It seems he's spotted something on the horizon.
To live off of the land is to live off of the teat of a frugal and careless overlord.
It has the power to make you or break you and every day is a struggle.
We don't know what the future holds.
Is this a day of opportunity or a day of disappointment? Is there even a difference between the two?
Life is not a simple dichotomy, but an ebb and flow of shifting expectations and desires.
We know a lion's desire grows, along with his hunger. But what does that do to his expectation?
Does a lack of food cause him to expect more of himself and his ability to navigate and provide despite mother nature's tight resource grip? Or does it cause him to expect less of the world and its ability to provide these things?

Art ©:  Dopamine_panic
Ajabu ©: Myself