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A set of scrawny toes appeared from the bristling black fuzz, booping the nearest of Vlad's paws with all the strength of a fridge magnet. Sass and attitude followed, none of it appropriate for a wolf that ought to be fearing for her life. But she didn't move. Could she move? Vlad narrowed his eyes, studying the super-sized sea urchin at his feet. Caiaphas must have been at least partially conscious to welcome this lil' ol' ho into the fold, and he wasn't about to sacrifice his spot in the cave over ego. Threats and violence were two tools in a vast and varied arsenal.

"Ooooh, toxeeeeek," he echoed, shuffling around to Lusca's back end. "Thees no gud. No cenn leafing so beeg toxeek on beech. Aha! I meck marking so danger theeng for to warning peck." Vlad hiked up a leg and let go.