Her grandfather had been strict when educating the legitimate heir, raising him to be a successor. But when it came to the illegitimate sons, he spoiled them rotten, aiming to render them useless. His logic was simple: an illegitimate son who was too outstanding could threaten the heir's position. This was especially true for ambitious ones. A fight between two equally matched tigers would only lead to mutual destruction.
So, he raised the legitimate heir into a tiger and the illegitimate sons into cats—sickly cats, at that. A sickly cat would never have the guts to challenge a ferocious tiger.
The sickly cats would depend on the ferocious tiger, ensuring peace and harmony within the family.
But he had overlooked one thing: the sickly cats would raise their own children to be tigers, while the ferocious tiger had given birth to a cat. She was that cat—and a rebellious one at that.
