king of the hill

Bazi's shout compelled Jinx to splay her ears back to listen, but it was received with a cocky smirk. It would have been exceptionally rude to tell Bazi to kill her subordinates if she could catch them that close to the Creek in front of Majesty, so instead she held her tongue. For her, it was an equal world. She had every right to harm Bazi for coming close, just as Bazi had every right to harm any of Jinx's subordinates who came too close.

She believed her wolves were much too cunning to be caught, though.

She silently gestured for Majesty to follow. She was sick of the cloying herbal scent of the vale, sick of thinking about Bazi, and sick of being away from the mountain. The chocolate male could decline her company, and she would simply return home alone, but she would have appreciated the opportunity to get to know him better, for more than just social reasons.