Felis Leo

Had Angelina not been so eager to regain her strength and warrior spirit, she might have more fully considered the implications of her earlier discovery - namely that the deeper one drank from a fountain head, the more attributes one took from its source.

But Angelina was not thinking clearly. So she drank almost as deeply as she had from the maiden's jar.

Angelina felt her head spin. She sank to the ground, unaware of the changes gripping her. Her face changed, lips and nose combining into a muzzle which sprouted a set of whiskers. Her eyes grew, turning an opaline green with a slitted pupil, while her turned pointed and shifted to the top of her skull. Her fingers and toes fused with her hands and feet, becoming a set of paws. Coarse yellow fur sprouted from her skin, while her body grew in bulk, splitting the delicate dress she wore. And a long tail sprouted from the base of her spine.

The young lioness shook her head. Something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what exactly. There was a reason she was at this place, but it escaped her. In puzzlement she sniffed the discarded weapon and tattered remnants of clothing on the floor, but they provided no clue - though they smelled strongly of human. Frustrated, she emitted a coughing growl, exposing a set of razor sharp teeth. Tail lashing, she stood up on all fours and began padding around the chamber.

1. Eventually, the lioness tired of pacing and lay down to sleep.
2. Eventually, the lioness tired of pacing and began to explore the corridor.
3. Suddenly, the lioness sensed a presence nearby - one she felt compared to go to.
4. Suddenly, without knowing why, the lioness leapt up on the edge of the fountain and began drinking from the dolphin's head.
5. Suddenly, the lioness's mind began to clear, and Angelina was aware again - though just barely.

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