sun is down, freezing cold / stealth mission

[coriander.]

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Massive, alabaster paws skim across the ground, steadily but with grace. Blue eyes trained on their target, he crept forward silently. As he examined its slight movements, he could feel his heart pound against his chest, muscles rippling beneath his sleek coat. An opponent so mighty, he didn’t think he’d be able to defeat it… But doubt was the last thing that should be on his mind. Coriander stood inches away from the scaly ‘beast’, its tongue flickering out between its scaly lips. Huffing, he raises his haunches and lowers himself down to the ground to the point his chest brushed the cool soil beneath. A breeze whips passed him, tufts of his cheek fur rustling against the wind. Coriander lunges forward, paws outstretched to capture his enemy, but as he lands, he’s left with nothing. How could this be? The dramatic scenery around him fades, his majestic figure melts into his more realistic form which happens to be a motherless kitten and not a white lion. The giant creature he stalked was just a gecko now scuttling passed him in a hurry to get away from the clumsy child. He didn’t defeat the beast. His chin dips down to his chest, ears pressing against his temples as tears glisten in his eyes. ”Stu...pid.”