Redhawk Caldera redbone

It wasn't a strong smell, but it was enough to make Dingo double-think things. He squatted in the dark and watched the stranger search, his short pelt prickling all over with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety — and when the guard denied all knowledge of him, Dingo chuffed softly, dissatisfied with the conclusion. Nah bro, I must know you -- or someone from here -- but he was foolish, for the smell he detected was so thin and so vague within his own memory that he couldn't place it, and it was likely just his mind playing tricks; but he didn't want to be wrong. Dingo began to pace slowly between the trees opposite to the way in which the other wolf moved, keeping some sort of obstacle in the way at all times. He didn't maintain any level of observation on the space behind himself though, as he was watching Shrike intensely from the dark.

Then, it hit him — Robin. His sister had returned home and told her siblings of her adventures, and she had a smell like this one upon her. It had been pretty heavy. She had mentioned meeting family here, but for the life of him Dingo couldn't recall the name of the person. His attention drifted from the stranger briefly as he concentrated on the memory and he did his best, but couldn't put a name to the scent. The boy had always been too care-free to keep up with details. They'd been named for an animal just like himself and his siblings (duh) and at first he thought maybe some kind of bird? but that didn't seem right. Badger? Rat? Quail -- nope, that was a bird you dingus.

Finally he thought it best just to ask, and finished pacing, lifting his head to find the guard. He couldn't spot him but asked as loudly as he could to compensate, DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE NAMED -- and in that moment, his bellowing came to a halt because Dingo had indeed found the guard, because he'd stepped out from behind a tree and smacked face-first in to the other guy's butt, squawking awkwardly. Dingo finished his sentence in a subdued flurry, hoping to get it out before the other guy ripped him a new hole (not that he really needed more, he didn't even know how to use half of them) uhh, named after an animal, or something? heh.