PREY! Riku's animal consciousness screamed at him, utterly distracting him from his snarky conversation with the freak cat.

His head swiveled around to look back toward the entrance and his pupils dilated to mere slits as he caught movement, a struggle, like that of a wounded animal.

He flattened himself to the ground and began to slink over slowly...slowly...so as to keep blending in with the patchy shadows of the foliage.

Riku froze as something leapt out of the...movement...thing.

Clothes?

What were clothes? The smell of it was exciting his snow leopard consciousness, causing it to take over almost completely.

It stood there trembling, this tiny helpless thing, shifting nervously. Perhaps it had smelled him, but it would not get away.