The tigress sits there. Listening to Tam talking about the pet store and about the parents  she never got to know. She points to some of the meat and vegetables and a waiter places the meat and vegetables on her plate exactly the way she wants it. She carefully watches your reaction. She is trying to provoke you to get a reaction from you. She believes a tiger should be able to stand up for themselves.<br/><br/>Sar does the same thing when the waiter comes to him. His ears lower and he hangs his head hearing the full  your story of why you were left at the pet store. He feels bad for you having to have al those memories dug up by his Mom.<br/><br/>The tigress looks at you and nods. " I see my dear. That is a sad story. You see I don't believe in pet stores and places like that. You shouldn't have a litter if you aren't willing to take care of it, no matter what it takes. But just abandoning a baby tiger on the streets. Thats just wrong. Anyone who treats a tiger that way, I would have them locked up and throw away the key. You found a nice Dad when Arkain adopted you. "<br/><br/>She takes a bite of her food and smiles. "Yes, I could imagine you must have been quite a wild thing when you were little. The streets will do that to you. Its given you a tough edge that I admire. You can stand up for yourself. You will be a strong tigress when you get older. You will need to be tough. A tiger at the top of the ladder and you want to keep up that image. Thats the only way you will get the respect a tiger deserves. " She takes another bit of her food. " Have you thought any about what you are going to do when you get older. Are you to join your Dad in the commodities business?"<br/><br/>Sal rolls his eyes. He has hear that speech a million times. He was wondering when she was going to get to that. He looks at Tam and gives her a smile of encouragement to  let her know he is thinking of her.