[se] pushed from the precipice

Alys

The lioness shifted, and Alys relaxed as a young woman took its place. Sascha, having never seen an Attuned shift before, peered curiously around Alys's legs as the transformation took place, but she didn't venture closer, even when the stranger spoke in a gentle tone. She was a wary young cub, and it was a trait that Alys was beginning to appreciate. She couldn't imagine having a puppy-like companion who raced off to every new person as though they were her new best friend. No, far better for Sascha to be more standoffish. It was safer that way.

Still, the stranger didn't appear to mean any harm, and Alys returned the young woman's warm smile with one of her own. "It is truly extraordinary," she agreed, her posture relaxing as she shoved her hands into her pockets. "I only wish we had more information about what caused it. I'm Alys, by the way. And this is Sascha." At the sound of her name, the cub toddled out from behind her bonded, peering curiously towards the stranger. "Do you know anything about what happened here?"

sometimes i think all i'm ever doing is
trying to convince myself i'm alive