Noctisardor Bypass gyonplei

from a distance, the otterclan watched as heda dispatched their kin and panted on the bank with the effort. it shouldn't have cost her so much, she thought with some frustration, and now more than a little worry that she wasn't recovering the way she should.
with no time or energy to spare for that thought, heda sighed. she had just bent to pick up the limp body when senses tensed from eyes upon her. she raised her head with some curiosity and more wariness, golden eyes darkened for a moment.