Anissa

I would do what was expected of me. I would marry a man my parents found suitable and I would start a family. I would set aside my career, my passion for botany and jungle preservation, and I would be a dutiful daughter. I would do what I was supposed to do. But not yet. One last trip. I would find the key to saving the jungle and then… Then, I would return home as expected.

Muram

As I stared at the slight figure wandering through my jungle, I knew my father had been right. This human, this small, perfect being, was meant to be mine. And no matter how much her scent called to me, we were not the same. When I looked at her, I saw beauty beyond reasoning. But when she looked at me, she would see a monster.