The Doctor heard Kain's command saw the Griffon diving in and he rolled to get as much out of the way as he possibly could. But, the lioness was just protecting her children. So, the Doctor screeched out his own command.
"Don't hurt her. She has cubs."
He really hoped the Griffon understood that one. But just in case, he repeated it in the basic language for this place, so that Kain would understand if Potato - for now that the Griffon was close enough, he could tell it was Potato - didn't obey him.
With that, he continued to roll further out of the way, trying to ensure that the Griffon would end up between himself and the lioness.
And then he waited. He really hoped the Griffon wouldn't harm the lion. After all, she was just doing what any mama would do if she thought her younglings were under attack. It wasn't her fault the Doctor had wandered too close, she was just doing what nature dictated. And if the cubs ended up mummy-less, well, the Doctor would feel rather guilty about that.
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"Don't hurt her. She has cubs."
He really hoped the Griffon understood that one. But just in case, he repeated it in the basic language for this place, so that Kain would understand if Potato - for now that the Griffon was close enough, he could tell it was Potato - didn't obey him.
With that, he continued to roll further out of the way, trying to ensure that the Griffon would end up between himself and the lioness.
And then he waited. He really hoped the Griffon wouldn't harm the lion. After all, she was just doing what any mama would do if she thought her younglings were under attack. It wasn't her fault the Doctor had wandered too close, she was just doing what nature dictated. And if the cubs ended up mummy-less, well, the Doctor would feel rather guilty about that.