The creature hissed, but it looked like she was starting to have an issue maintaining her predator/prey mindset. As she was readying to leap and tear at her prey, there were pieces on her mind sticking out, parts where she could see him plainly. It saw him laughing, him giving a concerned glance, and most distressingly, him looking with concern.

After all, there was the bond AND the tattoo. Much as it would have liked to attack Varian and drink his blood, there was so much of him in her, and even in this form, she could feel his apprehension at the two creatures circling him, ready to tear at him, and the creature found herself staring into his eyes.

"V....Vah....Varian," it growled, then seemed to swallow the growl, walking up to him, mere paces away now.