Animal Well Manticore

Leo, a vindictive, quick-witted, and stern individual, turned into a manticore and his girlfriend threatened to leave him unless he changed back into a human. However, it was her childhood friend who prompted him to become a manticore in the first place. From the northern highlands and belonging to the fierce Highlander ethnic group, Leo is a former scholar estranged from his family after a bitter feud. He enjoys strategizing and playing chess but dislikes crowds, and he has survived a brutal ambush that wiped out most of his clan.