i'm told that to be human i must stand still
you can try your hardest, but i never will
She remains still for a long while, patient, eyes fixed with the intensity only one truly committed could conjure. He remains distrustful, watchful even when he does not obviously glare at her. But he does not charge her again. Does not turn to leave.
And that gives her hope.
It is only when he finally refocuses his attention on her, gaze stony and ears pinned, that she recognizes him as more than just the predator. Like her, there remains an equine nature beneath it all. And she understands then that her goals cannot be accomplished if she lay hidden beneath the guise of the wolf.
With another soft whuff, she slowly rises from her crouch, though she does not move forward. She stares at him for a long moment before stretching her neck out to shake her entire body, pale fur ruffling. But the ruffling does not stop, instead moving further, growing and shifting, limbs snapping until a dark blue mare stands where the wolf had been moments ago.
As her pale gaze returns to him once more, her ears too flatten against her neck, a snort escaping her nostrils. She would not be intimidated by him, no matter how good her intentions were.
ferran
@[auric]