Spotted Eagle Mountain that shattered feeling, well the cause of it's a lesson learned

much like merrick, astara's meal finished much too soon for her liking. hungrily, she licked her chops and glanced over to merrick: his portion had been neatly scarfed, and none remained to be bullied from him. drawing her tongue idly across her paw, astara caught the cold flicker in his eyes and the subsequent glance away. her ears pulled forward immediately, and the girl rose to her stilt-like limbs in suspicion.

an emotion had overcome him; he might try to steel himself from astara's prying eyes, but you did not get to be mute and not become observant of the emotions that afflicted those of a speaking persuasion. astara stalked over to him, chuffing as she drew her nose across the back of his head (if he'd allow) in answer - as if whatever plagued him would become immediately apparent by such an action.