Tamara keeps her eyes focused on the zebra's head, the low growl constant while Ji talks. But, with her eyes narrowed and her look focused on Ji's head, she doesn't sees what Ji is grabbing with her hands, nor does she really realizes that the zebra is slowly moving. The fact Ji backed up at her sight was expected, but not the speed at which she regained her composure, nor the fact she is acting so casual about Tamara's supposedly menacing presence. This makes the tigress a bit uncertain, and prevents her from attempting any attack on her foe. When Ji mentions that Tam would be going to jail if she were to attack her, the young tigress shows obvious signs of reaction. She didn't thought about that. She didn't thought at all, she just followed her instinct. Which is what allows Ji to throws her knife to Tam.<br/><br/>The young stripped feline leaps to the side at the last moment, the knife still managing to cut a deep wound on her flank, making Tamara yelps in pain. She lands on the floor on all four and nearly stumble down because of the pain of her wound, something she's not used to. Fortunately, the knife only cut through a thick layer of muscles, and the wound is benign bespite the seemingly impressive amount of blood already coating her fur. Now aware that her enemy is armed with deadly weapons, Tamara will be more cautious. She hides behind a stack of big cooking pots, out of view from Ji for the moment, thinking on the best strategy to get rid of Ji without being hurt more. She keeps her breathing silent, ears perked up and swiveling, listening to even the faintest sound Ji is making will moving or doing anything.<br/><br/>Anna and Lei shivers as they hears Tam's yelp in pain. Anna struggles against her bonds some, but quickly realizes that it is useless, while Lei starts trying to cut the ropes with her claws, but the position she is tied in makes it difficult.