[Music Recommendation: Mountain Oath by The Last Retinue]
Atia dropped their kill, muzzle dripping with blood as he looked up, his senses prickling with sudden unease. His gaze flicked to Aiyana inching forward, camouflaged in the bushes, playfully stalking Atia after he took her prey. She'd started to wiggle her backside, intent on pouncing on him, and then froze. As alluring as Aiyana was, especially when she was in this mood and not one where she would usually attack him for his crime of taking her thunder, he couldn't drop the distinct feeling that something bad had just happened.
Aiyana shifted then, bones cracking, fur retracting and body transforming rapidly within a few seconds. She remained crouched, the vibrant green leaves keeping only a fraction of her concealed now. "Did you hear that?" Aiyana breathed out, eyes wide, glowing as she searched the canopy, panicked.
