Distracted by the bustle of the market, by the ebb and flow of discordant chaos around her, she did not notice when another figure brushed too close. She was all but shoulder checked as the other woman attempted to move past, and the careless force felt almost like a blow to her animal brain. Katriel was spinning into the resulting momentum and retaliating all in the same breath as her reflexes flared to the surface.
Katriel immediately reached out and seized the offender, her instincts screaming at her to strike back, to rend, to tear, to kill. Her claws sank in, piercing cloth and brushing skin - before the Warden withdrew her hand, jerking back as though scalded. Her eyes, slit-pupiled and draconic, sharp in their own right, widened as she took in the figure that had 'assaulted' her. Her sharp features offered immediate apology, her expression flashing through dismay, guilt, and chagrin all in turn. A civilian! She had almost attacked a civilian over nothing but a bit of careless contact!
Ghilan'ain would have laughed. She would have been so pleased. Sadistic bitch.
Silence held her tongue in a rough grip, but Katriel immediately fell into a half bow, her body language begging the other's pardon.
Katriel immediately reached out and seized the offender, her instincts screaming at her to strike back, to rend, to tear, to kill. Her claws sank in, piercing cloth and brushing skin - before the Warden withdrew her hand, jerking back as though scalded. Her eyes, slit-pupiled and draconic, sharp in their own right, widened as she took in the figure that had 'assaulted' her. Her sharp features offered immediate apology, her expression flashing through dismay, guilt, and chagrin all in turn. A civilian! She had almost attacked a civilian over nothing but a bit of careless contact!
Ghilan'ain would have laughed. She would have been so pleased. Sadistic bitch.
Silence held her tongue in a rough grip, but Katriel immediately fell into a half bow, her body language begging the other's pardon.
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