King Elk Forest chomping right down

She hadn't truly expected the wanderer to latch on to her point and deem it a good one. As for the elephant jest... well that was just an in-joke between Shreya and Shreya. And her way of keeping her cool while staring down the barrel of the gun.

The wolf prowled towards her like a panther on the hunt, but not with perfect elegance — it seemed almost as though she were injured. It struck Shreya there and then that she could offer medical advice in exchange for the mouse. But plantlife was still far from abundant, and she was definitely not going to nip back into Silver Creek for the pack's medical stock. Besides, it was just a mouse. Her catch had been a fluke.

So she dropped it, and stood aside. The lone wolf's words: "someone who needs it", had struck a chord with her, because Indra and Laurel were the ones who needed this food. But if she admitted that, she could put the pups themselves in danger. So fine, the wounded panther could have the mouse. Are you not going to say 'I'm your worst nightmare' or something, she grumbled with distaste as she made to walk away.