Blacktail Deer Plateau survival 101

behati heeded him and moved aside so that he might invest his attentions upon the odd beast. she spoke, and her words were strange. his brow furrowed, but before he could respond, she stepped toward him, tail flung high and muzzle questing. the lack of decorum, coupled with her complete misplacement, set the beta on edge -- no malice filled him, and yet his hackles raised and his own plume lifted.

though not commonly an aggressive sort, taltos swung his own muzzle, seeking to strike her with the side of his bared fangs. "down," came his snarled order, and he would bear her to the earth if need be.