The Heartwood thunderstruck

Plopping in a short reaction o. 0

The pale girl that had come forward had almost all but been ignored. Zharille's interest had been focused elsewhere. On another man. One who Khaba knew had walked this territory for a time. 

But when the sable huntress approached him in hope of affections, he dismissed her.

The dark beast that loomed in the shadows became slightly more visible, frame tense as he watched all of this unfold.  

Too many men had been near her. He was not about to let another get too close without warning. But he would not make any advances until the other man stepped out of place.