"What is a human like you doing here? I didn't think your kind were brave enough to venture into these forests. Or foolish enough."
"O-okay look, lady, I'm not here to cause any trouble, I just came here to see some weird creature a professor of mine told me about!"
"... What kind of creature?"
"Some mix between, like... a cat and a snake?"
"... You mean a Hoiu and a Steokey?"
"Oh, so you know about them?"
"... Get out of here."
"What?! I came all the way out here-"
"Get out of here before I escort you out."
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A picture I've been working on for a couple weeks, pretty happy with it. Zuzi doesn't take well to people snooping around Alta Gallinier, especially when they happen to sneak past the guards, somehow. She doesn't like using this form to intimidate people, but she does if she has to.
And if she has to, she'll use more intimidating methods to make sure they don't come back.

Rest in pieces I spent so much time on the background and yet you don't see more than about 5% of it. Posted it up separately.