Fendros took another bite of his food as Ahnasha got up and left. His eyes tracked her on her way out and he started to wonder. He could trust her. He knew he could trust her. Swallowing and looking at the pendant from across the room, he sat still for long enough to fully convince himself that this whole venture was ultimately a good idea. Then, he got up, finished his meal, and stripped out of his clothing before heading outside with a walk.
When he reached the entrance of the cave and took in the warm, cloud-obscured afternoon light, he looked around and couldn't quite find Ahnasha. Did she run off and get a head start? Her smell was still in the vicinity. He looked up to the trees, then spotted a large shape in the corner of his eye above the cave mouth. There she was, Ahnasha in her beast form. Fendros smiled up at her, then bowed his head down and began to transform himself. The pain, the warping and the noise was something he was used to by now, but he still held his eyes shut until the transformation was done.
His breathing now deeper and his entire body abuzz, Fendros reopened his eyes and found his claws. All the smells were stronger now, all his senses heightened again. He craned his neck up to Ahnasha and felt a torrent of good feelings wash over his mind. It was like the love he had been feeling, but different. In her wolf form, where she stood, she suddenly seemed just as beautiful as ever. He didn't know that such a state of mind would carry over to his wolf form in that way, but perhaps his beast spirit and his emotions were more subtly conjoined than he thought.
Just as Ahnasha had promised, Fendros didn't feel a particular urge to feed, or even to kill. He was so lucid that he almost felt as if he could talk. Right now, though, he had a lot of energy to burn. Clambering up the rockface with probably less finesse than Ahnasha had displayed, Fendros clawed up to her and joined her. He stopped for a moment to nuzzle at the side of her face before leaping down and stopping to turn around. He was sprung to run, he really felt like running. He looked back at Ahnasha and emitted a muffled and impatient bark.