Maeve’s Thoughts

The golden spotted leopard continued to tear up the bodies of those that lay around the area making sure that each of them were dead.

Blood dripped down its wound staining its soft fur reddish and its movements became a little slower.

The leopard turned its head and its emerald green eyes narrowed slightly as if noticing something.

It followed something with its emerald green eyes before walking and observing it curiously until it had found itself near an opening where a thin see through magical shield was erected blocking its path.

The golden spotted leopard showed a look of annoyance and ferocity as it let out yet another powerful roar.

Its roar started to weaken as it lay down on the ground before many eyes that watched over it from the other side of the barrier.

Its breathing slowed down as its body started to shift and became smaller.

The fur, large fangs, claws and the shape of the body began to retreat back into the original shape until there was a young teenage girl lying within her own blood.

Her breathing was laboured showing how poor of a state she was in from the long battle, her transformation and the wound blood loss she suffered from.

Her golden hair was loosely scattered around her as she lay curled up on the ground without any clothing due to her discarding or destroying them during her transformation.

Her spotted leopard ears were bent over a little as if to further show that she was not in the best state.

The see through magic barrier started to disperse and a figure ran through quickly pulling out a large blanket which was thrown over her body in order to preserve Mallory's dignity a little.

Maeve was the first one to exit upon noticing the sudden change of the golden spotted leopard that suddenly transformed into someone she recognised as Mallory.

Hey eyes turned cold as she turned back after shielding Nallory from others eyes. "You men look away now or I will dig them out! You hear!? Hey! What was your name again? Tia?"

The cow girl timidly stepped out upon being called upon. "Y..yes?"

Maeve snorted and pointed to the body of Mallory. "Hurry and apply a potion or something. She needs treatment.l

Tia nodded hurriedly and reached into her bag taking out several potions before stepping forward to treat Mallory.

Maeve stood guard closer to the opening as she blocked others from looking or approaching. "Just remain here for now."

She began to think to herself. 'Hmm.. I originally was going to see how this worked out since I had been assigned by the madam to accompany Mallory but now.. I cannot help but feel more interested.

I do not know what happened out there but the sight of that creature was enough to terrify each and every person trapped behind that barrier. It is so strange since I did not know of any other race that was able to transform besides the werewolf tribe.

The transformation of Mallory was much more monstrous than anything I have ever heard about so there must be something very special about her beyond what most know about her already. I have to stick close!'

Her thought process was very simple.

The form displayed by Mallory was monstrous and scary but Maeve was able to realise that it did not attack the barrier or displayed any aggression towards them.

It may have behaved like a monster relying on its instincts and not showing greater intelligence that showed it was within the control of Mallory but it was not a threat when Mallory was in that state so long as they did not provoke it.

Any animal would attack if provoked so it was better to keep a distance with it and not antagonise it.

Maeve was able to see that Mallory possessed a hidden card which had been revealed and it seemed to be a powerful one if she guessed correctly but it did seem to have some flaws involving loss of reason and being weak after transforming back.

If Mallory had to pull out such a powerful hidden card then it would be more likely many would be able to survive thanks to it so it was best to stick around and do her best to earn Mallory's trust earlier on while she was still less known.

Since Mallory would be so vulnerable and exposed during the ending of her transformation, it was a chance for Maeve to step in to prove her worth.

The plan was simple, take charge, take advantage that Mallory was exposed and weak along with the fact that they were both girls making her actions appropriate, defending Mallory from the eyes of the men, getting her treated by another girl.

Once Mallory would have woke up and heard about her actions, Maeve saw herself as being able to live a rich life after cosying up to Mallory.

A smile grin appeared on her face as she chuckled to herself at the thought of herself escaping her past lifestyle and poverty.