Swiftcurrent Creek Time will Tell

Fox's eyes hardened as Ferdie spoke. A scowl consumed the yearling's face as she listened to them explain in a few short sentences that no outside source had done this. Fox had no patience for words, for stories, for whatever it was they wanted to explain. She was in no mood to wait around as they explained how they had torn the shit out of one another. In fact, she would not wait around to hear them out. She had been as patient as she could possibly be with Ferdie, and she had already warned Jace that his actions were his own, no matter what kind of mental problem he had.

“Why stop there?” she asked, her tail flicking back and forth in obvious discontent, “One of you, finish the other. Fight until the other is dead.” If they refused, there would be other consequences. But if one of them acted, the other would have to join in a fight to the death. Of course, there was always the option to flee. But that would only make the fleeing wolf look like a coward, and would make the other wolf victorious by default. Fox was fed up with this kind of stupid behavior among her ranks, and she was going to rid the creek of it once and for all.