Rattleskin Redoubt There they are

Gentle steps took her further and further from home. She was too young probably to be out and about, and yet there was a thirst to her for knowledge. It was with surprise she heard the sound of the rattler and she quickly backstepped and searched the dunes for it. She knew what they were and to stay away from them. 

Different colored eyes sought and she saw it there, coiled and ready to spring, but he didn't attack yet. Merely stared at her in reproach. His tail her warning. She stepped back further. And he slowly began to sink back down.