The Tangle She will be mine

eventually val found the man. for all his similarity to chacal, the hard bite of his eyes told otherwise.

val paused, assessing the stranger. he was not naturally possessive of dragoncrest's perimeters -- but as of late, his patience had thinned. he had two missing daughters to account for, and fear thorned its way into his heart.

hey. he waved his tail warily. have you seen two young girls? the wind between them carried ruin's scent enough val sensed nothing of miette or astera on his pelt, but one never knew...