Thread: An Anthro Dream- Moon/Ryax

Rayden realized that he would startle the Anthro he approached, and he was grateful that a paw with claws like that didn't come across his face in a flurry. After years of police work however, he only flinched a minor amount, though stuck in a desk job for the most time lately, his reactions had become a bit dull. If the Anthro hadn't stopped her paw herself, he would have been hit fairly clean. He didn't let it discourage him however and pushed onwards. He was still curious about this one, all alone, painting a masterpiece and without master, though the signs of such a violent reaction to such a harmless startle showed for the poor thing to have been in a very bad and abusive relationship with her former master. Rayden smiled a bit to himself at her lie, it was so clear that even a child would have been able to see through it the way that she looked, so thin and dirty, it was clear that she had no home. Before he knew it, he had only his first bite to savor as the rest of his lunch was gone, in the hands of a quick and fleeing cat Anthro. He turned to figure out where she had fled, only catching what he thought was a glimpse of her running down a normally untraveled alley. While she was gone, he picked up her painting, sighing at his lost lunch but mildly happy that it went to someone truly needing of it. As a man of working in the field, he had seen his share of cat Anthro nests, combining it with the animal instinct of running to safety, he figured she headed back to her current home. Having nothing else to do on his lunch, and still highly curious of this specific cat Anthro, he got up to follow her, picking up her painting and her paintbrush as he set of to pursue her quite calmly as she was easy to track, spilling her precious paint in a most convenient trail following her back to her nest. He found her through the alleyway, following her trail as easy as it was, arrived with a curious smile as he looked around. He had followed her quickly, though not running he still found her panting and trying to clean away her tail. Rayden couldn't help but to find the scared Antho to be quite cute in her way as she tried to messily clean up the trail she had left behind on the ground and herself. You'll need something more then just that to clean yourself off., he said softly, using a soothing voice as he didn't want to scare her anymore, especially not now that she was back at her nest. It was never a good idea to scare a cornered animal hiding in it's safe haven. As he looked down on the Anthro, his gaze was met with the most amazing sapphire blue eyes he'd ever seen, striking a chord in his heart which he didn't intend to show at the moment then but for a tiny flinch. He softened even more from her pleading look and cowering appearance, just enough to maybe even give her more then just a chance at living free and doing what she loved. While she cowered, he sighed, sad that she had been abused to terribly by her former master. He reached out, holding out his hand with the brush for her to take it back. I'm not going to stop you. Please try to calm down, I'm not here to hurt you. Here, take your paintbrush back, you left it at the bench., he said with a soft and as friendly voice as he could muster. As she took it, he held up her painting and viewed it carefully, no matter how you looked at it, it was beautiful, almost too good for this world. I like this painting. Is it for sale?, he asked her in a still friendly manner, a hint of curiosity in his voice as to perhaps peak her interest in that he actually wanted to buy it. He looked to her for an answer, a friendly look, a soft and curious expression and smile. Well, is it?, he asked her again when she flinched for an answer. Taking another look at her painting, he instantaneously began thinking of a cost for such a piece. He wondered if he could afford it even though he had just asked her price and hinting that he wanted to buy it. Rayden was a smart man however, thinking about his own current living situation which was leagues better, but close to falling down, he had space for another, and a painting like this could sell for a decent, if not even good price if believed that it was hand made and not by a digital program. With a bit of persuasion a painting like this could be worth a bit, enough to support himself for a month or two. He quickly began pairing two and two together, and wondered if he would be so bold as to claim her as his own and sell her paintings to help get by. Though not only smart, he was kind, though not entirely so as like any other he was just a bit selfish, which showed in his thoughts of the situation of wanting to make money out of this poor Anthro. He could be considered kind however, as he would treat her like a good master and not abuse her, and he would give her a good home at that.