As Ryker explained the reasoning he brought a literal tiger into the spatial artifact housing his family, the Giant Tiger prowled around, giving a look to the assortment of people in the room.
All the adults plus the older children keep a distance, trying not to get close to the powerful beast. Except for one.
"Big kitty, climb," Ariana exclaimed, getting on the Giant Tiger with a huge smile.
As Ryker explained himself to Ina, she glared at him, "So," she began, "you are bringing the youngest, to a den, with a tiger inside, so she could play, with its cub,"
As Ryker nodded, he got his cheek pinched by Ina, "What is wrong with you?!" as Ryker suffered the fate of being lectured by Ina, the others began to drop their guard as the tiger seemed to not mean any harm.
After all, it did not even try to remove Ariana who had sat on top of the tiger while yelling cutely. Seeing the little girl not being afraid of the beast, the others began to inch closer, while the children ran towards the tiger with zero fear.
"Cool, so awesome," Fenrir said, his eyes glowing as he took in the sight of the majestic Giant Tiger.
The other children surrounded the beast as well, clear awe in their eyes as they petted whatever part they could reach.
Hearing the giggles of the children, Ina stopped her lecture to see the children busy playing with the Giant Tiger while the tiger looked at Ryker with a pleading face. At least that is what it seems like.
Seeing a way out, Ryker walked towards the children before lifting them all. "Don't bother her. She will not harm you but she might accidentally do it if you bother her too much," Ryker warned them before patting the Giant Tiger's head.
The tiger purred as she pushed her forehead to his hand, liking the pat. Underneath the Giant Tiger, the cub emerged behind the feet of his mother, mewling as he looked for the small human.
A shriek of excitement made him look up as it walked away from underneath his mother, only to see the human on top of its mother. Mewling, he tried to get on top of his mother, only to fail.
Ryker seeing his attempt lifted the cub and placed him on Ariana's lap, the two seemed happy with the arrangement.
He then turned towards Ina, a smile on his face, "See, as long as she is comfortable and fed, she will be friendly,"
-x-
Thankfully for Ryker, Ina's anger seemed to subside after the display. At least, he did not have to worry about sleeping outside anytime soon.
But for now, he began to tell the women his plan.
"So, you want to bring the Giant Tiger to look for any resources that will help raise your cultivation?" Hylla asked.
"That's the gist of it. After all, with her strength, as long as there are no multiple peak Tier 9 Genesis Beast, we will be fine," Ryker assured her.
"Alright, but first, you need to give the girl a proper name," Era told him.
"A name? Of course, a name! How could I forget!" Ryker exclaimed, his palm meeting his forehead as he looked at the Giant Tiger.
The creature seemed to be intent on letting the children play around her as long as they wouldn't get too rowdy, something the eldest four were preventing from happening.
On occasion, if one of the children gets too close, she will give the children a lick and groom them, similar to what she did to her child and Ariana.
Thankfully, the Giant Tiger's saliva is not harmful to the children. In fact, it contained little amount of qi, which is absorbed by the children in a safe amount so they will be fine.
However, for assurance, Ryker will ask the ladies to monitor them just to be on the safe side.
"Let's ask her first. After all, she might have a name already,"
-x-
'What is a name?'
'A name is what is used to call someone,'
'But I already have a name,'
'What is it?'
'Tiger. That is what you call is that not right,'
'*sigh* that is the name of your collective species, beings that look similar to you. Because I don't know your name is the reason I call you tiger.
Now you are going to be part of this group, this family, you need a proper name,'
'Then, what is your name?'
'My name is Ryker,'
'A weird name, at least to me, that is. What about your mates?'
'My mates?'
'The female you procreate with, what is their name? After all, they have the same gender as I so I might know what to name myself as,'
'Well then, they are Ina, Era, Miriam, Mashia, Shuri, Lisha, Hylla, Eris, Myna, Rina, and Brea,'
'Hhmm, that is a lot of names, how can I remember them all,'
'Don't worry, as long as you spend time with them, you will be able to memorize their name. But for now, what name do you wish for?'
'A name for myself, I would like something similar to Mashia, after all, she smells of the giant lizard with wings that soared in the sky,'
'She is a dragon,'
'A dragon?'
'Yes, the giant lizards that can fly, they are called dragons similar to beings like you that are called tigers,'
'I see, then I will like a name similar to her,'
'Hhmm, in that case, how about Tashirn?'
'It sounds delightful,'
'Then, how about your child?'
'... does my child need a name too?'
'He should have one. After all, all the little one here has a name,'
'I see, then I will like the name of my child similar to my own name,'
'In that case, how about Targon?'
'I don't know why but it sounds fierce and domineering, I like it. My child shall be called Targon,'
'In that case, from now on your name is Tashirn while your son will be called, Targon,'
-x-
As Ryker relayed the 'conversation' he had with Tashirn, the others gave Mashia an envious look.
"Hah! Being the minority seemed to not suck this time," she gave them a smug grin.
The others seemed to want to remove the smug grin but seemed to be holding back, for now. Right now, he had other things to do.
He sent a Soul Message to Tashirn, who growled before nodding. She licked Targon before following Ryker as he exited the spatial artifact.
Targon mewled several times before Ariana hugged him and began to play with the cub, making it forget the disappearance of his mother.
-x-
As Ryker and Tashirn exited the spatial artifact, the young man glanced at the path, a broad smile on his face.