Dangerous Territory

Macawi could tell when she was not wanted. As she began to slowly back away from the angry, bristling she-wolf, she decided to say one last thing. "Did you know, pregnant one, that Macawi's grandfather was a pure-bred wolf? And that her father was half-wolf? This makes Macawi a quarter wolf herself!" Here her ears perked up, showing her excitement. But with her next line, they went down along her head. "Macawi is tired of being chased away by wolves. You, angry one, and Macawi are sisters to an extent, are we not? What are we doing fighting each other? Should we not be friends?"

Macawi was now not sure what she was doing. Before now she had never tried make friends with a wolf, or with anyone outside of her family, really. But after meeting this she-wolf and seeing that she was pregnant, Macawi suddenly felt lonely, and wondered if she would ever have a mate of her own. This is wishful thinking, she thought. Macawi should just be happy with what she has.