It was time. While the start of the night was chaotic, Mira was certain that the rest would not be.
Not after she gave her pickle son a piece of her mind.
She told him the run away babies always get caught by the beast world boogeyman. And she explained that the boogeyman was a scary, big monster that fed on cheetah cubs liver and ate them whenever they ran. At day and at night but most especially at night and the only way to keep the boogeyman away is by behaving and staying with family.
That was mean, but anyone who saw the look on her pickle son's face would've died of laughter. The boy did not want to leave his mother's side at all and he behaved.
While Mira knew fear was not the best way to raise children, she allowed it. Only for tonight. Tomorrow she would cook him meat and tell him the truth while begging for his forgiveness but for tonight, he needed to stay alive.
