He couldn't purr, but Jigano grumbled happily, tail wagging as Amalia hugged him and licked his forehead, submitting to the grooming with a grace he hadn't expected of himself. Perhaps it was because she was also in animal form, or perhaps he was just becoming more used to being touched by his friends, but he made no effort to pull away from her affection until the leopard suddenly flipped herself over and crouched, eyes dilating with excitement. The fox couldn't help but huff a laugh, settling back onto his haunches and calling his gryphlet companion away from her game of chase-the-tail to watch her big sister at work.
The quarry in question hopped into view a moment later, blithely oblivious to the playful predators across the Shrine's clearing as it nibbled delicately on some of the large flowers bobbing lazily in the spring breeze. While most animals in the bubble tended to be smaller and scrawnier, this rabbit looked like it had fed well over Deepfrost, lean and sleek and well-muscled. Three times as large as a normal rabbit, it appeared to have mutated a pair of sizeable fangs to go with its bunny claws, and the tail of a smaller rodent still hung out of the corner of its mouth, revealing what it had snacked in during the snowy season.
Isuma's questioning reep caught its attention, long ears swiveling as it looked back at the trio of predators - and it bared its sharp teeth in a most unrabbit-like snarl before it gathered its muscles and dashed towards the oasis, zigging and zagging in unexpected bursts of speed and changes of direction as it went.
The quarry in question hopped into view a moment later, blithely oblivious to the playful predators across the Shrine's clearing as it nibbled delicately on some of the large flowers bobbing lazily in the spring breeze. While most animals in the bubble tended to be smaller and scrawnier, this rabbit looked like it had fed well over Deepfrost, lean and sleek and well-muscled. Three times as large as a normal rabbit, it appeared to have mutated a pair of sizeable fangs to go with its bunny claws, and the tail of a smaller rodent still hung out of the corner of its mouth, revealing what it had snacked in during the snowy season.
Isuma's questioning reep caught its attention, long ears swiveling as it looked back at the trio of predators - and it bared its sharp teeth in a most unrabbit-like snarl before it gathered its muscles and dashed towards the oasis, zigging and zagging in unexpected bursts of speed and changes of direction as it went.
