(urth) Short Story 45: Feather Tigers

[David Stockhoff]

On 9/9/2012 5:16 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
> On 9/9/2012 2:51 PM, David Stockhoff wrote:
>>
>> And it does seem as though Quoquo has overlooked the real tigers for the
>> feather ones, and for this error is about to be eaten.
>
> "He screamed wordlessly and ran, and as he did so dark eyes, timid but 
> bright with an intelligence not found in any animal, followed him from 
> the depths of a thicket of yellowing bamboo."
>
> I do not think that a predator would have timid eyes for fleeing prey. 
> Further, actual felines rarely have dark colored eyes.
>
Right, I was referring to the human (group-hunting) predator---that 
wasn't clear. They are the real tigers.