Redsand Canyon [m]anje'm

a giant woman! mireille flattened at once to the earth, teeth flashing defensively as she tucked her tail in a protective curl over her wounded flank. she had misstepped, and crept backward as if to assuage her mistake.
but then a man came upon them, large and hard-built. 
her instincts flared; her hunger sharpened. the emerald eyes were lit with silent pleasure as she lifted them, and then herself, slowly.
"forgive me," she said to both of them, though her eyes were for the man. "i am unused to t'ese mountains. i will be on my way."
and yet, she lingered, taking one more limping step back even as her body craved stillness. touch.