Chapter 71: The Candori Prophecy
Oust made his way directly to the riverbank after leaving behind the human and the simple canine. The tiger stripped his dusty clothes and stepped into the cooling stream, sipping at the water to help relieve his headache and dehydration.
The feline gently bathed himself in the refreshing water, stripping the stale stench of alcohol from his fur. After he had finished, Oust rinsed and wrung out his clothes and put them back on to cover as much of the orange tinted fur on his back as he could with the sleeveless tunic.
The tiger began making his way further up the stream, where the bear was waiting for him.
Sir Corper had long since finished with his meditation by that time in the late morning, but he had witnessed the confrontation between the tiger and the human earlier on his way to go hunt for some odd job.
The bear himself had nearly stepped in to discipline the foolish tiger once more but was beaten to the task when the human, of all people, threw up that shield.
Sir Corper had watched Aster actually manage to break through the tiger’s anger and force him to see the folly of his actions... An act that reminded him of something his own human wife had once done for him...
It seemed Oust actually had learned something in their lesson after all, so the veteran knew the young one would be back for more debate soon. Sir Corper had returned to his place by the river to wait for the tiger in his usual meditation. He did not wait very long.
As the bear swayed and spun in his flowing routine, the big cat simply took to a sitting position a few yards away.
Oust had both knees tucked beneath himself, and both palms rested on those knees, observing the bear closely. The tiger made not a sound as the bear went through his graceful steps. When Sir Corper did reach a stopping point, he finally acknowledged the tiger cub.