When the trio appeared in front of James, they became excited as this was going to be their first battle together as a team of three beasts.
"Kill that Moose as a team. Little Snow, you're going to be the leader this time. Next time, the position of the leader will rotate as each of you will experience at least once to be the leader since I also want to see which one of you fits the best in that role." James commanded as he looked at Little Snow, Little Lion, and the bear consecutively.
When Little Lion and the bear heard it, they nodded their heads in agreement as they also respected Little Snow since he was James's first contracted beast. James also chose Little Snow to lead first primarily because he was the first to bond with him.
If not for this, considering the abilities between the three, he might have chosen the bear or Little Lion instead. The reasons were quite simple:
