As delicious as that look of agony was and as delightful his grief sounded, Rip didn't have an answer he was going to like.
She started moving in the shadows, circling him. "Tell me, why does a hunter shoot one deer and not the other? Is it because the one deer is to scrawny and the other is fat enough to feed their family? Or is it pride, taking the deer with the biggest antlers?"
There's a pause in her movement, a tilt of her head and then she veers off, putting distance between them before speaking again. Every movement calculated and predatory. She was a creature that would end his life given the chance.
"I prey upon humans for my own survival. It's nothing personal. I got made into this and left to survive so I am doing the best I can to do just that."
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Date: 2019-06-03 06:42 am (UTC)She started moving in the shadows, circling him. "Tell me, why does a hunter shoot one deer and not the other? Is it because the one deer is to scrawny and the other is fat enough to feed their family? Or is it pride, taking the deer with the biggest antlers?"
There's a pause in her movement, a tilt of her head and then she veers off, putting distance between them before speaking again. Every movement calculated and predatory. She was a creature that would end his life given the chance.
"I prey upon humans for my own survival. It's nothing personal. I got made into this and left to survive so I am doing the best I can to do just that."