~Mael~
Kamari came out today with no one besides herself. No pride, no son, it delighted Mael. The dress she wore today made his inner Dragon purr with bad intentions. Never would he hurt her, but if she chose to play rough, he wouldn't mind. He had watched her and her pride of mates for so long, aching to be one of them. The madness he went through, thinking he'd been the last of his kind, slipped away when he found her. Kamari is a hybrid Shade, but it was enough to give him hope. Mael had searched the world a dozen times, only to end up in his bountiful forest alone.
They began to be good at hiding, and camouflage came naturally. Humans were easy to fool. Kind gestures went along with them, and they immediately trusted someone who would bring them food without asking. Mael did those things to get the people's favor, and they adored him now. Kamari also knew him, but she didn't know his secret—not yet.