Chimera Fields Compass

The boy appeared candid, and although he already outsized his smaller guest, Tuwawi felt at ease in his presence. She mimed his steps, ebbing closer to glean his scent with an outstretched muzzle. It was a casual greeting - an exchanging of sniffs - but much could be gleaned from the encounter. Her ruddy ears orbited forward as the youth spoke. He was a spring-time whelp. Smart parents, Tuwawi thought to herself bitterly. Perhaps if his children had grown a bit more by winter they would have stood a better chance at fending off the forest's dangers.

"Makes sense," she said indifferently before the male made a comment about the collar upon her neck. Her teeth clicked as her attitude shifted suddenly like a summer storm. Argent eyes narrowed angrily, expression glowering at Tevinter. Tuwawi detested the damn thing - placed upon her by unknown beasts. At first it had torqued painfully at her skin and twisted her fur. In time she had become accustomed to its presence. However, she still felt the burn of the cold metal and taught leather now and again. Its place upon her neck was a constant reminder of her own personal failures to family and pack, akin to a wreath of thorns. Pain doggedly resided in her heart and mind... and sometimes Tuwawi couldn't help but speculate that the collar was a manifestation of her sins. Never the less, she felt the pale boy's judgmental gaze upon it and hated him for it, regardless of his innocent question and nativity.

"You pry where you shouldn't, boy, " she snapped at the boy, expression visibly upset. "I do not wish to bear this device. It was placed upon me." A few lashes of her red tail were enough to bring Tuwawi back to a simmer, shaking her red coat to calm herself. Her tongue rolled over her nose as she shifted, changing the subject.
 
"What made you leave your family? That is, assuming they didn't come with you? Ah, and my name is Tuwawi." The Sveijarn's introduction was a bit awkward after her little outburst, but the she-wolf attempted to stay cordial.