[CENTER][h2][color=#C9A281]Xiao Mei[/color][/h2][img]https://i.imgur.com/H0vRWf5.png?1[/img][/CENTER]

[i][color=#C9A281]"So they do bleed."[/color][/i] Mei thought to herself while scurrying backwards, conveying a look of what she thought was surprise with some worriedness mixed in. [i]"What did I just do?"[/i] was the impression she was going for. It were times like this that Mei could fully appreciate her talents in lying and deception.

As blood continued to trickle down the sides of her mouth, Mei swallowed the spongy flesh she had torn off from Lorek,  and prepared herself for another attack. Her mother was not a problem, but it was going to be difficult to explain to her sister why she attacked a second time. It was Mei's habit to be meticulous with these sort of things; leaving behind loose ends never did her any good. Well, that was something Mei had to deal with later. Or so she thought.

[color=#C9A281][i]"Talk about lucky."[/i][/color] Mei resisted the urge to let out a smirk as she saw the incoming bombardment from two lizards from afar. As much as she wanted to finish the wisp of herself, Mei couldn't risk getting hit by one of those ozzing globs. She saw what it did to their mother and had no plans of going through what she did.

While hurriedly running towards her fellow rats, Mei realized that given the features of a rat, portraying certain emotions with facial expressions could only go so far. She had to improve if she wanted to convince them. As she drew closer, Mei rushed in even faster, immediately burying herself in between her mother and Asteria. She made her body shiver as best as she could while increasing her rate of breathing, making each breath rapid and shallow.

Turning her head and briefly rubbing it against both rats, Mei gestured that she wanted to get away. Mei didn't know how she was going to deal with the other wisp. It remained motionless and non-aggressive despite what she had done to another wisp; Mei had no basis for attacking it, and honestly, the wisp posed no threat to them. It was best she just leaved it alone. Whether it would do the same or follow them, it didn't matter to Mei.

She was satisfied with everything she had learned and accomplished so far; she was fine with calling it a day.