ANDEN
CHASING THE SUN
He should have been terrified. If Anden was still back at home exploring the forest, the sudden appearance of a wild cat would send him running home. Caido was different though. Or maybe he was different since the ascension. Or maybe it was seeing the haunting face of Eloise Marie. It was if the world of Caido had become more real, more deadly. How could something as simple as a large cat scare him now? Anden flung the gourd from his hand as far as he could, before returning his attention to the large cat. The orange flesh of the guard it had devoured still dripping from its fangs. He had a hard time believing such an animal was native to the farmers fields, surely if that were the case guards of some kind would have been set up to keep them safe. Still though, he couldn't take the risk of assuming it was just another of the shifters.
The outlander kept his distance. Not willing to get to close to the creature, but also unwilling to let it out of his sight. He gave it a nod. It did save him, well kind of. Anden examined his hand where the gourd had decided to chomp onto him. Two bite marks remained, likely from their fangs. He wondered if he were still human, if it would have hurt.
Anden picked up an apple from the grassy ground, and tossed it towards the cat. "You're not here to murder me are you?"
