Tempt Me Serpent

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The silver siren slipped through the nightly shadows. What a strange new place this was - all of it. Ever since she'd left home she'd found nothing but new sights and new places. And all of it she had left her mark upon, sometimes merely in the form of pawprints, other times in the form of skillful blood hunts, or abductions. A couple of places she had found and claimed caves - a network of chambers within the cast land that was her castle.

But tonight, a new scent would catch her nose. New and yet... familiar. It was cat-line. It was feline. Mayhaps it was just a silly bobcat straying out for a night hunt, or... just maybe it was another of the big cats, lordly predators like herself. At first, when she came out upon the open plains, she saw nothing. Nothing but blackness and heartbreak and disappointment. But then - something shifted. Something moved a hair ever so slightly, and it could not be said to be caused by any stray night breezes. Silverback's keen eyes dialed in, and she was able to pick out the shapely curves of cat. A male black cat of massive size.

"By the powers..." murmured the girl, eyes widening. It had been little more than a breath, but it would probably be enough for feline ears. Her heart hammered in her chest as she saw the moonlight play over the black velvet curves of the creature before her. Did her legs actually buckle or did she crouch down of her own accord? Either way she was now lying among the grasses with a sphinx like grace that managed to hide some of her excitment. It was also clear body language to show that she meant the male no harm, she wasn't in a stalking or agressive stance, she was just reclining - much as he had been.

She had no more breath with which to speak to him. She could only lie in wait for him to see and address her.