Bramblepoint No one knows

was not expecting this development!

[table width=85%][tr][td]For a moment he stares at her in silence, an emotion she cannot define lingering on his face. 

Liri continues to smile at first, tail wagging as she waits for Adrastos to smile back but it doesn't come. He continues to stare, Liri's smile fading slowly as he does. 

Discomfort comes next, lowering her eyes and flattening her ears subconsciously. The sylph's face burns hot beneath her fur and a lump gathers in her throat. She knows she's not the prettiest female around but surely she isn't that strange looking.

Nerves follow, tension seeping into the marrow of her bones as the weight of Adrastos's angry gaze presses on her like thousands of stones. 

When his growl comes she bears her throat in submission, her head tilting to the side and down, away from him. Despite this, the wraith bares her teeth, tongue flicking out to lick her lips as a snarl of her own builds in the column of her throat. 

You may be bigger than me, stronger than me, but I am done being pushed around, it seems to say.[/table][/tr][/td]