Lion
MinorHer dark face peers out from a shaggy mane, eyes blazing with a daring that belies her tender years—eleven going on forty. She moves like a feral cat, clapping hands or whistling with impish glee amid danger. Something ancient lingers in her grin, pulling you into her wild world.
In the Red Rising Saga, Little Lion—also called Mora—debuts in Dark Age as the smallest, shaggiest-haired girl among the forgotten slave children of Helios, where she leads her peers through perilous tunnels and distractions with unbowed determination despite being picked last. Her fierce resilience shines as she wields a pistol with deadly calm, emptying magazines into enemies amid the blood-soaked pits while forging a vital alliance with Lyria to survive unimaginable horrors. Though she waves a final farewell and fades into the background of the broader revolution, Mora embodies the raw, overlooked strength of the lowColor youth caught in the saga's escalating conflicts.
Physical Description
The smallest girl with skin almost as dark as the narrator's, she sports a shaggy mane of hair that frames her daring glare. At eleven years old going on forty, her face can shift from grinning mischief to emotionless resolve, often spattered with blood. She grips a pistol tightly, her compact frame wired for survival.
Evolution
Dark Age
Little Lion, or Mora, is the smallest girl with a dark face and shaggy hair, leading her peers through tunnels and distractions in the brutal slave pits of Helios. Picked last yet unbowed, she wields a pistol with deadly calm, emptying magazines into foes and waving farewell amid blood. As Lyria's ally, she embodies the fierce resilience of the forgotten children, surviving horrors to fade into the background of revolution.
- Leads peers through tunnels and creates distractions in the brutal slave pits of Helios
- Remains unbowed despite being picked last among the children
- Wields a pistol with deadly calm, emptying magazines into foes during combat
- Forms alliance with Lyria and survives the horrors of the pits
- Waves farewell amid blood and fades into the background of the revolution
Book Appearances
Dark Age
First appears Ch 69