Their meal hurtled down the chasm at 60 miles per hour. They roared noisily, angrily, hungrily. Starved for days, they were ready to snap his bones into pieces. As he neared the lions, light shone in the darkness of the pit and they heard their names and a quiet “hushhhhh”. The men patted their heads, touched their jaws and greeted the visitor with chuckles. Daniel replied with great relief, “hi angels, real nice to see you”.
They laughed together and settled back on the lions’ warm fur for a long night of talk and laughter.
