[The ears shrink back to normal human-shaped ears, and he wishes he'd worked out how to change his eyes into something with better distance vision. He'll just--

--have to follow the smoke, because that sure is some smoke starting up around that bend. As well as a very large lion sprawled in the smoldering grass, licking between its giant fiery toes.

Time to practice his diplomacy. Infused with animal magic. Here goes nothing.]

Good afternoon, my lord lion.