Roman (2016)
“Even the white tufts around the sides of his head were yellowed.
“Hie, Kahn!” she called out again and cracked the whip in her right hand as she continued to move slowly, slowly toward the animal. She held both arms away from her now, the staff—perhaps four feet long end to end—feeling weighty and solid in her grip.
The tiger crouched down and flashed his teeth at her. Isra thought he could be missing several, and she wondered how old he was, what sort of mistreatment he’d suffered at the hands... of the people currently hiding from him, or others before them.
She came to a stop, observing that Kahn was refusing to retreat and needing a breath to plan her next move. Isra glanced over the tiger and saw the rear of a wooden wagon with a tall, rectangular box for a bed. An equally tall door stood open and a ramp led from the black interior to the ground. Asa van Groen stood behind the open door, both of his black boots balancing him on the top of one of the wagon’s rear wheels.
She needed the tiger to back up or turn around.MoreLess
“Hie, Kahn!” she called out again and cracked the whip in her right hand as she continued to move slowly, slowly toward the animal. She held both arms away from her now, the staff—perhaps four feet long end to end—feeling weighty and solid in her grip.
The tiger crouched down and flashed his teeth at her. Isra thought he could be missing several, and she wondered how old he was, what sort of mistreatment he’d suffered at the hands... of the people currently hiding from him, or others before them.
She came to a stop, observing that Kahn was refusing to retreat and needing a breath to plan her next move. Isra glanced over the tiger and saw the rear of a wooden wagon with a tall, rectangular box for a bed. An equally tall door stood open and a ramp led from the black interior to the ground. Asa van Groen stood behind the open door, both of his black boots balancing him on the top of one of the wagon’s rear wheels.
She needed the tiger to back up or turn around.MoreLess
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