Such noble speech.
Dre Klage lifted his head, observed the breaking dawn above them as it bathed the earth in radiant shades of gold, then returned his hollow gaze toward the tawny wolf who had uttered it. There was a moment of pause, and suddenly his grotesque features twisted into some hideous semblance of mock confusion.
Dre kers?he rumbled.
I do not see any stars.
The beast threw back his head and let out a shattering laugh, quaking the leaves of every tree surrounding them with his mirth.
It might have flattered him, were such a being capable of such an emotion, the way the woman studied him with her own raw fascination. As it was, Dre Klage took the moment as an opportunity. Only just in time to avoid the wet snap of his immense jaws, Devika stepped back, his teeth meeting the air where once her leg had been; he had covered so much distance in a single stride... it almost wasn't even enjoyable, tormenting these vile little creatures.
Listen to your stars,he rattled in a voice that was at once thick and heavy and low, as if speaking from a corpse half-drowned.
And then gave chase.
