The Bracken Woods I feel like something will happen today

He humbled himself quickly. She took note and adjusted her own posture accordingly. Her tail lowered, some, but she wished it to be made very clear she retained authority here for as long as it would take for her to discover what type of threat he posed. If she could accept him, (and that was a huge if,) she'd treat him just as she did any other wolf. She was very much stuck in her ways, thought too highly of herself, and was quick to let every other creature know it. She'd treat him much the same.

Words fell from his mouth. Quick explanations as to what he was. Part wolf. Part dog. Her nose wrinkled as she cringed at that latter part. No doubt his intelligence was stunted by that lesser breed, but perhaps there was a touch of obedience that lingered within the lesser canine flowing through his blood. Perhaps... Perhaps it didn't matter since he was thoroughly male. Her Amazon heritage left her rooted very firmly in the idea that males were very much the lesser gender. Pair that thinking with the fact that he was part dog, and she was somewhat convinced her present company was somehow lost. No doubt there was a place for him some hundred thousands of miles away.

"And does that explain the noose around your neck?" she asked, referring to his collar. She'd not seen one before, but it looked uncomfortable. Suffocating even. She'd seen wolves get tangled in vines or ivy or other things before near to strangulation. She couldn't imagine him to be any more content to wear such a thing. In fact, it made her feel short of breath just to look at it. Noticing this, she turned her gaze sharply away and tried to think of other things.

A question raised towards her. He'd offered her a rather peculiar name which she in turn decided there would be no harm in returning the favor. "Citali. All wolf." A blend of breeds, but at least her wolven heritage was pure and unmuddled by human hands. The fact that she was all wolf also explained why she was in these wilds. For him? The dog part left her confused. Weren't those supposed to be all, "Yes, Master", "No, Master", "Let me perform this humiliating trick for you, Master"? "Where have you come from?"