Tycho was far too transfixed on his destination to notice what looked to be a Gnome come hurtling towards him with, apparent reckless abandon and a foul temperament. '"Ow! Watch where you're going, asshole!' He heard the diminutively sized women curse at him, had it not been for the fact that he was trying to focus on the task at hand - Getting close to that tiger - then he may have just laughed at the Gnome's rather cute attempt at being threatening. "Soon as you watch where you are going, malformed Halfling." He answered the Gnome with gritted and visible teeth, he had been looking for a creature like that lion for years now. It wasn't going to get away.<br/><br/>When he stood within only about ten metres of the tiger and it's handlers, Tycho pulled out a hastily folded up and tattered piece of paper from his pocket. Upon the tattered note was a drawing of what looked to be a ioun stone in the shape of a tiger's eye, rumoured to be found on tigers of a magical nature, and given it's markings...that was no ordinary tiger. Hurriedly stuffing the crumpled paper back into his pocket, Tycho moved about the crowd to a point where he could more closely observe the animal.<br/><br/>It was blatantly clear to him that stealing it would be out of the question, such a fine beast would no doubt be loyal only to it's current owners and no one else...thankfully he wanted the eyes of the creature. Perhaps a more, golden, solution was at hand. Tycho went to move towards the handlers in a leisurely manner, but stopped himself before he had begun. Another person, this time wearing a large leather coat, had walked up to the Catfolk male and handed him a coin purse. If the cat was as clumsy as that, then stealing the tiger wasn't completely out of the question.<br/><br/>Composing himself, Tycho confidently strode up to the two men and the Elven lady that stood by the large feline. Perhaps Tycho's skill with the Elven language would prove useful here. In a clear tone in the Elf's native language he said to her. "How much for the tiger madam?"