Bramblepoint steam machine / too long

omg I AM SO HONORED! 'grats!

 

Perceptive, came Hydra's deadpan response, though she could have meant it in earnest. Hydra peered at Phox at the inquiry, and looked at the spotty blood-trail the thing left. The blood was not brand new... Maybe, she offered, but if it's not, we can kill it, she wondered if that would appeal to the wolf before her. She felt like Towhee might appreciate the offer, but this was not Towhee. The similarities were vague but present enough for Hydra to imagine they could be related. It definitely made sense. Hydra did not think that other wolves within a pack could produce except for the alpha male and female... likely their parents. Then eat it. Eating it seemed to be the thing that excited the young stranger to begin with.

So, taking a few steps forward and following the strange trail, she looked back over her shoulder and inquired, you in?