I thought dogs chased cats?

The crystals that had grown from his body and the ooze that poured from him had begun to let up just a bit. At least, the crystals that had been growing had begun to break, almost as if they were weakening. He didn't feel as heavy anymore, and his strength was slowly returning. But until the crystals fully went away, he'd have to continue dealing with them in the meantime. He traveled south in search of his father and siblings, wondering where they'd all wandered off to since the pack disbanded. It had been a whole season and maybe longer since he'd seen his siblings, and he was curious to know how they were doing or what they were up to.

As darkness continued to loom across the lands, he heard what sounded like a large cat up ahead. The stench of it reached him, though it seemed it wasn't alone. Stalking forward, Ifrit peered through the brush and spotted the large striped cat chasing what appeared to be a canine of sorts. He wiped away some of the ooze from his eyes so he could see better, squinting as the canine appeared to be forcing the cat to chase it around on purpose. Or at least, that's what it seemed like. There was no fear from the other male, and he imagined that if he was truly afraid of the tiger, he would've made a break for it by now.

As he watched them in their little game, a crystal broke off of his back and clattered against another on his shoulder, an audible clink sounding as they crumbled to the ground, but that was all that was needed for the tiger's attention to turn to him. Well fuck... The tiger skid to a halt and looked at him, tail lashing as it looked between him and the african dog...though it seemed to be indecisive as to who it wanted to go for. It looked hungry, but ultimately, it remained where it was between the two, watching the horned male and the dog, keeping them both in its sights. Ifrit on the other hand, figured he might as well have a spot of fun and so he stalked forward, freeing himself from the grasses as he kept his eyes on the tiger and the male respectively.

"Speech"