Fire and Water

Haru's ears twitched at the sound, and his head turned in her direction. "Another intruder into my home? What do you want?" He didn't make a move for his sword, or anything else, but he had a sudden aura of alertness about him. His tails twitched just slightly, barely visible where they sat in the grass behind him. He breathed in her scent slowly, thinking carefully about what she was. "You aren't human. What are you?"