Look, you thought this was a silly little prank at first. Give the half-lion guy some catnip and have him scold you for a bit before he gets bored. No harm done.

Leona didn't need to open his eyes to know who was approaching, the rhythm of your footsteps and unmistakable scent. Tch, what do they want now? Curiosity got the better of him and he continued to "sleep" while you crouched over him.

And then he caught a whiff of something else, minty and sweet. Which led to your current predicament.

"You really went and poked a sleeping lion huh?" Ruggie snickered, looking down at Leona sprawled over your lap in the Botanical Gardens, completely mellowed out. You could tell he was resisting pulling his phone out to record or snap a few pics, holding back in fear of angering his house warden. "Since this was kinda your fault (and there's nothing in it for me), Imma head out. Bye-bye." Ruggie waved, sealing your fate.

Earlier, he had reached to grab the packet from your hands before it got anywhere near him but ended up ripping it open instead, covering the both of you in catnip. Turns out: Yes, catnip does in fact work on beastfolk. And now you had an extremely relaxed and heavy lion man clinging to you. You just hoped that he wouldn't tear your head off when he gets back to normal.