Cute Little Tygra

Chapter 5 from bad to worse

Caspin was holding Tygra stroking his head. Tygra had a fever and was feeling ever so sick. They had been there a couple of days and Caspin was worried.

Right now Caspin was making sure Tygra was warm enough under the blanket. "Thirsty," Tygra said.

Caspin knew that Tygra needed plenty to drink but the guards rarely brought water in for them to drink.

Caspin yelled for water. A lizard came up looking rather annoyed. "Here's some water now stop hollering." he said giving the cat a bowl of water. 

Then Caspin took the water to Tygra. "Here Tygra have some water." he said bringing the bowl to the cub's lips.

Tygra started to drinking he was quite thirsty. Caspin took the bowl away there was water left in it. 

Caspin was watching over Tygra.  The cub wasn't doing well. His bandages were dirty in need of being replaced and he was burning up with fever.

A lizard came by and saw Caspin watching over the cub. He watched as Caspin gave the cub his portion of the water. 

"Why are you doing that?" The lizard asked.

The lizard startled Caspin. He almost jumped. But he didn't because he was only thinking about Tygra.

"Doing what?" Caspin asked.

"Caring for a cub that isn't yours." the Lizard said.

"I was trying to right some wrongs I've done to his father once he was my friends son and I have down wrong I just hope I can make things better one day," Caspin said.

"I see but what is wrong with that cute little cub?" the lizard asked.

"He's sick," Caspin answered.

"Sick? How sick?" the lizard asked sounding concerned.

"Pretty sick, I'm afraid." Caspin answered. "He's injured I don't have any bandages to replace the old ones and he has a fever." he said. "He must have an infection." he said.

"Poor little cub," the lizard said.

"You have kids?" Caspin asked.

"Yes, three of them." the lizard said.

"If you were alone in the cell with one of them hurt and sick what would you do?" Caspin asked.

"The same thing you're doing," the lizard said.

"Caspin thirsty." Tygra said.

"Here Tygra," Caspin said and gave the cub the last of the water.

The lizard felt his heartbreak. It was clear the cub wasn't doing well. He had to do something but he had to be sneaky about it.

He made some food and place the key to the cell in it.

He took the food to Caspin and the cub. He place the food in the cell.

Caspin picked up the bowl of food and saw a gleam. He pulled something out it was a key. "Thank you," Caspin said.

Then Caspin rushed out with Tygra in his arms.

Caspin then saw a nearby town and hoped there would be a doctor to treat Tygra.

"Excuse me sir, is there a doctor in town?" Caspin asked.

"Yes there is next building on the right." the dog said.

"Thank you," Caspin said hurrying off.

Caspin went to the doctor's place. "Is something wrong sir?" the dog asked.

"Yes this cub is sick." Caspin said.

The dog felt Tygra's forehead. "He's got a high fever. How could you let him get in such a condition?" the doctor scolded.

Caspin explained what had happened. 

The doctor was shocked.  "Sorry about that I guess their was nothing you could've done." he said.

He took off the old bandages and he clean out Tygra's cuts. Tygra shrieked in pain when it happened. 

Caspin stroked Tygra's head a whispered softly in his ear about what brave cub he was.

Then the doctor ground up some herbs and place it on Tygra's cuts. "This will prevent further infection and help the wounds heal." the doctor said.

Then the doctor re-bandaged the wounds. Then the doctor made some medicine for Tygra's wound and some for his fever.

"Make sure your son takes this," the doctor said.

Caspin explained how Tygra was son of  the chief of the tiger clan and how he was one of his father's friends and he was planning to take Tygra back.

"Well make sure you tell his father he needs one spoonful in the morning, one in the afternoon and one before bedtime." the doctor said.

"Understood." Caspin said.

"Caspin when go home?" Tygra said.

"We are going home now," Caspin said

Now things could get better.