Noctisardor Bypass 15 Step

His observations- both of her scent and of her weight loss- were correct. Unable to scavenge as she did in Sapphique, she’d been forced to hunt, and had come to realize how much she truly depended on the low tide and the fishing net that was likely being dismantled wave by wave. 

She felt his gaze as if it could burn; her pelt wasn’t as plush as it should have been, and she knew how dirty her paws were. He looked suspiciously satisfied to see her and she was so tired and hangry that she couldn’t fight back the spite that caused her to purse her lips and fume. 

”Noooooo, I came for you, obviously,” She hurled the words at him with a roll of her eyes. He had a penchant for asking rhetorical questions, didn’t he? She huffed again.  ”Where is he? Why did you leave?” She asked, not bothering to hide the betrayal she felt.