Arrow Lake home to her

indra felt vulnerable as she hunched over the frozen embankment; she kept her eyes trained on the male and took long laps of the frigid water. it braced her tongue and teeth, and she pulled up from the water with a wince. now that his figure was plainly illuminated by the moonlight, indra was better able to assess him. he was larger than her, something she noted in a rather dismayed way - should he attack her, she hoped she could outrun him.

most troubling about the male's features was the long scar that raked from fore to aft like a chasm; indra tried to hide her examination of him, for surely he must find such pointed stares uncomfortable. she remembered how inflammatory mahler's gaze upon her seemed, especially as he looked at her lack of a tail. that had hurt more than the severance ever had.

indra jutted her lower jaw out somewhat tensely, unsure of how to answer the male's question. she did not want to lie, but the world had jaded her so. "bearclaw." she offered, albeit reluctantly. "you?"