The dragon made the descision for her, reaching out with a claw and slamming it down over her like a cage. The dragon's hand-like claw pressed down on her just enough to pin her to the ground. He glared at the stranger by the tree, sparks of electricity running up and down his back and wings. A warning to back off.<br/><br/>His claw closed around the catgirl in a grip stronger than iron. He backed up from the tree, not taking his eyes off of the youth until he was sure he was well out of the reach of the tree's furthest branches.<br/><br/>"This is mine," he rumbled in a very final sort of way.