Shadow Mountain I can feel the shadows all around me

no sooner had she called out, she regretted it -- for the male pulled from the gouge he had instilled in the earth and set his sights upon her. indra instinctively stiffened, lifting her muzzle somewhat apprehensively as she regarded him. he pulled close -- closer than she would prefer -- and rather than back up, indra eyed him judiciously, prepared for anything.

she did not detect the lie -- she did not know him well enough to know if he was simply affected or full of beguile. "what were you doing?" she asked, still offput by his desolate demeanor.