As Rae stared down at the sleeping tiger, Violet turned the corner jogging. "Hey Rae, where's Owen?" Violet asked, not knowing about the tiger. "…He went ahead. Am I dreaming? Or have I finally lost my mind?" Rae replied absentmindedly, while looking at the figure. "Uh, Rae, are you feeling okay? You sound surpris— IS THAT A TIGER?" Violet squealed as she rushed over to Rae.
The tiger's coat was a snow white, just like any other white tigers should be. But, it was the stripes that really stood out. Streaks of rainbow shot out from the coat, all brilliantly bright and unique. Every colour of the rainbow from the lightest of pinks to the darkest of greens flowed along their body in long, individual streaks. As Violet yelled, the small tiger softly opened its eyes and lifted its head.
"Oh my God…it really IS a tiger…a very colourful one at that. Where did it come from Rae? It's so cute!" Violet asked, jumping around like an excited puppy. Rae, who was still too shocked to speak, pointed towards the river, blinking twice. "It came from…the river? Was it drowning or something? Or did it come from the other side of the river? I'm really confused…" Violet asked, calming down a bit. After Rae had processed what had happened, she had gotten up and backed away from the small creature.
"Slow down Violet, and step back. We don't know if this tiger is friendly or not." Rae said with caution. "I think it's okay. I mean, look at it." Violet said. The tiger was chasing a butterfly with lively, blue eyes and a long, beautiful tail. The tiger paused and looked over as they mentioned it. "We need a name for it. What do you think Rae?" Violet asked, ideas popping into her head like lightning. "Not until we know if it's friendly or not. If we name them, we could get attached. AND that would make YOU want to take it with us everywhere we go. I don't want to risk it." Rae explained.
"Well, can we at least give it a bit of food? If what you said is true, then they just came out of the river somehow. They're probably starving." Violet reasoned. Rae, shaking her head, said "Again, it can get it to start following us around, and it wont learn how to get its own food." Violet saw her reasoning, and had an idea. "What if we go and get Owens opinion. I know you'll listen to him. You stay here, I'll go ahead and grab him." Violet told Rae as she ran over to get him. "Hold on, come back…aaand she's gone." Rae sighed, looking over at the tiger.
The tiger looked at her and blinked twice. "Don't you come near me, tiger. I still don't trust you. Where did you come from anyway? Other than the bubbles in the river." Rae asked, not expecting to get an answer. "Well I don't think many people are going trust YOU if you just leave a baby tiger out here like that, now are they."
Rae looked over her shoulder to see a hooded stranger facing her. Her only indication of their gender was by listening to the voice and looking at the long lock of brown hair. "Um…Miss? Are you talking to me?" Rae asked with uncertainty. The mysterious figure chuckled under her breath. "To top things off, I am not a girl or a boy. Me and my people don't live by things like that. But, you can call me…Miss…if you want. And also, yes, I am talking to you. Hequenza doesn't exactly like me at the moment." The hooded stranger was saying. "…Hequenza? Oh, the tiger?" Rae questioned.
"Yes. Now, I suggest you take her with you. She can be of great use to you and your two friends. Also, she doesn't need food. She can take care of herself." The hooded stranger said, looking down at Hequenza. The tiger looked at her, as if she were annoyed. "Alright, I can take Hequenza. But, how can she help?" Rae asked. Before an answer could be given, the small group could hear Owen and Violet running back to where they sat. Rae looked over at the hooded stranger, to see her riding a grey horse into the trees.