Thunder Dome fireloam

he was evaded, somehow, and chuffed lightly to timber, to close her jaws. no need for more tales; they were found out. shardul prowled into the light alongside the smaller female cat; his jaws twisted into a macabre grin. "no matter," he purled in a mocking tone to the wolf's attempts at deduction. "it makes no difference whether or not thou wast deceived. thy place is before us, and we to thy sides." 

the shards of yellow pierced with coldness the wolfess before him. she was alone, it seemed, faced with a pair of predators more well-equipped than she, and with murder blossoming like blooded roses in their hearts.

shardul did not believe she would escape.