Don't Make Me Come In There!

His nickname hit its mark, as he furiously attempted to muscle his way into the warren. The snarl he emitted resonated in the small cavern- causing her to tense up, but otherwise, she remained still. As he continued to dig at the cliffside, she heard his words albeit muffled, proclaiming that her luck would run out. “If you say so.” Aurelia taunted- though she didn’t believe in luck in the first place, as she mentioned only moments before. The girl leaned out of the way as a paw came swiping from the entrance. It was a desperate attack that he couldn’t see to aim. With a subtle glance to her side, she examined the narrow tunnel that led to other entrances further down the cliff side. That was the funniest part of this whole encounter, though she’d keep that punchline to herself until the very end.

The sudden thud of his weight returning to all fours withdrew her attention from inside the cavern. He made some remark that almost made her feel kind of bad for him. Almost. “I get that you’re a fucking lunatic.” She interjected, not truly understanding where he was going, only that he seemed tormented by his own desires. “Honestly, I admire your determination, but I’m afraid it’ll get you nowhere when it comes to dealing with me.” She answered, repressing the urge to strike out at his splayed jaws. In her mind, she had the higher ground in this situation. She didn’t want to jeopardize that by trying to take a cheap shot at him, in the event he was actually able to make contact with her to either deliver retaliation or drag her out.

As he declared that he could fix her- calling her a bitch in the process, she made no attempt in concealing her airy laughter. He went on to describe how difficult he could make her life, but she was all too willing to call his bluff. “That’s the nature of the world, Sephiran. If you think your intentions make you special, I hate to break it to you, but you’re not.”  She answered gently- it brought her a sense of amusement in doing so as he seemed to be quite literally on the edge of a psychotic breakdown. This was an encounter that intensity and ferocity that would do him very little, and he likely wasn’t used to that. She had no reservations in witnessing his tantrum unfold.

"Aurelia Veratti"