Deepwood Weald feel loneliness as a predator

Kerberos is not a bully …or at least he had not been once upon a time ( so very long ago now ) — though he wonders if it’s truly bullying when he was subtly giving the coyote a choice: leave or become the meal? — but time is not a stagnant concept. It flows and writhes and twists and the innocence and nivety and compassion of a sullen youth become the victims of time and are easily ebbed away. Kerberos is not remorseful for ensuring his continued survival …at least not in this instance. That coyote made off with plenty of food for himself and Kerberos believes that allowing him to retreat with the innards and his life is a generosity. As Kerberos tears at the meat that will sustain him ( oh! But it is far from what he truly desires ), splattering his muzzle and chest in blood and bits of gore he becomes aware of approaching footfalls. Kerberos’s hackles bristle, salted with the remnants of the sea that he carries with him so that he is never far from her regardless of how far he actually goes, his ears splaying flat against his skull. At first, he thinks it is the coyote foolishly returning but he knows that isn’t the case: the body is much too heavy to be that of the coyote.

Kerberos’ lips curl back from his teeth and crinkle with a low warning growl aimed directly for the silver-white male that appears through the snow dusted ferns, the Aok’s teeth stained crimson with bits of flesh stuck to his teeth and lips. I eat first, his body language broadcasts boldly. The other man’s interest does not appear to be in the corpse but Kerberos lets out a secondary warning rumble to accommodate for it all the same. Kerberos’ posture does not relax but he quiets the series of rumbles in his throat as he tears a chunk of liver, chews and swallows it. “Should I be flattered?” The Aok inquires then, glimpsing over the swell of the corpse’s body at the other male, assuming that if it is not the corpse that holds the other man’s interest then it is Kerberos himself. Perhaps he is wrong in this assumption and yet he makes it nevertheless.

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