The Cage of Lilian

An olden story dances between breaths, of a wolf who faced off with a lion who threatened his pack. The lion told the wolf he should run or the lion would tear him apart and use his bones for a throne. But the wolf left not. The wolf instead, replied with words that rang through the tree tops-

"I fear you not." Said the wolf, "For my death will bring a war with it. You say you rule this land, so if it be true go forth, dance with the devil and see the carnage of which you reap." Said the wolf to the lion. The lion blazed with rage and roared a roar so mighty it trembled the mountains. But the wolf stood its ground.

The wolf's words rang true, he felt no fear for he knew that the lion would wage a war against himself, and lose to the power of the pack. For a lone wolf could not survive, but neither could a lone lion.