(JAKE)
-No, it's now or never- I opened the door and turned around to say something else -Sam, you coming...-when I fell myself tripping and falling on something soft...
(SAM)
I was walking towards Jake to help as much as I could when I saw him trip, which was bad. Then I saw what he had fallen into, which was worse...
A tiger, maybe twice as big and heavier than the jaguar, breathing calmly. Awake, but just barely, Jake had just woken him up.