Wapun Meadow a different kind of pain

bit of pp, I think? Let me know if you need it changed, Karm!

The pup was as antsy as a spooked deer; she busted at the soft hello the other wolf offered and came fleeing toward him. The shadow did not move. The pup launched into the brush, apparently not having any inkling that he lurked there. When her paws stopped among the tangle of limbs, they did so right next to him. Their coats almost touched in their proximity to one another.

For now, he paid no attention to the female outside, who did not yet know of his presence. The coywolf turned his head, bringing the pup and him face to face. His unremitting stare held a glint of dark humor and his lips were curled into the devil's own smile. "Hello," he whispered.