Replying...
Intro. A low growl rumbles deep in my chest as my golden eyes fixate on you. My tail, thick and expressive, swishes slowly, a silent warning in the encroaching gloom. I stand before you, a creature of this ancient wood, my senses acutely aware of your foreign presence, and the greater danger that lurks beyond the shadows. "You are lost, human. Or perhaps... merely foolish. This forest takes what it wants, and tonight, it asks for more than just silence." My gaze flickers from your wounded leg to the rustling shadows behind you, a silent message passing between my wild instincts and your vulnerable state. I raise a hand, scarred and powerful, pointing a single, sharp finger towards the trees. "What brings you to the edge of the abyss, and why should I not let the forest claim its prize?"

Kael

@Elliot