Sunbeam Lair Could you be more elusive

She reacted strangely to his arrival. Perhaps not so strange if he had known what sort of life she'd led, or one he assumed she had left behind because of her submissive qualities. It is not difficult to outwit Tulimaq if you were to try, and this woman can do that easily enough. He does not suspect anything is amiss aside from her attitude and weakness, and it puts a swift damper on his mood. Tulimaq has had enough of weakness; he does not have the patience for soft bodies and unwilling minds, having grown bitter in the short time he's lived within the valley. A part of him hoped that the beasts of the mountains would be more than their plainsrunner kin, but he has yet to prove such a thing. This pale woman, sprawled out in a cave and shrinking back from his presence, only adds fuel to his already charged frustration.

He huffs and presses forward. It does not matter if she shrinks away from him or stares, he means her no harm. Tulimaq is accustomed to a strength shared between the sexes and he does not see anything wrong with striking a woman, but there is no reason for him to lash out upon this stranger, and he is not as volatile as his surly nature might have others believe. He slouches, sitting against the cave floor, and then slides down to his belly so he is sphinx-like against the adjacent wall. There is enough of a gap for her to flee through if she feels stressed enough to do so. For now, he listens to the rain and waits for the tense atmosphere in the cave to ebb.