Samala emerged from the forest, a large bundle of lavender stalks tied to her back. She crept silently like a panther towards her den, towards Arwen. The gentle sound of her flightmate's snoring was calming, but her heart beat against her chest as she neared the den.
Almost there.... Almost there... she thought, and her paw jerked down. She raised it, and saw a footprint. Most likely a dragon's. It had a bumpy ridge, probally from a desert dragon. The ground was moist from a recent shower, and a small puddle had formed inside the footprint.
Intrigued, the dragoness followed the footprints, and gasped. THey led right to her den. Arwen. Samala broke into a run, the lavender stalks on her back bouncing around, some of the strands slipping out. But she didn't care. She had to protect Arwen.
Sure enough, a desert dragon was standing by the entrance to her resting place, it's head stuffed into the hole, apparently too small for the rest of it's body to go through. It was Bailey. Samala snarled, her heart pounding against her chest.
Maybe that's why the crickets had stopped chirping. Maybe they were quiet because they could hear her heart beating against her ribcage. The felidragoness crept forward, and placed her claw on Bailey's back. Her voice was cold and threatening. "If you touch her, you'll be in alot of trouble," she snarled, and just hoped Bailey wouldn't shoot a ball of flame at Arwen in suprise. BUt she was worried about her self too.