forward, jaws finding purchase amongst the scaly flesh of the predator-become prey, and yanking him away from the other.

Immediately, the creature hisses in defiance, head jerking around to see Matthias and enact a counterattack, but Matthias refused to let it. He kept jerking the tail farther away, keeping distance between the head of the serpent and himself, and held on tight as he waited for Sal to make the final blow. All the while, it was hissing and spitting, ready to bite and spring upon his perpetrator, if only it could get a moment to focus.