Hotaru
His complaints make her hum-laugh. “She’s coming, just slowly. Speed is easier to discern in the dark; I won’t have her pounce, promise.” And for all her juvenility and predisposition for mischief - not unlike Deimos - her promises have weight that Tal will hopefully find comfort in.
Obligingly, the cougar comes closer when Hotaru bids it. No sense in leaving the courier in suspense. If he looks discerningly, he will see the slow sway of a long tail and perched, giant paws. Not close enough yet for the glint of eyes to be perceived, but if he didn’t spot the outline of the cat’s body first, that would be visible shortly enough.
Obligingly, the cougar comes closer when Hotaru bids it. No sense in leaving the courier in suspense. If he looks discerningly, he will see the slow sway of a long tail and perched, giant paws. Not close enough yet for the glint of eyes to be perceived, but if he didn’t spot the outline of the cat’s body first, that would be visible shortly enough.
a princess with lips made of glass
and a voice cut from steel
and a voice cut from steel
