For a fleeting second she wondered if he would follow. While it was of little consequence to her whether or not he did, the notion of their paths never crossing more than that briefest second -- a tiny flicker of eye contact and nothing else, scarcely even a sight on her end -- she knew the opposite could potentially prove more interesting. Always keen to gather information and see what she may be do here, Ame approached this with a mischievous glint.
She knew too many old myths of devious creatures luring others to the waters -- usually to pull them under and in the case of the kappa, to feast on their blood. There were also more real-life examples to be had, too, so the dark Rikudou would have understood his aversion to tracking after her. But he did come.
Amekaze kept the pace relaxed. An easy canter, only stretched a little extra at certain points so to not let him too close for too long. He was a stranger still but a willing one, and nothing about his pursuit really spoke of aggression yet so she was not overly worried. Her ears angled back towards him to listen keenly while she guided the path through the misty lands, aiming back towards the creek which by now she could hear.
She followed its winding edge for several strides, letting him catch the furs of her tail on occasion before she slowed up. Ame then intended to force him to do the same as she cut from her path to arch around him, her gait a loose trot as she aimed to circle him. It is not often,
she breathed and drew up her head curiously to settle her minty stare on his lanky darkness that I smell the sea this far inland.
On that note, she darted towards him to bite at his tail while wondering what he may have to say, if anything, to that.
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i want to bleed in the 「r a i n」