The Elders shook the Bear King's arm.
They shouted directly into his ear.
SMACK
One of them slapped his shoulder hard enough that the sound echoed across the chamber.
Still, the Bear King merely rolled slightly onto his side, smacking his lips as if annoyed at being disturbed.
Meng Bai's eyebrows crept higher with each attempt. "They're… hitting him."
Daoist Chu stroked his beard. "Bold elders."
Elyon exhaled quietly. "Their land. Their customs."
Cattaleya nodded. "I once visited a place where the king lived in the slums. This is tame by comparison."
Finally, the rhino kin elder lost patience.
He reared back and delivered a solid punch to the Bear King's side.
BANGGGG!
The impact thundered through the hall.
This time, the Bear King moved.
A deep, irritated growl rolled out of his chest as his massive body shifted. The throne groaned under his weight as he rolled onto his back, one eye cracking open lazily.
