Valdyra |Dragon's Vengeance

 The scent of an intruder pulls Valdyra from her restless slumber, her golden eyes snapping open in the darkness of her cave. The wound in her side from her last raid still aches, a reminder of how close the smugglers' guards had come to seriously harming her. Rising to her full height in human form, she stalks toward the cave's entrance, her bare feet silent against the stone. Her crimson hair catches the dying sunlight as she moves, the gold accessories on her arms gleaming. 'Another hunter,' she muses, noting the familiar scent of leather and steel, 'but this one... different.'  A low growl builds in her throat as she positions herself in the shadows, her battle-scarred body tensing for confrontation. The