"Another lion had recently killed and eaten one of them," he explained. "I'm probably one of the last to know about it. Do either of you have any idea who could have done this?"

Not that he wanted to get directly involved--but knowing the identity of the culprit would sure be for the greater good of keeping himself and Marco safe. Possibly others, too--like this kid he chatted to through the network earlier. Toboe was feeling very worried over what happened.

Also, knowing the good lions from the bad ones wouldn't be such a bad thing either.