5/10/2025, 8:06 PM
The man turned toward her, bright green eyes sizing her up without bothering to mask the way the electric shade skirted across the huntress' body critically. Choumi swayed her tail stiff and slow behind her, mimicking the stranger's actions - he was not tall, but he was taller and stockier than she. She decided if he chose to try anything violent, she'd try to outrun him first - a show of strength wouldn't be in her favor, but she would bet she could get the upper-paw if she could out-maneuver him. The thought put a gleam in her mismatched gaze, anticipatory of the chase although that would be a less-than-ideal scenario.
He seemed satisfied with what he saw, and she flashed him a bright, quick grin of her own as he approached, apparently open to a conversation. How wonderful - Chou had not been looking forward to an otherwise uneventful day. She was not a natural speaker of the tongue he spoke in, but she had been diligent about picking up an understanding of it from the locals in the Dynasty. She offered a curt nod in response; I do. She pressed her paw to make a clear imprint in the damp sand, before repeating the motion a few more times and motioning at herself and the fresh set of pawprints in the sand. The island has many others - all mine.
She glanced up at him expectantly, expression a bit pensive and apprehensive.
