[As much as he's very I Expected This from everything out of the town now, he... well, hadn't expected a tiger. From a distance, it looks maybe like a simple orange tabby. It's small? It's cute...

But when he's closer, he realizes--the growl. Definitely a tiger.

Strangely, there's no fear from him. He tries to go around at first, then he backs up half a step when his path is interrupted.] Did you come out of the forest? You're not mutated...

I won't hurt you. I need to pass [While trying to slip by the opposite way?] to investigate those flowers.