earn your stripes

The tiger swiped and Ulmaria had ducked just in the knick of time as the cat's lower claw cut a scratch across her forehead. Tail between her legs she skittered through the grass and dove into a badger hole just as the tiger pounced. Thankfully the hole was unoccupied and she scooted to the back out of range of the great cats claws. It seemed to be distracted by something else and she carefully scooted forward, daring to peer out of her safe place to watch the tiger go for her uncle and then she noticed the same boy again. Boy was he a magnet for trouble.