Silverlight Terrace at war with oneself

There was something decidedly strange about the way he spoke, though it was not difficult to understand him. It was actually sort of endearing. Between that and his clear excitement, Wildfire already found herself liking this odd stranger. Although his next question threw her off somewhat. As far as she knew, her mother was just Fox. Unless he was referring to a surname?

"Her full name is Fox Redhawk," Wildfire said. She didn't have the heart to remind him that her mother was a full-blooded wolf. He just seemed to excited about the foxwolf thing. "It's nice to meet you, Roo. I'm Wildfire," she introduced. Then a thought struck her and she added, "I actually take after a dhole myself, although I only look the part." She didn't actually share any relation with the exotic wild dog.