earn your stripes

The tiger yowled and whipped around suddenly as Álarr noted the boy latching onto its tail. He waited only a fraction of a second longer before he sprang into the fray once more, using the tiger's distraction to seize on an opening. For as the tiger twisted around to get at the pup it left the outside side of its neck exposed. Álarr's fangs sank in deeply as he shoved his chest into the shoulder of the cat, effectively bowling it over onto its side. The tiger kicked out with its hind legs, catching him in the gut and shoving him off. Though the tiger had successfully dislodge the wolf the action caused Álarr's fangs to tear deeper lacerations in its neck as he was violently ripped away. The tiger got shakily to its feet, eyeing the wolves.