Larksong Grotto O lei, o lai, o lei, o lord,

Ofc!

He watched with eager, hungry eyes.
She made the rest of the descent safely. Unlucky for him, lucky for her.
She made for the water, and he could clearly observe her mottled flesh and cropped singed hair.
She smelt like wildfire.
Did she have a heart like one?

He turned in his spot to follow her entering the pool. She obviously heard him, for she called out to him.
Sure, he'd play with her.
He licked his lips, emerging from his hide, eyes trained on her.
His tail lashed the air, a grin parting his death-giving jaws.
"You'd be hur'?"​ Came his slow, broken speech. He was pretty bad at articulating his words in the common tongue, providing that Tsis was so different.

He stopped, fully revealed, but far enough away that she surely wouldn't be threatened.
He looked at her, slightly side on, ears pressed towards her, eagerly waiting to catch her voice again.