the world is more interesting with you in it

Sos swept forth on thick, shadowy limbs, and Jinx briefly cowered away from Him. He was the Dread Lord if ever there was one, but though He was unkind and balanced for darkness, He was never cruel. She would never suspect Him of cursing her with this malady of the brain. She would sooner point the finger at Atka, if she had the ability to point a finger at all.

She took ragged sips of air past spit bubbles in her throat as the Dark Bear came closer. He was saying something indecipherable, speaking it in Lecter's voice. For a moment, she leaned forward into that siren song with ears twitching every which way atop her head. No sooner had her lover in the guise of the Bear God brushed her fur in a gentle embrace between mad wolves that she flinched violently away, gnashing her jaws and threatening to bite.

The temptation to bite was so strong that the falling Warrior nearly lunged forward to plant a kiss of death upon his hide, but seeing him as Sos stayed her.