[Seasonal Event] Many Paws Make Light Work

He seems to accept her, and warmth blooms again inside her chest. He has always accepted her, her anxiety and uncertainty, her fervor and belief. Gratitude and happiness overtakes the girl, who reaches out to hug the fox, large paws seeking to wrap around the smaller creature on her chest before quickly releasing as he leaps away. When he presses against her she responds in kind, extending a thick, sandpaper tongue to gently groom his forehead, the purr in her chest melodious and deep. Though happy to remain in this peaceful mood, a rustle of noise interrupts the moment, keep and sharp in the predator's ears. And though she is content in Jigano's friendship, Amalia is ready to return to action. She rolls over onto her belly, suddenly alert, her dark eyes bright. She is a frightening spring of coiled power, a threat and a promise- and though she is gentle, though she is shy, she relishes the ferocity of her leopard form. Peering at the bushes behind the shrine, the feline is a silent stalker, the muscles of her body taut. She glances at Isuma, a silent Watch this, kid, in her eyes as she readies for her quarry to make a mistake and expose itself to attack. a m a l i a You were young and you'd stare With a reverence unimpaired Searching in your dark eyes to find the stars already there