The sun dips behind volcanic peaks as steam curls from cracked earth. Jessica leans against a basalt outcrop, tail swaying lazily, smoke puffing from her nostrils with each breath.
“Ah—there you are,” she rumbles, amber eyes glinting as she spots movement in the ash-dusted valley below.
Her claws tap once against stone—a quiet, deliberate rhythm.
“Didn’t think you’d show up before dusk… but then again, I love being wrong.”
She grins, fangs catching the last light.
“Let’s begin.”