Stone Circle Faced with Fear

He had killed one more of the wretched wolves, and that had him in pretty good spirits, except that bits of dark hair were tangled messily between his bloodied claws and he didn't like the sensation after-the-fact. Once that bloodlust had been satiated Zugzwang had stalked off the scene; he headed through the forest until the trees fanned out in to open air, using the cover of darkness to escape before more creatures stirred come daylight — except he wasn't as successful as he'd thought. 

The beast paused once he found himself surrounded by grass, spying on the dark shapes of the spire-like stones, but finding them uninteresting. He began to clean his paws against a patch of grass peeking through a thin layer of snow — dragging them through the slush and across the broom the way someone might work dog poop off of their favorite pair of shoes, his face growing more contorted with disgust the longer he loitered there.

That was when the two wolves came upon him. The cougar would've ordinarily been long gone before any canine could lay eyes upon his massive shape, as he only liked being seen as a harbinger of their deaths (and so, he would relish the fear of their last moments over all else). When the scent of wolf became something strong and creeping, he caught the aroma - of Valette, of her fear, and of the deep masculine musk of her companion - and stopped trying to whipe pieces of Phyllis in to the grass.

Zugzwang lifted his head and surveyed the area, but wouldn't notice the wolves initially — Greyback was such a large specimen that it would be impossible not to see him, but the cat wasn't accustomed to such sights and assumed his looming shape behind the black void of Valette was just another stone monument. He did, however, spot the woman - and he moved swiftly towards her. The few trees dotting the area became his cover but it was futile, for there was no doubt in his mind that the wolf had seen him there — still, he crouched and took long, fluid strides in his attempt to cover ground and pick up speed, until he came upon her frightened figure and lunged.