The Sentinels Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?

since tachyon's inception into donnelaith, one particular scent had perplexed him. he knew it -- but he couldn't place it. at first he had been too timid to consider pursuing the scent to its owner, but as the days grew longer and he felt his strength return to him, it seemed a wonderful conquest to pursue.

osprey was not particularly challenging to find -- tachyon came upon her when she was laid out in a bright yellow swath of sunlight. it was obvious she was asleep -- but as he approached she jolted upright suddenly with a whimper. tachyon nearly recoiled in the manner a turtle would snap back into its shell -- but it appeared osprey had not noticed him yet. he resumed his approach, his footfall heavy enough that she would surely hear him before he breached the distance between the two of them.