Tyger stumbles and nearly falls, when Mael rests her head on his chest and speaks directly to the tiger within. Hearing her words it leans against the barrier that holds it in and extends it essence out into her as its purring increases in intensity. This causes the sound coming from Tyger also to grow slightly louder. Not only has the tiger never reacted like this ever before, but nobody has ever spoken directly to it. It is actually a very pleasant sensation it is the sudden and unexpected nature of it that affected Tyger’s balance briefly. He quickly steadies himself and continues to move with the others.<br/><br/>Even with the distraction of Mael contentedly sleeping in his arms and the why his beast is reacting, Tyger remains alert. He keeps testing the air for new scents and listening for new sounds. With maze of the tunnels he has lost and regained the scent and sounds of the one he sensed before. What was once ahead of them is now behind close enough that there is no longer any confusion. Concentrating on stopping the purring with some success he says, “The one in the tunnels with us is now behind in this tunnel with us using stealth to close the distance. If my hands were not full I would drop back to deal with this stalker. Are either of you skilled at stealth? Or we could stop and call out for …” He tests the air again trying to get a clearer image of their stalker. “ … him, I think he is male, to come out in the open.”