Dawnlark Plains Chapter One | Anew

The figure stumbled and Orobashi's steps did too, realising upon closer inspection that it was a girl. Was she lost? From the sounds of her babbling and the steadily rising shriek in her voice, it was clear she was terrified. She was scared of him. 

A feeling of great power surged through Orobashi as he let her run, slowing his own steps to a walk as ruby eyes raked across her supple frame. Her cries fell on foreign ears and seemed only to add fuel to the serpent's little game. After a heartbeat, he would speed his pace again, catching up to nip at her heels before falling back to a lazy stride, tail flagged,