The leopard flinches at the touch to his head, startling quickly onto his paws with hackles raised. He doesn't run or attack though, as he becomes alert enough to realise that the person who touched him isn't the guard from the place with the cages, and appears to not mean him any harm.
He relaxes a little, leaning forward to sniff at the air carefully. He presses his head against the boy's hand as a greeting, he's still a little tired to shift and he doesn't want to do it out here without any clothes anyway.
He's glad, at least, that his instincts seem to have lead him to safety, now he just hopes the boy recognises him or can at least explain why his scent was familiar.
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Date: 2025-01-26 08:25 pm (UTC)The leopard flinches at the touch to his head, startling quickly onto his paws with hackles raised. He doesn't run or attack though, as he becomes alert enough to realise that the person who touched him isn't the guard from the place with the cages, and appears to not mean him any harm.
He relaxes a little, leaning forward to sniff at the air carefully. He presses his head against the boy's hand as a greeting, he's still a little tired to shift and he doesn't want to do it out here without any clothes anyway.
He's glad, at least, that his instincts seem to have lead him to safety, now he just hopes the boy recognises him or can at least explain why his scent was familiar.