the secret garden
Scout
03-30-2021, 01:31 PM
Indigo bristled as the stalker became more prominent, and if Duchess was honest, he even became frightening. The stance he took was offensive, ready for a fight if needed. But she also saw the protective nature of him, and it would push away any sign of fear that took place in her. She didn’t know the things of his past, the absence for one woman and the loss for another. She simply thought that it was more a personal drive for him to protect someone so fragile like herself. Though, she was on the curve of delicate, she felt she could take care of herself for the most part. Indigo stood over her and she was encased by his thick fur. She felt almost hidden in him, and she felt like she could pass as an attachment of his own body. It was hard to move as he did though, she wanted to listen to his instruction but it wasn’t the simplest of tasks. She had a hard time staying in step with him though it wasn’t because of their size differences. She just didn’t know him well enough to know how he was going to move without tracing after him. Their stalker came from the shadows, the bright light from the sun they had experienced earlier was gone. It took the form of what actually looked like Indigo to her, minus the purple and wolf like features. It seemed Indigo wouldn’t scare it off just by intimidation as he hoped, perhaps the creature was hungry while prey life was just as difficult to find as plant life. Expecting Indigo to fend the large cat creature off, she came out from the side of him, trying to get out of the way. She was ready to run however, but she wasn’t willing to just leave him behind. The saber cat lashed out with its paw toward Indigo, and he did what was necessary to push it back. But Duchess wasn’t so light on her feet while she watched the two, worried that Indigo wouldn’t come out unharmed. The cat slipped around to move away from the threat, and ended up beside Duchess. Before she could notice exactly how close she was to the creature, it threw a paw up to her face, scratch marks bleeding under her eye. She leaped forward to get back close to Indigo, feeling guilty she hadn’t done her job to do so. Her confidence ran low in her failure. |
