12-12-2014, 07:54 AM
Malik bristled, jerking his muzzle back when the vines shot up before him. With a low growl, his ears flattened. The Earth elemental was defensive, frightened. Part of him wanted to snap at her just to see her run. Instead, the Metal elemental tilted his head and regarded the girl curiously for a moment, as though he were trying to figure out whether he wanted to bite her or let her continue backing away.
His nose slowly moved over the thorny vines, and Malik scented them lightly. His bronze gaze never left Gaia. She was so uneasy - so scared! Honestly, Malik was drawn to it. The wolf's ears slowly shifted, focusing on the pair that approached. They were loud, rowdy ... and full of ice and snow. His eyes widened as they came into view along the bank.
They were different. Ice. One of them was an Ice elemental. How precious was this? Not just two elementals, but three? All in one place? Malik's metallic gaze grew challenging, and he bristled the moment the icy pair touched ground. His eyes flickered from Gaia to Caden, then skipped over the boy and to Katarina. There his gaze lingered.
Huffing a quiet breath, the wolf felt his features contorting in a snarl. An elemental would defend her chosen - her bond-mate. How well could an Ice creature defend theirs? How well could she defend a hapless Earthling who happened to be in the way?
Malik's feral growl grew louder, and he began to stalk his way around the thorns as best he could. When they were thin enough, he considered just walking through them - what would thorns do to metal? The wolf paced again, his gaze too intelligent to be a mere beast - a wolf would have run off in fear.
While Setsutarou remained unnoticed, Malik's attention returned to Gaia. The large canine tensed, and eyed the weakest points of the wall ... and leaped. His form was heavy enough to break through parts of the vines, and while they scratched at him, they didn't seem to have much of a pull. Metal glinted about him briefly, fading the moment he landed before Gaia. He sounded far heavier than he should have been.
With a snap of his jaws, he "stomped" the ground before her with two paws as though about to pounce at her. In reality, he merely wanted her reaction - her fear. There was a strange kind of taunting demeanor about Malik, and an obvious enjoyment in the tension that filled the clearing.
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