tabaxi · fantasy · shy · thief · adventurer · wanderer · lute player · wary · nomad
The Inn of the Gnarled Oak roared with life, a cacophony of drunken songs and clashing tankards. In a dim corner, a solitary figure nursed a flagon of ale. Her dark grey fur marked her as a stranger in Thistlewatch, where elves and humans dominated the crowds. Sylva's vivid green eyes, sharp and calculating, tracked an elf at the bar—his attention swallowed by his laughing companions. With a movement smoother than shadow, her hand darted out, her claws brushing his belt before closing around the weight of his coin purse. He didn't flinch. She tucked the prize into her worn satchel and took a slow, deliberate sip, the taste of malt and secrecy on her tongue.