[No, definitely not the eyes of any mere animal walking mortal planes. Gilgamesh has taken lions for pets, and they do not act as this one does. The movements are too purposeful and the eyes too expressive, and that look is undeniably penetrating.
Still, it annoys Gilgamesh that the beast refuses to address him. He can respect power... so long as it existed directly beneath his own.]
You play coy, lion. I know you speak.
[Which is in a part a bluff. Maybe he can't talk. But even so, he'll get a reaction from him one way or another.]
Do not disrespect the king who offers to dine with you. Come.
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Still, it annoys Gilgamesh that the beast refuses to address him. He can respect power... so long as it existed directly beneath his own.]
You play coy, lion. I know you speak.
[Which is in a part a bluff. Maybe he can't talk. But even so, he'll get a reaction from him one way or another.]
Do not disrespect the king who offers to dine with you. Come.