Blacktail Deer Plateau untold

It was an interesting terminology he presented to her – but it did not soothe her in the way he likely meant it. She had yet to come upon an Alpha who hadn’t made their claim clear, and while she could have taken his previous instinctive actions as such, his wording seemed to propose that he was indeed simply protecting his home from threat.
 
Could she even be considered as such?
 
“Yes – welcome home,” she offered then, her tone soft. Without waiting, the pale female dipped her muzzle down, nudging the rabbit that still laid at her paws in his direction. “You must be hungry.” Travel, after all, was wearisome. That she would know.
 
His question drew her muzzle up once more, and she glanced skyward, contemplating her time here. “Perhaps a little over a week?” The days had blended together – overwhelming as it was, attempting to find a new home.