Deepest Instincts

*Sota* · 05-26-2019, 12:06 PM

As soon as he'd moved from the muck onto the solid island that stood in the center of the estuary, Sota's movements halted as he realized he wasn't alone here. He'd always been more timid than his peers in many ways, but only since arriving in Boreas had he started to feel truly panicked in the presence of others. Almost instantly he felt adrenaline flood him, like the walls of a dam that had been breached, making his limbs feel warm and tingly. Why was he so hopeless at staying quiet on the ground? He'd adapted to traveling effortlessly through the trees, moving so the branches swayed only slightly, but on the ground.. well, this was all still new to him.

He watched with comically wide eyes as she spun around, and he instinctively shrunk away from her - but it was too late. She'd seen him, and he couldn't pretend otherwise. The scent of fresh prey reached his nose now, and he could tell right away that it was a bird of sorts that someone was eating.. likely her? It was hard to tell under the pale moonlight, at least at first. The way she moved, gracefully and slowly, was entrancing, and he realized he was staring for a long while before he came to his senses and took a few timid steps forward.

"Oh - hello," he managed to speak finally, dipping his head in a low bow before raising it again and blinking, trying to focus on the female, noting that some blood did indeed stain her muzzle. "Oh, no, I'm alright. But thank you," Sota answered - well, lied - after a brief pause. The Songa weren't quick to admit take gifts from anyone, even if it was just a snack, and they were even slower to admit they could use the help in the first place. But he wasn't opposed to company, even if she was quite large compared to the wolves he was used to... and he felt oddly faint when he reminded himself he'd seen even larger giants here already. Something about her put him at ease, though, and he hoped the feeling wasn't a fleeting one. "Are you.. from around here, miss?" As he moved closer, his gaze briefly found the body of the duck, and the rumbling in his stomach reminded him that he was, in fact, quite hungry.

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