The Sentinels [m] gout dlo

While much of his development had happened rapidly and without his own consent, the concept of sexuality was not one of them. If Drusk ever held such an impulse before it would have been misidentified as aggression, or fever, or any number of other things. He did not know why the glare of this woman made him possessive; he did not understand her own desire to be close while warning him in many wordless ways.
As she drew close enough for inspection Drusk bristled, snapping at her shoulder or her hip and sometimes her face, in the same throes of desire and defense.
What sort of dance was this? He grew impatient, lunging for her.