39.5ᴘᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ.ᴄᴏᴍ/sᴛʀᴀᴛᴏᴛʜʀᴀx

She slapped her thighs twice and drew in a deep breath then took another step forward, this time it was a little better and she made her way over to Rain, though still occasionally having to stop to gather herself.

She eyed Rain warily.

"You've gotten bigger since last time I saw you, you- you, you're growing when you eat aren't you? That's why you ate that entire tribe!" Her voice quavered as she spoke.

Rain gave her a full wolf fanged smile.

Lyra shivered.

Rain brought up one of his massive paws and held it out to her.

"I can't move, my spine is broken. I am healing quickly, thanks to the healing potion, but I can't move until then. You need to make me invisible so others can't find me while I rest."

Lyra eyed the paw. "I-I can do that, though my mana won't last forever, a few hours before I need to rest or drink a mana potion if we're staying still."

"That's fine. That should hopefully be enough." He beckoned her with his claws.

She looked at his paw and visibly gulped then extended her trembling hand forward. It came to rest over one of his paw pads, his digits were large enough that each digit was as thick as her wrist and had she tried to wrap her fingers around one it might not have reached.

"Oh, oh, your paws are warm. Uhm, o-okay, I'm going to do it in, three, two, one."

She finished and Rain waited to see what would happen. He blinked, nothing had happened. He looked down at his body, it was the same? No, it was not the same, his fur seemed like it was suddenly darker, as though shadowed. The room was already quite dark despite his night vision but there was a difference. He looked over at the nervous looking sheep girl, her bright white fur was distinctly darker, the effect much more obvious. It was as though less light was illuminating her body.

He turned hearing a gasp and saw the Kobold looking nervously in his direction, his mouth hanging open.

"Oh g-gods, are you telling me this hellish nightmare monster can turn invisible now!?!?" he looked faint. "I don't think I'm going to have a good night's sleep ever again."

Opal tried to sneer at him but she couldn't stop a grin from breaking over her face. "Hunting should be easy peazy now. Lots and lots of food and growth and getting bigger and bigger!"

"They can't hear us but if you shout as hard as you can it will break the invisibility, sudden movements or running too, or attacking. I hope you weren't expecting something better, sorry, I'm not that high leveled," said Lyra eyeing the pleased Goblin.

"It's fine. You should sit."

"I- I should?"

"Yes, I'm going to sleep. I don't think you want to hold my arm up for hours, no?"

"Uh, right."

She awkwardly sat on the flagstone beside the throne and crossed her legs. Rain lowered his paw into her lap, the size of it near filling it. She looked down at the giant paw she was holding, the bloodstained claws a reminder of what this monster was. She shivered and bit her lip.

"Try to relax."

"It's just, you know, you're…"

"Intimidating?"

She nodded.

"I'm on your side now. Whatever you feel about me you now have against those who are after you. I'm between them and you."

"I feel like I've caught the tiger's tail and I can't let go."

"Well you aren't wrong." He grinned wolfishly.

She gave him a despairing look.

"You deal with the cards you are dealt. It's just how it is."

Rain closed his eyes and made himself as comfortable as was reasonable considering where he lay.

"I'm going to make my cards grow however," he murmured.

He felt her hand stiffen for a moment before relaxing. He fell asleep listening to her breathing and Opal and Red arguing.