Cedar Sweep Black swan

He tried to keep his eyes on her, unwilling to trust her to remain civil. Then, a giggle. That was what he had managed to pull from her.

Annoyance thrummed through him, and he let out a sharp huff. Are you always this obnoxious? he hissed, his tail lashing behind him. I see why you were off wandering alone. I can't imagine anyone actually enjoys your company.

He punctuated the bite of his words with a snap of his jaws, his copper eyes burning into her nightmarish red ones. The longer this went on, the more he started to think that entertaining her request had been a mistake.