Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

Lior shifted her weight slightly from one side to the other and let out a sigh through her nose. She didn't really feel good about this encounter. Something was off, the way the dog remained obscured in the shadows of the rock pillar. Maybe it was that she had never seen a dog before. When he agreed that summer was a pain in the ass for him also it made her relax a little. The grey woman swished her tail and watched as the massive being began to move down the incline towards her, Lior sparing a glance back the way she came before returning to eye the fellow that was maneuvering to her right side.

Still, a name was not given, instead he talked of the lake water and how he was hungry. Lior frowned. If he wanted to hunt he should keep at it. There were bound to be plenty of rodents and rabbits burrowed in the shade of the pillars to nest comfortable. Well, until they were picked off by a hawk or dug up by a more active hunter. But the words he spoke next sent a chill up her back and she stiffed as his words rang in her ears. Lior instantly turned to look at the black dog, her much smaller gait useless as the male lunged towards her.

With a startled yelp she felt a paw connect just below her shoulder blades. Pain ripped through her scruff and she let out an agonized cry as the dog's fangs punctured the flesh of her neck. She tried to bring her forelegs underneath her but a paw tripped up the desperate effort as he pulled her right foreleg back and sent her front roughly into the ground. Lior's left cheek was planted into the dry earth as she stared back at the male, panting whines leaving her dry throat as stared back at the dog's shoulder. Those eyes. Those red eyes that she saw. The sick feeling of him over her, his pelt mingling with hers and the fact that she could feel her tail trapped between their bodies. Lior recalled as she struggled uselessly against the weight of the male the wise words of her father about being a lone female. It didn't help her now. Nothing would.

"Hear Me Talk,"
'Read My Thoughts.'