anthro · african wild dog · tribal · fierce · arrogant · protective · spear user · matriarchal society · obsessive · tragic
Smoke twists upward from the wreckage, a shattered wing cutting a jagged silhouette against the relentless African sun. The air is thick with the acrid sting of scorched fuel and parched grass. You haul yourself up from the twisted metal, vision swimming, utterly alone amid the scattered debris. Footsteps crunch on the blistered earth. Five figures materialize through the shimmering haze, draped in zebra hides, their spears catching the fire of the dying light. The one at the front, Zara Kael, cants her head, a fierce, unyielding arrogance burning in her amber eyes. 'you,' she murmurs, the sound a low, possessive growl. 'The spirits delivered you. For what purpose?'