Two Eyes Cenote [m] Adder

Eset stepped close, and the beast reacted instinctively, darting out a paw to grasp her. His paw, however, did not find the familiar dark fur but was met instead with sharp teeth and a ferocious growl. He stumbled backward with a hiss, disoriented, the sudden pain snapping through the remaining fog in his mind.

Glancing upward, he sought the source of the strike, the name slipping from his lips in a gasp, Eira? The word hung in the air, disbelief dripping from every syllable. The sight of her turned his blood to icy sludge, a cold, paralyzing dread seeping into every limb.

Eira, what are you doing here? He stammered, voice trembling. Please, let me explain—