Megohime sat there shaking, pale as snow before nodding and standing on wobbling legs. "I'm fine." She muttered quietly, leaving for her room quickly as to hide her shame.
Yukimura remained in the cramped cage for days, Akihime always bringing him food and water so he wasn't starved, usually just watching the circus folk practice. But finally two men came, one with a large metal collar and a chain attached and the other with a large prod like stick. Yukimura sat up when they opened the cage. "You aren't going to do what I-!" The second man smacked him hard in the head with the prod, stunning him so that the other man could attatch the collar, dragging him out of the cage hissing and snarling. The men brought him into the ring, where a tall slender man with silver hair stood, bringing the tiger inside of the large cage before removing the chain and closing him in with the man. Yukimura paced, throwing a few glances at the man, something caught his eye, a whip.