Ocean's Breath Plateau Blue

Vlad's demeanour changed the instant she revealed herself to be a claimed wolf. The corners of his lips sagged, and his brows pinched down to form a suspicious frown. "Exploring" could be code for anything - scoping out hunting grounds, recruiting... Vlad would be damned if a weird-looking baby was going to rob him of a warm body.

"YOU," he told her impatiently, "Small gerl heving look like fadder put menn-steek in fox. Vat you explore? You sneak? Plenn atteck Vlad peck?" The accusations were a scare tactic, but convincing. Stray wolves were rather more likely to follow a pretty girl, and Vlad didn't want to deal with that kind of competition.