How the hell would I know? I-- [He looks at his hands, ah! He nearly jumps out of his skin.]
I'm a human!
[His head then turns to attention to stare at the lion.]
What?
[Quietly.]Orion?
{The lion gets up and comes over to the boy, rubbing his face into the boy's, and the boy wraps his arms around the lion's neck. He seems to get very emotional over the course of a second or two.]