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<div align=center>That was very true. They weren't all that great of kings, he didn't think any kings in history had taken to eating their subjects, but some had done things that were just as bad. He supposed if lions didn't eat zebras, then what would they eat? Lions would look very different if they ate grass, he thought kind of like a very shaggy horse. It would have made The Lion King a very different movie indeed if Rafiki had dangled a tiny shaggy foal over the cliff instead of a mighty lion cub. Though then again, if lions had always looked like that, people wouldn't know any different, and therefore they wouldn't question it. He shook his head, he was beginning to confuse himself.

As a child, Hadrian had always been frightened of the elephant graveyard. But now he thought about it, it would be pretty cool to go to one, elephants weren't exactly small animals, it'd be cool to see all those huge skeletons. "It'd be kinda scary if you were as little as Simba, though." The hyenas in The Lion King were another thing that had previously frightened the boy, they were so cackly and creepy that it was more or less expected for a young child to be afraid of them.

"Have you seen a hyena in real life?" He asked, nestling just that little bit closer to the girl and glancing sideways at her, "they're the strangest animals I've ever seen- why would you design something like that?" They had short legs at the back, and long ones at the front. He didn't see how that would be convenient at all, in fact, it would be quite the opposite. "Do you think they can run very fast? It's gotta be pretty awkward for them." He didn't recall ever seeing a hyena run, though he supposed they did.</div>

<div align=center>It was a strange thought, a hyena running. They must have been quite effective though, otherwise wouldn't they all be dead? Hadrian assumed so. He was beginning to make himself sleepy, and his mind would slow every now and then and he got the very slight feeling that he might just doze off. When he snapped awake again, he found himself using Ania as sort of a make-shift pillow, leaned up against her with his head rested atop hers. It took him a second or two to recollect himself again, "oh..." He brought a hand up to stifle a yawn. "Sorry. I'm.. Half asleep." He'd try and stay awake until the movie finished though.

"A pet hyena?" He'd heard they had a stronger bite than a great white shark, being bitten by a hyena wouldn't be a very pleasant experience, he didn't think. "It'd be kinda like a dog, I guess." Same sort of concept, anyway, same sort of shape. Though walking a hyena around the park would make people talk. Then again, he supposed he had a tiger that followed him around like an overly obedient dog. "You wanna go to sleep soon?" He asked, softly. "I'm tired." He sat up a little and stretched, stifling a second yawn.</div>

<div align=center>Hadrian would have fought being called cute at this point, but he was too sleepy to fight back. Not that he'd ever win that fight, Ania was far too persistent. It was rare for him to fall asleep around another person, though he supposed that meant he was comfortable with her. That was a good thing, Hadrian was the sort of person that kept himself to himself, he usually distanced himself from people, but he didn't want to do that with Ania. Her company was perhaps the one he appreciated most of all, he'd drop absolutely anyone to be with her, he liked her far more than everyone else.

He laughed when she asked if she'd have to drag him, he thought it would probably be a lot harder for her to drag him than it was for him to walk, so he went for walking instead, to save the girl the trouble. "I can walk." He asked, pushing himself to his feet and turning back to face her again, "can you? Do you want me to carry you to bed?" He purred, a small grin crossing his features, and one of his eyebrows flicking up. Altair lifted his head at the mention of going to bed, Hadrian glanced to him and shook his head. Letting Altair into the bedroom was not something he was very willing to do.</div>

<div align=center>Hadrian lifted her up with not much struggle and tucked his arms underneath her like you'd carry a baby. "Waah she's so cute." The boy purred, pressing a kiss to the top of Ania's head. "I'm gonna steal her." Altair lifted himself to all fours again as Hadrian picked Ania up. He padded through the hallway and up to the right, to the little room that was more or less intended to be the animal's 'bedroom.' "He's awfully needy, though." Hadrian laughed, "he'll break the mattress if he gets in bed." That had happened once before, Hadrian had yelled and Altair hadn't climbed up there since.

He clung to the girl and headed up toward the stairs, pausing for a moment to switch off the light in the lounge. He'd picked his duvet up and dragged it behind himself up the stairs and into his bedroom. The room was large and nicely decorated, the bed was king size rather than double and there was a built in wardrobe in the wall. It was warm in there, and Hadrian had kept it mostly tidy. He placed Ania down next to the pillows and spread the blankets back onto the bed. He switched the bedside lamp on, and turned the main light off. It was cosier that way. "Are you alright in here?" He asked, "warm enough?"</div>

<div align=center>That was an idea, though how he'd get in contact with that man would be another challenge entirely. Altair would be good to have in his bed during the winter months when it was colder, but when it got hot was an absolute no go. Hadrian would end up getting far too hot with all that fur pressed up against him. He didn't think Altair got lonely without him though, they were as independent as each other, when Altair wanted to leave, he left, and Hadie did the same thing. They always ended up in the same place by the end of the day though, or if they didn't, neither really worried about the other. They could both fend for themselves rather well.

He laughed when Ania asked if he was staying in the room, and nodded his head. "Yeah," he returned, pulling his shirt over his head and dropping on the floor behind him. "I wouldn't leave you all by yourself, would I?" He asked, frowning a little and climbing up next to her. The boy yawned softly, and fell backwards so his head hit the pillows. The bed was soft and comfortable, Hadrian very likely would have spent most of his time there if he had it his was. "I don't like the thought of you being all alone."</div>