Blacktail Deer Plateau A Taste for Deer

Macawi smelled the big, angry, he-wolf before she saw him, and when she saw him, fear coursed through her body. But she kept smiling, even as she backed away.

"Morning!" she called to him, ignoring his bared fangs. "Macawi was just browsing your menu, so to speak," she continued in her silky, accented voice. "Plenty of deer for Wolf and Coyote alike! Especially since this coyote is part wolf!"

Even as she spoke, she continued to walk slowly backwards. "Come now, friend. There is no need to be chasing! But if this wolf insists, then Macawi must warn him: Macawi is the fastest runner of all coyotes! She wishes him good luck in catching her!"