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Earlier, Alaric had already sent a smaller group ahead into the rubble. They carried nets, ropes, and thick blankets while hiding themselves behind collapsed walls and shattered stone. Fear was written all over them, but Alaric had chosen them carefully because even terrified men could still obey orders.
The moment the tiger entered the courtyard space within the ruins, the first net flew from the left.
It tangled briefly around one foreleg before the beast snarled violently and tore free in seconds. One unlucky soldier died instantly because he stood too close when the tiger spun around.
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