The therizinosaurus wasn't sure what to do in the slightest, turning her head slightly in a thoughtful expression. The male that had crossed into her territory stared blankly at her, perhaps surprised. His golden pelt shone brightly in the sun the white dappled spots on his chest and underbelly complementing the paler fur.
The male seemed to be observing her as well, his eyes trailing across her pure black coat with a auburn streak trailing down the frame of her back and down to the tail tip. She found it concerning that the male had ignored her scent signals warning that this land belonged to her. Though from his confused and frightened aroma he was giving off it seemed as if he'd unwittingly hadn't checked for markers. Oh well, this male did seem to be a couple seasons younger than her.
Usually she would chase unwanted guests off of her territory and if that didn't work, well, the long and dangerously sharp claws that she possessed weren't exactly just for picking berries. Still unsure of what approach she should take the male startled her by striding towards her. She stood her ground, more curious than concerned as the male hadn't shown any hostility beforehand. It surprised her when the male slowly walked passed her, gently brushing pelts with hers as he retreated down the valley. Turning his head to look back at her, he emitted a few soft squawks before vanishing into a small cluster of trees just past the borderline of her scent markers.
Trying to shake off the tingling sensation that he'd caused, in vain, the female turned her back and walked briskly into the safety of her own trees. The threat or rather nuisance was gone and now she had to focus on gathering food. There was no use in gawking over that perplexing situation.
A few sunrises later and the therizinosaurus was more than a little annoyed. After their first encounter the male had been pacing the outskirts of her scent markers, chirping in excitement when he noticed her spying on him from the tree line or simply making sure that he hadn't crossed into her territory again. At times she would even find small piles of berries on her side of the scent line with the male nowhere to be seen. Regardless she ate them anyway, thankful.
The clouds were gathering in the sky, dark hues of greys that promised rain. Though a different storm was transpiring in the small forest that was her home. From the meadow the therizinosaurus stood in shock as a pack of walkers invaded her homeland. They came as many with strange things in those small palms, chopping down various trees and making harsh noises.
One of the small creatures strayed from the rest of his pack, spotting her in the middle of the field dotted with bright yellow daisies and berry bushes. She was wary, backing away to create some distance between them. The walker continued to move in, his eyes seemingly to be looking through her. Without warning pain exploded from her upper left shoulder and she flung back her head and screeched in pain. The discomfort dulled as anger flowed through her veins, twisting around the therizinosaurus swiftly scratched her claws against the walker's throat who had crept up from behind her.
Turning her gaze around to the other one her movement paused, noticing the swift movement of something coming down to hit her. Bracing herself she turned away, blinked, and then blinked pain that she was waiting for never came. Looking in front of her the body of a dying walker writhed on the ground. Red liquid gushing from the large scratches across its face and chest. Thunderous voices echoed in the near distance signaling that the rest of the pack was quickly heading her way.
A hard shove sent her reeling backwards and out of her previous stupor. Pressed against her and coaxing her forward was the male, looking around frantically for a good escape route. Seemingly coming to some sort of idea he made a deep growl, signaling for her to follow him. Without any ideas herself she resided to following him, wincing on how the movement caused the gash to sting and spout blood.
The walkers were distracted enough with their fallen that the two had just enough time to make their escape. The male lead her to a small cave just beyond the patch of trees beyond her territory. It acted as a decent shelter and concealer from both the oncoming rain and the sound of walkers shouting from across the meadow. Thankful to the male who had saved her life she finally returned the others friendly chirps.
The male seemed pleased by this, giving of a low rumble and playfully trailing his claws through her ruffled pelt. The feeling gave her comfort and she slowly fell into a light drowse, for now they were both safe and dry. Maybe another day when the walkers moved on she could go find another suitable land, far away from the creatures with strange objects that hurt. Maybe, just maybe, she'd take the male along with her. Either way he'd probably just follow her, the therizinosaurus had to admit, she wouldn't mind that one bit.