Silvertip Mountain Mama, I'm a big girl now

Thankfully, Dad had come quickly at her call, as she was confident he would. She could always count on him to be her protector. She opened her maw to answer his question, but the stranger beat her to it. Her ears swiveled in agitation, but she remained silent as he explained. But, by the fact that Steady hadn't readily attacked the stranger, she had already surmised that he was, indeed, newly accepted. Steady need only confirm it with his words.

She wasn't really sure what made her distrust the male so. He hadn't done anything wrong, and had been respectful. Maybe it was her injury, and her feeling of helplessness. She would not be so ready to defend herself with her shoulder healing, and she simply hadn't wanted to take the chance that she would be on her own in a fight.