Redhawk Caldera Heart of a dog

And luckily for the swarthy alpha, Ashmedai happened to do just that. In fact, he'd been holding a dead rabbit in his jowls (his only catch, though) when he stumbled into Peregrine and immdiately glanced up, eyes wide with surprise. Lowering himself into a submissive posture only came naturally as his eyes dropped, ears lowered and tail that was previously wagging fell still and lonely.

"I didn't expect you, sir. May I enquire as to how you are?" (Yes, he'd dropped the rabbit before speaking). After that, Ashmedai promptly bent down and picked up the carcass again, mumbling around it that he'd intended to take it to Fox and the kids like he'd seen Elwood do.