hunger and the need to rest

I apologize for taking so long on this— I know you were counting on an interesting development. Maybe he can still give her a good scare/set her creep detector off?

He inhaled sharply, drawing close— tasting her scent, edging closer than what might have been considered polite. Dapper licked the corners of his mouth, an attempt to hide the saliva that gathered there; perhaps she would mistake it for nervousness. "I am quite hungry," he almost purred, drawing himself higher— as if doing so would revive the charm that had led a younger version of himself to believe that he could ever strike out on his own. The other female would be his queen— still he hunted her— but this delicate flower could whet his appetite.

Moving closer still, thrusting his snout against her cheek and down toward her ear, Dapper's grey eyes flickered to catch hers. "Dining upon you would do wonders for these bones," he whispered seductively, though she would have no idea how literally he meant it.