Bearclaw Valley I'm not lazy, I'm on energy-saving mode

He watched her as she considered him, obviously thinking about his answer. He wasn't surprised to find her voice much more authoritative when she warned him about her sister's pups. It was interesting to him that she considered any other pups fair game, since he probably wouldn't know the difference.

I'll stick to hunting rodents and the like within your territory, he promised, essentially promising not to hunt any pups in the valley. That way, he couldn't make the mistake of picking out one of her sister's by accident. Most would probably think him a fool to promise not to do what came naturally, but he figured the valley was small compared to the rest of his world, and not hunting a specific animal within wouldn't really matter much to him.