The man had only been walking a short while before he heard the leaves behind him rustle. "What the-" before he could finish, something barreled into him. He yelled in surprise and hit the ground, dropping Sarah, who remained unconscious. Jumping up, he spotted a boy with tiger fur covering him. "Who the hell are you??" The boy spoke to him in some kind of broken English. The man spit on the ground. "I don't have time to mess with you, freak. The girl is mine." He started to pull out a knife, but the boy jumped at him and bit down. The man yelled in pain and stumbled back when the boy jumped away. "You crazy-" but once again he was cut off, the boy lunging at him once more. The man struggled with the boy, reaching around and grabbing his rifle. He pushed it around forcefully, trying to hit the boy. He landed a hit to his face, but the boy just move forwards and tore his shoulder up. The boy grabbed his throat, sending fear through the man. He yelled again and hit the boy again, hoping to knock him away. Instead, the man felt his neck being torn open.<br/><br/>Sarah regained her consciousness half way through the struggle. She saw how the hitman hit Fang with his rifle, and she saw how vicious Fang could be. She'd slowly moved away from the two, and now had her back up against a tree, sitting on the ground. She was staring wide-eyed at the two. Fear and uncertainty were starting to overtake her. When the man was dead and Fang started to come towards her, she looked away. Covered in blood, he looked more like some wild animal now. She wasn't exactly scared of him, though. She knew he wouldn't hurt her. It just made her uneasy at the sight of him covered in blood. When he nudged her with his head, she shivered. She<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>thankful. He's saved her life multiple times now. She glanced at him for a second, then looked away again. "Th-thanks. I'm sorry...I stayed in the tree, I promise. I don't even know how he found me. I-" she stopped, looking down at the ground. "I'm sorry. I know I'm nothing but trouble."