As tiny as they were, they literally disappeared in his mane at one point before they managed to poke their head out again, face scrunching with thought at the concept that the lion offered.

I didn't know lions could read thoughts! Or that they could talk none of the books said anything about talking, or that they might live in cities around people is that because you're a special lion? Are all lions as soft as you are? I'm 3 do you have a name? Do lions have names or do they have some other way of telling each other apart, some birds I read about use different bird calls to-

Welcome to the train of thought of a overenthusiastic stitchpunk, Aslan.