Wapun Meadow [m] hayfever

the scent yanked at ancelin. he knew it and yet he did not. but female and canine enough was the fragrance that he slipped from the bear valley and into the meadow he felt also belonged to them.
there, wanting instinct warred with anger at seeing yet another interloper, this one a coyote. ancelin slipped into a hunting crouch and then a run with deadly intent: either way he would be satisfied.