Friend or Foe?

Leila was well aware it was best to keep ones wits about them when traveling alone through a forest, a no forest more so than that full of magic and those that would wish to trap you alone forever in such a place. The feline carefully made her way through the shadows of the trees, the dark power that surged from them and into her very being, allowing her to run at an incredible speed. She had already spent far too much time dilly dallying around here, she needed to find what she came for and leave before it was too late and she would find herself forever going in circles, trapped within the magical realm of Sakuramori. Lucky for her, the shadows guided her, allowing her to avoid traps set by the forest, at least for now.

However, Leila she felt something strange, a presence, something not native to the forest, something foreign, something that didn't belong here. Leila paused, hiding herself within the shade of the trees, gliding carefully, attempting to find the source of the disturbance. It almost felt like another mage was near, if that were the case, would they be friend, or foe? She decided it was best to travel in disguise, quickly shape-shifting fully into her cat form, black fur nearly completely coating her body, except upon her left hind leg, where the white mark of Fairy Tail almost glowed in contrast. Already feeling safer in her feline form, Leila sniffed the air, nose and whiskers twitching before continuing to journey through the shadows, in an attempt to find whoever, or whatever, had caught her attention.

Leila found herself coming face to face with who she had sensed, digging her paws into the soft dirt to bring herself to a halt almost instantly. She scanned the stranger with her yellow eyes, taking in as much as she could from her current angle. Leila decided whoever they were they were awfully strange, especially considering that awful attire. Who even dresses so terribly? Is that a bunny symbol on her clothing? How pathetically childish, yet they call her cat form scrawny? How immature just was this woman? In her fury, Leila completely forgot she was still in cat form,"How dare you insult me, you pathetic girl." Leila hissed, as she flicked her ears down angrily, her pupils dilating in her anger, making her appear cuter due to her current form. When she was done staring at the stranger with hatred, she turned her head in proud defiance, sitting as regally as a cat could, as her tail twitched in annoyance. "If anyone is the scrawny one it is most certainly you, you even accentuated your scrawniness with that ridiculous outfit of yours. What are you, twelve? Totally childish." While Leila was usually calm and collected, she let her temper get the best of her, she was not going to sit idly by and let someone insult her, she was far too proud for that. Only after releasing her anger did she realise that she may have just put herself into a dangerous situation, she wasn't able to use other magic while in full cat form, she just had to hope her words didn't make the stranger angry enough to attack her.

Leila flinched a bit as she was prodded with a stick, "What I'm doing is my own business." Leila responded with a huff, her amber eyes, followed the stranger's up into the trees, did she sense something that Leila hadn't, possibly. That's when the Joyan girl noticed it, the mark of a dark guild on the stranger's glove, making her narrow her eyes and took a step back. She needed to be careful, she wasn't sure how strong this mage was, but she would be sure not to let her guard down now. If necessary she could easily melt into the shadows and glide away seamlessly, but for now she would hold her ground.

Leila wondered why she was wasting so much time here, if anyone stood still for too long in such a place the forest would be sure to send something to hold you here forever, she needed to get moving, find what she came for and get out. "Well, you can stay here forever if you wish, but I got business to take care of, so if you don't mind I'll be taking my leave." With that the black cat would leap up into a nearby tree and run off through the branches, gracefully leaping from tree to tree, checking behind her occasionally to see if the stranger was still standing there or if they had followed. She would need to be on her guard if the latter was true.