Maea
And I only needed one more touch
Another taste of devouring rush
Another taste of devouring rush
The true danger did not lie so much in the tiger herself or the molten metal that Soleil could see. It was more about the superheated shed that flowed down on the tiger's other side and set fire to the grass beside the stone. It lay in the mounting heat and the acrid smoke that built up gradually over time as the young woman collected the drippings.
Maea watched her closely as Soleil chirruped about magpie hoards and molten steel trails plucked clean by scavengers. Blew warm breath her way as the picked up on the sweet scent, and suppressed any natural desire to view the girl as prey. She hoped one of the others - Sah, was it? - would keep the fire in check so that it did not grow and surround his daughter.
All Maea could do was remain as still as possible, and wait while the jar gradually filled. It shouldn't be much longer now.
Maea watched her closely as Soleil chirruped about magpie hoards and molten steel trails plucked clean by scavengers. Blew warm breath her way as the picked up on the sweet scent, and suppressed any natural desire to view the girl as prey. She hoped one of the others - Sah, was it? - would keep the fire in check so that it did not grow and surround his daughter.
All Maea could do was remain as still as possible, and wait while the jar gradually filled. It shouldn't be much longer now.
But the room was so quiet
Whose side am I on?
Whose side am I on?
