[The hyena snuffling at Chariot initially wheeled away, squealing. But it only fled to the long grass a few feet away, and turned back to look at her with a quizzical gaze. The sand hyenas were still skittish around people, but they were more than intelligent enough to understand that the strange person so close to their boss was important. Torn-ear hyena approached Chariot again, sniffing at the Witch's hand, and offering their cheek. She hadn't given them any treats yet, which was their favorite form of bribery. But, they would accept scritches. They would very much accept scritches. The pulse of magic was an unexpected but very welcome bonus; their nervous, pensive giggles stopped, replaced with a contented rumble not too unlike Kaede's own.
The hyena under Kaede's claws broke away to butt up against Chariot's hand too, attracted by the magic. The Chimera chuckled.]
I think they like you.
[The hyena with the torn ear yipped something like "Yes! Like! Like! Yes!", and the second one's attention was snatched away by a passing firefly. The smaller sand hyena whooped and broke away to lope after it, followed shortly by the torn-ear hyena whirling about to play a part in the game.
Kaede stood, offering a hand to help Chariot up too.]
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The hyena under Kaede's claws broke away to butt up against Chariot's hand too, attracted by the magic. The Chimera chuckled.]
I think they like you.
[The hyena with the torn ear yipped something like "Yes! Like! Like! Yes!", and the second one's attention was snatched away by a passing firefly. The smaller sand hyena whooped and broke away to lope after it, followed shortly by the torn-ear hyena whirling about to play a part in the game.
Kaede stood, offering a hand to help Chariot up too.]
Do you want to go to the tree? Or to the house?