Noctisardor Bypass gyonplei

He heard the chatter of otters move away, and a silence followed punctuated only by heavy pants. Focusing on this, Anselm broke from the reeds and found Heda laid next to a freshly killed meal.

His mind jolted back to their last close meet; how her mud-drenched silhouette had inspired something forbidden in him. What was it about him that was so convoluted? Even he didn’t know.

He wanted to slink away unnoticed, but it was then he stepped on the brittle arm of a branch. His presence was just broadcast by an hideously loud crack.