— her ears, which seemed deceptively gentle. Heavy, near silently steps approached, the sound of a heavier something dragging behind him. He did have a tail in their first meeting. "To what does it owe the pleasure of another visit? Curiosity?"

— moving?

"I find this body suits you better. It seems more...comfortable."

— illuminated in empty sockets. He...shifted. Wisping darkness yielding to light as he brought a heaving massive claw | paw | hand into view. Digits sharpened to points.

Skin | scales | flesh—

It was...hard to decipher. Even looking at it.

Terrifying.