Big, stupid cat! A tiger had been way too close to Raider lands and Siduri had taken it upon herself to chase it off. She'd wounded its hind paw, but the thing kept running. Now it led her here to this bubbling, nasty smelling place. From where she stood on the outskirts, Siduri could see the various paths that seemed to stretch between pool of black abyss. This... was going to be interesting.

Up ahead she could see the tiger on one of the wider paths due to its bulk. Sid picked her way towards it, a paw slipping once or twice, but she caught herself in time to not go falling into the nastiness. The tiger snarled at her and rushed forward. Siduri ducked and skittered beneath it, leaving her on the wide path and the tiger on the thin strip of stone. Leaping forward, Sid placed a nasty bite on the cats nose that had the tiger flailing, its eyes watering. One big paw slipped into the muck. Oh hey... Idea!

"Siduri"

He had no gods awful reason to be out this far west. Honestly, it annoyed the man to no end that he had made it this far without Matija or Cambria. What were they doing without him? What if someone else crossed their paths? Would they be okay? Would Cambria make a run for it? The paranoia clings to him as he prowls through the mucky wasteland. Somewhat lost and more than aggravated, Idris is surprised to see a large, orange form being attacked by a wolf smaller than his own self. Surely this girl didn't think she could take the tiger down on her own. Letting out a snort, Idris picks up his pace, careful to stay on the hardened path and out of the tar. Making a beeline straight for the feline, he avoids bumping into the girl as he notices one of the tiger's paws falling into one of the pits. Ah, that was a good idea! Ducking his head and pushing a shoulder forward, Idris aimed to barrel straight into the tiger and hopefully knock it into the muck.

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Hisses and snarls filled the air as feline and canine battled it out. A big, clawed paw swiped out at Sid and she skittered back, barely missing it. The tiger began to move forward and, thankfully, rescue came from behind. A big, marbled wolf slammed into the cat, making it stumble further into the muck. One hind leg, but only that one. The tiger's claws dug into the dry pathway, keeping it from falling all the way in. Damn.

Sid thought for a long moment, then skirted around the pit, keeping out of the cat's line of sight as it turned to face what it believed was the larger threat. As it did so, Siduri took a big bite of the cat's tail. With all of her might, she ran towards the pit of bubbling muck, being sure to keep herself on the dry path, but hopefully dragging the tiger to its sticky death.

"Siduri"

His shoulder connects, sending the tiger’s hind paw sliding into the muck, but nothing more. As he steps back to gather himself, he finds himself face to face with the striped feline. It hisses, spitting slobber in his face. Refusing to back down, Idris barks back, jumping out of the way of the gnarly claws.

Faking a lunge at the tiger to get it to try and swipe at him again, he dodges once more. Staying just out of reach, he notices in his peripheral the pale girl sweeping around the pool to behind the tiger. The slight distraction leaves the tiger open to claw him across the shoulder.

Just as Idris calls out in anger, so does the tiger. The girl is pulling him back toward the muck by the tail and now the tiger isn’t sure who to focus on. Full pissed off, Idris takes his chance and shoves the tiger once more with head lowered and aimed straight for the tiger’s chest.

It's a struggle to pull a giant ass cat backwards if it doesn't want to go, but dammit, Sid was trying. The tiger looked back and forth between the pair of wolves, not quite sure where to focus its attention. As it was glancing at Siduri, the marbled brute slammed head first into the cat's chest with the dull thud of flesh on flesh. If Sid's mouth hadn't been full of cat tail, she would have winced. It sounded like it hurt. The guy would probably have a sore neck later.

The tiger slipped further into the muck, its back paws fully engulfed by the tar. That was when the cat noticed. It stopped staring at either wolf and stared instead at its striped body that was slowly sinking deeper and deeper into the pit. It tried to crawl out of the muck, but the viscous substance pulled it right back in. No need to keep a mouthful of tail, so Sid let go. She stood on the edge of the pit and watched as it slowly and completely ate the tiger alive.

"I'll be surprised if you don't have a headache after that one," the pastel marked girl commented to the marbled brute with a chuckle. "Want me to look at that?" she gestured to his shoulder.

"Siduri"

His head connects and shortly after the tiger is sliding back further into the muck. Pain and stars radiate through his skull as he stumbles back a few steps. Blinking away the tingling sensation, Idris gives his head a good shake. With furrowed brow, he watches as the tiger realizes how fucked it really is.

Once the feline has slid to its death within the muck, his gaze moves to the pale girl who is speaking to him. Her mention of his head forces him to shrug - he’ll be fine. Ready to make his way back home to nurse his wound, he’s surprised when she offers to look at it.

Giving her a lifted brow look of surprise, Idris hesitates before letting out a sigh. Getting the wound on his shoulder treated before heading back would probably be best. “Sure, but away from this mess,” he grumbles, pointing his snout toward the tar. Moving away toward a clear area with just some dirt, he turns his shoulder to the girl so she can take a look at it.

With the cat dead, there was no reason to stay amidst the bubbling black muck any longer. The injured brute wanted to get away from it before she looked at his shoulder and Sid couldn't argue with that. The colorful girl picked her way along the path and back towards the edge of the wasteland. That was where her pack was anyway.

Once outside of the pits, Sid motioned for the man to sit down. From her bag she pulled a skin of clean water which she used to gently rinse the wound. "It's important to clear out anything that might have gotten caught in there. Cat claws aren't exactly clean." With a square of soft, clean fur, the girl carefully padded the wound dry, pulling away dirt, blood and fur. This was apparently turning into a little lesson. "If you pat the surrounding area dry, it helps the binding and the herbs to stick."

"Siduri"

Once they're outside the pits, Idris takes a seat. His face wrinkles, clearly showing how uncomfortable the feline wounds were feeling. Watching the girl carefully and intently, the man had not expected her to actually take care of his wounds. Looking at and tending to were two very different things in Idris' book. Plus, being so close to a female was... difficult. She's young so he doesn't feel the pull he normally would feel with a more mature gal, but the temptation is still there, lingering beneath the surface. He quickly forgets it as she reaches out to rinse his wounds. Every muscle in his body tenses as his head whips around to watch what she was doing. Holding back the growl he wishes to loose, his eyes never leave her paws or her motions. Though Idris does listen, he wishes he would hurry it up. Perhaps he would tell Cambria to check the girl's work in case she was trying to poison him or something.

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Had Siduri known just what the pale brute was thinking, she would have laughed her tail off. Wouldn't he be in for a surprise when he realized that a little girl had kicked his ass? Dainty? Yes. Cute? Absolutely. A victim? Never.

Once the wound was cleaned of detritus, Sid dropped the bloody wiping skin and rummaged in her pack for some herbs. "Feverfew," she showed him each as she pulled them from the pack, "White willow and honey." The last was in a little stone crock with an oiled skin cap. "The herbs will heal and help with pain and the honey will keep you from getting infected." The girls colorful gaze shot to him, silently asking if he had any questions before she began to prepare the salve.

"Siduri"