earn your stripes

As if on cue, the pair of Fireside wolves rolled onto the scene and the tiger was quick to fixate on the biggest of the lot. Taking advantage in its lapse of focus, Levi danced around to the side and grabbed onto its tail, stealing the girl's idea when they fought the lion. It worked fine for her, so why not give it a shot? The coppery taste of blood settled upon his tongue as his sabres ripped into the thin skin, clicking down on knobbly tail bone. His ears flicked back in satisfaction as they caught its roar of pain, whipping around and lifting Levi off his paws as he held on for dear life.