Lay Down Tonight

He willed the bright sunlight to extinguish more quickly. At least there was a bit of cloud cover on the horizon. The hidden sun changed the colors of those otherwise grey clouds to colorful things. As Chimera waited for the sun to sleep, he listened to Reila. The woman began by informing him that she wished to stay. She continued, stating that he and Fenmyre made her feel safe and welcome. The big man rumbled, still staring out to sea. "I keep all of my wolves safe no matter the danger." His words hinted that he would not let Atlas take her back if they so happened to find her here. Whether he had to fight for her or pay her body price, Chimera would do so. Reila, having said that she wished to stay, was one of his wolves now. She belonged to him and he didn't take that lightly.

The woman continued to speak, leading into the results of their hunt. Now Chimera turned his attention to her, blocky skull shifting so that he could fix her with that pale, pink eye. He remembered the hunt. He remembered how she had gone still when her teeth were in the throat of the dead gazelle. She hadn't seemed a danger then, but if it bothered her enough to voice her concerns, then it was something worth looking out for.

Planting his paws in the sand, Chimera pushed himself upwards, standing on the beach once more. He took a step towards the bobtailed woman and, lifting a paw, tilting her chin upwards, forcing their gazes to meet. His voice was soft and laced with understanding. "We all have our demons... Until you're able to control your inner beast, you will only hunt alone or with me." The giant maintained eye contact. "If at any time you feel yourself slipping, you will come to me and we'll deal with it. But Reila..." he trailed off for a moment, his gaze hardening as he gripped the fae's pale chin. "If you harm my family... I will kill you." Chimera released his grip on Reila's chin, dropping his paw back to the sand. The warning was delivered and the hardness in his eye shifted to normal again.

Haunches folded as Chimera sat in the sand once more, though this time he sat directly before the grey, white and tan fae, looking down into her blue eyes. "Now tell me about this haze you speak of."

"Speech"