when the sky turns gray and everything is screaming
At the height of Deepfrost, just before Longnight, Noah doesn't dare leave his house or his office within the Palace in his human form. Rather, he continued to choose one of his many mammalian skins to walk the wintry streets of his home. Today, he chose the largest and most deadly of his forms to move away from the palace in. Large paws pressed into the topmost layer of powdery snow, but the thick snow beneath held even his massive form up. He moved slowly, ambling down the way.
Before him, another roaming creature caught his eye. Rippling gold and luxurious black covered her. The bear lifted his head, nostrils flaring as he took in the scent of the unfamiliar creature. He did not recognize the leopard, but with the rate he was gaining shifts, he couldn't be certain from this distance that he did not know who it was before him. 'Hello.' He called out gently through the attuned bond. 'Out for a winter stroll?' he inquired, the tone across the bond displaying hints of teasing. Little did he know that even covered in all that fur and muscle the woman beneath was still freezing.
i will reach inside just to find my heart is beating
