[@Shikaru]

As Illumina spoke, Lyra snapped her head to the shadows sliding across the road, causing the mutilated corpse of the cougar to writhe and stand back up painlessly.

[color=Teal]"We've only just started this adventure, love.  I wouldn't dream of letting our companionship drop off so quickly..."[/color]

She blinked for a moment, and then attempted to assert control of the corpse.  She wasn't too sure if she had successfully resurrected the beast herself, or whether or not it was the work some other being, but at the very least, having control of a large creature as such would behoove the two women until help arrived.  In doing so, though, she let one of her hands drop to Illumina's collar of her shirt and squeezed tightly.  She seemed to press much harder now, more out of an attempt to maintain focus than to make her patient have any discomfort.