Swiftcurrent Creek hurray for the riff raff

When another wolf appeared and it was male, the youth's heart leapt, especially upon seeing his pelt, black and lustrous as a raven's wing. Her father had black fur! She knew this from Cutlass's description of him, which she'd only shared when young Bones had badgered it out of her. (Bones never considered the possibility that Cutlass could've been fibbing.) Her mother hadn't mentioned a missing ear, however, which caused the juvenile's lips to press together in a stern expression that made her look years older. Maybe he'd lost it recently...?

"Oy, matey!" she called out to get his attention, unaware that he'd already spotted her and chosen to take a drink rather than acknowledge her. The plucky youngster sprang lithely to her feet and walked right up to him. "Yer name isn't Atticus, is it?" she asked in a skeptical voice. Before giving him a chance to answer, she peered at his ear (or lack thereof) and questioned loudly and inquisitively, "Did you lose that in a shark attack?"