(This story takes place in far Cry Primal, so no guns, no cars, no bombs, I will be writing any speech in English, but if you want you can pretend your speaking in the Wenja language.)

You shifted around under the heap of animals skins and fur that made up your bed, your mind quickly coming out of the comfortable fog of sleep you had been lost in, you opened your eyes and saw the bright sunlight shine down upon the large pile of burning wood that made up the Tribal Bonfire you had rested at for the night.

You sat up and stretched your limbs out as the animal hide you wore to keep yourself warm and protected brushed against your soft skin, you wore a necklace with shells, teeth and ears around your neck, showing that you were a part of the Wenja Tribe, you stood up and walked out of the shelter that had been build at the Stone Watch Bonfire, stretching out your well developed muscles for a full day of Hunting for your Tribe.

You were the daughter of the Tribe Chief Takkar, and his mate Sayla, Takkar was a hero of the Tribe who fought against the Udam and the Izila Tribes, reclaiming the ancient Wenja Tribe's home or Oros, he was also well known as the man who could tame even the most ferocious animals that roamed the lands of Oros, such as the BloodFang SaberTooth, the Great Scar Bear, the SnowBlood Wolf and even hunted and killed the BloodTusk Mammoth, earning him the name Beast Master.

You sighed in relief as you stretched your arms above your head, making your shoulders and back pop as you twisted your body, you walked to the shelter and took out a bowl with a mixture of white chalk , mud and water and painted patterns onto some of your exposed skin, you then picked up your Bow and Arrows, it was your primary hunting tool and a gift from your father, as well as the Flint Knife that your mother had given to you the day of your first hunt, you also picked up a few Spears just in case you needed them.

After you had come of age, you had spent most of your time exploring and hunting in the wilds of Oros, your home was back with your mother and father but for your hunts you had been staying at the Kapal Outpost, defending it from any Udam or Izila warriors as well as hunting to provide meat to the Wenja Tribe, however as any good Hunter would, you didn't hunt alone.

You put your fingers to your lips and whistled loudly, the high pitched sound echoing through the open air as you called to your hunting partner, a loud, fierce roar responded to your call followed by the sound of heavy paws hitting the dirt, then from one of the paths leading to the large Bonfire came your hunting companion, a large, male SaberTooth Tiger.

The Big Cat let out a loud, rumbling purr as he prowled closer to you, his long, sharp fangs glinting in the sun light before he stopped in front of you, you knelt down in front of him and petted the large cat, gently rubbing the palm of your hand over the soft fur of his head, making a purring noise come from the killer cat, you stood back up as the large cat leaned back, stretching it's front paws out as it yawned loudly, showing off it's long, sharpened fangs before it stretched his back legs and stood in front of you.

"Meat, meat..." you said gently as you took out a chunk of raw Goat's meat you had just for him, you dropped the chunk of raw meat to the ground and the large Cat lowered his head and devoured the meat quickly, a satisfied growl coming from him as he ate the meat.

"Come (S/N), time to hunt" you said as you turned and walked down the pathway, away from the Stone Watch Bonfire towards the wide, open wilderness of Oros, you walked down the slope of the hill followed by your feline companion, his large paws padding on the dirt beside you as he growled and purred, his brownish-orange fur moving as his muscles worked beneath his furry skin.

You reached the forest and crouched down low, trying to hide your presence from any potential prey, you smiled to yourself as (S/N) crouched down low as well, mimicking your movement, you both slowly moved through the forest, using the bushes and trees for cover as you searched for prey.

You came across a heard of Deer that were grazing inbetween the trees, you took out your Bow and nocked an Arrow, taking aim at the closes Deer, however your gaze was suddenly drawn to even larger prey, a large, Male Tall Elk, the large herbivore moved into the clearing and started to graze, that Elk would provide a lot of food for the Tribe, and it's antlers could be useful for weapons or a new hut, ant the Elk's pelt would be useful for clothes or warmth, you had just found your prey.

"(S/N), get ready..." you whispered, trying not to alert the animals to your presences, knowing they would run away if they noticed you or (S/N), your companion growled lightly and moved away through the bushes, it was very impressive how silently and stealthily he could move despite being so large, he creeped closer and closer to the large Elk, working his shoulders as he got ready to pounce, as he did this you drew back the string of your bow, aiming your Arrow towards the large herbivore's body.

You closed one eye and held your aim steady, took in breath, then released the Arrow, the Arrow left the Bow and flew through the air towards the Elk, the Arrow struck the Elk in the side making the large mammal cry out in pain before it suddenly turned towards you and ran full pelt towards you, the Elk charged towards you with it's head lowered so that the large spikes that formed on it's massive antlers were aimed towards you, you gasped and jumped aside as the large herbivore charged past you, however the spikes on the antlers caught your side and arm leaving gashes in your upper arm, the wounds bled profusely as you lay on the ground covering the wounds with your hand as you hissed in pain.

You heard the sound of hooves thumping on the forest floor and saw the Elk charging you again, suddenly (S/N) jumped from the brush and swiped his claws at the Elk, startling the Tall Elk and making it turn to face the new threat, the Elk reared up flailing it's large hooves at the Tiger trying to kick him, one of the kicks managed to hit your SaberTooth in the head momentarily stunning the big cat, making him back down quickly and shake his head to regain his senses before letting out an angry roar at the Tall Elk, (S/N) then jumped at the Elk's head and swung his huge paw at the Elk's face, cutting the animal with his sharp claws, making the Elk cry out in pain again before it turned and tried to flee.

"No! Cannot let it get away!" you said as you staggered to your feet, holding your bleeding arm as you grab your weapons and went to chase after the Elk, however your SaberTooth rushed past you after the Elk, effortlessly chasing the giant animal down and leaping onto it's backside, the Elk cried out as (S/N)'s claws dug into it's hide to keep a good grip on the Elk, using his body weight to try and pull the Elk down to the ground, the Elk's back legs buckled from the weight of the large predator allowing the SaberTooth Tiger to climb the Elk's body until it reached the Tall Elk's throat, the cat lunged forwards and bit down on the Elk's throat it's long fangs puncturing the Elk's throat, the large herbivore struggled in the Tiger's grip as he held into the massive Elk's neck with his fangs, his large, muscular paws holding onto the Elk's neck as well as it tried to struggle free.

You stood back and watched as the Elk'd life faded away, and with a final weakening cry the Elk fell still and died, (S/N) was under the Elk's neck and he released the bite and climbed out from under the Elk before moving towards you with pride in his step, you chuckled as you knelt down and petted the large Cat on the head, earning a deep purr from the SaberTooth Tiger.

"Good, (S/N), good..." you said as you petted the large Tiger's orange-brown fur, you stood up and walked towards the dead Elk, you knelt down at it's side and placed a hand on the Elk's head gazing at the puncture wounds in it's neck that still leaked blood.

"Walk free" you said as you gestured in a waving motion with your hand, ushering the Elk's spirit towards the next world as you gave respect to the animal whose life was taken to provide food and other things to you, (S/N) and your tribe, you then took out the flint dagger that you had gotten from your parents and started to carve meat and hide from the Elk's body, as you were cutting away the meat you heard (S/N) growl, you looked over to him and took some of the meat to feed to him.

"Uhara" you said as you held a chunk of meat up infront of the Big Cat's face, his eyes found the meat and you tossed it lightly up into the air, the SaberTooth jumped into the air and caught the meat in his jaws before he hit the ground and ate the morsel, you spent the next hour or so carving up the Elk for any useful things even the bones, antlers and other such things while feeding pieces of meat to your Tiger.

"Time to go back, let's go (S/N)" you said as you turned and walked to go back to Kapal, (S/N) growled and rushed to your side, keeping pace beside you as you both walked through the forest when a loud roar came from the forest, you quickly took out a spear and looked around for what had made the noise, while (S/N) growled aggressively before he took off to find what had made the sound.

You watched your surroundings carefully for any sign of a threat to you, you felt especially vulnerable now that (S/N) had left, suddenly another loud roar came from your right as well as heavy footsteps, you turned and pointed your spear towards the offending creature, your (E/C) eyes locked with another large predator of the land of Oros, a very large Cave Bear.

The Bear thundered towards you growling loudly, you thrust your spear toward the oncoming Bear, the flint spear stabbed the Bear in the shoulder but the wooden shaft snapped! The Bear roared in rage and pain before it swiped you with it's huge paw, knocking you to the ground and leaving several deep cuts across your stomach you looked up in fear as the Bear rose onto it's hind legs, the mammal towered over you easily, roaring at you as it raised it's large paws up to kill you, suddenly (S/N) flew out of the bushes and crashed into the Cave Bear, knocking the larger predator to the ground, however the Bear quickly got back up onto it's four feet and roared at the SaberTooth Tiger who roared back in response before they both charged each other and fought.

(S/N) and the Bear traded blows with their claws, both carnivores roaring and snarling as they fought each other, the Bear fighting to take the meat you had carved from the Elk, and (S/N) fighting to protect you from this large predator, the Tiger roared loudly before swiping at the Cave Bear's face with his claws, leaving scratch marks on the Bear's face and enraging the large animal before it rushed (S/N) and bit him in the shoulder, the SaberTooth roared angrily before it struggled and scratched at the Bear's body managing to break free of the bite, the two predators started to wrestle with one another trying to overpower each other.

"Not good, must help!" you said as you stood up, the adrenaline coursing through your blood helping you to ignore the pain of the wounds you had gotten from the Bear's claws, you grabbed your Bow and nocked an Arrow in the weapon, you took aim trying to find a chance to shoot at the Cave Bear and help your Tiger, however the two animals were moving so fast and wrestling each other so you couldn't get a clear shot, worrying about hitting your friend.

Suddenly (S/N) jumped at the Bear, his claws gripping onto the Bear's body as he climbed up onto the Bear's back, trying to land a fatal bite to the Cave Bear's throat, however the Cave Bear reared up onto it's hind legs with a loud roar, thrashing it's body around and swinging it's claws around wildly, seeing your chance you released the arrow which buried itself into the Bear's chest, the Bear roared in pain as you quickly pulled out another Arrow and fired, hitting the Bear in the belly this time, the Bear dropped down onto four legs and threw (S/N) off of it's back before it turned it's eyes towards you and charged.

Seeing the massive Bear coming towards you again scared you, reminding you of the time you were with your father and some other Hunters as they hunted a Mammoth, when you were charged by the massive beast and almost flattened, you looked around and saw one of your Spears laying on the ground close to your feet, forgetting about your bow you quickly picked up the Spear, turned towards the charging Cave Bear, and hurled the Spear towards the charging animal, the Spear flew towards the charging Bear and hit the massive animal in the shoulder, the Bear kept on running and slammed into you knocking you back violently before the Bear swiped at you again, it's sharp claws slicing through the flesh of your stomach before the Bear rushed oer and got on top of you, you gasped and raised your arms up to try and prevent the Bear from biting your throat or face, suddenly the Cave Bear bit down on your arm, it,s massive teeth locking onto your arm between the elbow and your wrist and sinking deep into your flesh, you screamed in pain as the Bear's teeth ravaged your arm shaking you like a rag doll, suddenly there was a painful crack in your forearm as the Bear's teeth broke the bone in your arm, making your scream in pain as tears streamed down your cheeks.

Suddenly (S/N) jumped onto the Bear's back and sank his elongated fangs deep into the Bear's shoulder, the Bear released your arm from it's mouth and tried to get the SaberTooth Tiger off of it, you watched the fight with your eyes blurred from tears as you cradled your bleeding and broken arm to your chest, whimpering from the agony you were in as your Tiger fought with the Bear, your vision cleared as you blinked the tears away and you saw (S/N) swipe his claws at the Cave Bear's face, making the larger animal reel back before the Tiger leapt forwards and sank his teeth into the Bear's neck.

The Bear made a sound of distress at the fatal wound and tried to shake the Tiger off of itself but it couldn't remove the giant feline, who overpowered the Bear and pushed the larger mammal onto it's side, the Bear rolled onto it's back as the Tiger quickly climbed on top of it and gave a fatal bite to the Bear's windpipe and jugular vein, the Bear tried to get up but the Tiger bit down harder using one of his large paws hold the Bear down as he shook his head, the Bear let out a final roar before it fell dead to the ground, (S/N) held onto the Bear's neck to make sure it was dead before he stood up and released his bite and roared in victory.

You made a pained moan through your gritted teeth as you tried to sit up, the broken bone in your arm shifting despite you trying to hold it to your body, the Tiger turned his head to you and rushed to your side, concern in his amber eyes as he looked at you, making a sound of distress at your wounded state.

"M-Must get back home, got to find... mother and... father..." you said as you fought against the pain, trying your best to stay awake, (S/N) roared at you to try and keep you awake, but you were quickly losing the battle to keep your eyes open, the blood loss getting to you and making you feel weak, suddenly you heard voices from close by and turned your head to see a group of three Wenja running towards you.

"She Beast Master's, daughter!" the woman said as she knelt down next to you, brushing some of your (H/C) hair out of your face, the three people's eyes widened at the sight of your injuries and knew they had to hurry.

"Must bring back to Wenja Village, fast!" one of the men yelled before both men rushed off somewhere, the last thing you saw before your eyes closed was the woman checking your injuries to try and stop the bleeding, while your Tiger laid down next to you watching you with worry.

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You crouched low in the long grass, watching as a herd of massive, Woolly Mammoths stomped around the area, eating the grass and plants that had grown in the grassy plain, this was supposed to be your final test as a hunter for the Wenja, you had been taught by your father how to stalk and hunt in the land of Oros, but it was still nerve wracking to think about hunting something so much bigger than yourself.

You felt a hand rest on your shoulder making you turn your head to see your father, Takkar looking at you to reassure you, you were nervous about this Hunt, it was one thing to hunt Deer, Goats and Boar, but to hunt an animal that was that massive was quite daunting.

"(Y/N), no worry, I'm here with you" your father said to you as he took out one of his Spears and motioned with his head for you to follow him, you swallowed down your nerves and followed close to him, the Bow he had gifted to you before leaving the Wenja Village resting on your back, the quiver full of Arrows clattering quietly as you moved, holding onto one of the Spears you were told to carry with you.

It wasn't just you and your father, there were also four other Tribesmen in the hunting party, while this was to be your final test as a Hunter your father also wanted to make sure that you had help, just in case anything happened during the hunt, the ground shook as one of the adult Mammoths walked past you and the party, it's long, deadly tusks sending shivers along your back as you imagined having yourself stabbed by one, or crushed under the Mammoth's large feet.

Your father stopped moving and indicated for you to decide which Mammoth to go after, it was up to you to choose the prey for this Hunt so you wanted to make a good choice, you crouched beside him also scanning the herd until your eyes landed on a large Adult Mammoth, it was very, very large but also seemed old and slow, potentially a lot of meat to feed not just yourself, but the Tribe as well.

You patted your father on the shoulder and moved your head towards the Mammoth, Takkar looked at the Mammoth and seemed to be weighing the odds of the hunt going well, finally he nodded his head before indicating to the other four tribesmen to spread out and find places to gain the advantage over the large Mammal, your father put his hands to his mouth and made the call to his Owl, you heard a screech fro the air and saw your father's owl fly over the heard.

The Owl circled the herd a few times before it flew away, you and your father crouched and moved through the long grass, moving closer to the old Mammoth with your weapons ready, you tightened your hold on your Spear as you slowly moved closer, until you and your father were only a few feet away from the large Mammoth.

"Other Hunters use fire to scatter herd, we separate Mammoth from heard, make easy prey" Takkar said as he took out his own Spear, he stood up and motioned to the other Hunters who aimed flaming Arrows towards the long grass and fired, setting the long, dry grass alight.

The herd of Mammoths noticed the fire spreading through the grass and started to bellow and trumpet loudly as they started to stampede, the old Mammoth you had chosen as your prey bellowed loudly in alarm before it started to run, the other Hunters started to call out to each other as they chased after the Mammoth, you and your father chased after the massive Beast too, chasing it to an open plain away from the rest of the herd.

When you and your father arrived the four Hunters had already engaged the Mammoth, two of them using bows to shoot arrows at the Mammoth, however the Arrows didn't seem to effect it much thanks to the layer of fat under it's thick fur and hide, the other two Hunters tried to stab the Mammoth with Spears but getting that close was very risky, suddenly the Mammoth wrapped it's trunk around one of the Hunters and threw him away, the man crashed to the ground hard and lay groaning in pain on the ground while the second Hunter with a Spear rushed over to check on his fellow Hunter, you quickly pulled your arm back and threw a Spear at the Mammoth, hitting the large animal in the side and making it bellow in pain.

"Quick, bring it down! Bring it down!" Takkar yelled as he threw a Spear as well, the other Hunters shot more arrows at the Mammoth, the Arrows sticking in the Mammoth's head and body as the Hunters shot at it, you drew back your arm and threw another Spear, this time hitting the Mammoth in the neck, making it trumpet loudly in pain as it's back legs started to give out, it's struggled growing weaker as the life bled from it's eyes.

"The beast is dying, go, finish it" your father said gently as he pushed you towards the dying Mammoth, you grabbed your last Spear and took careful aim towards the dying beast, aiming to put it out of it's pain, you threw the Spear and struck the Mammoth in the head, the Spear burying itself deep into it's flesh, the Mammoth's legs gave out and it sank to the ground with it's trunk laying across one of it's long, sharp tusks, you walked towards the dying Mammoth and knelt in front of the dying animal, you rested your hand on one of it's tusks and saw the animal take it's last breath as it's eyes closed.

"Walk free" you said as you motioned for the Mammoth's spirit to the Spirit World, giving the great beast your respect and thanks for it's life, a Mammoth of this size would provide a lot for the Village, not only would it's meat feed your people for a while, but it's tusks, fur, fat and bones would also be very useful for the Tribe.

"Well done, good hunt daughter, passed trial" Takkar said as he approached you, he ran two of his fingers through the Mammoth's blood and applied it to your face and forehead, a smile in his lips as he pulled you into an embrace which you returned, you felt proud that you had completed the trails and had now become a full blooded hunter, you laughed happily as the other Hunters started to carve up the Mammoth, you watched as the man who the Mammoth threw limped into view leaning on another Hunter's shoulder, his leg may have been broken from being thrown by the Mammoth.

You walked to the Mammoth and carved off some of it's meat and put it away, also scooping up some of it's fat to use for a torch in case it got dark out before you got back home, suddenly everything went quiet, a flock of birds took flight startling everyone in the clearing, the air was thick with tension, like that of when a Predator appears on the scene, you and your father separated and stood with your weapons ready, the other Hunters looking out for the threat, when suddenly a loud roar rang out over the plain.

You suddenly heard the sound of heavy footfalls coming towards you, you spun around just in time to avoid being hit by a flash of brown-orange fur, you turned to look at what had passed you and widened your eyes at what you saw before you.

It was a large animal, it's shoulders just reaching one of the men's chest, it was covered in brown-orange fur with some light brown stripes along it's sides, it had a short tail and massive paws with sharp claws, it had a proud, feline face with beautiful amber eyes, the pupils narrow slits as it gazed at you and the others, but what really caught your attention was the two, long fangs that came from it's upper jaw, this was one of the apex predators of Oros, the SaberTooth Tiger.

"Tiger! Tiger!" one of the Hunters yelled in alarm, the assembled Hunters pointing their Spears at the large predator, trying to keep it away as it roared and growled at the other Hunters.

"Back! Back! Stay away!" one of the other Hunters yelled as he jabbed his spear towards the Tiger, suddenly the Tiger rushed the man and swiped at him with it's claws, knocking him over with large cuts across his chest, then it pounced on another man and bit down on his chest, it's long fangs sinking into the gap between the man's neck and collarbones before shaking him violently, the other Hunter set his wounded companion down as Takkar whistled loudly.

A loud roar came from close by and one of your father's tamed creatures rushed to the scene, he had called in the Great Scar Bear, a huge Cave Bear covered in scars with old Arrows and Spears embedded in it's body, the Bear roared loudly as it charged towards the Tiger who turned towards the Bear and growled angrily, the two animals collided with each other and a savage fight broke out, the two predators clawing and biting at each other while the two Hunters got away from the fight, you watched the fight in awe, amazed at the sight of two alpha hunters battling one another.

You watched the fight go on and felt something inside you, you couldn't explain the feeling but it told you to do something to save the Tiger, before it was killed, you saw your father take out one of his Spears and take aim to throw it at the Big Cat, you looked between your father and the Tiger and came up with a plan, you rushed towards the fight whooping and yelling to catch the attention of one of the Beasts, luckily it was the Tiger that turned towards you.

"(Y/N), no! Run! Run away!" Takkar yelled in fear when he saw you getting close to the fight, you yelled again making the Tiger roar at you before you took off running, the Tiger roared again before it chased after you very quickly.

"(Y/N)!" your father called out behind you, you turned and saw your father and the Bear running towards you, hoping to stop the Tiger before it managed to catch you, however they were forced to stop when the other Hunter tried to shoot the Tiger with a burning Arrow, but missed and set the grass on fire, now you were stuck with the Tiger!

You kept on running until you came to a clearing that was close to a pool of water being fed by a large waterfall, you were close to the place where your father's friend Urki lived, as you went to look around and find a way to escape you heard another loud roar from close behind you, you spun around with your Bow drawn and an Arrow nocked, ready to defend yourself if the Tiger attacked you.

However, you saw that the Tiger, while still acting very aggressive, was wounded from it's fight with your father's Bear, you suddenly felt something come over you and you remembered a time when your father tamed a Wolf while you watched him, and you knew that Ull's daughter has tamed a Cave Bear when she was still a child, so you thought maybe you could try the same thing with this Tiger?

You took out the Mammoth meat you had carved off from your pack, the Tiger's attention went to the raw, bleeding meat in your hand, a look of hunger in the Big Cat's amber eyes as it roared loudly, you quickly tossed the meat down towards the Tiger, who looked down at it before it looked back up at you, you carefully lowered your Bow and Arrow before you put them away, trying not to look like a threat.

The Tiger growled at you as it slowly moved towards the chunk of meat, when it reached the meat it lowered it's head and started to eat, you watched the Tiger eating and remembered what your father did next, you swallowed your fear and carefully approached the Tiger, who took notice of your approach and growled threateningly.

"Shh, shhhhh..." you said as you held your hands out towards the large predator, your palm open as you tried to sooth the creature, trying to earn it's trust, your (E/C) eyes locked with the Beasts amber orbs, you felt a connection form between you and the Tiger, the SaberTooth calmed down as you slowly approached, trying to show no fear and earn the Tiger's respect.

You took one last step towards the Tiger, who was no longer acting aggressive towards you, but rather showed curiosity, you then stretched your hand out towards the Tiger, curling your fingers slightly to show it your knuckles, the Tiger leaned it's head forward and sniffed at your outstretched hand before it stood still, watching you with no fear at all.

Deciding to take the initiative, you moved your hand closer and petted the Tiger on it's head, the Tiger let out a low, rumbling purr as your fingers ran along the course fur in his head, you were amazed at how the Tiger suddenly went from hostile to friendly, you heard footsteps coming towards you from behind, you turned and saw your father looking at you with a mix of shock, relief and anger, you had a lot of explaining to do...

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You woke up in a different place than you remember, you looked up and saw the roof of a cave above you, you looked around and saw the familiar interior of your father's cave, you also saw Tensay standing right over you with a manic grin on his face, the light of the fire casting an eerie glow on his features as well as the skinned Wolf's head that he wore.

"Ah, (Y/N) awake! I knew you come back from dream, strong Spirit! Strong Spirit!" the shaman said happily as he knelt down next to your head, rattling the shells and teeth on his staff over your body, you sat up with some help from him before he brought out the skull of a Wolf, filled with a thick red substance.

"Drink, drink, it make your body strong again!" Tensay said as he pushed the skull towards your lips, you opened your lips and let the mixture pour into your mouth, you swallowed it down despite the odd taste, instantly feeling the pain from your wounds lessen.

You looked down at yourself to see several leaves covering the placed where you had been cut by the Cave Bear's claws, as well as the wounds you had gotten from the Tall Elk, you also noticed your arm was wrapped up in leaves and rope with strong sticks holding your arm straight, probably all done by your mother Sayla, you looked over towards Tensay with a small smile on your face.

"Thank you, feel better now" you said, Tensay nodded at your words with loud laugh, you then heard a gasp from the entrance to the cave, you looked over and saw your mother standing at the cave entrance, tears falling down her face and wetting her leather clothes, as well as the necklace of Udam ears she always wore, she rushed over to you and enveloped you in a hug, crying as she held you to her breast.

"(Y/N), you alive! I was afraid you would die!" Sayla said as she held close, as if she thought you'd disappear if she let go, you raised up your uninjured arm and returned the hug the best you could savouring your mother's warm embrace, it had been many moons since you had last seen her, your adventures and hunts around Oros taking a lot of time, so you were very happy to be back with her again, as your mother hugged Tensay watched with a grin plastered to his face, then your father came into the cave and he looked very tired, however all of that stopped when he saw you were awake, he quickly rushed over to you and joined your mother in checking you over and making sure you were okay.

"(Y/N), my little Tiger, your awake!" Takkar said as he placed his hand on your cheek, rubbing his thumb over your skin, you smiled and leaned into his hand, reaching up to wipe away the tears that fell from your father's eyes.

"It take more than Bear to kill me" you said, making your parents and yourself laugh from how true the statement was,however you suddenly stopped laughing when your mind went back to what had happened and you remembered about (S/N).

"(S/N), where is he? Is he okay?" you asked worriedly, your father sighed tiredly as he shook his head.

"Tiger follow you home, he try to come into village, scare Wenja bad" Takkar said, you laughed at the thought of your SaberTooth scaring the villagers, you looked to your parents silently asking them permission to see him, your parents looked like they were going to object but stopped when they remembered how hard headed you could be, your father scooped you up into a bridal carry and waked out of the cave with you in his arms, followed by your mother and Tensay.

As you were carried through the village the other Wenja called out to you, happy to have you home again, the children following your father as they asked you about your travels through Oros, you saw Wogah sitting outside of his hut tinkering with one of his devices, he gave you a one armed wave as you passed him by, then you heard loud laughter and saw Karoosh approach you.

"AH, the fearless Hunter returns! It good to have you back home!" he yelled as he patted you on the shoulder roughly, unfortunately it was the shoulder where your broken arm was, you winced in pain from the jolt to your arm and your father pulled you away protectively, telling Karoosh to be careful.

You continued your journey, with your mother and father, from the ledge above the path you saw Roshani watching you with a small smile on his face, your father carried you away from the village until you all reached a small circle of stones known as the Wakwas River Stones, your father carefully sat you down by one of the logs next to the camp fire.

"Go on, call for him" your father said as he sat beside you, you nodded your head and whistled loudly, after a minute a roar answered your call, a large shape burst from the bushes on the other side of the river before it sprinted across the shallow water, splashing water over it's fur until it stopped right next to you.

"Hello (S/N), thank you for protecting me!" you said as you reached out your hand and petted your Tiger on his head, earning a rumbling purr from the Big Cat, he walked forwards and laid down at your legs, resting his head on your thighs as he enjoyed your petting him, you moved carefully so you could avoid having his large fangs cut your thighs, when you got comfortable you resumed petting and stroking your Tiger.

"Always amazing to see, maybe she be next Beast Master!" Tensay said as he threw his arms out wide, gazing up into the open sky before he started to dance around, chanting and hooting wildly, Sayla nodded her head eagerly at the idea of you being strong and brave like your father and her mate.

"I hope it not happen too soon, want you to enjoy peace" Takkar said to you as he put his arm around your shoulders and held you to him, you sighed happily, you were glad that you got to spend some time at home with your family, and with this broken arm, you'd be here for a while.

"So, what happened to you? How did you get hurt so badly?" Sayla asked as she sat down in front of you, suddenly a group of young children gathered around to hear the tale as well, including the little brother of Ull's daughter, who stood not too far away with her Cave Bear beside her, you smiled and began to tell them of your latest hunt.