Porcupine Ridge rose madder

she was sky and silver, argent and blue, but moreso than her great beauty was the stance of the ridge upon her, the way that the other wolfess carried herself. this was the alpha female, presumably the mate of the dark man who had accepted her. the primal core engaged; vuk lowered herself in the snow at the sound of her leader's voice, reaching to lap briefly at the slender chin. her whine was answer enough --  the alphess would learn soon that vuk was not a creature of many words.

lifting her eyes only as far as the other's cheekbones, the theta thumped her tail upon the snow, signaling her affability and willingness to converse as much as she was able.