Taka eyed the panther, reading its body language and realized that it smelled the rabbit. He flipped his knife around in his hand an cut off a piece, tossing it out a ways from the fire. He watched the big cat move towards the meat and he relaxed, though he was constantly aware of where the cat was and its movements.

He gutted the rabbits and put them over the fire to cook. He had always enjoyed nature and wild life, perhaps that was the reason he had tossed it a bit. He moved to the river bank keeping his eye on the panther. He caught a several of fish with his bare hands and brought them up to add to the food. On the way back to the fire, he tossed one of them towards the black cat.